Laptop
2Q12 PC Shipments Tell Us Nothing
There’s a lot riding on Intel’s UltraBook initiative. The iPad juggernaut has been convincing consumers to buy tablets instead of laptops, and the computer industry […]
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Consumer Tech
The Battle for Everything
Technology titans are waging an all-out war to control everything we do. And many of them spent the month of June trying to convince you […]
Consumer Tech
Why I’ll Never Give Up My PC
Oh man, what a hellish 10 days this has been. Before we get too far, let me just warn you that when the doorbell rings, […]
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Next Week, the PC Gets Interesting Again
May you live in interesting times. It’s an ancient curse. Or is it a blessing? There are volumes devoted to that age-old issue. In my world, […]
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Would Apple Dump Samsung for Intel? It’s No Pipedream
Intel CEO Paul Otellini told investors this month that Apple could build its iPad and iPhone lineup on the Atom family of microprocessors any time […]
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Google, Apple Beware: Privacy Revolt Threatens Your Dominance
Now, finally, the tide of public opinion on Internet privacy begins to flow in the other direction. Consumers are becoming more hesitant to share their […]
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The Kindle Fire: It’s Not Dead Yet!
Wow, what a swirl of good-news/bad-news last week for the media tablets aimed at the ereader market. As it turns out, the roller-coaster ride continues […]
Smartphone
Tyranny of Numbers II: Why 4G Won’t Fix Wireless Data Crunch
The amount of data that smartphone users consume is doubling every year. And the number of smartphone users is skyrocketing as more wireless customers migrate […]
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How to Succeed in the Tablet Market if You’re not Apple
The best-designed Android tablets you can buy today aren’t the sleekest or the sexiest. They’re not the most powerful. And they don’t boast the largest […]