In mid February, Notion Ink released completed specs on their Adam tablet (here). It did not receive the attention that Steve Jobs did with the Apple iPad, but in my estimation it is the far superior device. Apple has the ecosystem to back their products with a large application catalog. Apple also has...
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Tags: Adobe, adobe flash, Android, app store, APPLE, apple ipad, Google, Google Apps, notion ink, notion ink adam, Tablet PC
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In my earlier post, when I railed against the iPad, it was mostly personal disappointment and letdown. I was disappointed by the technical specs, most notably the aspect ratio, and the exclusion of USB, HDMI, and webcams. Those items can all be added on in later iterations (which I firmly believe they will –...
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Tags: APPLE, apple ipad, Chrome OS, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Google, Google Apps, ipad, iPhone SDK, Tablet PC, Thin Clients
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WOW. What a letdown. I can not believe that this was the subject of endless hype. Here are the quick stats (if you haven’t found them somewhere else).
A4 1GHz Processor
16GB ($499), 32GB ($599), or 64GB ($699) Flash Memory
WI-FI enabled, 3G for $129.99
iPhone OS 4
20 Pin Apple Interface
1024×768 Capacitive Touchscreen
Alleged 10 hour battery (with WiFi...
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Tags: APPLE, apple ipad, apple tablet, broadband computing, ipad, Tablet PC, wireless computing
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While the entire tech world seemed focused on Apple during the iPad rollout, Google just kept serving in silence, keeping the innovation engines running without distraction.
I sure enjoyed the iPad rollout. Although I was a little underwhelmed, I enjoyed watching the presentation and reading about it and enjoyed some good editorials by friends on...
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Tags: APPLE, Cloud Computing, Google
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The Apple iTablet or iSlate is due to be shown off to the world January 27th, and unleashed on us sometime in March. The blogosphere has been buzzing about the topic. Joe Wilcox of BetaNews.com said “The world doesn’t need an Apple Tablet, or any other” (full post here). MG of TechCrunch followed up...
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Tags: APPLE, Laptop, microsoft, Netbooks, Nvidia, Steve Jobs, Tech/Internet, vmware
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The CTOvision.com Tech Titans list has just been updated with a new snapshot of the globe’s top Information Technology (IT) firms by market cap.
The firms on the list are all important for enterprise chief technology officers (CTO) and chief information officers (CIO) to track. Links to financial information and news sources are provided with...
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Tags: Adobe, APPLE, cio, CTO, Dell, EMC, Google, hp, IBM, Intel, Oracle, Qualcomm, SAP, Symantec, Tech Titan, Tech/Internet, technology, Technology Leadership, Yahoo
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I’ve long sought to track disruptive IT on the CTOvision.com site, and have featured several firms on the CTOvision.com Disruptive IT list. A new feature on the site is the CTOvision.com Technology Titan List, where I’ll more closely track the activities of the Information Technology firms with the largest market cap. This is the...
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Tags: Adobe, APPLE, Business/Finance, CTO, Dell, EMC, Google, hp, IBM, information technology, Intel, microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, SAP, Sony, Symantec, Tech/Internet, Yahoo
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