Google Android vs. Apple iOS
One perhaps surprising data point is the inroads Android is made in the tablet space. This is a market that Apple created with its iPad…
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Recommended Nexus 4 case that can take a beating
Our mates across the pond sent us a KaysCase (ArmourDillo) tester with red accents. This Nexus 4 case is rugged, priced right and well made,…
Tablet-friendly version of tech news app Appy Geek lands
The new version of Appy Geek features larger images and is ideally formatted for large screen devices, specifically tablets. Windows 8, iPad and Android tablets…
New Media: Leadership panel this week in Silicon Valley
The panel is part of a broader, day-long "Community Leadership San Jose" event. I'll be joining Charlie McCollum of the SJ Mercury News, David Vossbrink…
Analyst: Apple to sell $300 non-subsidized iPhone
Premium models, which start at $199 with two-year contracts, enjoy 55-percent gross margin. Apple will need to drop that to approximately 30-percent to compete for…
Two monitors in one? AOC goes panoramic with new 29″ monitor
With a 21:9 aspect ratio you could watch a standard letterbox movie and still have room to spare at the left or right. Perfect for…
Road to a Million Views – Running to Stand Still
Fortunately we made the decision in 2009 to invest heavily (mostly time-wise) in video. Verizon says that about half of its mobile data is video-based.…
Death of the PC: Blame Tablets, not Windows 8
You could blame Microsoft management for not seeing the Minority Report-like shift to touch-based computing, but it's the tablet that killed the PC.
HTC One Smartphone: The Android to Beat
At $199, the HTC One will hit the U.S. market (AT&T) on April 19. Featuring a 4.7-inch display and running Android Jelly Bean (version 4.2),…
Game Changers and Legendary Leaders
What Waze, Uber have in common with Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Meyer. A Baja brainstorm: the Churchill Club Award nominations.