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 […]
Information Week
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 […]
Laptop
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
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
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
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 […]