All right, you know the score. Apple earns lots and lots of money selling gear that is generally regarded as premium priced. Sure, you can say that Apple’s prices are competitive when you compare, say, a MacBook Air with one of those UltraBooks from Dell or HP. But when it comes to those 7-inch tablets […]

So on the surface, Apple had a pretty decent quarter. iPhone sales were unexpectedly high, growing 26% over last year to set a new record for this time of year. In contrast, iPad sales grew just a tiny bit, and Mac sales continued to drop, though not quite as bad as some other PC makers. […]

So there was a published report this week, from no less than the Wall Street Journal, claiming that Apple had severely cut back on orders for the mid-priced iPhone 5c. As you might expect, a raft of stories were posted claiming that demand for the “cheap” iPhone had plummeted, for why else would Apple order […]

Well, the mainstream media has reviewed the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, and given them high ratings. Not perfect, but very good, which puts them among the best smartphones on the planet. But not all the reviews you have read are credible, let alone accurate. Take Consumer Reports, which still believes that the iPhone 4 […]