Although Steve Jobs once put very cold water on the possibilities for a smaller iPad — it was all about you needing sandpaper to make your fingers small enough to navigate the tinier screen — rumors about an iPad mini just won’t stop. It has reached the point where such a beast must be inevitable, […]

On Monday, Microsoft essentially killed all or most third-party opportunities for Windows tablets by introducing a portable tablet version of Surface for the ARM and Intel platforms. After a procession of peculiar Windows 8 tablets were announced by various and sundry PC makers, Microsoft staged a media event Monday, where they attempted to make all […]

There’s a report this week claiming that the so-called tech “supply chain,” which refers to the manufacturers who assemble all those great gadgets, mostly in Asia, would be shrinking were it not for Apple’s impact. Certainly selling tens of millions of iPhones, iPads and even iPods has had a major impact. Such contract makers as […]

Without letup, the rumors persist that Apple plans to boost the size of the iPhone’s display when a new model is introduced this fall. A few sites have begun to consider the consequences of that change, should it occur. But it’s not that Apple normally looks backwards when changing products, which is why the cases […]