Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

A ‘Chained’ Reaction.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by John

Skype’s announcement of their GroupMe purchase essentially means that Microsoft owns both now (right?) Interestingly enough; little and/or no mention of the ultimate reality is that Redmond just scored another company by extension. And, it’ll be interesting to see how … Continue reading →

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Fire-sale Prices, Here!

Posted on August 20, 2011 by John

HP’s restructuring announcement and follow-on fire-sale of their (doomed) TouchPad are clear examples of what happens to a firm (in any given market segment) that loses their way via M&A’s; hubris; bad timing and a monolithic culture that’s resistant to … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on August 19, 2011 by John

Long gone are the days when the biggest obstacle at Hewlett-Packard was a lock that kept someone out of a storage closet (that according to urban legend was broken by one of the two namesakes of the firm in order … Continue reading →

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‘McBrain’

Posted on August 18, 2011 by John

Big Blue aka IBM has reported developing the world’s first microprocessor that’s akin to the human brain (in many of the ways that it functions) as it looks like artificial intelligence has advanced another step… Congrats and/or ________ is in … Continue reading →

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A Line Crossed?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by John

In yet another hacking incident, the (San Francisco Bay Area) BART system was struck by hackers whereas some of their subscriber’s personal information was publicly exposed. Granted; there’s a pro and con argument to both sides of this equation (which … Continue reading →

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Not Done Yet?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by John

Clearly, Nokia is; has and continues to get hammered within the global smartphone market as firms such as Apple (obviously) Samsung and HTC, etc. (due to the rise of the Android OS) erode their (now former) market dominance. Yet; the … Continue reading →

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The Post-PC World.

Posted on August 12, 2011 by John

If it is indeed true the era of the PC has come to an end… it can be added to the list of the typewriter; vinyl (records) tubes and the Walkman as but a few of the once ‘cutting-edge’ innovations … Continue reading →

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Failing Forward…

Posted on August 8, 2011 by John

The reasons why Redmond is failing at gaining (mass) consumer attraction within the smartphone space are both numerous and simple. Nevertheless; the underlying reason is essentially two-fold: one) trying to cram the desktop onto a handset (for how many years … Continue reading →

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Doing Right.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by John

A UK-based firm has set a goal to provide 3 million people (in Africa and South Asia) with their own phone numbers whereas they will be able to log in to a network (via the Cloud) and use a phone without … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on August 6, 2011 by John

The Internet is no longer a teen as today marks said medium’s 20th birthday. Congrats are in order; pass the YouTube, please! From Engadget: http://goo.gl/vrqXz

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