About this blog
I would not have ever though of myself as a 'blogger'.
I enjoy a number of things and believe that I have learned and grown in my experiences over the years so in the spirit of sharing, I thought a blog would be an interesting way to give my thoughts and views on all things I find interesting.
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I Keep Finding Myself Wanting to Hear – “And Now, Just One More Thing”
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsWhat a year it has been! Three major Apple events, two Google events, an Amazon event and the introduction of a new tablet player, Microsoft. -
Politics and Marketing – Apple vs. Microsoft
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 1 CommentAs I mentioned in my previous blog post, my wife and I were recently on our vacation where we found ourselves at the Bellevue Shopping Centre over the past weekend. -
Apple Wins Appeal on ‘263 Patent Ruling Against HTC / Android
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsApple has won its' appeal against HTC with United States Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issuing an interpretation of Apple's '263 Patent that is likely to result in a jury finding HTC (and Android in general) of infringement of a key 'realtime API' case previously passed over by the ITC. -
Apple Gains on Android Based on iPhone 4S Sales
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsApple made significant gains on Android over the Oct / Nov 2011 period primarily based on iPhone 4S Sales according to research firm NPD. -
Adobe Flash vs HTML5 – The War Comes to an End
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsAdobe took an abrupt about face today and announced that they are discontinuing the Flash player for mobile devices. -
Siri Poses Significant Threat to Google – It’s True!
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSiri is going to be revolutionary. As it matures and as more and more people understand what it is all about and what you can do with it, Apple will effectively cut Google out of a lot of search based Ads and revenue. People will naturally ask Siri their questions and Siri will obediently and gladly respond with the answers - not referencing Google at all. -
Google loses Nortel Patents
Posted on July 2, 2011 | No CommentsGoogle, which in April started the bidding at $900M for 6,000 Nortel patents, indicated that claiming these patents was crucial to shoring up their ability to forestall future patent infringement lawsuits. -
Apple to host iPad 2 Event March 2 2011
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsApple is holding an event this week. They are set to reveal the iPad 2, at least that's what we gather from the invite they sent out last week. As far as what to expect from the announcement, count on a release date and prices for each model. Expect to see a nice preview of FaceTime on the iPad as well as Photo Booth and a deeper look at iOS 4.3. -
The Smartphone Wars – What is the Outcome?
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsMany are not aware that the concept of the smartphone was actually brought to the market by IBM in 1992 with what they called 'Simon'. Nokia would later make the concept practical with the introduction of the Nokia 9000 series in the mid-1990's. Palm brought out their Pilot in the late 1990's, which was not a smartphone until the Treo came out. -
Windows 7 Phone – A Non-Starter?
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsDoes the world need yet another smartphone with another phone OS? Microsoft seems to think so, today launching the latest in the smartphone series, the Windows 7 Phone.