Apple releases iOS 7.0.4

Apple has just released its iOS 7.0.4 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch lineups. The new software version is now available to all users with an iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad Air, iPad (third and fourth generations), iPad 2, iPad mini or fifth-generation iPod touch. The release is a minor update with bug fixes including a fix for a FaceTime issue that impacted all devices. It follows iOS 7.0.3, which was pushed out in late October with a number of updates, not the least of which was the ability to disable the zooming transition animations that were making some users sick.

Buy or Don't Buy: New, Thinner iPad

Apple just went ballistic with a slew of new product announcements: the iPad Air, iPad Mini Retina Display, Macbook Pro 13 and 15-inch models, and the Mac Pro desktop.  Nothing revolutionary here, but solid improvements.

The questions are:

Is the retina display on the iPad mini worth an extra $100?
Will there be enough inventory for the holiday buying season?
Will the improvements to the Macbook get Windows 8 users to switch?
Is anyone outside of Hollywood going to buy a $3000 desktop computer?