Arm’s interest in buying part of Intel’s chip business shows how much the tech industry has been transformed by the mobile productivity philosophy articulated in the early days by the Apple Newton.

A recent online conference dedicated to Apple’s much-maligned Newton drew dozens of fans from around the world — including Steve Wozniak and other Apple alumni. After the 2020 Worldwide Online Newton ...

In the grand scheme of things, 1992 is such recent history that it barely qualifies as history. When it comes to portable gadgets, however, it’s an era that’s nearly unrecognizable to us 21st-century ...

We all carry touch screen computers around in our pockets these days, but before the smartphone revolution, there was the personal digital assistant (PDA). While it wasn’t a commercial success, one of ...

WaterField Designs is celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary and April Fools’ with a couple of new carrying cases for vintage ...

It’s a little more colorful and generally more exciting-looking, but doesn’t this Gotive H42 wireless PDA look remarkably like the old Apple Newton that expired back in 1998? Of course, it does add ...

Once upon a time, Apple needed a big idea, and it came in the form of a portable computer that could fit in your pocket. No, not the iPhone–that would come later. First, there was Newton. Though it ...

The Newton MessagePad is probably the single most underrated product in Apple’s entire history. Now, thanks to a new eBay auction, you can get your hands on one of the rarest Newtons ever created. The ...