Sébastien Page

Sebastien is the Founder and Editor in Chief of iDB. Once a BlackBerry user, Sebastien instantly fell in love with the iPhone when it was first announced in 2007. Shortly after, he decided to start sharing his knowledge of the iPhone and its nascent ecosystem, which led to the creation of this blog. Sebastien currently owns 14 iPhones, 4 iPads, a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a MacBook Air, 2 Apple Watches, 3 Apple TVs, countless HomePods and AirTags as well as a few pairs of AirPods.

Let’s Talk iOS 163: Dear, dear Jony

Sébastien Page ∙ November 29, 2016

We're entering holidays season, and Apple is going full stream with their new ad which should strike a chord inside your heart. Besides the obligatory turkey and Thanksgiving talk, Cody and Sebastien discuss recent talks of Jony Ive's disengagement that has largely been clarified by John Gruber. Would it even be the end of Apple if that were true? Listen to find out what the guys think.

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AT&T unveils DirecTV Now streaming service, offers free Apple TV with pre-paid bundle

Sébastien Page ∙ November 28, 2016

AT&T on Monday unveiled its upcoming internet TV streaming service called DirecTV Now. Similar to competing services such as Sling TV and Playstation Vue, the service will be available starting Wednesday November 30th in the US on several platforms, including Apple's iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

The top stories of the week on iDB (and the best deals still around)

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.

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France fines Apple $422 million over its controversial tax practices

Sébastien Page ∙ November 24, 2016

French tax authorities have recently issued Apple a fine in the amount of 400 million euros (about $422 million), according to L'Express. At the core of the adjustment is Apple's complex and controversial tax optimization scheme that allows the firm to send back the lion share of its profits to tax-friendly countries such as Ireland.

Apple, routers, external displays, and spreadsheets

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2016

For a while now I’ve had this sentiment that there is a growing lack of focus or care at Apple, which has led me to feel pretty concerned about some of the company’s decisions. Yet one thing is helping alleviate these concerns and it’s Apple’s recent decisions to discontinue two major product categories: its family of AirPort routers, and its Thunderbolt display business.

Let’s Talk iOS 162: Staying out of the gravy trouble

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2016

Cody explains his reasons for buying the MacBook Pro without Touch Bar, while Sebastien shares some of his first reactions to the new Touch Bar. The guys also discuss Apple cutting off its fee for video streaming apps and the implication this may have, the disbandment of AirPort devices, the rumor of Apple working on digital glasses, as well as an update of the Apple Car, including a great piece from Neil Cybart.

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Watch Drake sing Taylor Swift in the latest Apple Music TV ad

Sébastien Page ∙ November 20, 2016

Like Taylor Swift before him, Drake stars in in a new TV commercial for Apple Music released Sunday night. Titled Drake vs. Bench Press, the ad shows the hip hop star lip sync and dance to Taylor Swift's Bad Blood before he starts doing bench presses. And that's about when things go wrong. We'll let you watch.

Recap: the top stories of the week on iDB

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

As always, if you like what you're reading, please feel free to spread the love by sharing our posts on your favorite social network.

We're usually hanging out a lot on Twitter and Facebook, more rarely on Google+.

Don't forget to listen to the latest episode of our new podcast, Let's Talk iOS:

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Want to support iDB? Visit our Deals Store and buy something from us.

Where the Apple Car is going

Sébastien Page ∙ November 17, 2016

Neil Cybart wrote a detailed analysis of Apple's seemingly scaled back ambitions for the Apple Car. From building an electric car to now building software for autonomous driving, Cybart looks into why Apple might have changed course.

Backdoor in some Android devices sold in the US found to send data to China

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 28, 2019

Security firm Kryptowire recently discovered that some Android smartphones have a backdoor that secretly sends data to China, reports the NY Times. Maybe even more concerning, American phone maker BLU Products said that 120,000 of its phones were found to have the backdoor installed in its software, which has since been updated to remove all track of that secret backdoor.

Let’s Talk iOS 161: MacBook Pro reviews and the future of touch

Sébastien Page ∙ November 15, 2016

Despite their best judgement, Cody and Sebastien are talking once again about the new MacBook Pro, specifically about early reviews of the Touch Bar model, and how this new feature could have implications on the future of Apple's laptop keyboard.

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Does the new MacBook Pro really need 32GB of RAM?

Sébastien Page ∙ November 10, 2016

Much has been said about the limits of the new MacBook Pro and the fact that its memory is capped at 16GB, presumably to preserve battery. Some users see this as a terrible limitation that could slow them down when performing memory-intensive tasks. But does the new MacBook Pro really need 32GB of RAM? Robin Harris, writing for ZDNet doesn't believe so: