Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

When Steve Jobs revealed the first iPad in 2010, a new category of portable computer was born. It was a daring move, a novel form factor combined with a new user interface for a PC. It’s worth ...

The dividing lines between Apple products are clear. Apple makes phones and tablets that run iOS, and laptops and desktop computers than run macOS. But it’s time for Apple to start breaking down those ...

Some folks (myself included) have been able to shift a good portion of work tasks from conventional laptops to tablets. This usually involves pairing the tablet, Android or iPad, with a small external ...

Apple has been pushing hard on two fronts to redefine the laptop. Which one wins? Read on. Apple CEO Tim Cook famously said last year that he was traveling with the iPad Pro and "other than the iPhone ...

With iOS 11 on iPad Pro, Apple figures out that touch screens are good for laptops, but its improvements don't go far enough. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing ...

The iPad has never been a full-fledged computer. At its launch back in 2010, it was mocked for having a large screen without a typical large-screen operating system like macOS or Windows, and it was ...

Reader Clint Grosse, like many people, faces the “laptop or iPad” decision. He writes: I want to purchase either a 13-inch MacBook or iPad soon. I would only use either when traveling and would ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Once, tablets were viewed as physically and computationally lightweight devices that could do a few things well but were no match for the power and interface flexibility offered by notebooks.