Consumer Tech
Healthcare Wearables Will Launch in 2015. Unless …
Are you tired of listening to your uber-healthy co-workers comparing calories and steps at the office? Those of you with chronic conditions can now take […]
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Consumer Tech
Ah, Now Eye See!
Augmented reality is about to get real. I mean, really real. Digital eyewear will make it happen. And it’s happening sooner than you think. Read […]
Consumer Tech
Don’t Judge the iPhone 6 by it’s Cover
Taller than a Galaxy S5. Tougher than Gorilla Glass. Softer contours than the iPhone 5. But it’s what’s inside that really counts. Read my latest […]
Consumer Tech
No Reason to Buy a Tablet Anymore
When the first tablets bounded onto the scene four years ago, everyone wanted one. They sold quickly and immediately snagged our time and attention away […]
Consumer Tech
Internet Titans Air Offensive
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Ballmer Couldn’t See the Desktop For the Tiles
It should come as no surprise that Steve Ballmer is out as Microsoft CEO. The company’s vision for client computing is miserably off base, and that’s […]
Consumer Tech
Whither EBay
Regardless of whether it decides to spin off PayPal, what’s left for eBay, a company that matched the perfect item with faraway buyers now that […]
Voice Tech
Death Scrum For the Ear Drums
The titans of technology have spent lavishly for your eyeballs. Now they’re opening their checkbooks to scoop up services to get you to lend them […]
Consumer Tech
Winners and Losers: Midyear Update
The titans of technology went on a shopping spree in the first half of 2014. Here’s a look at why they spent so much, what […]
Consumer Tech
Gunning for Google
Forget about orange. In the high-stakes world of mobile e-commerce, gunning for Google is the new black. Three industry stalwarts have all taken aim this […]
Consumer Tech
Amazon, AT&T and the “Sell Phone”
Here’s why a “sell phone” is so important to Amazon, and what AT&T means to the deal.
Consumer Tech
It’s No iPhone. It’s a buyPhone!
After days of rumor-chasing and breathless anticipation, Amazon unveiled its new smartphone. Called the Amazon Fire Phone, it’s got some pretty cool features. And as […]
Consumer Tech
Enter the aPhone
Watch for Amazon’s long-rumored device to usher in a new era of commerce-optimized smartphones. Call it the industry’s first sell phone. With the Amazon-tailored shopping […]
Consumer Tech
A Lesson for Netflix, Courtesy AT&T
This week, Verizon added to NetFlix’ frustration, apparently adopting Comcast’s throughput-throttling negotiation tactics. Check out my new video here to find out what NetFlix might […]
Consumer Tech
Why Apple Needs Beats (even at $3bln)
Is there really a tech bubble? If Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion didn’t settle it for you, then Apple’s decision to buy Beats […]
Consumer Tech
In Apple’s Cross Hairs
Apple gave developers an awful lot to work with today at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and many left happy – or at least happier […]
Consumer Tech
Chrome’s Prospects? Ask Microsoft
A year or so ago, clients first started asking me what I thought of the prospects for Chrome OS. What I told them was this: […]
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Qualcomm Races to Fix Wireless Crunch
Qualcomm conducted a hyper-dense small-cell trial deployment at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race this past weekend, delivering 43 times more capacity than what Sprint currently […]