The Omdia research group says Mac sales grew 10.7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026. However, the IDC research group says the grow was 9.1%. According to IDC Apple sold 5.2 million Macs in the first quarter of 2026 for 9.5% global PC market share. That...
According to the latest research from Omdia, total shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations in the first quarter of 2026 increased by 3.2% year-over-year to 64.8 million units. Notebooks (including mobile workstations) saw a modest year-over-year increase of...
As the editor/publisher of “Apple World Today,” this is my (mostly) weekly column in which I discuss anything that’s on my mind. Which may or may not include Apple or even technology. This week I’m weighing in on the rumor that the “The X-Files” is being rebooted....
Longtime accessory manufacturer Kensington today released the Professional Video Conferencing Solution, including camera and light stands, an LED ring light with webcam mount to make you look your best, and three different 1080p webcams. In addition, they’ve released...
The new HiRise3 from Twelve South can help you eliminate nightstand clutter among other things. It’s an elegant, hard plastic stand designed to wirelessly charge your iPhone, Watch, and AirPods simultaneously in a space smaller than an iPhone. The US$99.99...
By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum
The Kensington PowerLift Back-up Battery (http://us.kensington.com/html/17866.html) is an exciting, convenient and portable way to charge your iPhone at a desk or on the road. Its unique stand allows for easy use of FaceTime while charging and a nice boost of power when away from a computer.
By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum
When you want true power, power to dominate your iDevices, look no further than the Miccus ChargeBlock for iPad (http://www.miccus.com/products/chargeblock-for-ipad).
Not only will it charge your iPad (1 or 2) or iPhone but practically any USB devices and does so with a size and dimension not much different than previous generations of iPhones. This is simply a must-have device for power on the road.
By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum
Mophie’s Juice Pack (http://www.mophie.com/product-p/1135_jpu-reserve.htm)reserve gives you a few extra ounces of courage, or, in this case battery, to top off your day, but lacks the power and flexibility to be a reliable external battery charger.
Although it’s the size is somewhat large at 1.60 x 3.15 x 0.63 inches, it only contains 1000mAh of battery power. That’s inconsistent with its size. Batteries with higher capacity come in a smaller size, and I really expect more from such a large device.
By David Creamer
Considering Acrobat 9 has been out for almost two and a half years (a long time — software years are like dog years), Acrobat X is surprisingly short of new features. Granted, Acrobat X (read ten) is a mature program and new, exciting features are harder to come by but for other programs, Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) has simply borrowed ideas from plug-in developers (or licensed them), so it makes me wonder why they didn’t do that for version X.
