I get asked a lot by people ready to move up from a mobile phone to a smartphone: Android or iPhone? Here’s my short and simple answer. First, understand that as different as Protestant to Catholic, or Democrat to Republican, is Google to Apple. Those two brands are the gorillas of technology. It’s not Apple [...] Read more...
The Cybersky may be falling soon
Here we go again. Computer security experts worldwide are on the alert for a new super-virus dubbed Duqu that is believed to be secretly gathering login and infiltration data against government, financial and civil institutions and facilities in preparation for a massive attack that could shut down everything from banks to municipal water supplies. How’s [...] Read more...
Apple backlash: Is it brewing?
If my email is any indication of consumer sentiment – and over the years it’s proven pretty reliable – a strong backlash seems to be brewing against Apple and its constantly evolving i-Devices. Because the higher-than-everyone-else prices, it’s penchant for proprietary everything and the seeming planned obsolescence of every product, Apple and its innovation train [...] Read more...
Told you so: iPhone 4S is best-selling iPhone yet
Apple has confirmed it: The new iPhone 4S – initially dissed by the tech media because it wasn’t an iPhone 5 – has set an sales record of 4 million units sold since it went on sale Oct. 14. One million of those were pre-orders, compared to 600,000 pre orders when the iPhone 4 was [...] Read more...
What do you think about Spotify?
I’m trying to find something I don’t like about Spotify. But so far, all I have are raves. The music streaming service claims to have two million worldwide users but, since it came to the U.S. in July, now has picked up 250,0000 subscribers. There have been very few songs that I couldn’t find on [...] Read more...
Facebook and Twitter and shared experiences
I live in Detroit and we’ve had a run of some pretty intense sports moments this fall, thanks to the Tigers and their American League playoff series and the Detroit Lions, having one of their best football seasons in decades. I’ve been pretty tuned in before the TV, usually watching alone or with my wife…. [...] Read more...
Siri is why the iPhone 4S will be biggest seller yet
The iPhone 4S sold a million units in advance, the best of any of the four other models released since the smartphone debuted in 2007. Projections are that sales will hit 4 million this week. Those who haven’t used or seen it in action are wondering why the iPhone 4S has had such stunning success, [...] Read more...
Shift growing from iPhone to Android
It’s happening daily now, a growing sentiment among many many tech movers and shakers that the Android operating system is getting legs strong enough to not just rival Apple’s iPhone iOS operating system but to actually surpass it in market share and popularity. Latest to voice their strong support and optimism for Android is a [...] Read more...
Despite Samsung’s arrogance, the Samsung Galaxy Tab looks pretty slick
If Samsung wasn’t so arrogant in its press conference yesterday introducing the much hyped Samsung Galaxy Tab, I could get pretty excited about this rival to the iPad. But if you think Apple is arrogant, consider how much disdain Samsung has for its customers when – joined by the smug wireless providers who will sell [...] Read more...
Tech battle for the inside of your car
Tech rules our homes and living rooms and now the big automotive giants are slugging it out to make the inside of our cars as wired and connected as the rest of the world. GM will try to make up for some momentum lost to Ford and its Sync system next week when it releases [...] Read more...
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