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How to Maintain Your Apple Ecosystem (the Apple Upgrade Guide)

Apple has created the ultimate invisible product: the Ecosystem where the more Apple things that you buy, the more hidden features that you unlock when using your devices. The result: an unparalleled experience and customers keep buying your product year after year. Having an ecosystem is nice because of their features, but how much does one need to spend in a year to maintain the ecosystem? Can you get away from buying the bear minimum?
Filed in: apple, ecosystem, upgrade guide, repairability,Apple Ecosystem vs Google Ecosystem

One of the earliest ideas of the internet is having an information superhighway where the greatest commodity in the modern world, information, will be available at your fingertips. Of course, the internet has evolved vastly since we started making computers talk to each other in the 1960s and what started as a military secret, is now what is considered the ultimate fashion statement. When one thinks of Apple, naturally people will think of Macs, iPhone and lately AirPods and Apple Watches.
Filed in: ecosystem, comparison, google, apple,Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2022 Deals

One of the great American traditions is the celebration of Thanksgiving where people are joined at the table, breaking bread, reflecting and thankful for surviving and thriving the past year. Of course, the next great tradition is Black Friday where after stuffing yourself silly, we wake up in the early winter mornings of November and line up (and rush) to get the best deals ever. Of course, time has changed and now everything is online.
Filed in: black friday, amazon, affiliate page,Apple smartphone chips vs Qualcomm over the years

Apple is known for their sleek products and industry leading designs, but in the background, they are also one of the leading chip designers in the world. Their System-on-Chip (SOC) which runs their best selling iPhones are legendary, but Apple has been playing with and designing ARM chips far longer than you think. Here we study the evolution of the Apple A-series SOC which generally serves as the main processor for their iPhones, iPads and other devices.
Filed in: evolution, a-series chip, apple, a16, qualcomm, snapdragon series,Apple's Student Discount: What Products Should You Spend It On?

Apple offers a student discount on many of their products, and it can be tough to know which ones are the best deals. In this blog post, we will break down all of the different discounts that Apple offers students, and tell you which products are the best deals! What is Apple’s discount program and how do I qualify for it? Apple’s program is a great way for students to save on the latest Apple products.
Filed in: sponsored, apple, student discount, suggestions, apple watch, macbook air, ipad,iPad 10 vs iPad Air 4

In October 2022, as expected, Apple announced new product updates, just in time for the all important year end shopping season. What is unexpected is the updates (or lack thereof) in the new products that it is announced. While some expect Apple will update their flagship iPad Pro to use the new M2 chips, what is unexpected is the new direction that Apple took with their new “base” iPad. If you have seens the iPad 10 before, you will be right.
Filed in: comparison, ipad, ipad air, ipad 10, ipad air 4, ipados,Apple Silicon Evolution (vs Intel Core i9) over the years

Healthy competition is always good for everyone because it brings the drive for people to be the best version of oneself. Intel is a dominant player in the microprocessor market. Dominance is so high that you basically get what Intel gives for a very high price. The smartphone revolution has changed that and with billions and billions of dollars of research went into making the most powerful hand computers ever known to man, we are now in the age where modified versions of mobile microprocessors can compete and beat out processors that are meant to be use on laptops and sometimes desktop.
Filed in: appple silicon, m1, m1 pro, m1 max, m1 ultra, m2, intel, i9, comparison,Apple A16 vs Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Another year, another iPhone is revealed and Apple makes a few hundred billion dollars. But behind a stellar product lies stellar engineering to make the iPhone one of the most beautifully engineered products in human existence. And like every year, Apple reveals a new processor running in the iPhone that makes magic things happen at the palm of your hand. But how does it fare against the competition? As we all know, you always have to be on the move in the tech industry, otherwise you’ll be left behind.
Filed in: a16, snapdragon, apple, 8 Gen 1, 8 Plus Gen 1, mobile processors, comparison,Apple September 2022 Event Recap

The stage is set, everybody comes in and when the time comes, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple comes in and shouts “GOOD MORNING!!” And the crowd roars. Now the light pops up and the video starts. Yes, the lesson learned from the pandemic is it’s better to do the entire presentation in a pre-recorded video format than a live presentation. As usual, September is the most important event for Apple because it’s when they reveal their cash cow product and this time is no different.
Filed in: iphone, apple event, september, techtember, apple watch, airpods, a16, events,It is worth it? Buying a Used iPhone 12

The smartphone revolution, which began when Apple unveiled the incredible first iPhone, has bought us a super device which basically became an extension of our lives. Years of stiff competition between Apple and Google (through Android OS and partners) with the occasional disruption by Microsoft has given us the promise that there will be new tricks, more shiny features, and above all, unmatched performance every year. Now, as we enter the 15th year of the smartphone revolution, we ask the question: have we reached peak smartphone?
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