Good screens come in small packages When Apple execs debuted the new Mac lineup for the holidays last month, they noted that the 13-in. MacBook Pro was already the best-selling Mac. Both its power and small size have been key to this success. Read the article…
Review: Apple’s iPad Mini ‘tailor made’ for those who think light
If size and weight matter, this tablet’s for you. It’s been two and a half years since Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s idea of what a tablet should be — the now iconic iPad. Since then,more than 100 million iPads have been sold. They’re seemingly everywhere: Doctors use them to organize patient records; football teams use them as playbook replacements; musicians use them …
Review: Apple’s iPhone 5 destined for success
It builds on the legacy of its predecessors with bigger screen, faster chip, LTE. As expected, the iPhone 5 already appears to be a big success for Apple. Buyers flooded Apple’s online store on Sept. 14 to get their pre-orders in, while delivery times for those who waited have already backed up to mid-October. According to Apple, two million iPhone 5s were sold in the …
Apple iOS 6 review: A worthwhile upgrade
iOS has now evolved into a robust and powerful mobile OS .Today, Apple officially released iOS 6, the latest update to the mobile OS that powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Unveiled in June at the annual World Wide Developer’s Conference, iOS 6 promised to deliver a variety of needed enhancements. It does just that, delivering a stable and responsive OS …
Apple OS X Mountain Lion review: iOS-like features help unify your digital world
The new desktop OS benefits from new features adopted from iOS. In February, Apple surprised users by unveiling OS X Mountain Lion, the 10th iteration of the Mac operating system since the first public beta appeared in September 2000. Mountain Lion picks up right where last year’s Lion update left off, delivering some 200 new features — many minor, some significant — and incorporating lessons …
Five things to look forward to in Apple’s iOS 6
A lot of small tweaks and updates add up to a big win for iPhone and iPad users. iOS 6 is due out this fall. While hardware got a lot of attention at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the event is still really about software. That’s why Apple CEO Tim Cook and other execs offered up a slew of …
WWDC 2012: What to expect
On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook will kick off Apple’sWorld Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. At its most basic, WWDC gives developers a rare chance to speak directly with Apple engineers about their coding efforts and learn about new features presented during the opening keynote. Read the article…
New iPad is the ‘epitome’ of what a tablet should be
With a high-resolution ‘Retina’ display, it leaps ahead of rivals. Two years ago, Apple side-swiped the computer industry by releasing the first iPad. Though dismissed by some critics at the time as an overgrown iPhone, the iPad has proved to be just as disruptive to the PC industry as the iPhone was to mobile. And 55 million tablet sales later …
‘Siri, I have some some suggestions for you’
Apple’s voice-controlled personal assistant could be better; here’s how. When Apple’s new iPad was unveiled last week, one of the features users had hoped for didn’t come with it. Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant that’s been such a hit on the iPhone 4S, wasn’t among the tablet’s new features. (Apple did add a dictation feature, but it has none of Siri’s interactivity; …
Apple moves toward digital unity with Mountain Lion
Blending the best of OS X and iOS makes both operating systems better. Apple surprised the tech world last week by pulling the curtain back on its latest desktop/laptop operating system: OS X Mountain Lion. The final version will be released this summer, but the developer preview unveiled on Thursday shows that the upcoming OS picks up where OS X 10.7 — code-named …