The question of whether the iPad is meant to be a productive tool may be a significant factor in its future. There are rumors that at least some versions of the tablet will receive an update, perhaps within a few weeks, and that there may be a brand new model. But the issue here is not […]

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, […]

While recording this weekend’s episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, I had to wonder just how long it would be feasible for Apple to build Macs. As it stands, sales are down, but in large part that may be due to the fact that there were very few upgrades through the September quarter. Indeed […]

Both Apple and Google have app stores. Big app stores, with millions of titles available for download or purchase and download. Although Apple had the lead out of the starting gate, Google is somewhat ahead of Apple now with 2.4 million offerings in the Google Play store as of September of this year. In contrast, […]