When is a PC a PC?
New definitions needed to get back to reality As you know the PC is dead, noble thing that it was, it served us well for many decades. The PC has been replaced by the tablet; ...
Technology wins out over all
Intel, GloFo, and TSMC battle for position as the market moves to mobile Big companies, big smart companies, have the ability to take a body block and keep going. Cash reserves, tons of engineers, and ...
Time to upgrade
Inflation and Moore’s Law favor the consumer and the enterprise When I’m preparing a presentation, I look at relevant historical data. It helps set the stage for my talks and gives the audience a chance ...
Has Moore’s Law gotten away from Intel?
The democratization of Moore’s Law, the revolution led by ARM I think it’s pretty obvious the PC market is transforming from the conventional two form factors we have been using for the past 15 years ...
Jailbreaking a PS4: the best of all worlds
I wonder if you’ll be able to jailbreak a PS4 and run Windows on it? After all, earlier this year, in the US it became illegal to unlock your phone without your carrier’s consent. Or ...
The new highs and lows?
New definitions are needed The first quarter of 2013 has ushered in new levels for the high-end, and what might have been considered the low-end. The high end currently belongs to Nvidia with its 2688 ...
There’s a disconnect in our thinking – I think…
Ever since I can remember, we have been striving to design a machine that will make life easier and help us communicate better. Word processors are better than typewriters. Email is better than physical mail. ...
On magic and tides
In 1998 Steve Jobs was asked, how can you compete in the PC business? What’s your strategy? He smiled and said, “Wait for the next big thing.” Hardly seems like much of a plan, and ...
Augmented reality showing us stuff that’s not there
Soon we won’t know the difference When augmented reality (AR) was first introduced isn’t clear. (Damn, that’s such a great pun.) But seriously folks, the idea of AR is pretty old, and can be traced ...
Everyone is a fortune teller
Want a prediction? Just touch the web. The future is clear as day to me so I've decided that in 2013, I will just stay home. I know that mobile is going to be big, ...
The value of the AIB market
Too bad about that PC dying and all that—I guess it just outlived its usefulness or maybe lost its sex appeal, or maybe—the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes. But with the PC being dead and ...
Sources, soothsayers, and sibyls
As long as you say “sources say” or “as heard,” you can say almost anything. My favorite recent one was Apple dumping Intel. Sources say that because Apple is dumping Intel, Paul O, was told ...