John Moltz

Tacoma

Host at The Rebound (Podcast)

(he/him) Now posting at https://t.co/autDgts05L

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This Week in Apple: Mind games

3 weeks ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple announces new accessibility features, CarPlay gets richly updated, and Tim Cook garners some unwanted attention. The good AppleAfter weeks of Goofus Apple checking into work, Gallant Apple finally showed up at the office. “Apple teases accessibility nutrition labels as part of wide-ranging feature preview”Later this year, the App Store will feature cards indicating the accessibility features each app supports.
This Week in Apple: An unappealing appeal

4 weeks ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple appeals the ruling against it, Eddy Cue testifies, and Apple puts the iPhone release schedule on shuffle. This whole court is out of order!As was foretold in prophecy (the kind of prophecy where Apple just tells us it’s going to do something), Apple has officially appealed U.S. District Court judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’s ruling against its anti-steering policy.
This Week in Apple: Contemptuous behavior

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Tim Cook wants bionic arms, Apple is wanted by the law, and this week brings a reminder to hug your services revenue. Made in America by real American robotsU.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explains why you can’t get that sweet gig making iPhones that you’ve dreamed of since childhood. Yet. “Apple wants to make iPhones in US, says Trump official, but they’re waiting for ‘the robotic arms’”Sure they are. By the way, “Waiting for the Robotic Arms” is my favorite Rage Against The Machine album.
This Week in Apple: Turning it up

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

The EU squeezes Apple, the cheapest iPhone goes up a notch, and the Apple Watch is a perfect 10. Trade barriers for me but not for theeThe European Union is turning up the heat on Apple. Again. “Apple fined 500 million euros by EU under the Digital Markets Act, forced to make changes to App Store policies”The EU announcement does not specify exactly what it finds to be in breach, although it likely relates to Apple’s App Store fee structure.
This Week in Apple: There’s more than one way to multitask a cat

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

iPadOS 19 takes another swing at a perennial problem, rumors swirl again about Apple’s upcoming headset offerings, and the tariff clown show continues. This time for sureHey, do you like football? Well! Guess what! Apple loves football, too! In fact, Apple would like to play football with you! Let’s play! It’ll be really fun. Apple will just hold the football right here. You gather up as much energy as possible and come charging at the football and try to kick it. OK, go ahead.
This Week in Apple: Are we having fun yet?

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

The ups and downs of the tariff circus are making this writer sick, the sharks are out for Apple’s failure to deliver a smarter Siri and this last one… I’ll believe it when I see it. I want off this rideI’m starting to wonder if there’s any real reason to cover the tariff situation—it’s like trying to predict the end elevation of a rollercoaster by using its current position.
This Week in Apple: Begun, these stupid trade wars have

2 months ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple gets caught in the middle of a trade war like Maoi Madakor; if you have to ask how much the foldable iPhone will cost, you can’t afford one; and you might need to settle your Apple tab with a new card company. On the tumble cycleGood news, everyone! Everything is about to get a lot more expensive for no good reason! Also, you now have less money literally overnight. You’re welcome. How did it come to this, you, Theoden, King of the Riddermark may ask?
This Week in Apple: The work is mysterious and important

2 months ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple makes more executive moves, two rumor mongers go at it and the Watch may go through some changes. Executives on shuffleThe new hot dance craze that’s sweeping the Apple nation is called the Executive Shuffle and Tim Cook is still cuttin’ a rug. “Apple Leadership Reshuffle Continues as Company Appoints New Global Head of Stores”Executive movements like this are not unusual in large companies and it’s usually a good thing when Apple promotes from within.
This Week in Apple: Executive disfunction

2 months ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple shuffles executives over Siri delays, there’s a small problem with services revenue and, hey, remember the European Commission? Because they remember Apple. Hey, Siri, play “Musical Chairs”Apple is making big moves to address the company’s failure to deliver advanced Siri. “Apple Shuffles AI Executive Ranks in Bid to Turn Around Siri”Or, well, moves at least. Look, at least one person is going to have to get new business cards. You think those grow on trees?
This Week in Apple: The piñata of Apple rumors

2 months ago | sixcolors.com | John Moltz

Apple releases some new entertainment, Gruber takes on Gurman, and Apple gets set to move all those things from where you’ve come to expect them to be. Here we are now, entertain usGood news for you Vision Pro owners out there: the Vision Pro is still a product in Apple’s lineup! As such, the company continues to churn out new experiences for the platform, to distract you from the unbearable weight of existential ennui that is part and parcel of the human experience.