What does Apple’s latest purchase mean?

I don't think anyone outside of the flash memory team had ever heard of Anobit before this week

Recently, Apple announced their purchase of Israeli flash memory producer, Anobit. The proposed purchase would be $500M (just a drop in the bucket of their $81B cash reserves). However, this purchase has long-reaching implications on not only their mobile/tablet portfolio, but also their computing capabilities. Mobile/Tablet Implications Apple has long insisted that removeable media was unnecessary, and have kept it out of their products. However, … [Read more...]

5 Gadgets that I can’t wait to see in the New Year

2010 will bring a load of new gadgets, technology, and advancements for consumers and enterprises alike.  Microsoft is releasing Office 2010, Apple is releasing their new Tablet (iTablet), NVIDIA is releasing their "GeForce 3XX" series of graphics cards, SSD's will be (hopefully) affordable, and Sprint should have a 4G/3G phone. Office 2010 - with the beta already released and being used/tested as we speak, Microsoft is hoping to follow up on the … [Read more...]

What will your Laptop will look like in 2015?

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CIO magazine recently published a great review of laptop technologies titled "Meet the Laptop You'l Use in 2015" (available here: article). With this post I'll provide a review of that article and insert some thoughts from a technology early adopter and disruptive IT analyst.   First some concepts from the CIO Magazine article: The Slider Much like a sliding cellphone, this laptop is two OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays that slide … [Read more...]