In Apple’s fall event for 2010 there was a great deal of iPod action…some of it was problematic, dealing with the silent, unacknowledged cleanup of past failures. However, Apple also took some very important strides forward in redefining and blur...

Now that all the initial shock and awe has faded, it is possible to take a long hard look at exactly what happened yesterday as Apple literally tossed all their iPod designs into a box and shook it like a Boggle game played by Frost Giants. There wer...

Now this one hit me out of left field. As I saw how completely Windows Phone 7 has been based on the Zune GUI and architecture, I assumed that the ZuneHD had really been just an experiment, a field test for a possible phone OS, and would be a one sho...

Before the entire blogosphere becomes an arm of Apple’s Marketing team for 48 hours or so after today’s event, let’s look at a somewhat singular event that occurred today. One of my favorite real tech columnists, Ina Fried, actually called Wind...

By any chance did your Twitter client crap out on you on Tuesday? Did it suddenly seem to forget who you were and reject your user name and password, and keep rejecting it? Well stop panicking…there could be a reason for that, as on Tuesday Twitter...

So the 2010 iPod event is now history, and it looks like it was one of the more successful in Apple’s history from the reaction thus far. Let’s see how I scored on my predictions… Almost Sure Things New iPod Touch models with two cams (rear ca...

Considering that just about every ebook reader out there has been getting shiny new updated models released of late, Sony could not stand pat with its Sony Reader line. They have refreshed all three of their Readers, the Pocket, Touch and Daily. All...

In the last few weeks, Samsung has been putting out Galaxy S devices on all four major carriers. Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S — the Epic 4G, is perhaps the most impressive of the bunch. The Epic 4G is a serious powerhouse — and it�...

Amid rumors that tomorrow the iPod Nano might go tiny and touchscreen-only and that the iPod Shuffle may vanish altogether, it seems that Samsung is looking to fill the holes Apple’s may leave in the MP3 firmament. Samsung will be debuting two mew...

The Ebook Reader price war continues, as in a move I predicted a few weeks ago Borders has apparently dropped the prices on the two Ebook Readers they are selling in response to Amazon and Barnes & Noble both stealing their budget thunder with re...

Looking at the sorts of bags people typically use for toting around their laptop computers or other workplace/academic gadgetry, the vast majority tend to be all-purpose messenger-style bags or backpacks. These do-it-all bags tend to combine light we...

The Gpad G10 is the second device that I have recently received for review from PandaWill.com.  Last month I reviewed their X10 MID Windows CE Tablet.  Both devices have a 7” resistive touch display but entirely different operating system...

After months of rumors, denials and hints, Intel has finally announced the deal to purchase the wireless/communications (WLS) division of German chip maker Infineon for 1.4 billion, buying its way back into the mobile processor market. After selling...

Now here is a wrinkle that Steve Jobs may not have anticipated when he worked so hard to secure a foothold in the lucrative Chinese market. It seems that according to an in-store ad one of Apple’s Chinese partners, China Unicom, will be selling the...

Well dear readers, I am now back from vacation so it is time to get back to work…and first on the agenda is to announce the winner of our Messenger 101 contest in which one lucky reader is winning a limited edition Messenger 101 bag, courtesy of th...