Dutch fine Apple again
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 01 March 2022 13:03

Dutch fine Apple again


Apparently “saying you have complied” with an anti-trust order is not enough

Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has been fined by the Dutch for failing to meet a demand to allow local dating apps to have the option to use third party payment tech to sell digital content to their app users.

Apple looks to the 1980’s for inspiration
Published in News
Monday, 28 February 2022 12:09

Apple looks to the 1980’s for inspiration


Running out of ideas so lets go back to the future 

Fruity cargo cult Apple is so desperate for new ideas it is turning to the old designs of the 1980s and inventing them to pretend they are new.

Apple surrenders iCloud to cops
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Monday, 28 February 2022 12:00

Apple surrenders iCloud to cops

 
All that privacy it brags about? Turns out not so much

While Apple, and its fanboys, have been lecturing about how much privacy the fruity cargo cult offers customers, it turns out it is considerably more friendly with law enforcement than they think.

Intel gets good Passmark results
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 23 February 2022 11:47

Intel gets good Passmark results


If you believe them then AMD should sell up and surrender to Intel and Apple

The latest PassMark update rankings for single-threaded performance, show that Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake-S desktop processors have all taken the Top 10 spots.

Apple continues to rack up millions in Dutch fines
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Continues to ignore the Dutch Government and what are they going to do about it?

Fruity cargo cult Apple has stuck too fingers up at anti-trust regulators in Holland and shrugged off another 5 million euros fine.

Apple staff turn to Android
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 21 February 2022 11:59

Apple staff turn to Android


iPhone not secure enough to protect unionising staff from company spies

Apple staff wanting to unionise are having to discard their over-priced Apple gear in favour of Android which cannot be used by the company to spy on them.

Tim Cook faces shareholder revolt
Published in News
Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:53

Tim Cook faces shareholder revolt


We are paying him too much

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's remuneration, citing concerns around the magnitude and structure of his equity award.

Apple and Google face Netherlands class action
Published in News
Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:51

Apple and Google face Netherlands class action


Apple faces the power of Orange and Google faces thousands

Apple and Google face a potential class action lawsuit in the Netherlands over app store charges, after a foundation headed by Dutch entrepreneur Alexander Klopping began gathering claimants.

New York Times defends Apple spyware
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 14 February 2022 12:30

New York Times defends Apple spyware


Sometimes we wonder how connected to reality these guys are


Apple’s favourite newspaper, the New York Times, ran a defense of Apple’s spyware “Apple Tags” written by a hack who was proud she could use the device to make sure her husband did as he was told.

Apple shocked to discover people hate Safari
Published in News
Monday, 14 February 2022 12:10

Apple shocked to discover people hate Safari


Tweet backfires

Apple’s attempt to get everyone to praise its Safari browser backfired when its “tell us how wonderful our browser is” tweet received shedloads hate.