A new study by Rethink Technology Research found that about three quarters of the sales of tablet devices, such as the iPad, will be at the expense of the purchase or upgrade of another device in many case one with higher price tags and margins than the tablet.
Read MoreI suspect we’ll see new iMacs introduced in the September/October timeframe in time for the back-to-school shopping season). Here’s what I expect to see — as well as some things I hope to see.
The next iMac will probably include USB 3.0 and HDMI ports. Naturally, it will include speed boosts; I suspect we’ll see a high-end six-core model running Intel’s 3.2GHz Core i7-970 processor. Or perhaps even the 3.33GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, Both feature Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost features and support 1066MHz DDR3 memory.
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A new Apple patent (number 20100177476) has popped up that shows the company is working on new dock connectors that would allow idevices such as the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to be docked in either horizontal or landscape orientations.
Read MoreFirst off, let me note that I don’t have an iPhone 4 — and won’t until I Verizon (or Spring or T-Mobile) carries it. The AT&T reception is just terrible where I live. Still, despite all the hoopla over the antenna/reception issue, I’d love to have one.
That’s not to say that Apple doesn’t have a major problem on its hands with the iPhone 4, though it’s more of a PR problem than a technical issue. And if I were a betting man, I’d place money on the Apple NOT having a recall of its latest smartphone line.
Read MoreI’ve been offering my thoughts on what we might see in a Mac in recent columns. We’ll conclude the series (for now) with a few thoughts from our “MacNews” readers.
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