Can Microsoft crawl out from under the stack of Apple products announced today? I don't think I'm the only one stunned by the crush of new Apple products. What, a fourth-generation iPad already? New Mac Minis? Then the new iMacs on top of the 13-inch … Apple shows off the iPad Mini in YouTube videos - CNET
Want to know more about the iPad Mini's stats while also seeing how it looks and works in users' hands? Well, Apple has posted a video to YouTube showing just that (see below). Featuring Apple senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive, senior vice … Microsoft Windows 8 Surfaces as Challenge to Apple Mobile: Tech - Bloomberg
Specs at a glance: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT. Screen, 1366×768 10.6" (147 ppi), 5-point capacitive touchscreen. OS, Windows RT. CPU, 1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30. RAM, 2GB DDR3L (non-upgradeable). GPU, NVIDIA Tegra 3. HDD, 32GB or … 
The 5th Generation iPad and what Apple needs to deliver. Summary: Apple's fifth generation iPad, due presumably in early 2014, really needs to up the ante on what is widely considered to be a very incremental improvement over the iPad 3. Jason Perlow … 
Apple's pint-sized tablet went from fable to fait accompli with the unveiling of the 7.9-inch iPad mini in San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday morning. The new device will start at $329 for a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version, with pre-orders starting Oct. 26 and the first iPad Minis … 
The iPad mini has arrived — with supply problems in tow. "We're now starting to see the issues that [Apple] is having with Samsung," Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch, told CNET in an interview. Specifically, Samsung, a traditional Apple display … 
Hands on with Microsoft's Surface RT: Can it hit the sweet spot? Summary: I've spent the last week using Microsoft's new Surface with Windows RT. It does some things remarkably well, but it's not a PC. Is it right for you? Ed Bott. By Ed Bott for The Ed Bott … 
Fact checking Phil Schiller on iPad Mini vs. Nexus 7. Was Apple exec Phil Schiller correct in his charges against the Android tablet? More importantly, was it even fair to compare the two device? Sometimes, yes, and sometimes no. Scott Webster. by Scott … 
Mark Zuckerberg feels misunderstood. At least when it comes to how Facebook will flourish in the era of mobile computing. Facebook's co-founder and CEO, speaking today on the company's third-quarter conference call with Wall Street analysts, stressed that … 
I already shared my first impressions of a lot of Apple's newly announced products today, but we've also got video from the time we spent with the iPad mini and the Retina MacBook Pro. Watching these things in action provides an entirely different perspective … 
Earlier today, we heard that Zynga had laid off a number of workers and had shut down its Boston studio. At the time, those were only reports, but this afternoon Zynga CEO Mark Pincus confirmed the layoffs and the studio closure to employees in an internal … 
After months of declining share price and reports of internal trouble at Zynga, the San Francisco-based social gaming company laid off more than 5% of its workforce on Tuesday and said it will end 13 games. According to a recently laid-off Austin employee, … 
fry-money Fry may be ready to scream "Shut up and take my money," for a new iPad Mini but you don't have to make his mistake. I have to say I was impressed. The new iPad with its extremely fast A6X chip looks great, pity it just instantly obsoleted every iPad … 
Kim-Mai Cutler is a technology journalist who has worked for Bloomberg, VentureBeat and The Wall Street Journal. Before she joined TechCrunch, she led mobile coverage at Inside Network, a six-person media startup that was acquired by WebMediaBrands … 
An iPad Mini and a new iPad. Nice try Apple. See you in two years or more. Summary: On the brink of the big launch of Windows 8, Apple tries to take the wind out of Microsoft's sails (sales?) with the iPad mini and yet another iPad. Fail. Ken Hess … 
Apple's New iMac Thicker Than It Seems (Photos). 6:09 PM EDT, Oct. 23rd, 2012 · Bryan Chaffin · Analysis. Apple's new iMac is, using The Mac Observer's own headline, insanely thin, but during the hands-on session, we found that appearances can be … 
Apple dropped a slew of new Macs in San Jose on Tuesday. While the spotlight for the last half of the event was on the iPad, the first half was all Mac, with every line but the Mac Pro getting something new. The rumored 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina … 
(AP) - 1 minute ago. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Apple unveiled a new version of its iMac desktop computer that's one-fifth the thickness of the old model around the edges. At 5 millimeters around the edges, the new iMac is thinner than most stand-alone … 
Game maker Zynga has allegedly laid off more than 100 employees from its Austin office, allowing them only two hours to pack their things and leave the building. A tweet from former Apple, Mint, and Sony designer Justin Maxwell broke the news that the … 
Apple finally announced the iPad's little brother today, the much-rumored iPad mini. Despite the "cute" connotation associated with things dubbed mini, I wouldn't call it cute: The iPad mini makes for a decidedly polished and attractive 8-inch tablet. The iPad … 
MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13"). We expected a lot of things from Apple's event today, but we didn't expect everything. There may have been a lot of stuff announced, but what really got us salivating was the new MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina … 
Apple's new Lightning specification is living up to its speedy name. Just one month and 11 days after announcing the connector, which replaces its decade-old 30-pin connector on devices like the iPhone, iPod and iPad, Apple has put it into all its relevant … 
Analysis With the ARM-based version of Microsoft's Surface tablets due to launch in less than three days, rival PC makers are only now beginning to unveil details of their own Windows RT devices. If you were hoping Microsoft's partner OEMs would rise to the … 
