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.…
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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.
New Look for Google Play with “bigger images that jump off the page”
Google's app store has come a long way since 2009. I remember the days when it was a rough and tumble place - I wrote…
I’m betting on Motorola X-Phone over Nexus 5
The big question this year is: What smartphone will Google unleash at I/O. The smart money is on a refreshed Nexus. But there's also word…
Tablet Wars, Reduced Price Edition: next-gen Nexus 7 $149 July
I predicted we'd see $99 tablets by Christmas 2011. It didn't happen. I rode Moore's Law too aggressively on that call. Though not official, it's…
Facebook Home looks promising – How will Apple respond?
Will Apple's next version of iOS have a social networking-like skin? One challenge is Apple's distinct non core competency in this arena. Their last social…
Road to a Million Views: The Gear (DSLR Video Guide)
Jumping into DSLR? Here's a list of gear that can you get started, and on the way to a million views on YouTube.
Google: Jelly Bean running on 1 in 4 Android devices
Features such as Google Now, highly customizable home screens, and a best-in-class notification system, have given Google a leg up on Apple.