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Cortana everywhere? Why not, it’s Cortanagate!
So far, new Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has tried to have it both ways, with a strategy described as “cloud first, mobile first.” That’s a nice way to say cloud and mobile are equally (and…
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9 things to consider about Docker
If the first half of the first decade of the 21st Century has been about virtualization, the next half-decade may be dominated by a new approach, the anti-virtualization tool called Docker. Docker, to paraphrase…
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Google: Computing’s ADD child
Google last week made a number of interesting announcements, many related to Android and its Google Drive and applications products. How many of these will actually become real and then live on is anyone’s…
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Google ups the ante with better apps and unlimited storage
Google has announced big changes to its Drive cloud storage and Apps suite, all intended to compete more effectively with the Microsoft Office 365 juggernaut. I have to wonder how much it really matters. To understand the…
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Users don’t need to pay for public clouds anymore
Several years ago, I wrote a piece entitled “How Dropbox Will Die” that turned out to be quite popular at Forbes.com. My pitch was that Microsoft, Google and Apple would eventually make so much…
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Google: Wireless carriers a challenge for Internet of Things
According to Google, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) will often require slow-but-cheap connectivity, pretty much the opposite of what wireless carriers offer today. The company has challenged carriers to make this IoT plan known so developers…
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What Microsoft says about privacy that Google will never say
Microsoft’s new Services Agreement says something hugely important we can safely bet Google will never say. “We won’t use the content in your emails to target you with ads,” says Microsoft’s updated agreement, effective July…
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Picking the winner: Fitness Wristbands vs Smart Watches
Today let’s look at the battle between wearable tech that is designed for a specific set of tasks/applications and more general purpose devices. Health and fitness will be key market makers for these devices.…
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Leon Trotsky on EDW and Big Data? Of course!
It has come to my attention that Leon Trotsky, the Russian communist theorist, would be very much at home in a different global plan to replace the status quo with radical change. I know…
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4 Ways Apple, Microsoft should work together in the cloud
After years of being only a minor cloud player, Apple is increasing its investment, at least in personal storage and entertainment. Attendees of this week’s Apple developer conference left San Francisco feeling that the…