The benchmarks are pouring in, and it does appear the recent MacBook Pro speed bump delivers far more performance than what you’d expect from an incremental hardware upgrade. Much of that is due to the use of Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor family across the board, available in dual-core or quad-core configuration, depending on which model […]

So in recent days, I’ve read one or two favorable reviews of the $799 Motorola Xoom tablet computer, a highly-touted iPad competitor. The TV ads seem flashy enough, and, based on specs alone, I’ve little doubt it is one powerhouse of a gadget. But are specs everything? Certainly the arrival of the iPad last year […]

The oh-so-common perception is that Apple is the luxury consumer electronics company, and only the well heeled are able to buy their iconic gadgets. However, despite the global financial meltdown of recent years, the company continues to earn record revenues and profits. People can’t stay away from iPads, iPhones, Macs, and so on and so […]

Just the other day, I read the first test results from Macworld for the latest members of the MacBook Pro family. The top-of-the-line $2,499 17-inch MacBook Pro scores some 53% faster than its predecessor from 2010. By any definition of faster, this is a huge improvement, and one that often requires two or three product […]