Hello friends! Welcome to 2013. To kick off the new year, we thought we'd answer the question we hear all the time: What is iCloud, anyway?

iCloud is a free service from Apple, available to users of Macs (with at least OS X 10.7 Lion), and PC's (with at least Windows Vista), and iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches (with at least iOS 5).

Perhaps to steer media attention away from the iOS 6 Maps debacle, Apple introduced a bunch of cool new stuff this week. Here's what's on offer:

In case you have been traveling in the Himalayas in the last month, you may have heard that Apple introduced a new product. It's the long-awaited iPhone 5.

Apple just released a new version of their Mac operating system, as you are probably aware. So, what's it all about?

Yesterday, at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced a whole great big pile of new Apple stuff. Here are the top 8 new products and services.

Well, the sad day finally came, as we knew it would, where there's been a major malware (or, as more commonly and inaccurately called, virus) outbreak on Macs. It's called Flashback, and you don't want it.

Apple has made a bunch of noise about iCloud, its new free online service for users of Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Windows PC's. Here's what we think is useful in iCloud, and what we think is not so great.

We've got lots of recent press, events, and news to share.

Hey, Mac user! Still using MobileMe for your mail, calendar, contacts, Find My iDevice, or anything else? The good news is that you don't have to pay for it any more. The bad news is that it's time for you to start making plans to move out, because Apple will be relocating you to iCloud in a few short months.

Use your iPhone this season to stay organized when shopping for gifts, do some holiday cooking, play with the kids, and generally have fun celebrating. These 10 holiday apps for iPhone will add a note of cheer at this time of year.