I suppose the move must have made perfect sense to a lot of AT&T’s executives. After all, the company was a survivor in the aftermath of a long-ago antitrust decision to break up “Ma Bell,” and create a bunch of “Baby Bells.” AT&T’s second coming was the result of mergers and acquisitions, and thus, when […]

I suppose you could call Apple’s iPhone launch the lesser of what was expected, although the hardware changed quite a bit. But I don’t want to get ahead of myself. The anticipation for Apple’s iPhone media event, at the corporate headquarters in Cupertino, CA, was unprecedented. Early on, it almost seemed as if the cat […]

So when the iPad 2 arrived earlier this year to rave reviews, some critics said it wasn’t the “real” iPad that Apple was supposed to release. The real product, allegedly, was meant to have a higher resolution display, an equivalent to the iPhone’s Retina Display. It would afford incredibly sharp images, perfect for reading books […]

The basic form factor of the iPhone was nailed down in 2007. The changes since then have been relatively minor in the scheme of things, moving the case from tapered to square, aluminum to glass, and adjusting the position and appearance of the few external controls. Sure, a lot has changed inside. The processor is […]