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Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunication's practice have given a sneak peak of their global predictions for 2011. First up, over 25% of all tablets bought in 2011 will be purchased by businesses, with retail, healthcare and manufacturing purchasing over 10 million. Initially, the use of tablets in business will be by people who have brought their own device into work
Energizer is releasing a new inductive charging system this October at Target stores and on Target.com. It's officially called “Energizer Inductive Charger” The new charging pad will charge any QI (Pronounced Chee) enabled device or a device with a QI accessory. Energizer will have the first two of these accessories available at the same time. They are starting with the
Back in the very early part of the 1990’s, the tech world villain of choice was IBM, and the underdog was Microsoft. As the 1990’s progressed, IBM began to move into the background and Microsoft took over the role as tech villain. Windows 3.0 was the version that really started making waves in a big way. It was buggy and
With a reported 150,000 units sold in the first week, and a nearly instant price cut, the Blackberry Torch doesn't appear to have met RIM's expectations. But I'm unsure how it could have been any other way. To start with, 150,000 units is a good opening figure for any company with the single exception of Apple. Compare it with the
Imagine a school that passes out Amazon Kindles instead of printed textbooks. No books at all, zilch, zero, nada – everything electronic. Printing costs could be completely eliminated, along with a myriad of associated problems – replacement books, textbook obsolescence, and book disposal to mention but a few. A single high-battery-life device such as a Kindle would suffice for replacing
IDC's latest press release on mobile phones and smartphones in Europe shows the sector grew 8% in the past year, that smartphones represent over a quarter of all phones shipped and that current leader Nokia is losing market share. The total mobile market grew 8% year-on-year with over 42 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2010. Of this,
Modern Internet-based social networking seems like a relatively recent phenomena. Yet, its roots can be traced back to basic human behavior. Early humans organized themselves into social tribes. As technical knowledge and know-how got better, and written communication emerged, human social interaction also became more sophisticated. The printing press and postal systems supplemented the local tavern and other forms of