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Apple Journal App Review

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:46:12 +0800

Apple’s Journal app, which was first introduced during the WWDC 2023, has made its debut beyond iOS, now available on iPadOS and macOS. This expansion marks a significant step for Apple in the realm of digital journaling. However, with well-established competitors like Evernote, Notion, and Apple’s own Notes app, it’s essential to analyze how effectively the Journal app stacks up against these popular alternatives.

Journal App

At its core, Apple’s Journal app is built around the concept of creating collections of journals, where each journal comprises a series of pages. Users can freely write on these pages, providing a straightforward canvas for their thoughts, reflections, and daily entries. One of the standout features of the Journal app is its ability to incorporate multimedia elements; users can insert video and audio directly from their device’s camera and microphone, making it easy to capture spontaneous thoughts or experiences in a more dynamic format. This integration allows users to create richer narratives within their journals, blending text with multimedia to enhance storytelling.

iPhone 17 vs iPad Mini 7 - same, but different. But still the same.

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:37:04 +0800

In the ongoing debate about whether the iPad or iPhone serves better as a primary personal device, the iPad Mini 6 and iPhone 17 emerge as noteworthy contenders. With the iPad Mini often considered a bridge between the two categories—offering a larger screen than the iPhone but compact enough for portability—questions arise about which device truly meets user needs. Let’s delve into the specifics of each device to explore its strengths and weaknesses.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPad Mini 7

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:50:17 +0800

This year, Apple updated both the iPhone in their annual September event and the iPad Mini via press release. The last time the iPad Mini was updated was in September 2021, when Apple released the iPhone 13 Pro Max. As Apple enlarged the screen of the iPhone 16 Pro Max to 6.9" while the iPad Mini retains its 8.3" screen, it begs the question if the iPad Mini can be a great iPhone too.

Apple & Health

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:03:38 +0800

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple is well-known as a health enthusiast. Waking up at 4 am, working out at 5 am every day before starting the day, and munching protein bars before meetings, you’ll be hard-pressed to see why Apple has a lot of emphasis on health. Even one of his inspirations is sports. As the adage goes, health is wealth.

Apple Watch

Apple Watch is the ultimate health monitor. Although the Apple Watch started as a companion device for the iPhone and as a fashion accessory. The early generation of the Apple Watch requires you to pair with an iPhone. The first generation of Apple Watch has an 18K gold version and is featured mostly in fashion magazines instead of tech magazines.

WWDC 2024 Keynote Recap

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:37:39 +0800

WWDC is a software-focused event outlining Apple’s plans for the next twelve months. Unlike hardware announcements that are prone to leaks in the supply chain, the software is entirely controlled by Apple so rumors about what will shown are scant.

The Intro

The keynote started with Apple’s SVP of software engineering, Craig Federighi, motivating their time to jump out of an airplane with Mötley Crüe’s 80s classic “Kickstart My Heart” sung in the background. As they jumped and opened their parachutes unveiling “Apple presents …” and credit, Tim Cook the CEO on the roof of the Apple Park building welcoming you to WWDC 2024. What an entrance. After that, it’s the usual corporate news announcements like new shows coming to Apple TV including the long-awaited second season of Severance.

End of Apple Ecosystem? The DoJ Lawsuit explained

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:44:45 +0800

On 21 March 2024, the Department of Justice in the USA filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc for anti-competitive behavior. Dominating market share because your product is that good and your company is that well run is one thing, but securing your monopoly by killing your competitors, the DoJ has a problem with that.

The lawsuit attacks Apple on the iPhone platform, but we know Apple did the same for the iPad and others. It's just the iPhone is Apple's biggest money maker.

We read through the lawsuit and here’s what we understand. The main theme is that Apple is forcing users to stay on their #1 product, the iPhone by making it hard for competitors to put in alternatives, forcing users to those expensive iPhones.

