Ahead of Samsung’s launch of the next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, you could read a fair amount of speculation about how the product would evolve compared to the previous version. Now since many of you will be reading this article after the product is unveiled, I’ll avoid most of the specifics. The main point […]

When Michael Dell, in one of the major bone-headed statements of the last century, suggested that Apple should close down and return all the money to their investors, he was only echoing the conventional wisdom of the time. Apple was in trouble, losing sales and hemorrhaging cash, so it couldn’t possibly be saved. History shows […]

After months of hype, Google’s Nexus One smartphone is out the door, and they are beginning to take orders. As many of you realize, Google doesn’t build consumer electronics gear. Instead, they went to HTC, a successful smartphone maker who has experience with Android products, to do the heavy lifting. At the end of the […]

You have to appreciate Apple’s point of view with Snow Leopard. After releasing reference upgrades for Mac OS X with two or three hundred new features — some of which you may not have even wanted — it was time to fix the plumbing to pave the way for the future. Or at least that’s […]