The other equally big news was the introduction of ApplePay - a method of paying for something with the Watch or new iPhone. Everyone wants to get into the mobile payment business - think of Square - by making transactions easy, secure and profitable. Since Apple has hundreds of millions of credit cards on file with their iTunes accounts, they have a good start in this rapidly expanding field and they may have solved both convenience and security problems in one blow.

Right now we do not know if there really is a big smart watch market out there - check back in six months!

                               - Gary  (Email me here with questions or comments) 

Ransomware is the latest threat to your PC/smartphone/tablet.
It's software that gets installed when you visit the wrong web site or install a bad app. It's more dangerous than most malware since it locks (encrypts) your files and requires you to pay a ransom to have them unlocked or they may just take the money and run. It is real - a good friend found out the hardware. This article gives more insight into this latest threat.

Looking for a really low cost PC?
If you want a really inexpensive PC a cloud based device may work. These machines have typically run Google's Chrome operating system but now there's a Windows version.
This article describes the the new $200 Windows cloud based PC
This article compares the Windows and Chrome versions both made by HP
Cloud storage is plummeting in price and these computers offer it free for the first two years - that's a $50 value at current prices.
It's pretty hard to believe that a big company like HP will survive long in the PC business selling $200 commodity products - likely at a loss up front. Of course these are the same folks that figured out how to sell $3 worth of ink for $40!
Warning - Do your homework because these are not just cheap PCs - they have unique limitations based on the cloud connection.