Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones

Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones: "Last week we passed another major milestone when we sold the billionth iPhone," Cook said. "We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference. Thank you to everyone at Apple for helping change the world every day."

Helluvalotta ARM chips. Robot Army.

Windows surprisingly strong in Microsoft’s $20.6B fourth quarter | Ars Technica

Windows surprisingly strong in Microsoft’s $20.6B fourth quarter | Ars Technica: "The non-Pro Windows revenue, representing consumer sales, was up a substantial 27 percent; this outpaced the moribund consumer PC market and was helped by a skew toward more expensive licenses."

The king is dead, long live the king!

Latest iOS 10 beta enables support for live broadcasting

Latest iOS 10 beta enables support for live broadcasting: "At WWDC Apple introduced ReplayKit, a framework that will support both live broadcasting and saving videos for later viewing and sharing. The technology is primarily gaming-oriented, reflecting the popularity of games on broadcast-ready services like Twitch and YouTube.">

Turns out that XPC (fka as Distributed Objects buffed with some security tweaks) is going to revolutionize iOS. I'm sure that's exactly what the architects of DO at NeXTSTEP had in mind when they made it.

LucasArts’ long lost, 30-year-old MMO is now preserved on Github | Ars Technica

LucasArts’ long lost, 30-year-old MMO is now preserved on Github | Ars Technica: "The revived Habitat could also set important legal precedents. As Handy points out, the game's mere existence "has already been used to invalidate software patents around massively multiplayer online gaming.""

"You can't say 'hello', I wrote 'hello'."

Review: Garmin's Fenix 3 HR is an iOS-connected smartwatch for fitness fanatics

Review: Garmin's Fenix 3 HR is an iOS-connected smartwatch for fitness fanatics: "Garmin's highest-end smartwatch in some ways sets a gold standard for fitness trackers, but for the layman, it can be simultaneously overwhelming and lacking in creature comforts."

Can't wait to get one of these! Somebody did their customer research well.

“Nothing’s gone wrong with Theranos… Consumers love it,” says investor | Ars Technica

“Nothing’s gone wrong with Theranos… Consumers love it,” says investor | Ars Technica: "In recent months, medical testing company Theranos has been slammed by media reports and federal inspections that say its blood testing devices don’t work. Amid the revelations, the company’s president stepped down, Theranos voided or corrected tens of thousands of blood test results, and Walgreens dumped its arrangement. Theranos now faces hefty federal sanctions, criminal charges, and several lawsuits from ex-customers. It has seen its valuation drop from $9 billion to just $800 million."

I'm inclined to believe Mr. Draper, but I do believe that Applied Proteomics is the future of medical testing. Thanks TEDMED! I'd love to do this at my local Walgreens, at your earliest convenience.

Surface 3 stocks dwindling as Microsoft plans system’s demise | Ars Technica

Surface 3 stocks dwindling as Microsoft plans system’s demise | Ars TechnicaThe Atom x7 processors in Surface 3, using the Airmont core, were originally due to be replaced by the "Broxton" family with a new Goldmont core. But earlier this year, Intel cancelled some of its planned Broxton processors as it scaled back its investment in phone and tablet components.

ARM is the little engine that could. And did.

Microsoft tests new tool to remove OEM crapware | Ars Technica

Microsoft tests new tool to remove OEM crapware | Ars Technica: "Currently available only for Windows Insiders, the new tool fetches a copy of Windows online and performs a clean installation. The only option is whether or not you want to preserve your personal data. Any other software that's installed will be blown away, including the various applications and utilities that OEMs continue to bundle with their systems."

Love this!

AppleInsider podcast talks to former Apple evangelist Matt Sephton, wraps up WWDC

AppleInsider podcast talks to former Apple evangelist Matt Sephton, wraps up WWDCThis week on the AppleInsider former Apple technology evangelist Matt Sephton joins Victor to talk about his perspective on the week's WWDC news and shares a Steve Jobs story. Mikey chimes in with his favorite upcoming iOS 10, macOS, watchOS 3 and tvOS features.

Tonight, on Inside Apple!