Dec 15, 2013 | Amazon, bruceb, Dell, Lenovo, shopping
At this special time of year, perhaps your thoughts turn – as mine do – to the truly meaningful things in life, like: What can you do to help Bruce have a happy Christmas? There’s one easy thing. If you have any last-minute shopping to do at Amazon between now and...
Nov 22, 2013 | Amazon, hosted desktops, Microsoft, remote, web_services
Previously: Looking Forward: Why You Might Never Buy Another Computer Looking Forward: Computing Without A Computer Amazon and Microsoft are well along in their plans to offer hosted desktops as a cloud service. In 2014 you will have the option to use a virtual...
Oct 24, 2013 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Google, iPad, Microsoft, shopping, tablet
The holiday shopping season is nearly here. You’re faced with quite a selection of tablets and no obvious way to choose one over another. – The level of engineering is so high that almost all of the new tablets are gorgeous and strong and light,...
Oct 8, 2013 | Amazon, Android, Apple, iPad, Microsoft, shopping, Surface
Although specific sales numbers aren’t available, we know that Amazon is selling millions of its Kindle Fire tablets to people who want a tablet for the lowest price and who are happy living in the Amazon ecosystem. Last month Amazon announced the next generation of...
Mar 6, 2013 | Amazon, laptops, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet
Let’s not mince words: very few people have purchased Microsoft’s Surface tablets. It’s still early in the long game that Microsoft is playing but the world is not exactly being changed overnight. Microsoft is trying to position the Surface devices more clearly in the...
Sep 24, 2012 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Microsoft, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8
HTC previewed the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S at a press conference last week, with Steve Ballmer beaming onstage like a proud father. The phones will be available sometime in early November, along with the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, the Samsung Ativ S, and...
