Type of Article: MacTech Blog

The true era of ‘personal computing’ is here

Earlier this year, Ben Bajarin, principal analyst at Creative Strategies, wrote an essay (http://macte.ch/YP2WT) in which he says that we’re entering the true era of personal computing rather than entering the “post-PC” era.

He’s right — and that’s why the iPad should be considered a “real” personal computer when research groups such as IDC and Gartner calculate market share. According to “Webster’s Dictionary,” the word “personal” means “relating to, or affecting, a particular person.” What better fits that description than an iPhone, iPod or iPad — not to mention the Mac?

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Apple granted patent for the MacBook Air

Apple has been granted a patent (number 20120099264) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for the MacBook Air. The patent is for a portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof.

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