Year: 2012

This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Finally, the iPhone 5 has hit store shelves after months of speculation and hype, which, by now has become […]

By now you’ve probably heard the horror stories about Apple‘s new map app that replaced Google Maps as part of the iOS 6 upgrade. I was at the World Wide Developers Conference  as Apple’s iOS VP Scott Forstall was applauded for […]

As an early user of the original Kindle Fire I was hoping for a signifcant upgrade, and Amazon didn’t disappoint.  Compared to the original, the new Kindle Fire HD is  slightly taller and wider and […]

This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid I think my boredom with PCs is about to come to an end. I’ve been covering the PC industry […]

By Larry Magid Although Apple bills its new iPhone 5 as “the biggest thing to happen since the iPhone,” it’s really a welcome but incremental improvement to an already great product. Still, based on what […]

It’s official. Apple finally took the wraps off of the iPhone 5 and it’s exactly what the rumors predicted.  In a nutshell the iPhone 5 is: Has a larger 4 inch (diagonal) screen, compared to […]

By Larry Magid The wait is almost over.  The new iPhone, likely called the “iPhone 5,” will be announced this morning at an Apple press event in San Francisco that gets underway at 10:00 AM […]

By Larry Magid (New York)  Having covered the PC industry since before the IBM PC was announced in 1981, I’ve seem more than my share of boring “beige boxes” and me-too laptops but — as […]