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AirDrop now works on Pixel phones!
There’s been a LOT of speculation about how Google managed to get this working, or if Apple will update the iPhone to break this compatibility. Did Google reverse engineer Apple’s popular file sharing protocol? Maybe not!
Let’s talk about what happens when we make Apple play by the rules…
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More info on AirDrop and WiFi: https://www.ditto.com/blog/cross-platform-p2p-wi-fi-how-the-eu-killed-awdl
From the DOJ lawsuit filed against Apple in 2024:
As Apple’s executives openly acknowledge: “In looking at it with hindsight, I think going forward we need to set a stake in the ground for what features we think are ‘good enough’ for the consumer. I would argue we’re already doing *more* than what would have been good enough. But we find it very hard to regress our product features YOY [year over year].” Existing features “would have been good enough today if we hadn’t introduced [them] already,” and “anything new and especially expensive needs to be rigorously challenged before it’s allowed into the consumer phone.” Thus, it is not surprising that Apple spent more than twice as much on stock buybacks and dividends as it did on research and development.
Continue reading “The iPhone Air is the Realization of Apple’s Greed”
The Apple vs Epic court case continues! Judge Rogers has found Apple to be in direct violation of the ruling handed down in 2021, and an Apple executive might face criminal charges for lying to the court! What will this mean for mobile payments moving forward? Let’s take a look at the ruling!
Direct link to Judge Roger’s ruling (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.1508.0_2.pdf Continue reading “Court Finds Apple Executive Lied in Epic Case, Can no longer take 27% cut of “off app” purchases!”
Camera Control “Buttons” are Kinda Stupid.
EVERYONE ELSE WAS WRONG BUT ME!!!
A little trip down memory lane. We’ve already tried this dumb experiment of using a camera shutter button as a zoom rocker. It was a terrible idea. Just because Apple is trying it again with hardware, doesn’t make it any better… Continue reading “Camera Control Fake Buttons Are NOT Better for Phone Photos…”
Ok. I am actually saying Apple scammed my Grandma.
From retiring an iPad that still worked, to selling her cloud she didn’t need, my grandmother owns PREMIUM gadgets (from the world’s most popular/profitable) manufacturer.
Where’s the support? Isn’t that what Apple is supposed to do well? Continue reading “Apple’s Terrible Support Scammed My Grandmother…”
Meta Orion AR Glasses! They’re not real! YOU can’t buy them!
HOW will Apple react???
Over a decade of Apple Glasses hype, and we’re still pretending that AR glasses are RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! These aren’t real products yet, and we’re missing incredible opportunities to make more accessible products for consumers.
This is so frustrating…
Continue reading “Meta Orion AR Glasses: Apple Media Coverage Ruins Everything…”
Apple fans on Threads are CORRECT!
Apple not bringing LLM features to current iPhones and iPads is NOT an indication that Apple is failing to support their products!
So why did we think this was a problem when Google did something similar with Gemini? Continue reading “When Apple Fans Defend Google: AI Edition!”
It’s time for another round of hack tech “reviews” comparing Google products against Apple products. This round?
Location trackers.
I’ve been pretty vocal on the topic for the last year, pointing out how Apple used its size to bully competitors, and how in this specific instance, Apple fell far short anticipating concerns with AirTag privacy and security.
After a year-long delay (caused by Apple), folks on Android are finally getting access to tags, cards, and clips that offer up networked location tracking capabilities.
And in the first week that these products are hitting Google’s network, it’s time for Hack Tech “reviewers” to declare Apple “the winner” in a completely unfair comparison. Continue reading “Maybe Stop Shilling for Apple’s AirTags? Google’s Find My Device Network is JUST Getting Started…”