There’s nothing cutting-edge about HTC’s Droid Incredible 4G LTE, a smartphone that’s coming to Verizon Wireless in a few weeks. Yet the new Droid Incredible might become one of Verizon’s most desirable phones, simply because you …
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6 Reasons Apple Is So Successful
One of the more interesting questions I get asked about as an industry analyst who’s followed Apple since 1981 is why Apple is so successful. It’s an honest question because to those unfamiliar with Apple, the company’s rise and …
The Samsung Galaxy S III: One Huge Display and a Whole Lot of Software
Samsung’s Galaxy S III is finally official and man, is it big.
With a 4.8-inch, 720p Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy S III is the largest smartphone that Samsung has ever built–unless you count the company’s Galaxy Note …
Logitech’s New iPad Keyboard Recharges with Sun Rays, Not a Cord
I’ve often said that Zagg’s ZaggFolio — an iPad case with a really comfy built-in keyboard — changed my life. I still use it every day. But I have to say that Logitech’s new Solar Keyboard Folio for the new iPad and iPad 2 …
MasterImage 3D’s 3D Tablet: Surprisingly Decent, and No Glasses Needed
The first time I saw the glasses-free 3D technology from a company called MasterImage 3D, it was in the form of a smartphone-sized screen mounted in a little box full of circuit boards. 3D skeptic though I am, I was kind of …
HomeOS: Microsoft Works on Bringing Smart Homes to the Masses
Pop quiz: What’s the easiest way to wire up your entire home for smartphone and tablet controls? Unless you’re quite tech-savvy, chances are you haven’t the slightest idea.
It’s a problem that Microsoft Research wants to solve …
HTC One S Review: A Winning Android Phone for Shutterbugs and T-Mobile Customers
Call it the great Android paradox. The whole notion behind Google’s mobile operating system is to give hardware makers software that’s flexible enough to let them build an array of different handsets. But when you start to …
Brydge iPad Keyboard Dock Looks to MacBook for Style Cues
A new Kickstarter project called Brydge aims to make iPads more like MacBooks–just in time for Apple CEO Tim Cook’s comments about the danger of combining the two products.
Brydge is an iPad keyboard dock with a magnetized …
Is Apple CEO Tim Cook Right? Are Laptop-Tablet Hybrids Dead in the Water?
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the idea of a laptop-tablet hybrid is tantamount to shoving a toaster into a refrigerator. It’s a clever, sound-bite-y analogy. It’s also wrongheaded. But before we go there, let’s give Cook’s comments the …
Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Review: An E-Reader That’s Not Afraid of the Dark
If ever a technology was defined by its highs and lows, it’s E Ink, the monochrome screen system used in e-book readers from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony and other companies.
Its virtues are downright amazing. E Ink uses power …
Craigslist May Finally Update Its Crusty Website
Useful as Craigslist is, it has pretty much looked and acted the same since the turn of the century. That may change soon, as Craigslist looks to hire a senior user-interface engineer.
A job posting from the company — posted …
Would Apple Create a Smartwatch? If So, When?
Earlier this year, I wrote an article here suggesting four industries Apple could disrupt, and one of the industries I mentioned was the watch industry.
When Steve Jobs introduced the touchscreen iPod Nano in 2010, he …