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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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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Google did something brave today. Something I never thought they would do. They stood up to communist china. And they did what they did with a speed and certainty that should make us all proud.
In a blog post on their official site, Google discloses what they know of several attempted penetrations of their Gmail...
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Tags: Google
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Note from Bob Gourley: The following article was written by enterprise technology and mission IT expert Danny Proko and was originally seen on Facebook (you can find Danny there or on LinkedIn).
A number of my friends asked me about my new gadget…the Droid…of which I’m the proud owner. Here’s my assessment after 3 months of...
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Tags: BlackBerry, Google, IPhone, Smartphones, Tech/Internet
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2010 will undoubtedly be a year of technology. In 2009, Twitter revolutionized the way we get news, it brought us closer to those who were a part of the news, almost making traditional media irrelevant. I don’t know who (or what) will be the Twitter of 2010, but below are a few predictions...
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Tags: 3G, Amazon, Android, Google, IPhone, Linux, Netbooks, operating system, Smartphones, Sun, Tablet PC, Tech/Internet, vmware, Windows
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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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I’ve mentioned before that I run my small business, Crucial Point LLC, primarily by leveraging cloud computing capabilities. With this post I’ll mention a book that helped me do that: Google Apps: The Missing Manual.
This book does a great job at capturing the core functionality of Google Apps. However, no book can keep up...
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Tags: Adobe, Amazon, Cloud Computing, collaboration, Crucial Point LLC, Google, Tech/Internet, vmware, YouTube
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Marissa Mayer is one of the technology luminary’s that are driving the future of search, discovery and online experience. She was one of Google’s first 20 employees and the first female engineer at Google. She is currently the VP of Search and User Experience at Google, and is responsible for leading development projects and...
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Tags: Google, microsoft, social media, Tech/Internet, vmware
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