Retrevo has announced results of a study done after the Apple iPad introduction, looking at consumer interest in buying the new iPad. According to Retrevo, “Not only did Apple fail to convince new buyers, it may have lost many potential buyers who now say they don’t think they need an Apple tablet computer” After the […]

The rumormill is abuzz with talk about the Zune Phone, aka Windows Phone 7, which many expect to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress on Feb 15th. Microsoft is expected to announce: Full Zune Integration The User Interface is based upon codename “METRO”, and will be similar to the Zune HD User Interface. Windows […]

The Apple iPad may have debuted to mixed reactions from tech analysts – but it’s clear that Apple’s new tablet computer already has competitors struggling to find ways to stay competitive. Three examples have cropped up in the last few days: Amazon announced that it is buying Touchco – a start-up based in New York […]

There’s been a lot of discussion in the last week about Apple’s decision to not support Flash on the upcoming iPad. Early iPad users are going to see a lot of blue boxes, right, where their audio and video file would otherwise be. And publishers are going to have to decide if it’s worth the […]

There’s been a lot of discussion since the announcement of the Apple iPad over Apple’s decision to not include Flash support on the device. Apple hasn’t officially explained its decision – but it’s clear that the company wants to marginalize Flash and push a standards-based Web. Within Apple, though, Steve Jobs minces no words about […]

There’s been a lot of debate about the merits of the new Apple iPad since it was announced. While tech analysts and first adopters are debating the iPad’s strengths and weaknesses, though, it looks like Steve Jobs may have Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, Adobe & Hulu scared that the device could end up being a another […]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today introduced the Apple iPad – a new multimedia pad that promises to carve out a new category for mobile computing. “This is best gadget ever made,” says early user Jason Calacanis,  “and NOT overhyped.” * It’s conceptually a large iPod touch – but it’s really a new operating system, optimized […]

Two recent Apple introductions – iTunes LP & Apple TV – are interesting technologies but have failed to wow customers. The main reason for this has been a lack of content. Only a tiny number of albums are available as iTunes LP releases. And Apple TV is crippled by the paucity of content on it. […]

Podcasting pioneer Dave Winer posted some interesting thoughts last week on reinventing journalism: I have the same feeling about journalism today that I had about computer science in the 1970s. Sure, we had textbooks and teachers, and projects and grades, but there was also an opportunity to invent it as we were going along. Computer […]

This video of the rumored Apple iPad has turned up on YouTube, and has a lot of people wondering if it’s the first video of Apple’s new tablet computer. Screams fake to me, though. Let me know what you think! Real or iFake?