The Tech Night Owl Newsletter — Cutting-Edge Tech Commentary

Newsletter Issue #556

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE In the wake of Apple’s Antennagate scandal, the amount of coverage has finally declined. More pressing stories are out there, and mainstream journalists no longer have to fret over Apple’s behavior. Besides, didn’t they also report record sales? So how could you call a company threatened, beleaguered or [...]

Newsletter Issue #555

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE I wanted to stop writing about Antennagate. I really did, but that controversial review in Consumer Reports, the iOS 4.0.1 release and Friday’s press conference, changed all that. It also altered the way we prepared a recorded version of The Tech Night Owl LIVE this week. We already [...]

Newsletter Issue #554

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE When I write these newsletters, I’m normally sending them out several days after the most recent episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, but things are different this week, the result of our move to Saturday night because of our new syndication deal with GCN. Having a network [...]

Newsletter Issue #553

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE The ongoing soap opera about the sweaty palms has become unstoppable. As I explain in my main commentary for this issue, Apple has given several explanations for the alleged signal attenuation problems encountered on the iPhone 4. All I can say right now, not having had the chance [...]

Newsletter Issue #552

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE The rush to acquire an iPhone 4 hasn’t abated, despite reports of a possible bug in the design of the side-mounted twin antennas that might cause poor reception if you hold it in a particular way, usually with your left hand. Since sensitivity issues appear to also occur [...]

Newsletter Issue #551

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE I’ve got wonderful news for you. As you know, I worked in traditional radio for a number of years, but never expected to return to that field. However, what goes around comes around, as the old cliché says. So when I was given the chance to do a [...]

Newsletter Issue #550

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE Although there were hopes and dreams for one or more new Mac-related announcements at this week’s WWDC, for the first time in memory, Apple talked about something else. You heard about the iPhone 4 and iOS 4, and certainly there was more than enough meat and potatoes to [...]

Newsletter Issue #549

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE I’m not much into making predictions about forthcoming Apple products. With the WWDC keynote just a day away, and the world eagerly awaiting the latest and greatest gear from Cupertino, CA according to CEO Steve Jobs, I’m not apt to want to expand the prognostications beyond what most [...]

Newsletter Issue #548

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE I first returned to radio in 2003, with an online show that I co-hosted with my son, Grayson. Once he left home to seek his fortune, I continued to expand the effort, adding a second weekly broadcast. While online radio has become increasingly popular, there is something magical [...]

Newsletter Issue #547

THIS WEEK’S TECH NIGHT OWL RADIO UPDATE Can you trust Google? That’s a loaded question with all sorts of possibilities, some benign, some potentially frightening. Since Google makes most of its income from selling ads, you surrender your right to block those ads when using their services. This is quite all right, I suppose, when [...]