Posted by Greg Mills
Always hopeful that they can do something right, Microsoft is launching Windows 8 within days. MSNBC, (the MS stands for Microsoft rather than the dreaded disease multiple scololsis), has recently posted a breathlessly hopeful story on the new PC OS. (Keep in mind, the author was told to write a story about a major product sold by the owner of his company.)
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Posted by Greg Mills
Apple, according to the rumor mill, is getting ready to launch the iPhone 5, which is likely to run on the newer 4G LTE networks that are just getting ramped up. This will give us real world mobile internet speeds that will seem to sizzle compared to 3G.
Remember when the first iPhone ran on the Edge? Sort of like dial-up modems of 15 or 20 years ago. The “World Wide Wait” was the experience of the time. The Edge was the predecessor of the 3G networks we see today and was so slow you could take a nap while your page downloaded.
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By Greg Mills
Apple’s tendency to hold cards close to the vest is tempered only by the real world testing required to make sure everything just works. That is the case with iOS 5, due to be launched soon. The cellular giants like AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile get the latest versions of iPhone software and hardware to do the “can you hear me now?” sort of thing around their networks. Rumors are that Sprint will also get the iPhone this time.
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Posted by Greg Mills
Reports are coming out that BestBuy has slashed the price of the RIM PlayBook $150. What this means is that Best Buy has a stock of PlayBook that isn’t selling. A similar price cut preceeded the HP TouchPad disaster and may be indicative of further price cuts to come and or a discontinued product line.
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By Greg Mills
Another day, another iPad killer launched. The iPad is safe for the time being. Sony launched a pair of tablets that depart from the hardbody, slab format of the Apple tablet. Sony put two smaller screens on either side of a hinge to allow that model to fold iin half for stowing it away. Clever, but won’t that double the connectors and create a potential for failure down the line?
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