by Steve Prentice | January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
So Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer includes a quick demo of a forthcoming HP Tablet “computer” in his CES opening address. Kindle announce a larger screen version of their e-Book. Alongside 3D everything, tablets look like being the form factor of the moment in Las Vegas. The opening rounds of a war, but does anyone actually care [...]
Category: technology Tags: Apple, CES, tablet
by Steve Prentice | January 22, 2009 | Comments Off
So, according to numerous reports, it seems that President Obama is going to be keeping his Blackberry – at least for now. My colleagues in the security group here at Gartner have been actively discussing (and patiently explaining to the rest of us) the implications of that. This could be challenging for many traditionalists. However, [...]
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Category: Uncategorized Tags: Apple, email, obama
by Steve Prentice | January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments
As the credit crunch starts to bite and companies start to tighten up on travel we are all going to have to explore new ways to collaborate. The trouble is, it is just too darn simple these days. The “enterprise” solution is to install a collaboration software solution (probably at substantial license cost), allocate storage [...]
by Steve Prentice | January 6, 2009 | Comments Off
Well the MacWorld keynote came (and went). Phil Schiller is no Steve Jobs, but there again, Steve is in a class of his own! After the usual hype of unlikely expectations there were no huge surprises – annual updates to iLife and iWork, a new MacBook Pro (is a battery really THAT interesting?) and DRM-free [...]
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by Steve Prentice | January 5, 2009 | 3 Comments
Well the twilight period is over and it is the start of 2009 for real, with pretty much everyone back at work. And for me this is a week that is bound to bring some surprises and a lot of useful pointers as to what will be happening later in the year – thanks to [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Add new tag, Apple, Consumer
by Steve Prentice | December 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Well, 2008 is all but over and I am curled up with a nice glass of wine and thinking back over the highlights of 2008 and my expectations for 2009 (wait until tomorrow for that one!). Apart from the obvious turmoil in the markets, the trauma of the economic crisis (of which more than enough [...]
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by Steve Prentice | December 18, 2008 | Comments Off
So Apple are scaling back their trade show presence, big surprise (not!). What is more surprising is that they have kept it going for so long! It was many years ago that IBM abandoned the once obligatory huge stand at the big trade shows, realizing that they can get more bang for their buck doing [...]
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