Once again Conan O’Brien successfully circumvents Apple’s reality distortion field with an updated version of the new iPad mini commercial that reveals the real reason you’re probably going to pre-order it tomorrow. Hint: it has nothing to do with the smaller form factor, but everything to do with the empty void in your sad life. [YouTube via CNET] More »
Apple doesn’t want you buying cables for your iPhone 5 (or new iPads) from anyone other than Apple, because it charges a fat $20 for each one. Luckily, we can now confirm a flood of cheap knockoff cables are real. More »
From the first time we saw the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, we’ve been thinking: “Well, that’s great, but can it be a little smaller?” Done. You can now buy a beautiful, bright, pixel-perfect display attached to a souped-up ultrabook. More »
Surface was the single biggest genuine tech surprise of the year so far. Microsoft tantalized us with a tablet that made the iPad look stale. Its snap-on keyboard made all laptops look immediately old fashioned. And it promised The Future of Computers. More »
The tech aficionados of the world are slowly getting their hands on the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its new Retina Display loveliness, and not surprisingly, it’s a thing of beauty. The body is lighter, the screen is crisp—now all we need is more software to take advantage of that gorgeous display. More »
Great news for anyone who’s lusted after the gorgeous retina display on the MacBook Pro—but has been hesitant to drop $2,200 or make room for a 15-inch laptop. Apple has officially announced a 13-inch version of its portable workstation, with a 2560 x 1600 Retina Display. That’s just a slight drop in resolution from the 15-incher. More »
Last year’s Droid RAZR paired a revelatory design with a lousy screen and lousier battery life. This year’s updates—the Droid RAZR HD and the Droid RAZR MAXX HD—put both of those weaknesses squarely in their crosshairs. More »
Now that the iPhone 5 is out, there’s just one more thing for Apple nerds to freak out over: The iPad Mini. Rumors have been cropping up like crazy the past few weeks—enough to start putting together what we’ll actually see from a 7-inch Apple tablet. And once Apple’s event gets started in earnest, you’ll be able to follow along in our iPad Mini liveblog. More »
There’s little doubt Sony’s monstrous 84-inch 4k TV will be a high resolution atom bomb of a TV. There’s also no doubt it costs $25,000, about as much as an actual atom bomb. Hisense is selling a 4k unit for under $6,000. Do the math. More »
Google’s having a rough day, but here’s some good news: It has a new Chromebook, and this time it’s $250. That’s pretty amazing. More »
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