Over the years, there has been a perception that Tim Cook is not quite the master of innovation Steve Jobs was and thus not suited to lead Apple. After all, it was Jobs who, after his return to Apple in late 1996,  shepherded the introduction of the iMac, the iPod, the iPad, and, of course, […]

As Mac users — and would-be Mac users — wonder about what Apple is up to, speculation is starting to become more detailed about the next product refreshes. Indeed, it almost seems as if speculation about a new iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch edge-to-edge screen is no longer relevant. But the release of a single lower-cost […]

A common myth about the late Steve Jobs was that he came up with pretty much all the bright ideas that Apple implemented after he returned to the company he co-founded in 1997. Whether an all-new product, a feature, or a new service, he just snapped his fingers and it all magically came into existence. […]

On the heels of a comment from a Mac journalist that Sir Jonathan Ive is no longer actively involved in designing Apple gear, there appears to be a different conclusion. The original story was based on tech journalist Jason Snell’s brief comments on John Gruber’s podcast. But Gruber himself, writing in his Daring Fireball blog, says he […]