The problem with most newspaper technology writers and even many technology “analysts” is they briefly read the AP Headlines before scribbling out some output to earn a paycheck … the reality is why many newspapers are failing both financially and their readers – they don’t bother doing any investigative work or any kind – they’ll [...]

First, the iPhone is not a Nintendo DSi or Sony PSP “killer.”
That word is misused like ‘awesome.’
But the iPhone does put a big crimp into the maximum market of the Nintendo DSi and the Sony PSP.
As with any electronic device, the race is to the ‘mass market’ or around 100-million units sold. What this means [...]

The Advertising-Marketing process can be a simple thing.
The parts of advertising process boiled down to its essence for any business … of course, you have to execute it correctly and be nimble to change on the fly …
Part I
Benefits to Buying/Using Our Product
Sometimes it’s obvious like a pain reliever or not so obvious like perfume.
Clearly, [...]

Perhaps every analyst who thought Apple wouldn’t hit their announced Q1 numbers should take a step back and turn in their bonus?
The most obvious clue is that EVERY publicly traded corporation in America announces numbers and are required by law to update those numbers if they will deviate substantially in the negative aspect … in [...]

A lot of people seem to hate AT&T and a lot of Verizon users seem to think it’s possible that Apple will switch carriers or at least, add a second carrier in the US but I would find it hard to believe any change is coming to the US.

First, I have no great love for [...]

Couldn’t resist the obvious baseball cliche but MLB.com At Bat 2009 is pretty great …

You’d expect the obvious features such as live boxscores or even live pitch tracking …

And as you can see at the bottom of the screen, you can tap to access (from left to right), GAMEDAY is live pitch & play description [...]

The Palm Pre is getting a lot of buzz with technocrats and techno-nerds and I count myself as one but in the world of people who ask questions when buying a computer such as “Does this get the internets?” Palm means tree or the part of your hand you slap for a high five.
10) What [...]

In the early 1990’s, AT&T knew the world of communications was changing rapidly … the consumer internet was still virtually all dialup but the future was so bright, we all had to wear shades … so they create a series of ads highlighting wireless and wired connectivity possibilities …
Keep in mind, the 1993 AT&T is [...]

As if the Palm Pre had any shot of making a difference, Palm is done. Sure, the Palm Pre looks like a nice phone and sure there are some nice features but just like many Mp3 makers way back in 2001 – some with nice features but none with THE IPOD.
And none are the IPHONE.

Sure, [...]

Many people especially analysts who should know better seem to think that because Apple Macs are personal computers, the company, its products & its market conditions should be judged under the same criteria as Windows PC’s in the personal computer marketplace … however, the evidence is clear that they are in DIFFERENT market segments.
Of course, [...]