Jul 11, 2012 | Dell, laptops, shopping
The market for Windows notebooks has begun its transition to new models built on Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors. New products are appearing daily and older models are being upgraded or replaced. Since shopping is a little confusing right now, I’ll try to give you the...
Jun 13, 2012 | Apple, computers, laptops
Apple introduced updated notebooks at the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, with much fanfare and media hubbub – and surprisingly little substance. The highlight is the 15” “MacBook Pro with Retina display,” which follows the “new iPad” in demonstrating...
Jun 8, 2012 | Apple, business, laptops, law
It’s not a secret that the tech industry is being distorted by our imperfect patent system. Companies are being purchased to obtain their patent portfolios rather than, say, their product lines or talented employees. The mobile phone market seems to be driven as much...
Jun 6, 2012 | Apple, Dell, hardware, iPad, laptops, shopping, tablet, Windows7
At Computex today, Intel is boasting about the improved performance of its Ivy Bridge chipset. PC vendors are falling all over themselves to get hundreds of new laptops on the market, with most of the attention on the thin and light Ultrabooks built on Ivy Bridge that...
May 23, 2012 | computers, hardware, laptops, shopping
Intel’s Ivy Bridge chipsets will be available in new Ultrabooks very soon. There are persistent rumors that the first ones will be on the market after an announcement on June 5 at Computex, an important laptop trade show in Taiwan. Ultrabook is the marketing term for...
Apr 23, 2012 | Adobe, Android, Apple, backup, broadband, business, computers, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, shopping, software, tablet, web_services, Windows7, Windows8
Let’s gather up all the things that are on the verge of changes large and small. It covers just about every category. The common thread is that not one of them is ready now. Everything is in play. Anything that you buy now will seem like a poor decision in hindsight...
