Now that the iPad line has split into two families, the Mini and the Retina, it might make you wonder where the iPad, as a product, is heading. I’ve wondered it, too, even going back to the days before the Mini. The third-gen Retina Display iPad was such a complete product that it made me …

Apple has unleashed a ton of new iOS devices this holiday season: no fewer than four new products, covering an entire range of sizes and uses. iPhone 5, fifth-gen iPod Touch, fourth-gen iPad with Retina Display, and, of course, the iPad Mini: these join other devices still sold by Apple including the fourth-gen iPod Touch, iPad 2, iPhone 4, and …

On November 2nd, Apple will release the iPad Mini Wi-fi model in three memory configurations. $329 for 16GB, $429 for 32GB, and $529 for 64GB. Two weeks later on November 16th, we’ll see Wi-fi + 4G model hit the shelves at $459 for 16GB, $559 for 32GB, and $659 for 64GB. The new tablet is 7.2mm thick and weighs 0.68 …

How good is the iPhone 5’s call quality, and most importantly, how it does it compare across carriers? We addressed some of the iPhone 5’s call quality in our CNET review and follow-up stories, but let’s take a listen to the Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T models side-by-side. Is there a difference in audio quality? For our quick test, I made …

A mock-up of a potential iPad Mini. 9to5Mac Editors’ note, October 16, 2012: Updated after the release of Apple’s October 23 invite. There have been rumors of a smaller, 7-inch iPad since…well, since there was an iPad. The iPad Mini, as it’s being called lately, initially seemed to some like a silly idea: why would you need a smaller iPad? …

The so-called “iPad Mini” is the Sasquatch of the gadget world. Rumored for years, the smaller iPad looms ever closer to reality, with rumors of an imminent announcement and release ramping up nearly every day. The gadget blogosphere, bolstered by a recent flurry of leaked photos and specs, seems to be taking the existence of the iPad Mini as an …

Sad about your beloved iOS 5 Maps app getting nuked in favor of Apple’s new Maps app? Do you miss Street View? Well, Google’s come to the rescue to some extent, via its maps.google.com Web app, which launched Street View functionality today. For iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad owners, using the Web-based version of Google Maps is as easy as …

Back before the iPhone 5 was a known quantity, back before we even knew it was definitely going to have a larger screen, the iPhone was already a great gaming handheld. Millions of people know that. Gamers may hate to admit it, because the iPhone lacks physical buttons. It doesn’t matter. What the iPhone did to mobile gaming has reverberated …

So, what’s the killer feature of the iPhone 5? Arguably, its speed. Or, is it the screen? A lot of parts of Apple’s latest iPhone have been tweaked top to bottom, and the first challenge you might find is picking a few apps that take advantage of the iPhone 5 fully. Screenshot by Scott Stein I expect many more in …

After a week of using the iPhone 5, I’ve posted my review of Apple’s new phone on CNET. Which brings me to wondering: how much can a familiar-looking device that we’ve seemingly known about for months be capable of surprising anyone, much less a tech editor? For me, the iPhone 5 surprised in the following ways. The weightShaving about an …