Three reasons to choose iPhone 16 Pro over the iPhone 16
The iPhone 16 is a compelling buy, even for users who typically go with Pro phones. Much of the new tech in the iPhone 16 Pro is coming to the base iPhone 16 too. Features like Camera Control, a nearly-equivalent A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence suppor...
Here are all the new camera features on the iPhone 16 models
While Apple headlined its keynote with the new Apple Intelligence features coming later to the new iPhone 16 line-up, there was also big news on the camera front. This included good news for those who tend to buy the standard or Plus models over the Pr...
Why Use a Mail Client vs Webmail
Many of us Thunderbird users often forget just how convenient using a mail client can be. But as webmail has become more popular over the last decade, some new users might not know the difference between the two, and why you would want to swap your bro...
Triangle JUG 2024
Triangle JUG 2024 I had the great pleasue of speaking at Triangle Java User Group yesterday. It was the first time I did this presentation titled Jakarta EE meets AI. It is a very demo heavy presentation, so lots of things can go wrong, but the demo go...
Apple loses Irish tax case on final appeal: Must pay €13B
The final appeal over the Apple Irish tax case has been decided by Europe’s highest court, and the Cupertino company has lost. It must now pay €13B in back tax to the Irish government. The ruling ends an eight-year court battle between Apple and th...
Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services
In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler t...
A critical juncture for public cloud providers
Public cloud providers are expensive, and I’m not alone in that opinion. Civo, a company specializing in public cloud services, recently published a report on the state of the cloud market. Civo surveyed more than 500 professionals in the cloud indu...
