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As we approach the end of the year, thoughts traditionally turn to the future. I thought I'd get an early start. Near term we have the widely rumored launch of the new Apple Newton, uh, I mean iPhone. A little further out we have the emergence of true telepresence -- which brings the possibility that companies will no longer reimburse business travel for most of us...
Last week's happenings foreshadowed potential changes in the wind. With the stock option backdating scandal widening, it appears that Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have been caught in the net Meanwhile, with the realization that gaming has been driving a lot of the PC industry, and some powerful recent acquisitions by Hewlett-Packard, which bought Voodo...
Winter slowly drifted into Silicon Valley last week. In the aftermath of what appeared to many of us to be a largely politically motivated "scandal" surrounding HP, not only was HP's business largely unaffected but federal laws regarding the practice of pretexting were left in limbo Meanwhile, I was left wondering if folks caught the very real diff...
I visited two of the greatest cities in the United States last week. First, I was in San Francisco where Intel made a credible attempt to show that it intends to stay the market leader despite anything rival AMD has done. Then I went to New York to talk to folks about Hewlett-Packard's congressional hearings and to attend one of the most impressive HP product launches that firm has had in awhile...
As we move into fall and approach the Intel Developer Forum this week, things show no sign of slowing down. Last week AMD fired an early volley at Intel by broadening an initiative designed to unite the entire slate of remaining non-Intel chip companies, making me wonder, had this happened earlier would Apple have made its Intel move? Meanwhile, ...
Last week we saw the two big guys go at it: First Apple showed off product updates for the iPod and iTunes, and then Microsoft had the coming-out party for Zune -- its so-called iPod killer I'd like to talk about all this first and end up discussing products I think do the best job in the media space today to point out some non-Apple examples of e...
Last week, HP launched an impressive array of new products -- but few noticed, because the news once again surrounded events that happened when their ex-CEO was still there, screwing up the company Meanwhile, Gateway finally got a new CEO in J. Edward Coleman, who has a good pedigree as a turnaround manager, and we got a huge update on Microsoft's ...
Summer is the time to relax, take in the weather and drink a Mint Julep ... right? Someone should tattoo this information on the heads of a number of executives I know because this summer has been anything but relaxing and I still haven't even seen a Mint Julep This last week was no exception, with Apple putting Google CEO Eric Schmidt on its boar...
This summer has been amazing, and there isn't any letup. I was convinced last week that I'd be able to focus on some of the longer-term issues rather than big new news this week. Clearly that wasn't the case, and I had more to choose from than I have room to discuss. As a result, I'm picking two of the most interesting topics -- so I can leave room for specific product recommendations for back to school, as promised, at the end...
Last week had its share of crazy news in what has become a very interesting period for the PC business. You only have to go to the Web to see the warning signs of an apocalyptic event, like spoofing on Apple and Intel, Microsoft and Lawrence Lessig launching a new open copyright tool together, and an Apple user going public about Apple problems and living to tell about it...
Last week was disappointing. I was expecting, as were others, much more out of Apple at its developer's conference, where the subtext was that with Steve Jobs not looking so well and with a lot of executives in his age group stepping down, is it time to imagine an Apple without him? Going beyond disappointing to scary, folks flying out of London we...
Now that it has cooled off in California, or at least it had until my wife saw our power bill for the month of July, it seems like it might be a good time to talk conservation, and touch on some of the technologies that can be used to reduce our use of fossil fuels as well as keep our power bills from resembling the national debt If you want to see...
Last week was one to write home about, particularly between AMD and Intel. The AMD folks effectively created a distraction during Intel's biggest launch since the original Pentium 13 years ago -- and Intel actually helped them do it. In addition, Microsoft met with a broad cross section of analysts and signaled that it is preparing for war, with Apple's iPod and Research in Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry as targets...
This is becoming an interesting summer. As we cook under the effects of "mythical" global warming, tech vendors have been busy getting ready for the second half of the year I've had a chance to review the multi-vendor FlexGo announcement and think there is a broader play here then we initially realized, one that could eliminate laptop theft altoget...
Of all the weeks for me to pick to take a vacation, last week was probably the worst. There was so much going on that my "vacation" became busier than a normal work week Microsoft, for one, was the subject of some positive buzz as news bubbled up around its so-called "iPod killer." On the negative side, it was hit with an historically huge fine by ...
Two weeks ago CNBC asked me to cover problems that blogs pose for companies. To prepare I read official and unofficial blogs from a number of firms, and I found them fascinating reading. Google employees, for example, seem to be as outspoken about their management's lack of capability as anyone else on the blogs they contribute to I wonder how m...
Last week, I attended the Dell advisory council meeting and the week before, a similar Hewlett-Packard event. These gave me a chance to look at how both companies are approaching similar problems and to observe that both are demonstrating improving capabilities Of course, Apple doesn't do advisory councils because it doesn't even trust its employe...
Last week Hewlett-Packard, which is expected to pass IBM as the largest high-tech company in the world this year, put its new CEO on stage, and much of the behind-the-scenes discussion was on why Mark Hurd has been successful while predecessor Carly Fiorina crashed and burned Meanwhile, over at Microsoft there was one rising star who stood out abov...
Last week was a busy one for some big tech players. AOL is funding Netscape again, and strangely enough the company seems to have Slashdot on its mind as it moves to rebuild its portal business Also, Creative Labs evidently didn't realize that Apple was going to fight back when it sued the firm, and the situation escalated when Creative moved to st...
Boy, the hits just keep on coming. Last week was no exception, with moves that further put to rest the idea that the tech market is dull and boring Dell released four products in Los Angeles, two of which are some of the most aggressive ever to come from that company. Hewlett-Packard launched another 100 products -- though the story wasn't the prod...
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