This is a breakthrough. The problem with Apple Music is it’s locked behind a paywall, and unlike Sirius there’s no amnesty, no free weekends, once your trial period is up you’re gone, forever, unless you want to pony up. I know, I know, it’s hard to compete with a free tier. On YouTube and Spotify. […]

The best thing that ever happened to Spotify was Apple Music. Competition lifts all boats. Which is why malls have two anchor tenants, two department stores. But that was back before malls cratered and turned into festive dining areas that feature shopping as a sport, if the mall hasn’t closed completely. We live in the […]

It’s about the wireless. The Beats purchase finally makes sense. I have a pair of Sennheiser Bluetooth headphones. Whenever I wear them, which is nearly every day, someone comments. They’re stunned. I love them. But the sound is limited, in quality and volume. It appears that Apple has solved this problem, with its W1 chip. […]

You’re gonna want to be sitting down. Daniel Glass wanted to know if I’d seen the “New York Times” VR video of the retaking of Fallujah. Alas, I’d thrown the viewer out when it came with the paper way back when. Didn’t know I was doing that, but realized it after the fact, when the […]