Is Microsoft's post-PC story starting to look any better?Now that we know more about what's coming in Windows 8.1, and companies like Acer are pitching new waves of products, are Windows-based post-PC products starting to look more likeable...?June 4, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Tablets
The Quantified Self: Exploring your genome with 23andMeFancy the whole "quantified self" thing? You've got 1.5GB of data in your own DNA that might be worth adding to the quantification mix. I did, and it was totally worth it...June 3, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Enterprise Software
Thorsten Heins: the only exec in the mobile biz that gets post-PCBlackBerry's CEO really understands post-PC, but he seems unkeen to take a leadership position on the evolution of tablet devices...May 15, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Will enterprises buy into the new Windows vision?Microsoft's new vision of Windows might make sense to consumers, but for enterprises, is there any draw to using anything other than the desktop?May 14, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Firefox OS puts a good $50 smartphone within reachI bought a 'developer preview' Firefox OS phone to try. It's a pleasant little smartphone with the promise of making good, cheap smartphones a possibility.May 11, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Why is Microsoft obsessed with putting Office on tablets?Oh, Bill, people don't want Office on their iPads. Or Nexus 7s. Or maybe even their Surfaces.May 8, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Tablets
The Android HP Slate 7 might signal good news for MicrosoftWith the introduction of the HP Slate 7 (a pretty decent Android tablet for very little money), HP has firmly kicked off the race to the bottom on Android tablet pricing. But that could be good news for Microsoft.May 6, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Tablets
Just how do you write apps for Google Glass?As we get closer to a point where mere mortals users might be able to get their hands on Glass, exactly how will mere mortal developers write apps for them?April 29, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
What do people mean when they say 'the PC is dying'?There's been much made of 'the death of Windows' or 'the death of the PC' over the past six months, but I've started to wonder recently what people actually mean when they say 'the PC is dying'?April 26, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in PCs
OEMs have the power to make or break smaller Windows tabletsConsumers seem to prefer smaller tablets, and its down to the OEMs to try and turn out Windows tablets that work well at this smaller scale. But OEMs could muck it up for everyone.April 23, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in PCs