As people wait in line to worship at the Altar of Apple, I figured you might want a break from the rumors. However, a post I planned to write months ago decided to take a more concrete shape due to the fanboi frothing. Apple is successful with much of its new technology. Not just a… Read More Apple Is Successful Because They Make Complex Look Easy
There is some very interesting news today in the tablet and e-reader device industry. First, Amazon will be opening up the Kindle as a development platform next month. The new Kindle Development Kit gives developers access to programming interfaces, tools and documentation to build active content for Kindle–the #1 bestselling, most wished for, and most… Read More It Is All About The App Store
Every month, TIOBE updates their popular programming language list. I tend to ignore the monthly updates as longer term trends are normally more interesting. Last week, TIOBE released the updated yearly list for 2009. This is where you can see actual language trends. Much to my surprise, TIOBE announced that Google’s Go programming language was… Read More Google’s Go and Apple Development Are Gaining Ground
Last year I attempted to describe what I would be doing with this blog. I am not going to do that this year as I prefer a more fluid approach. Planning what I want to write for this blog is hard because it is a commentary on current tech news in many cases. So I… Read More What To Expect in 2010
Most people will say that the iPhone is a fantastic device. Then they will continue to say that the App Store review issues and ATT’s network really make it hard for them to truly take advantage of the capabilities of the phone. This love/hate relationship with the iPhone parallels the same relationship that Apple has… Read More Apple Could Have Been The Microsoft Of Mobile Phones
Tablet computing has risen from the dead, sort of. TechCrunch has their CrunchPad to be released in the fall, and Apple is rumored to be releasing one as well. The question is, what problem do tablets solve? We have the newer class of mobile phones (or smartphones if you must), that allow you to do… Read More Are Tablets Doomed To Fail Again?
For what seems like forever, people have complained about vendor lock-in. This is normally talked about with regards to major system software like an RDBMS, but it extends to various other packages as well. We are now seeing lock-in cause problems in other arenas as well, specifically in the mobile industry. The interesting thing is… Read More Proof That Vendor And Platform Lock-In Suck
Yes, this is yet another “OMG! GOOGLE MADE AN OS!” post. However, I am going to start very simply by pointing to something someone said shortly after Chrome was first released: One thing I did realize is that it is not in competition with Firefox or any other browser. This is competition directly aimed at… Read More (Not So) Shocking News, Google Announces Chrome OS
Image via CrunchBase OK, I am the first to admit that the title is purely sensational, but there is some element of truth to it. Microsoft‘s new advertising campaign is about some “regular people” going to an Apple store, not finding something in their price range and feature requirements, but finding a PC that fits… Read More Microsoft Advertising Immensely Successful
Iam sure that most of you are tired of hearing about the iPhone. I know I am. TechMeme should change its name for today to iPhoneMeme to reflect the news of the day. You probably do not want to hear anything else about the iPhone. Well, I had a few spare moments and decided instead… Read More iReasons I am Not Getting an iPhone
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