Apple’s Record iPhone and iPad Sales Beat Expectations

Apple sold 37 million iPhones, 15.4 million iPads and 5.2 million Macs during the holiday quarter, all records.
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MacBook Pro Could Get a New Year’s Resolution Boost

As its MacBook Air’s specs drift into the power user realm, how will Apple differentiate its MacBook Pro line?
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Larger Mac Font

Walt answers a reader’s question on boosting the font size in a MacBook Pro.

Apple Tied Up in Booting Suit

It’s going to be a busy fall for Apple legal.
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Steve Ballmer’s Dr. Hyde and Mr. Jekyll

Whenever I know Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is going to speak at a major public event, I get two feelings at once: Excited anticipation that the chances are high that he’ll say something controversial and dread that the chances are high he will say something, well, controversial.
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MacBooks Sweep Consumer Reports Laptop Ratings

Consumer Reports may have twice declined to recommend Apple’s iPhone 4, but it has no such compunctions about endorsing its laptops. The product evaluation company recently added Apple’s newest MacBooks to its online database and they dominate the entire class, scoring top ranks in literally every size category.
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Apps for Androids

Walt answers a reader’s question on Apple-compatible apps for Android tablets.

Apple Blows It Out…Again

Apple’s March quarter saw, among other things, the iPhone’s debut on Verizon, the launch of the iPad 2 and the new Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro line. No wonder it was a blowout.
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Second-Quarter Mac Sales Likely to Be Magical, Revolutionary

One more quick data point in advance of Apple’s second-quarter earnings report tomorrow: New estimates from the NPD Group show the company’s Mac business gathering considerable momentum.
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MacBook Refresh Could Spur Already Unseasonably High Mac Sales

The second quarter is typically one of Apple’s weakest for Mac sales. Not this year, though. According to the latest data from NPD, Mac sales are already up more than 20 percent year-over-year this quarter, and they’re likely to rise higher still thanks to Apple’s recent refresh of its MacBook Pro line.

The New MacBook Pros Are Here

Intel's Light Peak I/O Due Thursday

MacBook Pro Refresh This Week?

Apple: King of All Mobile PCs