Confounding once again the frequent speculation about additional price cuts for Apple gear, the latest Mac refresh keeps prices pretty much the same as the previous models. But that’s where the resemblance ends. All right, the $599 and $799 Mac mini receive at best modest speed bumps. However, one of the seldom-mentioned uses for this […]

Now that the new iPods, iTunes 9 and iPhone 3.1 are in the wild, speculation is mounting about the next great Mac product introduction. But it doesn’t take rocket science to fathom what Apple might be up to when it comes to a product upgrade. You just look at the models that are getting long […]

So this plaintive refrain is repeated over and over again in two radio ads I heard this morning, while driving to the local convenience store for a cup of java. In each case, the announcer assured us that the company they were hawking would fix all that ails those boxes for modest hourly rates. Now […]

You probably know my history with the iPhone, I presume. Well, at least those of you who are regular readers. I got my first in January, 2008, a review sample from Apple. After spending four weeks with that unit, and on the day I returned it, I went over to the nearest AT&T factory store […]