She monitors Maggie’s smartphone time — and that of her 6-year-old sister, Kayla — and does not see the harm in short sessions on her Samsung Galaxy a few times a day.

I doubt that Samsung poses a real threat to Apple's core business, and even with the popularity of Samsung's phones and tablets, Apple still remains king of the hill.

More than anything your correspondent has seen so far, the Samsung tablet actually comes closest to being a worthy replacement for his dead palmtop.