Apple Is Starting to Get Exciting Again

The lineup of Apple products hasn't changed all that much from when Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO nearly three years ago. Sure, there's a plastic iPhone model, a tinier tablet and a new desktop that looks like a little black garbage can, but for the most part, Apple remains a smartphone company that also sells tablets, computers and downloadable content.

Every few months, CEO Tim Cook gives Apple fanboys just enough rope to keep their hopes tethered to the brand. He said this time last year that there would be "really great stuff coming in the fall, and across all of 2014." Yet, the company hasn't released anything of note in the first half of this year. He said in February that "there will be new categories" of products, but there's no telling when. Read more...