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 […]
Blog
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: […]
Wireless
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 […]
Consumer Tech
Is Fitbit the New Abdominizer?
Are wearable fitness trackers really a game-changing phenomenon? Or are they just the latest in a long line of gimmicks designed to snag money from […]
Consumer Tech
A Tale of Two eBurglaries
Hackers recently pried their way into customer data at Target and SnapChat. It’s a costly proposition for both, to be sure. But while one company’s […]
Wireless
Powerful Incentive from Miami Dolphins
Autographs? Now that’s how you get fans to share their location and other personal information with you! Last Sunday, Qualcomm and the Dolphins lit up […]
Privacy & Security
MarketsofOne’s Charter Sponsor
The MarketsofOne TechSummit welcomes Qualcomm as Charter Sponsor. MarketsofOne is the first industrywide forum dedicated entirely to contextual awareness. Digital Sixth Sense, which is Qualcomm’s […]
Privacy & Security
Getting To Know You
When I talk to people about indoor-tracking tools like iBeacon, which Apple launched at its US stores last Friday, they’re both fascinated and frightened. They quickly appreciate […]
Consumer Tech
2-in-1 PCs Brighten Holidays
For those with a stake in consumer PC sales, there is cause for hope this year. The environment is much improved from 2012’s disastrous holiday […]
Consumer Tech
To iOS or Not to iOS
Microsoft finally has given us a sign that the company understands its enterprise hegemony is at risk – and that it intends to do something […]
Enterprise
Great Time in IT for a Shopping Spree
Most IT managers are well aware that they have barely 200 shopping days to replace the Windows XP systems in their fleets before Microsoft stops […]
Laptop
Time for a Plan B at Intel?
It is time for Intel to begin placing bigger bets on Windows alternatives. Let me assure you that I’m not schizophrenic, although I do understand […]
Laptop
Don’t Give Up On The PC Just Yet
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked off the first tech earnings call of the quarter by emphasizing that he’s putting a “much, much stronger effort on […]
Laptop
Microsoft: Yes, We Know Win8’s Difficult!
On the tables inside the press room at the Microsoft Build Conference — a room full of computer-savvy tech press and industry analysts — lay […]
Laptop
Haswell’s Here: Time to Go Shopping
Since Computex in early June, PC makers have been rolling out the next generation of ultrabook PCs. These systems are more than just another turn […]
Laptop
Poor Timing Will Handcuff Windows 8.1
It is going to be very difficult for Microsoft to succeed with Windows 8.1, and that has little to do with whether the official build will […]
Uncategorized
Can Blue Stop PC Users From Seeing Red?
After more than a month of silently watching the blogosphere dissect early builds of Window Blue that were leaked on the internet, Microsoft this week […]