All right, so Apple’s huge worldwide network of component suppliers has made it just about impossible to keep secrets. So, there weren’t many surprises to be had at Tuesday’s Apple event in San Jose, CA, where the iPad mini, a fourth generation iPad, and some new Macs were introduced. One thing is sure: Tim Cook […]

With Apple confirming a media event for October 23, it is a given that there will be a smaller iPad, and possibly a few other products, such as the long-delayed iMac refresh. In the tradition of the iPhone 5, many of the details of the iPad’s tinier sibling have already leaked, and they mostly point […]

So there are more and more reports that the long-rumored tinier iPad is now in production. There are other reports with claims about the usual yield problems that are often symptomatic of the early production ramp up stage. Or maybe not. It is also estimated that Apple is prepared — or hoping — to sell as many as […]

When Apple announced last month that iPhone sales weren’t quite as high as Wall Street expected in the June quarter, the stock price took a huge dip, pushing it back in the upper 500s. Well, that would be amazing for any other company, but Apple has to walk on water. Perhaps a little reality took […]