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Apple Readies Launch of First Touchscreen MacBook

October 08, 2026
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Meta Launches Instagram for iPad, Says Version for Android Tablets Coming Soon
Facebook / Meta // September 03, 2025

Instagram has launched a version of its app that is optimized for Apple’s iPad and that device’s bigger screen. The new Instagram for iPad opens with Reels, the app’s short video format, because people use bigger screens like the iPad’s for “lean back entertainment,” the...

Report: Apple to Introduce New Smart Home Device in Spring
Mobile Commerce // September 27, 2024

Apple reportedly aims to introduce a new smart home device in spring 2025 that brings together the capabilities of an iPad, Apple TV and HomePod. Codenamed J490 and dubbed “HomeAccessory,” though it may be given a new marketing name, the device will be powered by...

Report: Apple Developing Robotics-Supported Display for Videoconferencing, Home Security
Mobile Commerce // August 14, 2024

Apple is reportedly developing a device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic arm, enabling it to perform tasks like adjusting to face the user during a video call. This is one of several projects the tech giant has undertaken as it aims to create...

Apple Gets Six Months to Bring iPad Under EU Law
Mobile Commerce // April 29, 2024

European regulators are giving Apple six months to bring its iPad up to code. The European Commission said in a Monday (April 29) news release that it designated Apple as a “gatekeeper” with respect to its operating system for tablets under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)....

Interviews & Exclusives
Apple’s Services Growth Slows to 11%, Paid Subscriptions Top 1 Billion 

February 01, 2024
Apple’s ecosystem continues to grow, albeit with some puts and takes. The segment logged 11% growth year over year, slowing from the 16% growth rate that had been logged in the previous quarter. CEO Tim Cook said on the call that the latest metric represented an “all time revenue record with paid subscriptions growing double […]

The Over/Under On Apple’s Ecosystem

June 14, 2017
HomePod If the Amazon Echo is white wine and Google Home is red, then Apple’s new Siri-voiced HomePod is a fine champagne: fine-tuned, exclusive and priced to match. Fine-tuned, because...

Quick Reads
Apple Readies Launch of First Touchscreen MacBook

October 08, 2026
Apple plans to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook and a new iPad mini on or around Oct. 27, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Oct. 8), citing unnamed sources. Together with the new touchscreen capability, the new MacBooks will be lighter than current models, will feature OLED screens for sharper displays and will include the Dynamic Island on-screen […]

Meta Launches Instagram for iPad, Says Version for Android Tablets Coming Soon

September 03, 2025
Instagram has launched a version of its app that is optimized for Apple’s iPad and that device’s bigger screen. The new Instagram for iPad opens with Reels, the app’s short...

Report: Apple to Introduce New Smart Home Device in Spring

September 27, 2024
Apple reportedly aims to introduce a new smart home device in spring 2025 that brings together the capabilities of an iPad, Apple TV and HomePod. Codenamed J490 and dubbed “HomeAccessory,”...

Report: Apple Developing Robotics-Supported Display for Videoconferencing, Home Security

August 14, 2024
Apple is reportedly developing a device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic arm, enabling it to perform tasks like adjusting to face the user during a video call. This...