IBM and Apple have announced an industry-disrupting partnership to go after the enterprise. This is a direct shot across the bows of Microsoft, Google, and others who might have hoped to make… Read more »
The shift from fixed to mobile platforms has the potential to disrupt the TV advertising economy by enabling new ways to aggregate, measure and engage with audiences beyond the exclusive control… Read more »
The same Moore’s law trajectory that has turned smartphones into pocket computers has led to the rise of appcessories. These devices are anything from thermostats to remote controls, and they can… Read more »
As the iPad’s popularity continues to grow and security concerns increase, providers of cloud-based single-sign-on (SSO) solutions face a prime business opportunity: to make their tools the weapons of choice for… Read more »
The Surface’s ability to support multiple input modes and to run software designed for anything from keyboard, to touch, to game-controller input will enable Microsoft to tap existing networks of developers… Read more »
Once the SmartGlass SDK is available, developers will have what amounts to a write-once, deploy-anywhere development environment to work in. Presumably, apps can be written to the SmartGlass APIs without having… Read more »
Virtual goods sales have become a significant portion of social networks’ revenues and are a growing revenue contributor for mobile apps as well. Virtual goods have become a very competitive space,… Read more »
The case for leveraging consumers’ existing investment in TV service through DVR technology remains as strong as ever for Apple.And with last week’s TiVo Stream announcement, Apple seems to be growing… Read more »
Mobile network operators are increasingly complaining about the high cost of subsidizing the iPhone and other smartphones to make them cheaper for consumers. But those subsidies give operators tremendous control over… Read more »
Apple is having a pretty good Cable Show this week, considering it isn’t there. Comcast unveiled its new X1 cable/DVR set-top box that adds smart TV-like functionality to non-connected TV sets,… Read more »