Apple’s ‘iRadio’ Streaming Excites Labels, Sony Hung on Skipping

7:52 PM, May. 17th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Warner Music Group and Universal Music are both excited about Apple's planned streaming service, but Sony Music is apparently hung up on how much it gets paid for songs that are skipped. Bryan Chaffin is mystified by this kind of myopia and thinks that Sony needs to pull its corporate head out of its corporate behind.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Propose Corporate Tax Overhaul, Report

5:25 PM, May. 16th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Proposing Changes

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be using his time in a Congressional hearing to propose an overhaul to the U.S. corporate tax system. News that Mr. Cook would appear in the hearing broke early Thursday morning, but the leader of the world's richest corporation told The Washington Post that he will propose changes that make it easier for U.S. companies to bring profits back to the U.S. rather than holding them offshore.

Google to Sell De-Samsunged Version of Galaxy S4 for $649

4:38 PM, May. 15th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Now With Less Samsung™

Google announced on Wednesday that it would be offering customers a version of Samsung's new Galaxy S4 (GS4) that has been stripped of Samsung's layered-on-top interface and other added software. At Google I/O 2013, the company's annual developer conference, Google said that it was "Google's take on Android"*, and that it would sell the device for US$649 direct to consumers.

Samsung Successfully Tests 1Gbps ‘5G’ Wireless Technology

6:13 PM, May. 13th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Antennas!

Samsung announced on Monday that it has tested a technology the company is calling "5G" that can transmit data at up to 1Gbps, a speed that is up to ten times faster than today's LTE networks. The company said that it could weaponize commercialize the technology by 2020.

Hobbits, Habits & Hobgoblins: Why iOS 7 Must Change

3:50 PM, May. 13th, 2013 · John Martellaro · Analysis

Hobbits, Habits & Hobgoblins: the future of iOS

Personal assessments of what technology to adopt and what to ignore is what we do these days. Developers develop, technical columnists experiment and report, and individuals decide yea or nay. However, basing those decisions on old-fashioned or emotional preconceptions in increasingly unproductive. John Martellaro roughs up the technical hobgoblins and sizes up iOS 7.

China Digs Deep to Show Apple Can Do No Right

9:39 PM, May. 10th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Apple in China

China is digging deep in its efforts to use Apple as a political and economic pawn, demonstrating that merely apologizing for mistakes and then correcting them won't keep the company out of the Chinese government's crosshairs. Bryan Chaffin discusses the issues.

New Zealand Rethinks Software Patents in Unpassed Bill

4:38 PM, May. 9th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Patents

New Zealand's parliament is considering a bill that rethinks software patents. The bill, while not explicitly banning software patents per se, instead declares software alone as not eligible for patent protection because there is no "inventive step" involved. Bryan Chaffin looks at the implications.

Germany Highlights Privacy by Invalidating Apple User Agreement

6:07 PM, May. 7th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis

Privacy

A German court has invalidated eight clauses in Apple's user privacy agreement, highlighting the importance of privacy in that country. While Apple goes further than most tech ompanies to protect our data, the German ruling shows there is even more room for improvement.