May 25, 2013 | Android, Apple, business, Lenovo, mobile, news, phone, tablet
Think you’re keeping up with the tech industry? Here are two recent reports that took me by surprise. Android is crushing everything in its path. In the first quarter of 2013, Android smartphones had a 75% market share. Apple’s iOS came in at a distant second place,...
May 6, 2013 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, iPad, mobile, Office, OneDrive, phone, web_services, Windows Phone 8, Windows7, Windows8
Previously: The Difference Between A Microsoft Account And An Office 365 Account Understanding Skydrive, Part 1: Skydrive vs. Skydrive Pro Skydrive lets you store files online and access them from anywhere, including PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. There are some good...
Apr 4, 2013 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, web_services, Windows Phone 8
I’m leaving Google. Oh, not completely. I’ll still use Google for searches and maps. I’m not crazy. But I’m extricating myself from the Google walled garden as much as possible. It’s about simplicity. Some people have privacy concerns about Google, which collects more...
Feb 12, 2013 | Android, Apple, business, iPad, Microsoft, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8
The number of smartphones and tablets sold worldwide in 2012 is absolutely staggering. The sense of amazement is the same no matter how you measure it – number of units sold, growth year over year, spending, profits, comparison to declining computer sales. There is...
Jan 3, 2013 | Android, Google, mobile, phone, tablet
If you have a new Android phone running the latest version of Android (“Jelly Bean,” Android versions 4.1 or 4.2), you can turn on Google Now, one of the most interesting and forward-looking smartphone apps available on any platform. I don’t have a Jelly Bean phone,...
Dec 21, 2012 | Android, Apple, bruceb, Google, iPad, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, Surface, web_services, Windows Phone 8, Windows8
Season’s greetings! I hope you all get lovely new technology for the holidays and have a wonderful time poking and clicking and pinching and zooming! I’ve been looking ahead to 2013, trying to guess what will fill our time in the technology world next year. Here are...
