Sep 5, 2014 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, netbooks, Office 365, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Microsoft and Google are stepping up their efforts to gain market share by encouraging manufacturers to sell large quantities of ultra-cheap phones, tablets and computers. And in an interesting new development, some of those cheap devices won’t suck. Let’s talk for a...
Aug 28, 2014 | Android, Apple, iPad, Lenovo, Microsoft, phone, shopping, Windows Phone 8
After a quiet summer, we’re heading into the season for new product announcements. Here’s a roundup of some of the phones that will be arriving soon. Apple – iPhones The big announcement of the season will be the new iPhones, which will be announced by Apple on...
Aug 19, 2014 | Android, Apple, hardware, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8
When you go into a Verizon or AT&T store, you aren’t buying a smartphone. You’re buying an entry ticket into a beautiful garden, an ecosystem full of wondrous delights. Apple and Google are working nonstop to make their gardens into bigger and better places, with...
Aug 18, 2014 | Android, Apple, business, Microsoft, phone, Windows Phone 8
Eighty-five percent of smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2014 were running Android. Eighty-five percent for Android! Astonishing. Apple’s share of the global phone market slipped below 12%. The market is growing so fast that Apple’s shipments were up from...
Aug 14, 2014 | IE, Microsoft, security, updates
This week’s Patch Tuesday updates included a security update that will block old, insecure versions of Java and other outdated ActiveX controls. Java has been a huge security problem for years and this is an overdue way to keep it from being exploited by the bad guys....
Jul 16, 2014 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, phone, Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone 8.1, a major update to Microsoft’s phone OS, will be rolled out to Windows Phone users over the next few weeks. If you have a Windows Phone, you’ll be alerted when it’s available, possibly as soon as this week. There are some nice improvements in the new...
