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HP ENVY X2: One Step Closer to the Hybrid Future
As a technology analyst, I spend a lot time analyzing and keeping the pulse on the latest in inflection points, the ones that matter. Modularity is one of those factors and will be an important thing...
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My Painful Journey Using an Old Notebook- Should You Upgrade Yours?
In my line of work as a technology industry analyst, I have had a lot of discussions recently about the current and futurepopularity of notebooks versus smartphones and tablets. While none of the...
View ArticleLaptop Comparison 2008 Versus 2013
You can download the file here. Sources: Top Selling Windows Laptops in US Retail 2008 (Source: NPD) “Top 10 Laptops” 2008 (Source: CNET Asia) Amazon Windows PC Best Sellers 4/12/13 (Source: Amazon,...
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Why I Prefer PC Convertibles Over Traditional Notebooks
Ever since Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 at the BUILD event in 2011, it was apparent that the Windows PC future was touch, gestures, tablets, convertibles, and hybrids. Intel’s unveiling the following...
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Intel’s Haswell Dramatically Strengthens The “2 In 1” Device Argument
Modularity is basically the concept that one device’s utility can be extended to another. I’ve been researching device modularity since 1996 and have kicked it into high gear over the last few years...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Does Little to Boost Holiday 2013 Sales
Last week, I tuned into Microsoft’s Channel 9 to listen to keynotes and developer lectures for MS BUILD, Microsoft’s developer conference. BUILD attracts Microsoft devotees from its developer community...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of an Iconic CEO Firing
Unless you were on vacation in Alaska last week, you know that Microsoft announced that CEO Steve Ballmer would retire in 12 months and that a special board committee had been formed to find his...
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Advanced Micro Devices ‘Mullins’ SOC Gets Serious For Windows 8 Tablets
The tablet market has been a challenge for most everyone without an ARM-based SoC, but Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) just made an x86 SoC tablet announcement that has really piqued my interest. Last...
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Is Windows 10 Microsoft’s Consumer Comeback OS?
I had the distinct pleasure attending Microsoft’s event in Redmond last week where they brought out a myriad of new products like HoloLens and Surface Hub and disclosed many more details on Windows 10,...
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Synaptics’ New ForcePad Adds Thinner, More Accurate And Flexible Notebook...
The PC hardware industry today is riddled with a lot of similarities between the different hardware, so many PC OEMs are constantly looking for ways to differentiate themselves. One way to accomplish...
View ArticleMetro Could Drive Voice and Air Gesture UI
Last week, I attended Microsoft’s BUILD conference in Anaheim, where, among other things, Windows 8 details were rolled out to the Microsoft ecosystem. One of the most talked-about items was the Metro...
View ArticleWindows 8 on ARM Decision Driven by Phones and Consoles
There has been a lot written about the possibility of Microsoft not supporting the Windows 8 Desktop environment on the ARM architecture. If true, this could impact Microsoft, ARM and ARM’s licensees...
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Challenges Ahead for Windows 8 on ARM
One of the most anticipated technology events in 2012 will be the commercial release of Microsoft‘s Windows 8. Microsoft not only wants to demonstrate their commitment to the Windows PC platform but...
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Windows 8 CP Tablet Experience: Distinctive yet Risky for Holiday 2012
A little less than a week ago, Microsoft launched to the public the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP). This is a follow-on to the Developer Preview (DP) that I’ve been using on a tablet and all-in-one...
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Microsoft Windows 8 on ARM: Ready for Showtime?
As we head toward the availability of Windows 8 in Q4, the amount of information available about X86-based platforms dwarfs that of ARM-based platforms from NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments. One...
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Windows 8 Store: with 99 Metro Apps, is it Behind Schedule?
It has been over 6 since months since Microsoft held its Windows 8 BUILD event for ecosystem partners. These partners included application developers, OEMs, ODMs, and hardware partners. At BUILD,...
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Surface Changes the Microsoft, OEM Dynamic Forever
Yesterday, Microsoft announced Surface, a Microsoft-branded line of Windows tablets and convertibles. While details on battery life, pricing and availability were not available, Surface looks very...
