Apple announced two new products yesterday. The iPad Air (M4) is a great product for most lawyers, so that’s the focus of this post. At the end of this post, I discuss the new iPhone 17e. iPad Air (M4) For many years, Apple has sold three main iPad …
Lees meerWhat will Apple announce during its next big product announcement on March 4th, and how will Apple make the announcement? That’s the first topic that we tackle on this week’s episode of the In the News podcast. We also discuss new features coming in…
Lees meerWhen will Apple finally unveil its big AI improvements to Siri? That’s the first topic we discuss in this week’s episode of the In the News podcast. We also discuss the new AirTag models, how to protect the confidentiality of information on your iPh…
Lees meerThis week, Apple released iOS 26.3. It is mostly just a security update, but there are a few new features, as noted by Juli Clover of MacRumors. However, I was most interested in iOS 26.3 moving into the rear view mirror because, as Zac Hall of 9to5…
Lees meerMost people know Savannah Guthrie as a Today show anchor, but she is also an attorney who graduated from Georgetown Law School. (She was a few years behind me.) She is going through a horrible ordeal right now because her mother is missing, and ther…
Lees meerA few days ago, Apple released the results for its 2026 fiscal first quarter (which ran from September 28, 2025, to December 27, 2025, and did not actually include any days from calendar year 2026) and held a call with analysts to discuss the result…
Lees meerWe begin this week’s episode of the In the News podcast discussing Apple’s new, second-generation AirTag. Next, we discuss the announcement that Apple is spending $2 billion to acquire the company Q.ai and analyze what this could mean for the future…
Lees meerThis week, Apple released its first new hardware product of 2026, the second-generation model of the AirTag. The original AirTag was released almost five years ago. The new model looks virtually identical—so it fits in all of the numerous AirTag cas…
Lees meerAs you plan your CLEs for 2026, I encourage you to consider attending the American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW conference, which will be held in Chicago, March 25-28, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. TECHSHOW is a great legal technology co…
Lees meerI recently discovered a product that is really useful, something that I did not previously know even existed. Perhaps this knowledge will be useful to you as well. The problem: I wanted to use an outlet in my office, but the outlet is behind a books…
Lees meerWhat’s the weather? That’s something we often want to know—especially during a weekend like this one—so using weather apps is the first topic we tackle in this week’s episode of the In the News podcast. Next, we discuss Apple Pay and why some stores…
Lees meerOne year ago this week, we had more snow here in New Orleans than Anchorage, Alaska, as a result of a once-in-a-century record 10" of snowfall. It was magical to see the historic architecture in this tropical climate draped with the beautiful snow. …
Lees meerIn 2002, when the idea of HD television was still very new, I purchased my first HD television, a Toshiba 57HDX82 1080p rear projection. A review of a related (but higher-end) version of that TV by David Katzmaier of Sound & Vision magazine predicat…
Lees meerThe In the News podcast is back and ready for a new year. We start this week’s episode discussing what we might see from Apple this month and this year. The “this month” part is a reference to Apple Fitness+, and after Brett and I talk about some co…
Lees meerHere it is, the last episode of the In the News podcast for 2025. We start by talking about iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, which include quite a few new features and some important security fixes. We also pay special attention to the Slide Over feature o…
Lees meerIf you purchase an Apple gift card for yourself or someone else—and I’m sure that a lot of people are doing that this holiday season—be careful. Paris Buttfield-Addison shared the story on his blog of how he purchased a $500 Apple gift card from a r…
Lees meerSometimes, it is useful to carry just an iPhone without also carrying a wallet, and that is why Apple sells the Apple iPhone FineWoven Wallet with MagSafe ($59 on Amazon), and many others sell similar products. Sometimes it is useful to have somethi…
Lees meerThere are some areas of life where I feel confident that I know what I’m doing. There are other areas where I know that I am far from an expert. Fixing things falls in the second category, so it is a good thing that I’m a lawyer, not a handyman. But…
Lees meerIf you don’t currently subscribe to Apple TV, today is a great day to sign up. Apple TV is offering a Black Friday special: Apple TV is only $5.99/month for six months. It will take you a good six months to make a dent in all of the great shows. Jus…
Lees meerThirteen years ago, Apple released the first version of the iPad mini. I bought one, and I really liked it. As I noted in my review, sometimes less is more, and it was delightful to have the functionality of a regular iPad in a smaller package. Thre…
Lees meerAfter a week off, Brett Burney and I are back with Episode 222 of the In the News podcast. We start by talking about Apple’s Black Friday special and when it makes sense to take advantage of it. Next, we talk about Apple’s 2025 App Store Awards. Aft…
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