Archive for June, 2011
The iPhone 4 Dominates Flickr – What This Says About The Future
News broke yesterday highlighting the fact that the iPhone 4 has become the most popular camera in the Flickr community. There are many ways to look at this information. We could point out that in …
Do Consumers Want Tablets or iPads?
John Paczkowski, over at the All Things D blog, wrote an interesting article titled “Consumers Don’t Want Tablets, They Want iPads.” I encourage you to read it, it was a good read with some good statistics from Bernstein Research on …
Tech Patent Fights: What’s at Stake
Recent days have been filled with news about patent disputes. Lodsys, a company that claims fundamental patents on in-application purchases, fired off another batch of suits against alleged infringers. Apple and Nokia resolved a complex legal fight over smartphone patents. …
Why Apple’s Loss of Retail Chief to JC Penney is Apple’s Gain
I have written in various columns over the last few months, that once Apple moved the center of our digital life from the Mac and to the cloud, they could be freed up to offer many more devices that are …
Is There A ChromeBook in Your Future?
The answer is probably not. However, if I were to ask you whether or not a browser based computer was in your future, the answer would be most likely.
I say this with confidence because it …
The Wii U is Interesting, But How Unique is it?
The Wii U is addressing the question of how a secondary smaller screen could be used in conjunction with a larger screen to play interactive games. This is a very good question, one that I have thought …
BusinessWeek for iPad Review: Best Magazine App So Far
I’ve been using the Bloomberg BusinessWeek iPad App for about a month now and I have to say I prefer it hands down to reading the physical magazine. Mostly because BusinessWeek did not simply try to re-create …
2012: A Year of Innovation?
One of the things I look at in order to get an idea of what the next years worth of innovations will bring is the semiconductor industry. Given what I am seeing from the various ARM vendors like …
Apple’s iCloud Will Be Great for Families
As the dust has settled from Apple’s WWDC Keynote and iCloud announcement, I have taken some time to reflect on the full implications of iCloud. One of the conculsions I have reached is that there is not just …
Microsoft Has A Chance to Compete With Windows 8
It’s way to early to count Microsoft out. Just look at history. Microsoft has a fighting chance with Windows 8 because they are Microsoft. We can argue and debate whether they understand the consumer. …
Will UltraBooks Make PCs Interesting Again?
I ask this question specifically because this is the question those who make PC’s are asking. In particular this initiative to make the PC relevant again is being driven by Intel and in part by AMD. This sounds rather silly …
Apple Retail is Key to Their Competitive Advantage
Apple has several things I consider to be keys to their competitive advantage. Fundamental advantages that when you study become clear differentiators as well as roadblocks for Apple competitors. However if I were to prioritize, their retail …
HTC Flyer: To Stylus or Not to Stylus
I want to focus the thoughts of this article purely on the HTC’s implementation of a stylus on their Flyer 7″ tablet. When Steve Jobs said “if you see a stylus, they blew it,” I believe he meant that …
Blue Yeti Pro Review – Great to Use and Look At
Let me start off by saying I have a thing for microphones. I am not exactly sure why, since I rarely use them. I don’t do much personal podcasting but I do contribute to several. …
The Amazon Tablet Opportunity Could Be Huge
I have fielded a lot of questions recently regarding the rumors of Amazon making a tablet of their own to bring to market. Right off the bat there is enough data out there to support this rumor, so …
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