Archive for the ‘Tablets’ Category
Samsung ATIV SmartPC 500T: Intel Strikes Back
Over the course of the Windows 8/RT industry discussions, ARM-based tablets have received the lion’s share of the discussion. This has been particularly true with Microsoft’s announcement of Surface RT. Does this mean Intel cannot deliver a competitive tablet solution? …
Of Tablets, Phones, and Apps
This began life as a reply to a comment on Part 4 of John Kirk’s “Why Android Is Winning the Battles, But Google Is Losing the War,” but quickly got out of hand.
John’s post sparked a discussion of Apple’s and …
Things I Prefer to do on my iPad versus my Surface
Last week, I covered areas and usage models where I preferred to use Microsoft Surface over my Apple iPad(s). I was actually surprised I would like Surface in so many areas given it is such a new device and ecosystem. …
In Praise of Old-fashioned PCs
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I’m a big fan of tablets, especially the iPad. Altrhough I find myself spending more and more time with a tablet and less and less with a traditional computer, I can’t imagine getting by without a Windows PC …
Ten Things I prefer to do on Microsoft Surface versus my Apple iPad
My primary tablet of choice for years has been Apple’s iPad. The iPad, iPad 2, and the New (now old) iPad (3). This is after trying at least 20 other tablets with Android phone, Android tablet, …
Why Does Microsoft Make It So Hard?
Are you planning to use a new Microsoft Surface for business? You might want to think again, at least if you are concerned about legal niceties.
At ZDnet, Windows guru Ed Bott examines the strangely complex legalities of using Microsoft Office …
Why Surface Will Be Good for the iPad–and the Rest of Us
For the past 2 1/2 years, iPad as has ruled the world of tablets. Except for Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, both special-purpose devices dedicated to consumption, there has been no competition worth mentioning. But …
Microsoft Pulls it Together (Almost) for Windows 8 Launch
I attended Microsoft’s launch last week for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Surface. While launch day is only one milestone in a string of milestones, launch day is the one day that everything must come together, the day …
Windows, iOS, and Android All Have Something to Prove This Week
Prior to Apple developing iOS and over the last 25 years, there had never been much of a threat to the Windows ecosystem. With iOS, Apple proved many things, including the value of a holistic experience delivered through purpose-built …
Why Maps are “Really” Important to Apple
In my last Apple Maps column I discussed why Apple would have delivered a suboptimal maps experience. This analysis was really a short term view of why they would do this, and the answer was Wall Street. Net-net, Apple would …
HP’s Surprising Tablet Attack
I recently attended HP’s Securities Analyst Meeting (SAM) where HP made its case to Wall Street on why investors should believe in
the company and buy the stock. I will write about the conference later when I have thought through …
Apple Maps: Decision by Wall Street?
Just as we all start to get sick of reading and debating the Apple Maps debacle, a new interesting thread, issue, or new piece of information comes up. This time, it was, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook apologizing for the lousy …
Without Metro Apps, Innovative Touch-based Windows 8 Consumer Hardware is Meaningless
Last week at IFA in Berlin, Germany, HP, Dell, Samsung, and Sony announced some very unique hardware designs for Windows 8. They included touch notebooks, convertibles, sliders, flippers, hybrids, and tablets that can take advantage of Microsoft’s Metro touch-based UI. …
How Significant is the Synaptics ThinTouch, ForcePad and ClearPad Technology?
As I have cited previously, human computer interface (HCI) changes have defined the winners of the last decade in the phone, tablet, and premium PC and game console markets. I believe this will continue into the future. As important …
Deciphering Microsoft’s Latest Windows Blog on Windows RT
For over 20 years, I worked with Microsoft as a customer or a technology partner. Microsoft has a huge job in guiding their enormous Windows ecosystem down certain paths, and over those two decades I have seen …
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