For years, tech influencers and bloggers have been accused of being blindly in love with Apple. These men and women live to gush about Apple products and bash Microsoft and others in the process. So it was remarkable to observe the tech influencers this week in their near unanimous approval of Microsoft’s new operating system. This headline on msnbc.com stopped me cold: Windows 8 Does What Apple Doesn’t. new interface that Microsoft says embodies simplicity and gives you control. There is even a name these devotees: fanboys. Talk about an about-face. MORE >>

Apple is one of those com panies where everyone seems to have an opinion. Though it may be difficult to deny the success of such an innovative and profitable organization, Apple is losing its way and the very technology and brand image that has made it great, may be its undoing. It’s impossible to speak of Apple’s success without giving credit to the late, great Steve Jobs. This rise was possible with the creation of Apple Mac, iPod, iTune and iPhone, and Jobs was the was captain of the team that delivered one great new technology after another. History Lesson. MORE >>

Apple is not taking the war on iOS lying down. It's getting a little busy in Cupertino's legal counsel these days, and without suing their current nemesis, Google , outright, Apple seems to be throwing their significant market weight around. An early flashpoint in the return of Steve Jobs to Apple was the agreed upon cessation of legal wrangling with Microsoft over the famous "look and feel" lawsuit that claimed Windows had borrowed heavily from the Macintosh. Microsoft didn't lose, per se, but they didn't have to get the verdict handed down from the courts. MORE >>

I didn’t get an original iPad. did, of course, buy the iPad 2. If It Works on the iPad… Up and down compatibility is always a challenge. If a website, blog, social media marketing campaign, or any other aspect of internet marketing appears nicely and navigates properly on an iPad, it will work on the more robust platforms such as the standard desktop. Unlike big-screen advertising, an iPad-positioned piece of marketing will normally be mostly accessible from a smartphone. Apple knows it. Even Microsoft knows it. It’ll be short. MORE >>

iPad 2 is here. The new iPad has the following improvements: iPad 2 is 33% thinner. iPad 2 is 15% lighter. iPad 2 has dual-core processing = faster surfing, movies, FaceTime video calls and multi-tasking. iPad 2 maintains 10 hour battery life. HD cameras to enable FaceTime for iPad 2. iPad 2 smart cover protects the screen and doubles as a stand. Video mirroring: Plug your iPad into your HDTV – even when you rotate from portrait to landscape or zoom will work. iPad 2 covers come in 10 different colors. pound iPad. MORE >>