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Happy Birthday to Us! TMO Turns 20 Today
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Happy Birthday to Us! TMO Turns 20 Today

Bryan Chaffin · 11:24 PM EST, Dec 28th, 2018 · 21 Comments

On December 28th, 1998, Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin relaunched “Webintosh” as The Mac Observer, and Bryan runs through some highlights from the last 20 years.

Apple Offers Major Newspapers Opportunity and Challenge in Joining Texture Subscription Service
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Apple Offers Major Newspapers Opportunity and Challenge in Joining Texture Subscription Service

Bryan Chaffin · 9:59 PM EDT, Sep 7th, 2018 · Add Comment

Apple is in talks with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post about adding their content to Texture, Apple’s magazine subscription service.

Verizon Throttles California Firefighter Bandwidth During Emergency, Demands More Money, Later Calls It ‘A Mistake’
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Verizon Throttles California Firefighter Bandwidth During Emergency, Demands More Money, Later Calls It 'A Mistake'

Bryan Chaffin · 8:04 PM EDT, Aug 21st, 2018 · 2 Comments

Verizon has crawled ass-backwards into a PR nightmare of its own making after throttling firefighter bandwidth during an emergency in an effort to get $2.00 more per month.

With Thursday Close, Apple Just $9 Trillion from Becoming First $10 Trillion Company
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With Thursday Close, Apple Just $9 Trillion from Becoming First $10 Trillion Company

Bryan Chaffin · 7:00 AM EDT, Aug 3rd, 2018 · 5 Comments

Apple became the first company to close about a trillion dollar valuation on Thursday, which means Apple is now just $9 trillion away from being the first company valued at $10 trillion!

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What Apple’s Stock Buyback Plan Should Tell You about the Future
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What Apple's Stock Buyback Plan Should Tell You about the Future

Bryan Chaffin · 8:00 AM EDT, May 22nd, 2018 · 3 Comments

Announced during the company’s March quarter results, Apple described an aggressive plan for what is the single largest share buyback plan in history, and here’s what Bryan Chaffin thinks that means.

Ralph Nader Uses Apple’s Success as Focal Point for His Causes in Open Letter
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Ralph Nader Uses Apple's Success as Focal Point for His Causes in Open Letter

Bryan Chaffin · 5:41 PM EDT, May 14th, 2018 · 6 Comments

Ralph Nader has penned an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook urging him to suspend his company’s plan to to spend US$100 Billion on stock buybacks.

Shadowy Brokers Pay Millions for Zero Day Exploits, While Tech Giants Pay Thousands
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Shadowy Brokers Pay Millions for Zero Day Exploits, While Tech Giants Pay Thousands

Bryan Chaffin · 8:00 AM EDT, Apr 27th, 2018 · 1 Comment

There’s a new company called Crowdfense that represents the obstacles companies like Apple, Google, and other operating system vendors have in keeping their platforms secure.

Cybersecurity Tech Accord: 34 Tech Companies Just Promised a Bunch of Nothing
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Cybersecurity Tech Accord: 34 Tech Companies Just Promised a Bunch of Nothing

Bryan Chaffin · 8:00 AM EDT, Apr 20th, 2018 · 4 Comments

The Accord has gotten some positive headlines, but Bryan Chaffin doesn’t think the announcement stands up to logical scrutiny.

Russia’s Telegram Ban Could Be First Salvo against Apple’s iMessage and Other Encrypted Platforms
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Russia's Telegram Ban Could Be First Salvo against Apple's iMessage and Other Encrypted Platforms

Bryan Chaffin · 6:30 PM EDT, Apr 16th, 2018 · 2 Comments

On Monday, state regulators began blocking access to Telegram, and Bryan Chaffin is wondering what that might mean for Apple and its iMessage platform, and to other encrypted communications platforms.

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Mark Zuckerberg Says Privacy Is for the Rich
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Privacy Is for the Rich

Bryan Chaffin · 6:26 PM EDT, Apr 2nd, 2018 · 10 Comments

If Bryan Chaffin is reading Mark Zuckerburg correction, the Facebook CEO thinks privacy is a luxury only the rich can afford.

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