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The Amazing Android Market
With app stores sprouting up like kudzu, it takes a lot to get me excited about new ones or even new features inside old ones. I have to make an exception for the Android Market, which I think is by...
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BlackBerry PlayBook: The First 48 Hours
It seems like a week doesn’t go by without a new tablet introduction or announcement. This week wasn’t any different as RIM shipped their new BlackBerry PlayBook to customers, and to me. What makes...
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BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge
No doubt by now if you follow tech, you have heard of the BlackBerry PlayBook. I wrote up my first 48 hours on the PlayBook but I will now start diving into some of the most interesting aspects of it,...
View ArticleFuture Device Bridging: More than E-Mail
I have been spending some time with the latest media tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook and in my last write-up, I covered the BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge feature. While in its infancy, the PlayBook Bridge...
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BlackBerry PlayBook as Modular Desktop Workspace
Modularity in electronics is getting very interesting these days. You’ve seen the commercials…. phones as computers, computers as phones, tablets connected to HDTVs as entertainment centers….. That...
View ArticleAcer Iconia W500: Top Things I Really Like About My First Windows 7 Tablet
The tablet market today is dominated by Apple iPad and the only other OS that’s even in single digits is Android with tablets like the Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom and Archos. Personally, I’ve used a lot...
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10 Days With the HP TouchPad Tablet
As I have described in previous posts, part of my job entails forecasting future usage models for consumers and businesses. One of the various techniques I use is living with today’s tech and then...
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Why Convertible PCs Are About To Become Very Popular
Convertible computers are those that can serve as a standalone media tablet and, when attached to a keyboard, can serve as a notebook. I believe that in 2013, these will be immensely popular. This is...
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The Revenge of Pen Computing?
I’ll admit, when I heard about HTC adding pen capability to its tablet, I rolled my eyes and wrote it off. Then I watched HTC’s promotional video on the HTC Flyer and read comments from respected...
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Comic-Con 2011: Five Cool Things to Check Out
It’s here! Comic-Con 2011 – where Anime meets Popcorn meets 500 guys dressed like Superman. My favorite part of Comic-Con is the attendees. It’s one of the few shows where the people who go are as...
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Mac OS X Lion and the Future of Computing
By now, you’ve probably all heard or read about Apple’s new desktop operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, or just “Lion” for short. While I believe it is a really good operating system today, what I am...
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Android is Finally Ready for the Tablet Market
Over the last few weeks, Android 3.2 (aka Honeycomb) started rolling out to tablets like the Asus Transformer and the Motorola Xoom. While the announcement of Android 3.1 was met with great fanfare at...
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Why non-iPad Tablets Aren’t Selling Well is Fundamental
So why aren’t non-iPad tablets selling as well as the iPad? I read a very interesting article Wednesday from James Kendrick at ZD Net. His contention is that one of the biggest issues is competing with...
View ArticleUnanswered Questions about the Amazon Kindle Fire
Amazon threw their axe into the tablet sea Wednesday with the launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire. On paper, the Kindle Fire seems like a killer value proposition. For $199, you get continuous computing...
View ArticleA transformative experience: making my shaky home movies something to be...
With all the tech-y talk about the AMD A-Series APU, it’s often difficult to see through the abbreviations and details to actually see how this technology can help make improvements to your daily life....
View ArticleiCloud is Awesome Yet Incomplete
After release to developers at Apple’s WWDC, the Apple iCloud is available to all consumers today with access to iOS 5 and updated iTunes. In many ways, it is incredible that millions will have access...
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iOS 5 Trying Hard to be a Desktop OS?
During the Apple WWDC, I was really struck at just how many features were added into iOS 5 and just how few new features had been added to Lion. Don’t get me wrong here, I like Lion a lot but after...
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Having fun with Google MapsGL
I love maps. I could spend hours exploring where I’ve been and where I’d like to go. It’s fun to switch between map view, satellite view and then “drive around” exploring places in street view....
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Find AMD APU-powered Systems on Pinterest
The demand for online video content continues with the explosion of online video calling, millions of video uploads, downloads and views and a growing demand for 3D and HD Internet video content. With...
View ArticleMiracast™ and AMD – Displaying Your Content on Any Screen in the House
At AMD we believe industry standards lead to greater innovation, higher performance, and lower costs for our customers. From scientific studies to Hollywood blockbusters, we see how graphics...
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A No-Compromise Windows 8 Experience Powered by AMD
Today marks the general availability (GA) of Windows 8 and a significant milestone for Microsoft. At AMD, we are excited about the opportunity for AMD-powered devices with Windows 8 to hit store...
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Reasons why a new notebook is the gotta-have-it-device this Holiday Season
In addition to upgrading your smartphone, see what amazing tech you will be getting when upgrading to an AMD A-Series powered Windows 8 laptop I love smartphones and tablets. Their innovation has made...
View ArticleRED HAT AND AMD: WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING ARM TO THE ENTERPRISE
Every few years, there comes an inflection point in the computing industry, a point of transition when alternative technologies reach a level of competitive capability that changes the course of...
View ArticleWho Loves Ya, Baby!
1975. “Saturday Night Live” debuts. Springsteen releases “Born to Run”. Telly Savalas continues to bring it home on “Kojak”. And in the burgeoning high tech world, the Altair 8800 microcomputer makes...
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What Your Tablet Doesn’t Want You to Know
If you are reading this text on a media tablet right now I bet you are doing just fine with the experience. But say once you are done you decide you want to do something a little more visually...
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