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Merging Technologies: Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, and Smartphones

Both Apple and Google are working to merge the computer world (MAC/PC's/Desktops/Laptops) with the mobile world (Tablets/Smartphones) with iOS and Android/Chrome respectively.  Over the past couple of years, the world has seen the smartphone and tablet market grow rapidly.  At the heart of that growth is three simple factors - mobility, simplicity,...

Amazon's Kindle Fire Tablet - The Newest Player in the Game!

There's a lot of buzz today regarding the announcement of the Amazon Kindle Fire 7" tablet.  So as a result, I thought I would discuss the few differences that jumped out at me: 1.    The Amazon is a 7" tablet as opposed to the 10" iPad/iPad 2. My initial thought regarding the size is that despite the fact that there are several other tablets on ...

The Death of webOS?

HP stated yesterday that they plan to discontinue their webOS phones, but will "continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward."  With that being said, the real question becomes "What will happen with webOS?"  Here are a few options:1.    RIM can purchase webOS or partner with HP to upgrade their existing smartpho...

Why Twitter Wants TweetDeck - and TweetDeckers - So Badly

Rumors swirling this morning about Twitter’s $50 million acquisition of TweetDeck have everyone, er, atwitter.Fundamentally, Twitter has finally realized that its development partners have continued to innovate while the company’s basic interface – Twitter.com – is oddly low-frills with frustrating functionality. TweetDeck and other ‘social media e...

Apple's Big Announcement on July 15th?

I agree with most of the predictions regarding Apple's big announcement tomorrow - its about the iPhone 4.  The bigger question about the announcement, however, is what is Apple going to do to fix the problem?  Here's a few of their options (and NO, a software patch is not going to fix the physical design flaw): Recall all of their iPhone 4 devi...

iPad's First Month

Although the numbers aren't relatively as high as iPhone's were when it came on the scene (factoring in the fact that there is already a very rich development ecosystem for the iPhone OS, unlike there was when iPhone's app store first launched), the iPad has had a successful first month.  In comparing the numbers to the iPhone, a couple of items re...

iPad Finally Arrives! More than a Smartphone, More than a Reader..

After all the speculation and rumors, Steve Jobs launched what’s called the iPad, the latest phenomenon from the Apple factory. Initial impressions are definitely driving high amounts of expectations from the product as to how it might deliver to a new segment of consumers – tech savvy, gadget lovers – who want to have various media at their finger...

Will Apple Leave AT&T for Verizon?

In terms of retail customer appeal, there is no doubt that the Apple iPhone is the top device on the market.  Over the last few years, the iPhone has seen success in the smartphone market similar to what the Motorola Razor saw several years back in the feature phone market.  Success typically provides leverage, and in Apple’s case, it has done just...

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