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" ...

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 ...

Regular readers know I like using my iPad instead of a laptop whenever possible. I am regularly contacted by those wanting to get rid of the laptop and use an iPad as I do. Doing so is not for ...

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 ...

Last week I wrote about how Apple should make an iOS laptop, and unsurprisingly, a lot of people reacted strongly to that suggestion! The conversation made me consider where iOS needs to be improved, ...

Should your next laptop be an iPad Air? Given the iPad Air’s powerful processor and ultra-light weight (just 1 pound), it’s tempting to leave the laptop at home—or forgo buying one in the future. But ...

The personal computer has changed dramatically over the last decade. Desktops haven’t disappeared, but they’ve been replaced in popularity by laptops, which in turn are now threatened by tablets. All ...

There are 2 types of people in higher ed. Those sane people who use a laptop for work, and an iPad for content consumption. And those crazy people who almost totally replace their laptop with an iPad.

I am a tablet man, specifically an iPad man. I do love my trusty, iconic, MacBook Air laptop. But, except for heavy writing, I’m likelier to grab my iPad Air or even my diminutive iPad mini to get ...

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 ...

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 ...