BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins wants the world to know that he's a visionary. By 2018, he sees a future that's so advanced it's gone all the way back to 2009 because by then this whole tablet thing will have gone the way of the dodo. 

Apple and Samsung are scheduled for a due-over in their ongoing patent infringement fight now that Federal Judge Lucy Koh has set a date for a new damages trial for November 12. The trial will determine damages owed to Apple as part of a court victory from August 2012.

If you're looking for the best after-purchase support for your computer, smartphone, or tablet, Apple is the way to go, according to Consumer Reports latest tech support study. Apple has come out as the top customer support company for the past ten years, and this year managed to beat its previous high score by four points.

Microsoft has released a new ad for the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone smartphone, an ad that mocks fans of both Apple and Samsung devices. The commercial poses each party as guests at a wedding and draws upon memes that will be familiar to the echo chamber, causing Bryan Chaffin to wonder who the target is.

Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 3 percent on Monday, goosed in part on rumors that the company could begin selling the next iPhone in July. $AAPL closed at US$430.12, a gain of $12.915 (+3.10 percent), on heavy volume of 22.8 million shares.

One of the six remaining functional Apple I computers is up for sale in an auction we can only describe as drool-worthy. In addition to the Apple I, which is expected to bring between US$260,000-$400,000, there is a working Apple Lisa, a working Altair 8800, a Pascaline calculator built by Blaise Pascal, and not one, but two Enigmas.

The Mac Observer's Managing Editor Jeff Gamet joined The BIG Show from the British Tech Network to talk about one-way Google, Netflix, and an unfortunate -- yet funny in a 12 year old boy kind of way -- photograph from the Mars rover.

Google released Google Search 3.0 for the iPhone and iPad on Monday, bringing with it Google Now. The new feature, which first appeared on Android 4.1-based smartphones, gives users information based on their current activities, such as traffic reports before leaving for work and flight updates when they're traveling.

The 2013 J.D. Power U.S. Tablet Satisfaction survey results are out, and Apple took the top spot with it's popular iPad. Apple's tablet also scored a five out of five circle rating, and this marks the second year in a row the iPad was ranked as the best tablet.

John Martellaro, Senior Editor for Analysis & Reviews at The Mac Observer, will be a guest on The Tech Night Owl LIVE with Gene Steinberg, Saturday night, April 27th on GCN Radio. He'll talk about the 'power and scope' of Apple and how, even when there's a product lull, the company can't be underestimated. And more.