In the final quarter of 2011, Apple sold more iPads than any traditional computer maker sold PCs. Are we headed toward what Apple calls a “post-PC” era? A former Apple director of 10 years suggests an interesting reason for the company’s positioning of “post-PC” devices. Read more »
On Wednesday when it introduced the new iPad, Apple took great care to show you how you can do even more with this new category of mobile device, especially things you might have done previously on a PC. Read more »
Microsoft and Intel unveiled initiatives Tuesday that show how the Wintel partners are trying to separately navigate a new post-PC world. Microsoft unveiled Windows 8, which will work on ARM-based tablets and computers while Intel announced a partnership with Google to optimize its chips for Android. Read more »
It’s going to be a mobile Internet world and we’ll just live in it. That’s the conclusion of IDC,which is forecasting that mobile Internet users will grow by an annual compound growth rate of 16.6 percent through 2015, when they will pass wireline PC users. Read more »
We now have seamless connectivity via mobile devices; people can always be connected. This connectivity offers an opportunity to create a different kind of Internet experience that’s more immersive and interactive. That persistent connection is what allows us to create and experience the Alive Web. Read more »
The iPad 2 may have only just arrived, but I’ve spent enough time with the device to get a good sense of what it’s still missing. In the spirit of the post-PC era, here are three experiences I’d like to see introduced with the next iPad. Read more »
Speaking at a event yesterday in Santa Clara, CA, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that the “iPad is for the normal people of the world,” not necessarily the tech savvy crowd he was addressing. Wozniak’s statement has the ring of truth, but is it really accurate? Read more »
Today marks the 35th birthday of Apple, and though the company has undergone many changes, in terms of its fortunes and its business focus, it’s still a leader when it comes to innovation. Can we expect that to continue for another 35 years? Read more »
IDC reports that the iPad’s share of the tablet market fell from 93 percent to 73 percent last quarter. That doesn’t mean that much, since Apple had no competition when it started out. More interesting is how Apple’s post-PC products are doing in general. Read more »
Apple’s redesigned MacBook Air is selling very well, having reached 1.1 million units shipped in its first quarter of availability according to analyst estimates. But don’t think that just because Apple’s newest PC is succeeding, its post-PC rhetoric is mere iPad 2 marketing babble. Read more »
The iPad and smartphones are ushering in a post-PC age. Regardless of whether you think we’re already living in the post-PC era, or just standing on its cusp, there are steps that businesses with distributed workforces should take now to ensure they won’t be left behind. Read more »
Does iPad 2 live up to the enormous amount of hype surrounding it? The answer is yes, and this research note explains why. We examine new features on the device and how they will help Apple grasp an even tighter hold on the tablet market, what that means for competitors like Google and Samsung and why the device could be the best example yet of computing in what Steve Jobs calls “the post-PC world.” Companies mentioned in this report include Apple, Motorola, Samsung and Google. For a full list of companies, and to read the full research note, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
