Category Archives: Hardware

A Breath Of Fresh Air (yeah, sorry)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

I’m typing this on my brand spanking new iPad Air. I gotta tell ya – this thing is amazing and IMHO well worth upgrading for every iPad owner, even those considering a switch to the mini. That’s how great a … Continue reading →

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IDC: PC shipments in Q1 faced their steepest known drop to date

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Wow (!) This is astonishing. The size of the drop in sales is humongous and reminiscent of when CDs got Napstered…

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A Television from Apple? Part II

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

I'm pretty firm in my belief that Apple will not release a television. However, I'm equally firm in my belief that Apple will get into the “television business” in a big way. The question is, how? I think the answer … Continue reading →

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A Television from Apple? Part I

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Apple has long inspired one of the largest and most rabid rumor cultures of any company on earth. Potential new products are speculated about at length, sometimes for years. Some eventually come to fruition as shipping products (iPhone, iPad) while … Continue reading →

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PC Sales Continue to Shrink at the Hands of Tablets

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

You don't need a table like the one above (courtesy of Gartner via Engadget) to see what's happening in tech sales today. You simply need to look around. More and more people are discovering that tablets – especially the iPad … Continue reading →

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My Early Take on the iPad Mini, and the iPad “4”

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

First, 100 million iPads sold to date. 100 MILLION! In two and a half years. That's absolutely stunning, and phenomenal, and way beyond my wildest expectations. I think it also speaks to a far greater degree of PC cannibalization than … Continue reading →

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My last minute guess at the iPad Mini’s starting price is…

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

…$249 See you tomorrow.

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