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Can Windows 8 PC Partners Trust Microsoft?
Less than two weeks ago, Microsoft shocked the technology world by announcing Surface, a Microsoft-branded family of convertible PCs with the latest version of Windows. One of the convertibles featured...
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Deciphering Microsoft’s Latest Windows Blog on Windows RT
For over 20 years, I worked with Microsoft as a customer or a technology partner. Microsoft has a huge job in guiding their enormous Windows ecosystem down certain paths, and over those two decades I...
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Why Windows 8 is Microsoft’s Biggest Risk Ever
One of the most important industry events will take place on October 26, the launch date for Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. It will culminate a three year planning, development and test cycle...
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Without Metro Apps, Innovative Touch-based Windows 8 Consumer Hardware is...
Last week at IFA in Berlin, Germany, HP, Dell, Samsung, and Sony announced some very unique hardware designs for Windows 8. They included touch notebooks, convertibles, sliders, flippers, hybrids, and...
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Intel Can Boost the PC Category
I spent most of last week at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, an annual event where most all of Intel’secosystem gathers to learn and discuss the latest and greatest Intel has to offer...
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Dell Takes Unique Approach to Business Tablets with the Latitude 10
Today Dell announced a new lineup of business focused Latitude-branded notebooks, all in ones and tablets. One of themost unique products they launched was a business-focused Latitude 10 tablet. Unlike...
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HP’s Surprising Tablet Attack
I recently attended HP’s Securities Analyst Meeting (SAM) where HP made its case to Wall Street on why investors should believe in the company and buy the stock. I will write about the conference...
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Windows, iOS, and Android All Have Something to Prove This Week
Prior to Apple developing iOS and over the last 25 years, there had never been much of a threat to the Windowsecosystem. With iOS, Apple proved many things, including the value of a holistic experience...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface: How Relevant Are Legacy Apps and Hardware?
Yesterday, Microsoft lifted its embargo on product reviews for its flagship Windows RT tablet, called “Surface”. That means all the reviewers who were seeded early units get to now tell the public what...
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Microsoft Pulls it Together (Almost) for Windows 8 Launch
I attended Microsoft’s launch last week for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Surface. While launch day is only one milestone in a string of milestones, launch day is the one day that everything must come...
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Ten Things I prefer to do on Microsoft Surface versus my Apple iPad
My primary tablet of choice for years has been Apple’s iPad. The iPad, iPad 2, and the New (now old) iPad (3). This is after trying at least 20 other tablets with Android phone, Android tablet, Kindle...
View ArticleThings I Prefer to do on my iPad versus my Surface
Last week, I covered areas and usage models where I preferred to use Microsoft Surface over my Apple iPad(s). I was actually surprised I would like Surface in so many areas given it is such a new...
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Samsung ATIV SmartPC 500T: Intel Strikes Back
Over the course of the Windows 8/RT industry discussions, ARM-based tablets have received the lion’s share of the discussion. This has been particularly true with Microsoft’s announcement of Surface...
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Dell XPS 12: Windows 8 Ultrabook Re-imagined
With the advent of Microsoft’s Windows 8, computer makers developed different form factors to take advantage of the new operating system. Most of these new Windows 8 form factors were shown for the...
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Evernote and Sugarsync: Headed in Reverse Windows 8 Gear
Two of the apps that changed the way I work are Evernote and Sugarsync. Evernote allowed me to go paperless and Sugarsync allowed me to have access to all my data accessible by any device. Both of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface: How Relevant Are Legacy Apps and Hardware?
Microsoft Surface has been on sale for a while now and reviews are out where reviewers tell the public what they thought about their experiences. The reviews varied widely as I illustrate below, but I...
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The Most Significant Consumer Technology Products of 2012
One great thing about a tech industry in transition is that manufacturers amp up the amount and breadth of the products they announce. 2012 was a transition year for PCs, smartphones, and tablets, and...
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