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#MWC13: It’s All About the Network
I’ve got quite the laundry list of new mobile device technologies to evaluate at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this coming week. The list is […]
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Laptop
Why Seinfeld Won’t Buy a Surface Pro (But Your Boss Might Buy One for You)
People who have monkeys for pets should just go ahead and have kids, Jerry Seinfeld years ago joked in a standup bit about pet ownership. […]
Laptop
Model Years Can Help Lift PC Sales
In my last column, I offered PC vendors some advice on how to position Windows 8 systems. That’s not a miracle cure for solving PC players’ […]
Laptop
PC Industry: Now What?
Early returns confirm what we already knew: that Windows 8’s coming-out was no party. The problem: Windows 8 is being marketed as a touch-centric OS, […]
Laptop
Must-See Trends at CES
If you want to get the most out of CES, you have to peer around the big TVs and pimped-out automobiles. I’ll be keeping an […]
Laptop
Attention Tablet Shoppers
The battle lines between tablet vendors were so clear a year ago. Heading into the holiday season, suppliers for the most part believed that consumers […]
Laptop
A Month on the Surface
When my pre-ordered Surface tablet arrived, as promised, on October 26th, my editor suggested I journal my first week with the new device. Great idea. […]
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One Microsoft Way?
One Microsoft Way. The irony dripping from the address of the technology giant’s headquarters never fails to tease a smile out of me. In days […]
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The Apple-ization of Microsoft
Is Microsoft really planning to sell a branded smartphone? I’d be surprised to hear otherwise. Indeed, as the company prepares for what might be the […]
Laptop
Are PC Vendors Ready for Win 8?
The first Windows 8 advertisement danced its way across television screens across America during breaks in NFL football action on Sunday, and guess what? It […]
Laptop
Can Microsoft Balance Win 8 & RT? Uh …
In a few short weeks, buyers will get their first glimpse of this holiday season’s PCs. By most any measure, it’s an exceptional vintage of […]
Laptop
No Ultrabook Pep Rally at IDF? What?
This is normally a nerve-wracking time of year for PC makers, because they have to place bets on the upcoming holiday selling season. Bet too […]
Laptop
Microsoft’s Windows of Opportunity
It’s a two-horse race right now in the smartphone market: Android on Samsung and iOS on Apple. But on the next turn, Microsoft will have […]
Privacy & Security
Why Siri Can’t Read (Your Mind)
Think your smartphone’s smart now? Sure, it can tap the resources of the internet to answer virtually anything you ask. But what if it could […]
Laptop
Making Laptops Sexy Again
When people are on the go, they don’t want to carry more than two personal electronic devices: one in the pocket and one in the […]
Consumer Tech
The Death of ‘Open’ Isn’t Just Amazon’s Problem
The ongoing land-grab by Apple, Google and Microsoft doesn’t just impact Amazon, as I explained in my post, The Death of ‘Open.’ It threatens the livelihood […]
Consumer Tech
Does Intel Have an Inside Track at Amazon?
If Amazon isn’t working on a proprietary operating system for tablets and smartphones, then it risks losing its dominance in retail sales to Apple, Google […]
Consumer Tech
The Death of ‘Open’
When this century’s platform war first flared up, it had all the trappings of a sequel to the epic battle between Macs and PCs. But […]