‘Computers / Technology’ Archive

New iPods unveiled

by Lee Simmons, September 1, 2010, 2:49 pm

In my technology industry coverage for First Research, I see nifty new devices on a near daily basis. But when Steve Jobs makes an announcement, it’s usually worth it.

Jobs took to …

Eureka! Golden State GOP voters flock to wealthy ex-CEOs

by Jeff Dorsch, June 9, 2010, 8:40 am

Silicon Valley went 2-for-3 in yesterday’s primary elections in California.

No doubt you have heard by now of the primary victories by Meg Whitman, who scored the Republican nomination …

What will Steve Jobs reveal?

by Jeff Dorsch, June 7, 2010, 6:01 am

This morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage of the Moscone West convention center facility in San Francisco and will likely hold aloft a new model of the …

Androids overwhelming the iPhone — for now

by Jeff Dorsch, May 18, 2010, 12:54 pm

Apparently, these are the Droids you’re looking for. It’s no Jedi mind trick.

During the first quarter of this year, smartphones using Google’s Android software for mobile devices outsold the Apple iPhone …

Microsoft: No longer evil, nor an empire

by Jeff Dorsch, May 7, 2010, 2:51 pm

There’s no doubt that Microsoft remains a very powerful company, reaching deep into corporate enterprises with its application software, operating systems, and (it hopes) …

All flash and no cash; money is going the way of the dodo

by Patrice Sarath, May 4, 2010, 6:00 am

Forget Mars colonies and jetpacks – when the future finally gets here, it’s always a lot more prosaic than the visionaries would believe.  Take cash for instance, or rather, why bother? Nowadays, you can transfer …

Will Palm pilot HP to smartphone success?

by Jeff Dorsch, May 3, 2010, 1:15 pm

Hewlett-Packard’s $1B-plus deal to buy Palm is viewed positively by many parties. Both companies are also-rans in the smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple, Nokia, and …

Facebook takes over the Internet

by Larry Bills, April 22, 2010, 9:58 am

When the producers of the next James Bond movie finally get it together and start writing a script, they could always look to Facebook for inspiration on 007′s next mission to thwart a plot for …

AMD made a profit? It made a profit — sort of

by Jeff Dorsch, April 19, 2010, 2:00 pm

The clever comedian Demetri Martin does a routine about how the meaning of any statement can be changed by adding the phrase “sort of.” Such as adding “sort of” to “I love you” …

More than 300K iPads sold on first day

by Jeff Dorsch, April 5, 2010, 12:30 pm

 

The first day of sales for the iPad saw more than 300,000 of the new Apple tablet computers sold, including pre-orders and deliveries to channel partners, the company reported. The first buyers also …