Apple iOS 6. More than 60 percent of all iOS devices are now running the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 6, according to new data from online advertising firm Chitika. Exactly one month after it was released, iOS 6 was installed on 61 … 
At the Apple Store: Watching Geniuses watch the iPad Mini. While you were in the San Jose Cathedral or glued to your laptop, I wandered over to my local Apple store and basked in the Geniuses' ecstasy — and agony — over the iPad Mini. Chris Matyszczyk … 
Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, talks about the thinness of the new iMac in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The audience cheered as Schiller unveiled the new iMac computers. Schiller says the fusion drive … 
Apple debuts Fusion Drive for iMac. Summary: Apple combines traditional hard drive technology with flash storage to create Fusion Drive, an intelligent hybrid storage solution that learns what you use most frequently and puts these files on the fast flash … 
iPad mini: A bad apple in the enterprise space. Summary: Apple's latest creation, the iPad mini, isn't an enterprise tablet and it isn't designed for business. With Amazon making a loss and Google barely breaking even, Apple just wants to make money, and … 
Today may have been all about Apple, but ASUS is here to remind us that Windows 8 is right around the corner. Today it announced a slew of new devices and gave pricing and release information for the ASUS TAICHI, one of the most interesting machines … 
Among a slew of other product introductions today, Apple revealed the highly rumored iPad Mini. In case you missed it, the pricing for the newly introduced iPad Mini starts at $329, and the device contains the same processor as the iPad 2 while sporting the … 
Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images. Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller announces the new iMac during an Apple special event at the historic California Theater on October 23, 2012 in San Jose, California. Advertise | … 
Video description: Apple's Phil Schiler introduces a new MacBook Pro at a press event in San Jose, Calif. The new 2.5Ghz dual core i5 notebook is 3.57 lbs and 0.75 inches thick. It will cost $1,699 with 8GB of Ram and 128GB of memory and ships starting … 
Operating-system upgrades tend to garner a lot of excitement from end users, both in the consumer and business spheres. That hype can lead many to undertake a potentially costly upgrade before it's necessary, or wise, to do so. Skip to next paragraph … 
For Apple's iPad and its tablet rivals, there are three major markets: Education; Enterprise; Consumers on the couch (or in the plane, or on a train, et cetera). It's easy to forget those first two, but they undoubtedly are the largest market opportunities for the tech … 
Gamasutra has received first-hand confirmation that Zynga is shutting down its entire Austin-based studio of 100+ people, most of which have been there for over two years. The announcements came during Apple's press conference this morning. Rumors … 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which is battling Apple Inc across the globe for dominance of the smartphone market, dealt the California company a setback by winning a preliminary invalidation of a key Apple patent, according to a … 
This is Nokia's latest budget Lumia, the 510. Slotting in between the Lumia 610 and the Asha feature phone range, it's certainly budget-friendly -- but that's not always a good thing. Packing a 480×800 4-inch screen, an 800MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB … 
Microsoft has unveiled pricing and special offers for a cloud-based a version of its Office productivity suite aimed at college and university students. Higher education students can subscribe to Office 365 University, which rolls out in the first quarter, for a … 
After failing to make an appearance at the September 12 Apple event, new iMacs have finally been announced by Apple. Both the 21.5" and 27" versions have been updated to a new amazingly thin form factor, and their guts have been upgraded with Intel Ivy … 
10:20AM: It's got a 720p FaceTime HD camera, stereo speakers, dual mics. On the inside (we're getting a peek inside), everything has been re engineered from scratch. It's jam packed with parts. It uses asymmetric lithium ion battery technology to maximize … 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An auction of items from former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's failed video game company has begun, with early bidders snatching up swords, lamps and even a wheelchair left behind when 38 Studios collapsed. Hundreds of people … 
We have found our way to San Jose, to see what Apple meant when it said, "We've got a little more to show you." First on stage was Apple CEO Tim Cook, to share perspective on how the company has been doing. Will he mention the Maps fiasco? (Doubt it.) … 
It's round two for Facebook on the quarterly earnings block. What's to expect? No surprises: We'll be watching for all the same indicators as last time. First, the Street will want to know the nitty gritty of Facebook's core business: Ads. The company came in at … 
A handful of Apple patents have been ruled invalid, throwing doubt on a landmark trial that awarded huge damages to the smartphone maker. The US Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that 20 patents relating to scroll technology "lack novelty". In August … 
Samsung Series 7 Slate PC with Windows 8. The laptop as you know it is about to change dramatically. The line between laptop and tablet is becoming blurred, and within the next few weeks the PC aisle at your local tech store will be filled with hybrid laptops … 
Apple is reportedly testing an update to iOS 6, which is expected to roll-out "in the coming weeks", reports BGR. Citing "reliable Apple sources", the site mentions that the iOS 6.0.1 update is currently being tested with multiple US carriers and likely to address …