Google is currently putting the finishing touches on Google TV, its android-based software that is set to be unveiled at next month’s Google I/O conference. The Wall Street Journal’s Jessica E. Vascellaro and Don Clark said “Google is currently planning on sharing some details about the technology with more than 3,000 developers expected to attend its Google I/O conference in San Francisco May 19 and 20.” And this software has got quite... 

As all of us in the industry know, customer churn is the “ENEMY”! It is the killer of profitability and the reason we all keep a bottle of extra strength Tylenol on our desk. We spend $100s of dollars on customer acquisition, yet what are we really doing to stop churn. Yes we all provide great hosting services, give great support and make sure they stay up BUT is this enough. Absolutely not! Why? Because we really are not addressing... 

After recently learning of the demise of Hewlett Packard’s Slate tablet due to issues with Windows 7, Microsoft has now confirmed that production of the Courier tablet has also been killed. “At any given time, across any of our business groups, there are new ideas being investigated, tested, and incubated. It’s in Microsoft’s DNA to continually develop and incubate new technologies to foster productivity and creativity,”... 

Sources have recently announced that Hewlett-Packard has killed off Slate, the much anticipated Windows 7 tablet computer. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer first reveiled the new tablet in January at CES 2010. The product was expected to hit the market in the summer 2010. Now sources are saying that Hewlett-Packard is not happy with the Windows 7 operating system and has  recently killed the project. Another thing to mention is that HP may be moving... 

I have said it before and I shall do so again. I am not an Apple user. However, I cannot help but marvel at the skill of their brush when it comes to building user interfaces as well as their marketing precision in creating niches and dominating them. I personally applaud Steve Jobs’ letter on why Apple will not accept Flash. I thought it provided excellent reasons all of which I agree with. However, the hardcore, nigh militaristic, means... 

Since Apple has yet to make the iPads available overseas, its not surprising to find that Chinese knockoffs are already being produced. We have learned that these new tablets are going for $410 and feature Windows OS along with three, count ‘em, three USb ports. The device is being sold in its first rough version and looks almost identical to the iPad. Yeah we know, nothing unexpected here. But if you can’t afford the real thing, you... 

Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere you probably heard about that volcano in Iceland that has wreaked havoc with air travel across Europe since mid-April when it erupted. It happens to be called the Eyjafjallajokull volcano (please don’t ask me to pronounce that though). If you haven’t seen photos of the eruption, you should definitely check out these photos of the volcano . It seems that the ash can enter the intakes... 

I am getting tired of all the crying over the court decision that said the FCC doesn’t have the authority to enforce net neutrality. Gee golly, I didn’t see this coming a mile away. Heck think about this for one second. Congress couldn’t pass net neutrality through so the FCC figures what the hell let’s give it a shot. Does anyone see the fact that this was designed to circumvent actual elected officials and disenfranchise... 

In a land not unlike our own, there dwelt a large herd of horses. These horses however were troubled for they were under constant fear of wolves. Unable to attack the wolves and win, the horses required an ally. So they looked to a local village of humans. The humans were well equipped to kill the wolves, but they were too slow to actually catch them . So the horses made a pact. They would submit to saddle and bit to aid the humans in killing their... 

I have a deep respect for Apple products in that their ease of use and design is exceptional. When I look at the iPad I see an idea, not yet fully formed, but it is that idea that will become a game changing device for business. The most exciting software programs these days are mainly cloud applications, hosted applications, remote applications, etc…  Read More →