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The iPhone used to be just a phone.

by F. E. Torkel on July 7, 2012

No one sane is going to argue the iPhone hasn’t been a disruptive force across both the telecommunications and computer industries. There’s a good case to be made that the iPhone wasn’t disruptive because it’s such a great phone, but rather because it’s such a great pocket-sized computer. John Gruber makes that point succintly: The [...]

The new iPad as our new PC.

by F. E. Torkel on March 16, 2012

Apple hasn’t pushed the new iPad’s specs into the limelight, a trend they’ve run with for all their mobile device offerings. Traditionally, specs were the lifeblood of a PC marketing campaign. That specs on paper were a meaningless comparison is something computer nerds have known about for years (even if they didn’t always admit it), [...]

Personal computing

by F. E. Torkel on March 10, 2012

We expect that a lot of people don’t know what “PC” stands for, or at least give it any real thought. The idea of a “personal computer” came about at a time when computers were huge, expensive, and used by several people in research facilities and universities. At the time, what made a computer “personal” [...]

The value of AppleCare.

by F. E. Torkel on June 28, 2011

Not typically a fan of extended warranties, we do make an exception: AppleCare. And that’s because had we not invested in AppleCare in the past, we would have been royally screwed. This, contrary to the Apple-products-are-rock-solid belief that many, including Shawn Blanc, share: For the record, I bought AppleCare once. It was for my first [...]

Positioning to dominate.

by F. E. Torkel on June 8, 2011

A little over half a year ago, we reported on our experience using an iPad as our go-to computing device, after an iPad replaced our MacBook Pro. That wasn’t the first time we addressed the issue of the iPad being a tethered device, but it framed the issue with real-world experience in mind: Right now, [...]

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