10So when Apple decided to make a big deal of the 10th anniversary of the iPhone last week, I was somewhat surprised. Apple hasn’t been that big about doing such things. All right, we had the overpriced, underpowered 20th anniversary Macintosh — which celebrated the birth of the company rather than the platform — that […]

So most of you know that the quality of cell phone calls ranges from almost acceptable to dreadful. More often than not, it’s the latter, as a voice at the other end of the call is often immersed in a digital haze that makes it a little hard to understand. To think that all of the advancements […]

Perhaps more often than not, when two large corporations merge, the executives speak of efficiencies and “synergies” resulting from the deal. But that usually means that employees considered “redundant” will be given their walking papers. Indeed, I sometimes wonder how many large corporate alignments actually end up being successful, beyond possibly killing a competitor. The […]

Clearly the name “Pixel, Phone by Google” isn’t very memorable. Instead, it’s an example of a company without a whole lot of experience in the consumer market trying to build a gadget that seems exclusive. True, Google also has Chromecast video streamers, which have been quite successful perhaps mostly due to its $35 purchase price. But […]