Apple Ecosystem Explained 2024

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 14:09:49 +0800

Apple is known as a company that sells high-quality products that are both unique and familiar at the same time. When we think of Apple, we think of iPhones, iPads, Macs, AirPods, and sometimes, the Apple TV. But there’s a product that Apple kinda sells, but it is invisible. You won’t find this product in any of Apple’s marketing or ads or even in the Apple Store, but it’s on everyone’s tip of the tongue. It’s the Apple ecosystem.

Apple Invisible AI products

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:11:49 +0800

The biggest tech buzzword for 2023 is Artificial Intelligence. We are bombarded by news that we are getting closer to the holy grail which is general artificial intelligence. Through keywords like transformative model, large language model, tensor matrix, and supervised machine learning we got things like Google Bard chatbot, OpenAI’s infamous ChatGPT chatbot, and Stable Diffusion image generator. One famous name that seems to be absent in all of these is Apple. Is Apple left behind in the AI race? Does it not feel a threat to its survival like Google did?

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 15: What Difference 3 Years Makes

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:08:42 +0800

One of the criticisms about Apple is they basically release the same products every year with hardly any real changes to it. And yet, millions and millions of people bought their products. In fact, it’s so much that they are the most valuable company on Earth. Why it is so?

We take a look at the changes from this year’s iPhone 15 and compare it with the base iPhone from 3 years ago, the iPhone 12, and see how those small changes become substantial over generations. In fact, these incremental updates hide a bigger strategy from Apple.

How to Copy Text From Image on iPhone

Wed, 24 May 2023 21:52:22 +0800

Images often consist of some very informative and useful data in the form of text. There can be instances when you want to copy such data from images on your iPhone. For example, if you want to share only a specific part of text from an image and not the whole picture.

You can approach this type of situation in different ways. The most common way of copying text from an image is the use of Optical Character Recognition technology. Similarly, you can also use some built-in features of the iPhone for this purpose as well. In this post, we are going to share all the ways that can help you copy text from image.

Apple 2023 Product RoadMap

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:20:45 +0800

Apple 2023 Product Roadmap

As 2022 comes to a close, let’s turn the page and look forward to 2023. Although the economic outlook for 2023 doesn’t look good right now, life goes on and work still needs to be done. Although there’s a round of layoff in the tech sector, which to a degree affects companies like Apple, this doesn’t mean that Apple is going to slow down in their product announcements: products need to be updated, research is still being done on the next big thing and and in general, updates are coming.

Apple 2023 Product RoadMap

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:20:45 +0800

Apple 2023 Product Roadmap

Apple 2023 Product RoadMap

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:20:45 +0800

Apple 2023 Product Roadmap

It is worth it? Buying a Used iPhone 12

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:26:09 +0800

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? Have the major players the likes of Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm and Google put everything we could possibly need into a smartphone? To answer that question, we examine this idea: is it worth it to get a used iPhone 12, a “basic” smartphone from Apple released in 2022? Read on to learn why you might want to consider a used iPhone 12, even a year after the iPhone 13 hit the market and among expectations that the new iPhone 14 is expected to drop soon.

WWDC 2022 Recap

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:36:36 +0800

Normally, WWDC would not generate a lot of buzz in the typical news cycle. Usually there is no new hardware announcement. It is a showcase of new software that will come to users in the next 3 months. But for Apple, WWDC is arguably the most important event for Apple, possibly only next to a new iPhone launch (which now the novelty has weaned off). Millions of people might buy a new MacBook Air or the new iPhone, but billions will use the new software to update the Apple showcase in WWDC. That’s how important WWDC is to Apple.

WWDC 2022 Preview

Fri, 20 May 2022 10:35:59 +0800

WorldWide Developers Conference is an Apple event primarily directed at developers that work on Apple’s platform. It’s an event for Apple to showcase and market its upcoming features, their software direction for the next 12 months and also a place where Apple developers can talk directly with Apple engineers itself on how best to use Apple APIs. Traditionally it is held in the early June every year, at the midpoint of Apple events.

