According to the drawings included in the patent, what Apple means by “non-electronic surfaces”, is that Apple Pencil may evolve not only beyond being bound to the iPad Pro, it may very well become so ubiquitous a device, that it could be used anywhere, with anything, quite literally.

Word has it of a possible retirement of the iconic, and best-selling, laptop, by the Fall of 2018, and if history taught us anything, there are three main reasons for Apple to wait till the last minute to discontinue the MacBook Air.

The addition of this “sports gear” to Windows 10 Pro may not necessarily mean that Microsoft is planning to downsize Windows 10 S, which may still be available after the upgrade, as a standalone license, for users who want to stick with a mobile experience.

Effective next month, Microsoft Windows 10’s stock security suite, Windows Defender, will expand its list of “unwanted software”, to fake “optimizer” apps, and automatically remove them from all systems where Windows Defender is in use as primary security software.