After several years of falling sales, it’s hard to believe that the iPad was once thought of as the future of personal computing. Sales continued to soar for the first few years until it stopped. The prevailing theory is that existing iPads are good enough, and that even satisfied customers aren’t being persuaded to upgrade, […]

So let’s look at the early reviews of the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3. They come from that privileged group of journalists who get an early look at brand new Apple gear. In passing, I wouldn’t presume to suggest that Apple favors those who grant positive coverage, since the reviews do have […]

If you can give the CEO of BlackBerry any credibility — and that might indeed be a huge stretch — then do not expect that tablets will be significant factors in the mobile computing world in five years. That comment comes from Thorsten Heins, who is struggling to keep the company viable in the face […]

Opinions are definitely a dime a dozen, and maybe worth two dozen because there are so many these days. With Apple’s still-amazing record growth, there appears to be a whole category of critics that believe that the hit counts for their sites will be suitably inflated when our favorite fruit company becomes the target. So […]