In his announcement that the iPad will go on sale in early April, Apple boss Steve Jobs describes the device as "magical," but some of the spells it casts seem more like the work of Lord Voldemort than Harry Potter.

Apple iPad's gorgeous 9.7-inch touchscreen display uses liquid crystal display technology with a few unusual twists to offer a wide viewing angle.

Apple's iPad tablet meets with a mixed response, with users poking fun at the device's name and complaining about missing features, even as they applaud the gorgeous hardware.

Steve Jobs has finally unveiled Apple's long-awaited tablet, the iPad. While it falls short of being the revolutionary media device it was hyped up to be, it's a beautiful piece of hardware and has a few great things going for it.

It's not like any of these features will ever pop up on the Apple Tablet. But hey, gadget geeks can dream too, you know.

The industry standard for hard drives has moved on from ATA to newer SATA devices. But if you have an old ATA drive, you can still put it to good use by installing it in your Mac Pro desktop.

Yair Reiner, an analyst for Oppenheimer, has lit some incense, drained his tea-cup and stared deep into the pattern of the remaining leaves. The fates have thus communicated to him the following ?fact?: Apple will ship a 10.1-inch touch-screen tablet in spring 2010.

Sometimes it makes sense to wipe the slate clean when your Mac's hard drive is bogged down by the remains of long-forgotten applications. We'll show you how to wipe the cobwebs away and start fresh.

Apple has sent a clear message to any developers who try to game its iTunes App Store: Software developer Molinker has been kicked out, along with over 1000 of its iPhone application

New iMacs, MacBooks, a Mac Mini and a multitouch mouse could be coming very soon. Here's a summary of everything we've heard about new Macs due for arrival in the next month.

Apple today releases upgrades for its Mac family, as well as the multitouch "Magic Mouse."

Embattled Mac clone maker Psystar releases a new tool that promises to let you install Mac OS X on almost any computer.

Mac OS X Leopard 10.6.2 will break your hackintosh. The forthcoming OS update will not run on the Intel Atom processor, a rather petty move from Apple which, if true, will break many netbooks which have been hacked to run as more than passable Macs.

We said that we would have to wait for a final release of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to be sure whether Apple had really killed off support for the Intel Atom processor, and we were right.

Apple?s carefully thought out notebook designs, and the clean lines of the iconic Apple Stores, make things very easy for smash and grab thieves.

Some have called Snow Leopard little more than a But under its furry black and white skin, the $30 upgrade is worth it, and will reach into every corner of your Mac to speed things up. Surprisingly, Snow Leopard?s biggest improvements are to your hardware. Think of it as a tune-up for your machine.

A disgruntled iPhone customer sues Apple and AT&T, alleging that the companies' marketing misled customers to believe that multimedia messaging service would be available by June.

Making the leap to Snow Leopard this weekend? Check out Wired's How-To Wiki for tips and info on upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6. Got advice? Contribute.

The Apple tablet rumors are coming so thick and fast now that the big surprise would be for Apple not to announce one. The austere and reliable Financial Times has just thrown into the game with an article which confirms a September release for the new oversized iPod Touch, a timing which ties in nicely to Apple?s yearly September iPod announcements.

We've all heard the rumors: Apple is going to be releasing some kind of touch-screen tablet computer, either in September or 1st quarter 2010 (depending upon the source). We don't know the details -- but what I do know is that for a geek like me, another little piece of sci-fi futurism from my youth is about to hit the market, and I couldn't be more excited.

Another analyst is stepping up to bat with his predictions on the rumored touchscreen tablet from Apple. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research claims hearing the tablet will sport an 8- to 10-inch OLED screen and an ARM Holdings dual-core Core9x chipset. He believes the device will cost $900 and ship first quarter of 2010.

Many blogs spat out rumors prior to WWDC about what Apple would announce. Some turned out to be spot on, and others utterly false. Wired.com grades each publication for its accuracy (including ourselves).

Apple lowers the prices on its MacBooks, shaving hundreds of dollars off each model. An analyst explains what these price cuts are intended to accomplish.

Apple is making a big push to net more business users with the newest iteration of the iPhone. The company touts beefed up security and more data encryption. But Cupertino's wonder device still pales in comparison to the BlackBerry.

Live coverage of Apple?s Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 begins at 10 a.m. PT. Live blogging courtesy of Brian X. Chen and Priya Ganapati, accompanied by photographer Jon Snyder.

Live coverage of Apple?s Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 begins at 10 a.m. PT. Live blogging courtesy of Brian X. Chen and Priya Ganapati, accompanied by photographer Jon Snyder.

An analyst has suggested that it's very likely Apple will release a touchscreen tablet based on the iPhone operating system in 2010. Evidence of this is a slew of recent clues from the company and its partners.

There is a default setting on your MacBook that needs to be changed ASAP: Turn off ?Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer.? I didn't, and my laptop almost fried.

Avant-gardist Zoe Keating, who fuses technology and classical music, gives Wired.com a preview of her forthcoming CD.

Apple is rounding up an army of chip designers, which means the company will be able to develop exclusive features for its gadgets and better guard secrets from rivals.

An iPhone app developer says his company stands to lose $600,000 due to Apple's refusal to give him an answer on whether his iPhone app has been accepted or not.