So, to clarify, the only part of Apple’s announcement that matters for New Zealand is the gaming service and possibly more Apple TV content one of these days.
A view from someone who isn’t a gamer but knows how the tech business works:
Apple Arcade looks like a far better proposition than Google’s Stadia, but so long as both are playable, that will count for nothing if its games aren’t as good.
Was interviewed on NewstalkZB about Apple TV Channels and TV Plus.
Short version: Nice to have more choice, but, based on today’s announcement this won’t change things much for New Zealand consumers.
A day trip to China is hard yakka. The PM had better not be flying economy.
PM Ardern to visit China for one-day meeting with Xi, Li - Scoop News
True story about growing up in England
When I was six or seven I loved comics. A character in The Dandy or The Beano once said: “That family is so posh they eat fish and chips from a plate with knives and forks”.
Unless we were out at the beach, that’s what our family always did. So I thought we were posh… until I met someone who actually was posh.
Asking clients or citizens to contact you via Facebook isn’t quite on a par with asking them to scribble a note inside the cover of Mein Kampf. But it’s a step down that path.
100 Proofs that the Earth is a Globe
Number 5: Horizon dip angle
Benchmark pegs Apple’s new iPad Air or iPad mini at 2.49GHz with 3GB of RAM
This is one to watch. Will be fascinating.
Sprint Takes Out Full Page NYT Ad Calling Out AT&T for Misleading 5GE Branding - MacRumors
Should have commented on this at the time.
Chorus unbundled fibre design | Techblog by @bcarmody,
I must remember to use Micro.blog more often…
I’m in two minds about banning Michael Jackson’s music. Many accepted artists are as despicable. I’m sure he’s not the first recorded child abuser in music history, but we still play their music. On the other hand, each air play sends more money into his estate’s coffers.
For a long time I wasn’t impressed with the @WordPress iOS app. It has many limitations and is near useless for proofreading. Yet it’s low joule enough to post stories when you have a feeble internet connection. That’s a valuable feature.
I have a micro.blog as well as my website:
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Listen to my RNZ Nine-to-Noon segment online. This week I look at Apple
My segment on RNZ Nine-to-Noon programme yesterday.
For non-NZ readers: RNZ is Radio New Zealand.
New Zealand Just Found Out It Has Fewer People Than Thought - Bloomberg
When I first came to New Zealand from London I was invited to a cocktail party. Following my experience I put my best suit on and was thinking about Martinis or a Tom Collins. In the event it was Lion Brown, Jacobs Creek and old men wearing shorts.
“It’s not a direct comparison, but is some ways Huawei is the Apple of China’s eye.”
So that’s how stylish Italian fashion icons wear reading glasses when not reading
This will be a cracker…
Chelsea draw Manchester United in FA Cup fifth round – as it happened
A true story. It isn’t recent, but it did happen.
Client: You didn’t follow the brief. Me: I’m a journalist. I write facts. When I interviewed people and checked sources it was clear the premise in your brief was untrue. I reported what I found. Client: But that’s not what we asked for. Me: You won’t look stupid. You won’t get sued. Your readers won’t throw X down in disgust. Client: We don’t care. You’re unreliable. You’ll never work for us again.
Love this headline: