Jun 20, 2012 | Apple, iPad, Microsoft, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Microsoft’s unexpected announcement that it will release two tablets later this year has the industry buzzing. The Microsoft Surface tablets will run Windows 8; the less expensive one is conceptually similar to an iPad, while the more expensive one combines the power...
Jun 19, 2012 | iPad, Microsoft, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Microsoft announced today that it will be selling two new Windows 8 tablets under its own name, taking on the iPad and competing with its own partners, the manufacturers who will be distributing their own Windows 8 tablets in the fall. A lot of details were made...
Jun 14, 2012 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, phone, tablet
“Ice Cream Sandwich” was Google’s internal name during development of the latest version of its Android operating system for phones and tablets. It’s now known more formally as Android 4.0. You don’t have it yet. There’s an interesting story about that. Let’s start...
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 14, 2012 | iPad, Office, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, tablet, Windows8
Microsoft Office has an overwhelming global presence in businesses large and small. Estimates range from “81% of companies” to “holding steady at 94 percent for years”. Google Docs is making inroads but currently controls less than 10% of the market for office...
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...
