There's no question that this is one of the best desktops the company has ever shipped.
FORTUNE -- Just how thin can a computer get? Arguably not much more than Apple's new iMac. It is incredibly slim.
When Apple (APPL) took the wraps off the new desktop, many thought the iMac a two-dimensional mock-up -- not a real product. But real it is. At its thinnest, near the computer's edge, the iMac measures MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 4, 2012 9:58 AM ET
Also: are we becoming cyborgs?
What it was like launching the doomed iPad magazine The Daily [GIZMODO]
Nobody outside of the building knew what we were doing. Not even the Post or Journal. With the haphazard office space and lack of room to accommodate everyone, it felt like a startup and we functioned as such. In those first few months, we had weekly happy hours and powwows. I terrorized the staff by MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 4, 2012 6:30 AM ET
Also: why Windows 8 sales are so darned slow; standing desks in the workplace.
McAfee comes out of hiding to talk about life on the run [CNN]
McAfee is so fearful, he says, that he carries up to a dozen disposable cell phones at one time. He estimates he has gone through 200 since he fled more than three weeks ago.
In fact, he only agreed to an interview with CNN after a number MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 3, 2012 5:29 AM ET
Also: Why HP should have listened to its CFO; is Foursquare overvalued?
HP should have listened to its CFO [FORTUNE]
As Fortune wrote in its May cover story How Hewlett-Packard lost its way:
"...with no warning to Apotheker, Lesjak made an impassioned case against the acquisition before the board. "I can't support it," she told the directors, according to a person who was present. "I don't think it's a good idea. I don't think we're ready. I think it's MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 21, 2012 5:30 AM ET
Also: Why Intel's outgoing CEO won't be remembered for mobile; tablet options causing shopping confusion.
Yahoo shares reach 18-month high as investors warm to new CEO [REUTERS]
"Money managers are staring to want to own this name again," said Colin Gillis, an analyst with BGC Partners.
"For the amount of traffic they have, and the assets they have, they should be able to squeeze some value out of that," Gillis said, referring to Yahoo. MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 20, 2012 6:30 AM ET
With profits down, the company that spawned Mario desperately needs a hit. But is the Wii U it?
FORTUNE -- Can Nintendo do with the Wii U what it did with the Wii? When Nintendo launched that console in 2006, the oddly named system changed the way millions of players interacted with games with a controller that recognized gestures. This time, Nintendo aims to repeat that success, this time by including a MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 20, 2012 5:00 AM ET
Also: Intel's CEO retiring in May; Cisco acquires Meraki.
Early builds of Apple's upcoming OS X10.9 include Siri and Maps integration [9 TO 5 MAC]
In addition to that, Apple plans to integrate its so-far criticized and controversial mapping service into OS X as a framework for developers, according to people familiar with early testing. Like on iOS devices, if the feature moves past early testing, developers will be able to embed a MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 19, 2012 12:11 PM ET
Also: Windows head Steve Sinofsky gets ousted; Apple giving out more employee perks?
Murder suspect John McAfee: I'm innocent [WIRED]
McAfee, 67, is the prime suspect in a murder discovered Sunday morning in Belize. Convinced that he'll be killed if he's taken into custody for questioning, the millionaire antivirus pioneer has gone into hiding somewhere in the Central American nation, where he moved in 2008 to retire. Starting at 10:30 this morning, Belize MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 13, 2012 5:30 AM ET
Also: Why Apple and HTC settled their patent fight; YouTube readies another round of convent investment.
Why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation [THE VERGE]
Apple's victory over Samsung is much less a predictor of future succes than you might think. Apple had essentially a perfect storm of facts in the Samsung case: the large number of Samsung devices that look exactly like Apple devices, the internal Samsung evidence showing the MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 12, 2012 5:30 AM ET
Also: Priceline buying Kayak for $1.8 billion; how Gangham Style went viral.
Priceline to buy Kayak for $1.8 billion [SKIFT]
I think this a great deal, and Priceline is probably among the best acquirers in Internet history, I would even say as good as Cisco of yore. Booking.com turned out to be among the best acquisitions ever, so did its buyout of Agoda.com, and now Kayak, which they will keep separate, could MORE
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With a background in consumer products and pop culture trends, JP Mangalindan has brought his ability to spot the next big things to his coverage of the tech industry for Fortune.com, writing on topics as diverse as the evolution of net neutrality and the influence of social media. A graduate of Fordham University, Mangalindan has written for GQ, Popular Science, Entertainment Weekly, and nymag.com. He lives in San Francisco.
