That the iPhone is a major success, with Apple barely able to keep up with the increasing demand, certainly demonstrates that the competition doesn’t offer a whole lot of credibility. Sure, there may be more Android OS smartphones sold in the U.S., but that number includes loads of models from several different companies, some at […]

When I wrote yesterday’s column, I lamented over the major scaling back of iOS 4.2’s AirPrint feature. Despite Apple’s original promise that you’d be able to print to shared printers on your Mac or PC, that feature died during the development process. For now you’re limited to a smattering of HP devices that support wireless, […]

I suppose it’s fair to say that your email app — or the Web-based equivalent — is probably one of the most used pieces software on your Mac or PC. At the same time, it’s the app you take for granted, or at least that goes for most of you. So if you’re on a […]

I have long held a love/hate relationship with Microsoft’s Mac email software. Whereas the previous entrant, an email/contact manager known as Entourage, offered a powerful range of features, it proved endlessly flaky to me in the real world. For one thing, those inevitable lockups and, second, the feeling I was trudging through quicksand whenever I […]