A few weeks ago, my wife and I traveled to a few cities in northern Italy.  It was a fabulous vacation, and I cannot wait to see more of that amazing country.  During parts of our trip, we visited some of the more popular areas, and because Apple likes to put Apple Stores in well-trafficked areas, that meant that we…
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A few days ago, Apple released the results for its 2022 fiscal third quarter (which ran from March 27, 2022, to June 25, 2022) and held a call with analysts to discuss the results.  This is typically not a big fiscal quarter for Apple; the important quarter for Apple every year is the first fiscal quarter (containing the holiday sales…
Continue Reading Apple 2022 fiscal third quarter — the iPhone and iPad angle

This week’s episode of the In the News podcast starts with a discussion of some of the best new features coming to iOS 16, iPad OS 16, and CarPlay this Fall.  We also talk about sleep tracking with an Apple Watch, new options for charging your devices, and clever uses for AirTags.  Finally, we discuss some great sales at Amazon…
Continue Reading Podcast episode 61: Sleepy Maps and Multi-Stop AirTags

This week’s episode of the In the News podcast starts with a short discussion of the release of iOS 15.6 and a related discussion on AirTags.  Next, we discuss iPhone privacy: should the government be allowed to force users to unlock their iPhone?  Next, we discuss a large number of HomeKit home automation topics, and then we end up with…
Continue Reading Podcast episode 60: Minnie Mouse, Search Warrants, and Arcade Expirations

If you use an Apple AirTag, after about a year or so, your iPhone will alert you that the battery needs to be replaced.  I own four AirTags that I purchased about 14 months ago, and two of them have alerted me that it is time to replace the battery.  I replaced the battery in one of them shortly before…
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This week’s episode of the In the News podcast starts with a follow-up discussion to last week’s travel episode because we discuss using AirTags to track luggage and using Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack.  Next, we talk about the top new features coming to iOS 16 and iPad OS 16, the mini version of the iPhone, YouTube’s addition of picture-in-picture, and…
Continue Reading Podcast episode 59: An AirTag and a MagSafe Walk Into a Picture-in-Picture…

If you are a litigator who uses an iPad, you probably already know about the powerful litigation apps from Lit Software: TrialPad, TranscriptPad, DocReviewPad, and ExhibitsPad.  I use Lit Software’s apps in my own practice, and I know that many other attorneys do so as well.  For example, if you want to present evidence a trial, it is incredibly easy…
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Almost exactly one year ago, Apple released a new product: the MagSafe Battery Pack.  The initial retail price was $99.99, but you can now often find it for less on Amazon.  As I type this, it is on sale for $79.99.  I was intrigued by this product when it was released last year, but because I wasn’t doing much…
Continue Reading Review: MagSafe Battery Pack from Apple — small, lightweight solution for additional iPhone power when you are on-the-go

A new episode of the In the News podcast is now available, and this is a special one.  If you are a regular listener/viewer, I think you are going to really enjoy this one.  If you haven’t listened much in the past, this is an especially good episode for you to check out.
Why do I say this?  Brett and…
Continue Reading Podcast episode 58: A Treasure Trove of Travel Tips & Trinkets (Special Edition!)

When I think of the intersection of the iPhone and the law, I usually think about how lawyers can use an iPhone and related products like the iPad and Apple Watch in a legal profession.  But there are also legal implications of the data stored on an iPhone and other devices that must be considered by all iPhone users, regardless…
Continue Reading iPhone privacy in a post-Dobbs world

This week’s episode of the In the News podcast starts with a discussion of a new feature in upcoming iOS 16: the ability to stop some websites from forcing you to complete an annoying CAPTCHA.  We then discuss updates to Apple’s iWork apps (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers), why you should swim with an Apple Watch, power adapters, great shows to…
Continue Reading Podcast episode 57: Clicking Traffic Lights, Portly Power Adapters, and Scary Mother Alexa

After last week’s big episode of the In the News podcast, in which Brett Burney and I discussed the highlights of Apple’s WWDC conference, this week Brett and I discuss some of the other Apple announcements from last week.  This includes the new features that we will see in a few months in watchOS 9 and tvOS 16, as well…
Continue Reading Podcaast episode 56: Listen Now, Pay Later (LNPL) Covering OS Updates for Watch, TV, and iPad

Apple recently provided a preview of new features that are coming in watchOS 9, which I presume will be released this Fall (perhaps along with new models of the Apple Watch).  The update will work on the Apple Watch Series 4 (released in 2018) and newer models.  Here are the new features that I am most interested in…
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