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Remember IBM vs. Microsoft? And Apple vs. Microsoft? And Microsoft vs. Everyone? Well, the latest mega-fight is between Google and Apple, or so it seems. And eWeek's got a take on the ten battles to watch between the two companies:
You never know whether it's worth paying attention to the latest buzzphrase or not. Will it be around five years from now? Or will it fade away?
Well, one phrase worth paying attention to is the "Internet of Things" (sometimes abbreviated, by jargon fans, as IoT).
But what is it? Here's one explanation, from the McKinsey Quarterly:
10:59 AM April 28, 2010
Looking for tech experts and commentators to follow on Twitter? TechWatchDog.com has a list, with 100 gurus listed.
Keeping up-to-date with the latest tech and web news is a breeze when you're following the experts at TechCrunch.
A must-have organizer for serious twitterers that allows users to stay up to date with new tweets and Facebook updates, as well as create customized lists.
Twittervision displays real-time Twitter posts on a geographic map of the globe, allowing users to instantaneously view tweets being generated internationally.
Convenient Twitter extension for the Firefox web browser that enables users to post and view updates from friends along with other basic Twitter functions.
Facebook, smartphones, digital books... There aren't many surprises in a CNN list of the top 10 tech trends from 2009.
A new report documents the astonishing information overload we're experiencing from the web, Twitter, Google, and other sources.
The "How Much Information?" report about American consumers, from UC San Diego, indicates that Americans are consuming more information than ever. One surprising finding? Computer games represent the largest source of information, likely because of their interactive nature and complex graphics.
We've got a list of interesting figures from the full report.
A couple years back, I wrote a column with an immodest proposal: Companies like Apple and Microsoft should put all new features and functionality on hold for five years and focus on stability and simplicity.
OK, it was a crazy idea (and I wasn't entirely serious, of course), but you get my drift: Too much software is too complicated and too buggy.
