Phablet

With the announcement of 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus yesterday, Apple is officially jumping on the bandwagon of “phablets” — phones with big, tablet-like screen — after years of resistance. Why the change? Because the tide has changed and phablets have gained…

Earlier this year, Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins questioned the future of tablets in a Bloomberg interview, saying that “in five years, I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore.” Indeed, the release of…