An Acer executive has recently dropped this gem: iPad and Tablet device fever is receding. Sorry to say but this is just silly. There is nothing about current market suggestions that would give anyone the idea that Tablet “fever” is receding. Apple has a certified hit with the iPad, and at least some of the [...]
There have been a long line of would-be competitors to Google. All have failed to make a dent in Google’s dominance. Even Microsoft’s Bing is doomed to finish second. Blekko, a new challenger, was released to the public today. What can they do to differentiate themselves from the rest? A lot, it would seem. The [...]
EULA’s (End User License Agreement’s) are notoriously dense. They are so difficult, in fact, that even U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t bother reading them. This begs the question, are they even enforceable? Well, I’m no legal expert, so I’ll leave that for someone else to decide. However, I do think it needs [...]
You don’t hear much about iPod “killers” anymore. The two main reasons for this is Apple’s devouring of that market, and the shift to mobile phones doubling as portable media players. The current market war is for smartphones. There is no clear leader, but there are some dominant players: Apple, Research In Motion (Blackberry) and [...]
Apple is having an event today where they are likely to release some updates to their products. It’s amazing to see a company that can generate such a buzz every time they release or refresh. There’s not another company in the world that has this much cachet. There are many folks on the anti-Apple bandwagon. [...]
Well, not exactly. But it sure does seem that way. Last week, his company filed suit against a murderer’s row of innovators and business giants: AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube. He claims these companies violated one or more of four patents his company holds. In the past [...]
Open internet or net neutrality, whatever you want to call it, is a really hot topic since Google and Verizon announced their own neutrality deal. Since then, we’ve had internet denizens denounce the deal alongside tv and online pundits. Now we have House Democrats asking the FCC to intervene. While I typically hate it when [...]
When news of Google’s and Verizon’s possible Net Neutrality agreement hit the wire, some suggested it was the end of the internet as we know it. While that remains to be seen, it does seem plausible to think Google was selling it’s soul for preferential treatment from one of the nation’s largest broadband providers. Initially, [...]
There was once a day when Internet Explorer was your only viable choice in browsers (this was not a good thing). Now however, there are dozens to choose from on both Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Firefox has been the leader in providing IE alternatives, with Safari, Opera and Chrome also providing nice alternatives. [...]
HP recently completed it’s purchase of Palm, the former leader in everything PDA. Immediately, they announced plans to build netbooks and tablet pc’s with Palm’s WebOS mobile operating system. This is good for everyone. While Palm has long since been passed as a leader in the market, WebOS is a solid foundation for a multitude [...]