The headline was frightening in its implications, particularly at at time when it appears that your personal privacy is under assault. It started with something that’s good, which is Apple releasing an update to deal with a newly discovered and severe security vulnerability given the number CVE-2014-9295. The security lapse impacts the network time protocol (called NTP […]

As I’ve said in the past, some of those who fancy themselves as informed critics of Apple Inc. seldom pay attention. Rather than take time to understand the progression of the company and the details of its history, they make assumptions. Sometimes those assumptions are based on what others might believe without supporting evidence. Sometimes […]

There has been no end of speculation as to why iPad sales, once soaring, are down slightly this year. True, Apple has recorded tens of millions of sales of the first truly successful tablet computer, but are the glory days over? Aside from the reasons why this might be so, it’s unfortunate that the industry […]

There’s a published report from IDC claiming that cheaper tablets are driving growth in the market at the same time that iPad sales have continued to decline. So total shipments, which include those $59 pieces of junk sold at Walmart, reportedly grew 15% in the last quarter. The average price dropped to $294, 13% less […]