Does Google have an internal communications problem? On the December quarter conference call, Larry Page said, “Battery life is a huge issue. You shouldn’t have to worry about constantly having to recharge your phone.” This is from a company that has as its signature device the Nexus series of smartphones that were engineered with HTC, ...

Many of us have had one. In fact, for those working for corporate America, we have been issued one every three or so years for the better part of the last 20 years. I’m talking about a ThinkPad laptop, of course. It was first made by IBM and in the last decade Lenovo. It was ...

What will be the next “wow” factor in smartphones? Where will the next battles be fought? Let’s go through the list: 1. Bigger display? Not really. At around 5 inches, hands aren’t getting any bigger and the bezel is approaching zero. No more room for expansion here. We have reached the limit. 2. Better display ...

Two of the three computing giants reported earnings last night, and the market reacted well to both reports, as both companies traded up in the after-market. However, these two companies are by no means doing equally well. Let me explain how Google is sucking the lifeblood out of Microsoft, and it’s going to get a ...

This is a 7-inch tablet made by Asus that is running the pure Google “Nexus” version of Android, and it will be shipping within the next couple of weeks. You can buy it directly from Google for a bargain $199 by going to play.google.com and order it already. The first thing on the investor’s mind ...

In the 1993 made-for-HBO movie “Barbarians at the Gate” there is a scene in which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s Henry Kravis is being asked by his business partner George Roberts what to do about being rebuffed by RJR Nabisco’s CEO Ross Johnson regarding taking part in the largest leveraged buyout to date. Kravis responds ...

In this article, I deal with two related issues: 1. Driving the Tesla Model S for the first time, why are the investors so surprised that it is so awesome? 2. Should Apple expand its product line into TVs — or cars? Last Friday saw Tesla’s first customer deliveries of its Model S to non-insiders. ...

Let’s say you could buy an Apple MacBook Air — but with twice the battery life, at half the price. Does that sound attractive? Duh! What is this — a so-called “ultrabook” that Intel is pushing through its usual OEMs? Nope. Ultrabooks may be slightly less expensive than a MacBook Air, but that’s par for ...

He’s baaaaack! No, I’m not talking about a zombie in a scary movie or Mitt Romney’s future press secretary, Newt Gingrich. I’m talking about Google selling unlocked Android phones directly again, bypassing the cellular carriers. Those of you with decent smartphone memories will recall that Google jumped into this strategy once before, in January 2010, ...

Your desk may be filled with all sorts of disorganized paper piles. Your receipts may not be making it into an organized shoebox. Who knows how often you do laundry. You sure aren’t balancing your checkbook. However, no matter how disorganized you are, you keep very sacred your electronic address book. Once upon a time, ...