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Why A Tablet is Key To Amazon’s Business
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Why A Tablet is Key To Amazon’s Business

I was being interviewed by a journalist recently where the discussion was around the impending release of an Amazon Tablet. I enjoy helping journalists out with stories and I gladly accept interview requests because the discussion is always engaging and often helps sharpen my own thoughts on a subject. This was the case again when [...]

Published by on August 16, 2011 7:20 am
Here’s to the NeXT 20 Years of the World Wide Web
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Here’s to the NeXT 20 Years of the World Wide Web

Saturday August 6th marked the 20 year anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee publishing the first website. Whether he knew all that the web would become or not he still had the foresight to start the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) to ensure that standards drove compatability. If it wasn’t for the W3C I am not sure [...]

Published by on August 8, 2011 3:24 am
The Stage is Set for An iPhone Christmas
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The Stage is Set for An iPhone Christmas

Data from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster was released Monday that resulted in similar data to research my firm has been conducting. The conclusion of Munster’s data is that there is huge pent up demand for Apple’s next version of the iPhone, the iPhone 5. Munster’s data revealed several key points. Among those who do [...]

Published by on August 2, 2011 3:21 am
Android Is at A Critical Junction
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Android Is at A Critical Junction

I believe that the next six month’s will be the defining point in the future for Google’s Android platform. Whether this future is bright or gloomy will depend on the next six month’s. It seems right now like Android is riding the big wave reaping in success left and right. The reality is however that [...]

Published by on July 29, 2011 4:43 am
The Post PC Era Will Happen in Two Stages
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The Post PC Era Will Happen in Two Stages

In much of my work providing industry analysis to many companies in the technology industry, I come across the question of what the post PC-era actually means quite often. As the technology industry shifts from one computing platform (the PC) to multiple computing platforms (tablets, smart phones, TV, more) the landscape is changing and continuing [...]

Published by on July 27, 2011 3:30 am
Did Android Tablet’s Gain on The iPad or Did The Market Grow?
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Did Android Tablet’s Gain on The iPad or Did The Market Grow?

Yesterday Strategy Analytics released some numbers showing the latest in the overall tablet shipments which included iPad and Android tablets. In that report Strategy Analytics reported” Apple sold 9.3 million iPads in the second quarter of this year, giving it a commanding 61% share of the market Android captured [a] 30% share of global tablet [...]

Published by on July 22, 2011 2:53 am
Apple Doesn’t Want To Sell Corollas
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Apple Doesn’t Want To Sell Corollas

On Wednesday Apple announced that they were dropping the Macbook from their PC lineup and making the MacBook Air the new entry level Mac. To most this move made sense and personally I feel that now entry level Mac customers are getting a premium experience at an entry level price. I did however notice some [...]

Published by on July 22, 2011 2:03 am
HP TouchPad Review – 3 Things Set it Apart
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HP TouchPad Review – 3 Things Set it Apart

I have been a WebOS fan since it was first released. Actually I have been a Palm fan in general since the first Palm Pilot. So to say that i’d love to see HP succeed with WebOS would be a mild understatement. The Palm Pre devices have evolved and although none have been a massive [...]

Published by on June 29, 2011 11:27 pm
Are the Best Innovations Incremental or Monumental?
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Are the Best Innovations Incremental or Monumental?

Gabor George Burt an internationally recognized expert on innovation, creativity and strategy development contributed an article over at Mashable on innovation. The premise is that innovations that are more incremental improvements often times have more impact than the ones that leap forward. He states in the article that: “Many of the most successful innovations were [...]

Published by on June 27, 2011 5:01 pm
Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad Review
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Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad Review

I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, I am a fan of the stylus. I love touch computing don’t get me wrong but there are certain use cases with tablets where I believe a stylus accessory makes sense. When I reviewed the stylus implementation of the HTC Flyer I noted that it was [...]

Published by on June 23, 2011 6:24 pm
Do Consumers Want Tablets or iPads?
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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 tablet brand awareness and form factor preference. In terms of where the market is today [...]

Published by on June 20, 2011 7:47 pm