Samsung’s Real Threat to Apple
When the iPhone was introduced, a Sr. Apple exec put the iPhone on a table in front of me and asked me what I saw? I replied by saying that I saw a black piece of glass on the table. …
The Strategic Importance of Intel’s New CEO
This morning Intel finally announced the successor to current CEO, Paul Otellini. Otellini steps down later this month and new CEO, Brian Krzanich, who is currently their COO, will then become CEO.
Here is a short background on Krzanich:
Brian M. Krzanich …
The Next Evolution In User Interfaces
With the introduction of the iPhone, Apple introduced the touch UI and literally changed the way people interact with their smartphones. When they extended the touch UI to the iPad, it set in motion an industry stampede to create PCs, …
The Revenge of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs’ original vision for Apple was to own the PC market. When he and Steve Wozniak created the original Apple PC, they fully expected to be the company that brought the PC to the masses. However, once IBM came …
The New Era of “Good Enough” Computing
A few weeks back I was one of the first to write about Windows Blue and in this column I discussed how Windows Blue could be used on tablets in the 7” to 10” range as well as in clamshell’s …
A Killer App for Google Glass
There has been a lot of talk and excitement about Google Glass. This product has caught the imagination of the Technorati and has even garnered feedback from the mainstream media by way of reports that Google Glass would be barred …
What Microsoft Needs to Do With Windows Blue
By now you probably have been hearing about a major update to Windows 8 called Windows Blue.
Various tech sites have written about it after Win8China wrote about it and suggested it would have tighter integration with Microsoft’s search engine Bing. …
Does the World Need Another Mobile OS?
There has been a lot of news about mobile operating systems lately. In the news of late has been the launch of the Firefox Mobile OS, LG’s purchase of webOS and Samsung’s renewed focus on Tizen. Given the fact that …
The History and Role of Analysts
Analysts often take a beating by the new media generation. Many simply look at the term analyst and wonder what in the world this community does. More importantly, many in the media use the term analyst liberally and don’t understand …
Is Apple Finished Disrupting Markets?
One of the things Apple has demonstrated over its lifetime is that it has become the great disruptor. When the Mac came on the scene in 1984 and introduced computer users to the graphical user interface, it shook up the …
Why I Hope Blackberry (a.k.a RIM) is Not Doomed
About 6 months before the original Blackberry email pager was introduced, I got a call from RIM asking if I would be part of their beta testing program before they released it. At the time, which was late 1998, the …
Smartphones Become the New Hub of Our Digital Lifestyles
In the winter of 2000, Steve Jobs took the stage at MacWorld and laid out what we now consider a very forward thinking idea. He said that the “Mac would become the center of our digital lifestyle.” We did not …
Would I Buy A Phablet?
One of the more unique smartphone designs in the market are ones that sport a 5.3″ to 6.1″ screen and are called Phablets by some in the industry. We call them tweeners as they are a cross between a large …
Big Thinkers, Disruptive Technologies at CES
This will be my 10th year moderating a Super Session at CES called “Big Thinkers, Disruptive Technologies.” Anyone going to CES can attend any Super Session’s as these are the only major conference sessions open to all attendees. http://cesweb.org/Conference-Program/SuperSessions.aspx
Each year …
Should Apple Make a Hybrid or Convertible PC?
In a Tech.pinions piece I wrote a few weeks back, I stated that in our talks with IT directors they have been sharing with us their interested in the hybrids or convertibles that are just starting to get into the …
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