Archive for September, 2011
Was Android a Big Mistake for Google?
By many standards, Android is a huge success. It has become the top-selling smartphone operating system and is on a growth path to increase its dominance. But there is a significant question of whether it has done any good for …
What if Amazon Bought webOS?
MobileBeat has an interesting article this morning reporting that Amazon is apparently in talks to buy webOS from HP.
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Although this deal could make a fair bit of sense I don’t see the immediate need for …
Why China is Apple’s Land of Golden Opportunity
Last fall, when I was in Beijing, I noticed that Apple’s iPhones seemed to be just about everywhere I turned. I was on the campus of one of the major universities and an abundance of students there had an iPhone. …
The Sony NEX-C3 is an Amazing Camera
I recently attended Sony’s annual analyst day where they gave us their new NEX-C3 digital camera. The NEX-C3 fits into a category that the industry is calling mirror-less interchangeable lens cameras.
The only real difference between these cameras …
Kindle Fire Threatens Google More Than Apple
Much of the coverage of Amazon’s announcement of the Kindle Fire has, understandably, focused on the potential competition with Apple’s iPad. While the two products are clear competitive in the sense that some consumers will pick one and forego the other, it is entirely possible …
Is There a Technology Race to the Bottom With Price?
I have been surveying the collective schools of thought related to the Amazon Kindle Fire launch. One thing that many writing publicly on the matter emphasize is the price of the Fire and rightly so. $199 is an …
Why Amazon’s Silk Browser is a Big Deal
In my opinion what Amazon has created with their Silk browser is the most interesting part of their Kindle Fire announcement.
One of the key reasons is because it is an example of the kind of differentiation I have …
AWS: Amazon’s Secret Weapon
Most consumers think of Amazon.com as a company that sells books and a whole lot of other stuff. But it is also a deep technology company that has turned its technology both into a product and a big competitive advantage.
Amazon …
Kindle Fire: The Disruptive Power of Amazon
Amazon.com launched its long-awaited tablet, the Kindle Fire, today and once again established its place, alongside Apple and Google, in the Bit Three of economic disrupters. My colleague Tim Bajarin has written about the details of the $199 tablet and …
The Kindle Fire is a Game Changer
After months of speculation, Amazon finally rolled out the Kindle Fire this morning, their version of a cross between a super eBook reader and a small tablet. But make no mistake, this product is a game changer. And it …
Industry Collaboration Could Speed Next Generation of Chips
At a time when the federal government can’t seem to agree with itself that today is Wednesday, it’s a good thing to see New York State get together with the largest chip makers to spur the next generation of chipmaking. …
Reading the Signs: The iPhone and Semiotic Silliness
Now that Apple has ended speculation about when it will make its long-awaited iPhone announcement, pundits, deprived of any actual news, have been trying to divine the hidden meaning in Apple’s clever invitation to the Oct. 4 media event.
The prize …
10-4, Good Buddies
It’s official: Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 on Oct. 4.
But it is widely expected that they’ll make an announcement for the iPad, too:
Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would probably introduce an iPad …
10 Days, 10 Questions About Windows 8
Last week, I wrote about the many positive experience aspects of the Windows 8 developer tablet. There are, however, experience areas that are difficult to evaluate, either because Windows 8 is only a developer version and not final product, or …
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- Android’s Market Share Is Literally A Joke
- Why Microsoft Can Win the Living Room
- How Android Vendors Can Compete With Samsung
- Microsoft is Missing Apps the Same Way They Missed the Early Internet
- SKAA: Better Than AirPlay and Bluetooth for Premium Wireless Audio?
- Xbox One and the Future of the Digital Living Room
- The iPhone and the Death of the Mid-Tier Smartphone
- Apple’s Right Not To Pay Taxes
- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
- Google’s Android And The Path Not Taken
- Android’s Market Share Is Literally A Joke
- Can Microsoft Compete in a Post-PC World?
- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
- Our New Look
- Big-Box Retailers are Not Helping PC Sales
- Samsung’s Real Threat to Apple
- Apple In Perspective
- The Soft Improvements in new PCs Could be their Biggest Draw
- Apple Is Playing Chicken With The Mobile Carriers
- Windows vs. Mac In Schools: All the Wrong Reasons
Unanswered Questions about the Amazon Kindle Fire
Amazon threw their axe into the tablet sea Wednesday with the launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire. On paper, the Kindle Fire seems like a killer value proposition. For $199, you get continuous computing access to 18 million books, movies, …