Watch this video. He takes an iPhone scan of sports commentator and retired NFL player Ahmad Rashad, then promptly drops him into some NBA game footage where he proceeds to dunk on the Lakers. ~ learn more
The actual title of this article is much better click-bait: “Apple Just Wrecked 15+ Startups In Less Than 1 Hour.” Apple is offering financing (Buy Now Pay Later) directly within Apple Pay. They’ve also turned every iPhone into a POS […]
By Benedict Evans: “Once upon a time, Apple was the iPod company. iPods were a much bigger business than the Mac, and they also made Apple a dominant force in the music industry. Then, as we all know, Apple jumped […]
Born in a Toyota laboratory in 1994, these fancy barcodes are now officially everywhere. In 2013 I told a manufacturer that their idea of putting QR codes on their products was dumb because almost nobody had readers. I reversed course in […]
I learned this week of a new iPhone feature that lets you send unknown callers straight to voicemail. I enabled it right away. One side-effect is that it makes Americans harder to survey. I’ll take that trade 😁. | learn more
If anyone gets the swimming pool trailer and wants to invite me over, I will bring Kind bars and wine. | learn more
The new French president released his official portrait recently. It’s full of interesting symbolism and backstory. Everything from the time on his clock to his two carefully stacked iPhones conveys a message. | learn more
I’ve been pretty critical of QR codes for a long time. The next version of the iPhone camera will be able to read them, so it’s time to re-evaluate the possibilities. | learn more