Posts Tagged ‘featured’
In Defense of iCloud
You can’t analyze the industry as I do and not evaluate platform specific strategies to meet consumer needs. I study closely the platforms, ecosystems, and cloud services strategies of many companies. Right now the discussion is focused on …
The Soft Improvements in new PCs Could be their Biggest Draw
Last week was an ugly week for the computer world. The IDC figures that came out for Q1 said that it was the biggest contraction the PC market that had ever been seen since their tracking …
The PC Industry of the Past Is Not the PC Industry of the Future
We are, without question, an industry in transition. The 500 lb. gorillas who once dominated the technology industry are experiencing and undergoing major transitions and a new type of growing pain. And for many, this is extremley painful. These titans …
Touch Computing Is Touching Every Part Of Our Lives
We Live In Amazing Times
We live in amazing times. The modern smartphone (really, a portable pocket computer) is only 6 years old. The modern tablet is only 3 years old. Yet the combination of the internet, simplified touch computing, wireless …
Cord-cutters Beware: It’s Going To Get Expensive
The are many reasons why television viewers choose to cut the cord, to be among the 15% or so of Americans who get by without a cable or satellite feed. But probably the most important is the desire to pay …
Facebook Home’s Uniquely Flawed Experience Examined
Facebook announced last week their new experience for Android smartphones, called Facebook Home. This is Facebook’s first major attempt to control more of the phone’s experience without actually selling a phone. Facebook Home is pre-installed on the …
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 …
Google’s New Android Math Doesn’t Add Up
According to Gartner, Android sold 144,720,300 units in the fourth quarter of 2012. But let me ask you this:
Who cares?
Does Samsung care how many “Android” units were sold? No, they do not. They only care about how many of their …
The School Standards Debate: Time for Tech To Weigh In
Tech people are very fond of whining about the U.S. educational system, complaining that it is not producing the sort of workers they need. With a few notable exceptions–Bill and Melinda Gates and Dean Kamen come quickly to mind–the are …
HP’s New Servers Take a Page from the Smartphone Playbook
Yesterday, HP launched the Moonshot 1500 server, targeted at scale-out datacenters that drive today’s and tomorrow’s mobile applications, internet, big data and IoT. In its its first instantiation, Moonshot increases density, or the numbers of servers in …
Thinking About The Future of TV All Wrong
I’m convinced that most of the commentary from the pundits and speculators around Apple TV and the future of TV in general is all wrong. There are some bits that I think have merit. Thinking about channels as …
Why Google Shouldn’t Be Concerned About Facebook Home
Yesterday, Facebook announced “Home”, a skin that runs on top of Android, pulling consumer’s Facebook experience up to literally the lock–screen of the phone. The demos were fast, fluid, and very different than anything Android has to …
3 Years Of iPad Schadenfreude and Lessons Learned
On April 3, 2013, the iPad turned three. Jay Yarrow over at Business Insider has put together a great summary of How The iPad Totally Changed The World In Just Three Years. A couple of highlights:
– Apple has sold some …
The TV Cartel Is Starting To Crack
By any reasonable standard, Aereo is a ridiculous service. But the rules and contracts that cover the distribution of television content are anything but reasonable. And that means that Aereo, silly as it is, could be the beginning of the …
What are the Implications of Increased 7” Tablet Popularity?
Last month, DisplaySearch published an analysis, entitled, “Smaller Tablet PCs to Take Over in 2013?” The report essentially laid out the volume decrease of 9.7-10” displays and the increase of 7.X” displays in January of 2013. While this …
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