Apple Ecosystem Explained

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:08:34 +0800

At WWDC 2021, Apple showcased new features and updates for the upcoming iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS and macOS which is scheduled to be released in fall 2021. What is not shown nor mentioned is that the features that are demoed are available, one form or another, for the entire Apple Ecosystem. What is the Apple Ecosystem? It is something that Apple makes but does not directly market it, feature it or even mention it by name.

What Happened in WWDC 2021

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:31:09 +0800

WWDC 2021 keynote come and went and wow, there’s a lot to unpack. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a new 16-inch MacBook but there is tons of software update in store for us in the future. Since there’s a lot to cover, each feature will be as brief and concise as possible.

If you do not want to go through the laundry list of features and updates, the key takeaway from this WWDC is that Apple is building features for ecosystem-wide usage instead of for a specific devise. Now the hardware level is getting streamlined, Apple’s focus is being the best ecosystem out there, not just being a one-device company.

What to Expect in WWDC 2021

Sun, 30 May 2021 15:15:50 +0800

WWDC will be held from June 7 to 11. Just like last year, WWDC 2021 will be a fully digital affair. It will kick off with a keynote presentation at 10am PT where there will be anticipation of new products and of course, new releases for Apple software. Here is what we are expecting from this year’s WWDC 2021.

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Running iOS on Android Phones

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:42:32 +0800

While it would be nice to see iOS on a Samsung or Xiaomi phones, don’t expect that will happen anytime soon or even in your lifetime. There are several reasons why, but it boils down to Apple is not Microsoft and iOS would not be as great on Android as it would be on iPhone.

Would be nice, but not going to happen.

Apple is not Microsoft

Apple to phone is totally different from Google’s approach. You can think as Google is the Microsoft of phone OSes. Apple has vertical integration on the phone and the vision dictates the hardware which dictates the software. Apple competitive advantage is that Apple has complete control in the hardware and the software of the phone. While the disadvantage of such control is that you don’t have much freedom in what you can do, the advantage is that the hardware and software is a highly optimized version of the smartphone.

How to Take Screenshots on Your Apple Devices

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:22:42 +0800

Screenshots and screen recordings can help record point in time moments on your iPhone, Mac and other Apple devices for record keeping or to share the recordings to someone else. This is a guide to help you to take a screenshot on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and other Apple devices.

Executive Summary:

macOS: command + shift + 4 or 5

iPhone: press the home and side button together or volume up and side button together

iPad: same as iPhone

Apple Watch: you must enable screenshot in settings. Press digital crown and side button together

Apple TV: record the screen from a Mac using the QuickTime Player.

Screen Shots

Taking a screenshot is like taking a camera and pointing straight at the screen of your device. With certain keystrokes, you can immediately take the state of your Apple Devices screen.

iPad Mini vs iPhone Pro Max

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 23:13:21 +0800

Update: In light of iPhone 13 and iPad Mini 6 update, we have updated our comparison to reflect the new changes. You can read the comparison between the new generation iPhone and iPad Mini here

They both has almost the same screen size, iPad Mini is 7.9" and iPhone 12 Pro Max is 6.7". Just around 1.2" of difference or 3.05 cm for those in SI units. But yet they both like live in different planet. One is a base iPad and the other is the flagship iPhone. You can almost buy 3 iPad Mini for the price of one iPhone Pro Max. With each at a different spectrum, which one is the right one for you?

Apple Ecosystem Explained in 2020

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:11:43 +0800

Apple is well known for very well designed electronic devices like the iPhone and the AirPods. It also known for is how well and polished the user interface and software that runs those devices. But what makes the Apple devices more pleasant to use than the competition is how each of the devices works together in unison. This is the Apple Ecosystem and this article will explains it.

What is the Apple ecosystem

The Apple Ecosystem is a nickname given by people regarding how Apple devices work very well with other Apple devices. It is a combination of services, software configurations and hardware capabilities that makes each Apple devices works very well with every other Apple devices.