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No, the Mac and iPad will not merge, nor will there be touchscreen Macs
iPad was created, as you may remember when Steve Jobs announced it just about a decade ago now, to be a new-category product between your iPhone and your Mac…
Apple patent application describes linking two iPads together, binding them like a book
Apple has filed for a patent for a “system with multiple display” that would allow two iPads to be linked together.
Has the time come for a Mac with a touch interface?
A house divided against itself cannot stand…
Would Apple ever make a convertible MacBook?
Apple has steadfastly insisted that touchscreens don’t have a place on the Mac…
Will Apple try to ‘tabletize’ the Mac, or continue to concentrate on iPad evolution?
Tim Cook was most impressed with the Apple co-founder’s ability to quickly change his mind…
Solved: iPad Pro vs. MacBook vs. Pro
Apple gives customers a few choices, but maybe not the best choices…
Could this be the future of the Mac?
Could Apple create a hybrid desktop product driven by some future version of…
Apple patent application reveals MacBook with iPad as display, MacBook with iPhone as touchpad
The patent also includes a design where the screen is replaced with an iPad…
On the future of Apple’s Macintosh
At one time, it as felt that personal computers, in the twilight of the PC era, would serve the job as pickup trucks…
The case for a Multi-Touch Mac
Last weekend, I spent some time with a couple of friends who both have Windows laptops…
Lack of touchscreen Mac shows Apple is adrift without adequate product leadership
Undeterred by Apple’s pronouncements regarding ‘convergence’ of mobile and traditional PC devices…
A Mac user looks at a Chromebook
My computing roots can be traced back to CP/M and an Osborne 1, so color me about as tried and true…
Three predictions for what Apple has in store for 2017
Predictions are a tricky business. Suggesting that Apple’s port elimination trend…
Tim Bajarin: I see Apple moving many users to an iOS-based mobile device over the next 3-4 years
Apple’s new MacBook Pro lineup adds something unique: a Touch Bar atop the keyboard that I believe…
Sonder refudiates report: We did not meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘on Wednesday 12th October 2016’
Sonder founder Francisco Serra-Martins did not meet Tim Cook on Wednesday 12th October 2016…
Apple to launch new MacBooks with E-Ink dynamic keyboards in 2018
Goodbye QWERTY, hello emoji…
Apple in talks to acquire Australian startup Sonder for dynamic key-morphing Magic Keyboard
Apple’s looming acquisition of the company was first reported on Wednesday…
Apple patent application reveals expandable illuminated MacBook trackpad
Such a design would allow a MacBook Surface to transform into a gaming gamepad or other configuration…
This is supposed to make Microsoft’s Windows better than Apple’s Mac?
Beleaguered Microsoft’s Windows 10 is not as successful as Microsoft has hoped. Even though it’s a free download, at least till summer, the migration rate has slowed…
Why we’ll see Apple’s OS X-powered ‘MacPad’ tablet within two years
Apple says it’s not going to happen, but I think we’ll see a tablet running Mac OS X within two years…
MacPad: Apple predicted to release a Mac OS X tablet by 2018
Apple’s official position may be that we don’t need an OS X/iOS hybrid tablet
Tim Cook: Apple won’t create ‘converged’ MacBook and iPad
We feel strongly that customers are not really looking for a converged Mac and iPad…
Apple granted patents for a hybrid notebook with detachable display
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 44 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…
Apple’s iPad Pro testing the waters for an ARM-powered notebook?
I was confused during Apple’s introduction of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which has a display so large…
Apple’s MacBook Air is on a path to extinction
When Apple redesigned the MacBook Air in 2010, it created one of the best machines to ever carry its Mac label…
I don’t want an iPad Pro, I want an OS X tablet
Reports are circulating that Apple is preparing to unveil a larger, enterprise and power-user focused iPad Pro…
IDC: Worldwide Tablet shipments to decline 8.0% in 2015 while 2-in-1 devices to grow 86.5%
With the possibility that Apple will unveil a larger, screen-detachable iPad, this is the space to watch…
Intel Inside Apple’s iPad Pro?
Apple’s iPad Pro will go into commercial production next month or by October…
MacPad: Apple’s 12.9-inch MacBook/iPad may offer OS X and iOS operating systems, rumors claim
Apple has two 12.9-inch tablet prototypes in development…
An Apple 12.9-inch ‘iPad Pro’ makes no sense at all!
Claims that Apple plans an iPad Pro have been around for some time…
Apple preps fitness and health wristband, 4K desktop, all-new 12-inch Retina MacBook, sources say
Apple is planning to unveil its long-in-the-works fitness and health…
Apple strongly considering ARM-powered Macs with ‘large format’ Magic Trackpads in keyboards
Apple’s hardware cycles have been become anticipated events throughout the years…
Apple ARM-based Macs are a fantasy (for now)
Over the past couple of days, rumors have been circling…
Apple’s ‘iPad Pro’ a larger model, or a laptop/tablet ‘MacPad’ hybrid?
Is Apple working on a bigger-screen iPad to follow the iPad Air…
J.P. Morgan: Apple is leaving $63 billion on the table
Apple could make as much as a $63 billion a year if they would…
JP Morgan: Apple to launch converged OS X-iOS iPhone, iPad within 12 to 18 months
Apple’s next big thing could be a combination OS X-iOS…
The end of the Mac?
Mac sales are not just down, but dropping somewhat faster…
MacPad: 8 signs that Apple is prepping a 13-inch iPad-laptop hybrid
Is a 13-inch iPad-laptop hybrid in the offing…
Apple invents all-new touch sensor panel for larger Multi-Touch displays
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple…
Steve Jobs finally defeats the PC – from beyond the grave
The lifelong battle of legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs is finally won…
MacPad? Apple CEO defends Mac line as analysts foresee Mac+iPad hybrids
Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday defended the company’s iconic Mac line…
