Apple Slices: Bite-sized Apple News of the Week

Based on the rumored size and included technology, as well as Apple’s reputation for high markups, everyone legitimately expected a starting price tag upward of $750. When Jobs said $499, it made waves. That price ended up being critical to the iPad’s ... ( read original story ...)

Apple’s event calendar: When is the next Apple event?

There was no March event event in 2017—Apple released the new 9.7-inch iPad, the Clips app, and some storage changes to the iPad mini and iPhone SE in March of last year, but didn’t hold an event. The 2016 March event gave us the iPhone SE reveal ... ( read original story ...)

Can Amazon’s Fire tablet beat Apple’s iPad?

Amazon saw tablet sales surge during the fourth quarter of 2017, ousting Samsung from second place, claims research firm IDC. Must read: Apple products you shouldn't buy in 2018 Samsung, which has sat in second place in IDC's vendor listing since the list ... ( read original story ...)