Apple is looking to snatch back the limelight with a huge year for the iPhone

Not that customers have stopped buying the “declining” iPhone, by any means, but Apple would love to correct the perception that it’s stopped innovating in the smartphone space. As if stung by Mark Zuckerberg’s dubious criticisms, Apple will make a big push in 2025 to restore the iPhone’s momentum. The focus of 2025 will of…

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Podcast #805 – CES 2025 gear + NVIDIA RTX 50 Series, AMD Radeon No-Show, Phison Gen5 Controllers, SteamOS & DOOM!

Our second podcast of 2025 includes at least 10% more energy then the first one did, and is obviously our best of the year.  In this episode, we've got semi-hot takes on… Source

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Apple fights back against shareholders who want to end DEI hiring

Ahead of its annual shareholders meeting, Apple has asked investors to vote against a proposal that the company should abandon its diversity hiring practices. Apple's 2025 shareholders' meeting is on February 25, and as ever will be a mix of regular business and accounting issues, plus proposals by the various shareholders. These proposals have proved…

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Apple’s iPhone slips as Chinese brands benefit from smartphone market recovery

iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Plus New research says that overall smartphone sales rose by 4% year over year in 2024, but the iPhone's share slightly declined as rivals such as Xiaomi grew in popularity. Previous reports have agreed that iPhone sales are down, although in November 2024 it was claimed that the iPhone 15…

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Apple has a privacy problem

When you charge as much for a smartphone as Apple does, you need to have a seriously good marketing department. And even then, it helps if you give them something unique to work with. Some years ago, Apple settled on privacy as its unique selling point. This made a lot of sense, strategically: the public…

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Lifetime VPNs are finally becoming affordable

Good VPNs aren’t too hard to find. The real problem is finding one that isn’t priced like a second internet bill. The solution is to find a quality VPN that also has a lifetime option, and that’s where RealVPN really shines. RealVPN is the real deal, letting you connect multiple devices and access worldwide servers…

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