How did the iPhone conquer Japan? Part One

December 12, 2013 by David Johnson

Here's a shocking fact: The iPhone makes up 76% of all new smartphones in Japan. Today, you can read this headline just about everywhere. A few years ago, all the headlines were telling us why the iPhone would fail in Japan. Shortly after the launch, the headlines were about why the iPhone failed in Japan. Now, less than a quarter of the population buys anything other than the iPhone. Is this the story of the greatest turn-around in history, or something more?

Want some free, holiday music? Here's how to get it...

December 06, 2013 by David Johnson

For a limited time, Apple is giving you some free music for the holidays. I didn't really need any holiday music, but free is the right price. However, if you think you are just going to waltz on over to iTunes and tap a conveniently located Download button, think again. Here's how to get it:

This picture is not a photograph, but a finger-painting done entirely on the iPad

December 03, 2013 by David Johnson

Painted by Kyle Lambert www.kylelambert.co.uk The world's most realistic finger painting. Using only a finger, an iPad Air and the app Procreate, artist Kyle Lambert has painted a photorealistic portrait of actor Morgan Freeman. Music by Richard Woolgar

Clumsy Ninja, the App Store, and video previews, what gives?

November 22, 2013 by David Johnson

Apple is clearly have no trouble selling apps on the App Store. That may explain why the App Store has been updated so little over the years. But there is still a lot of room for improvement where the App Store is concerned, and Apple seems poised to address one of my biggest feature requests: