The recent release of an IDC report is shines a pretty bad light on Microsoft. Windows 8 is selling very poorly with the steepest declining ever in the PC market, and in particular it has entirely failed to gain traction in tablets, with companies l…

The recent release of an IDC report is shines a pretty bad light on Microsoft. Windows 8 is selling very poorly with the steepest declining ever in the PC market, and in particular it has entirely failed to gain traction in tablets, with companies like Samsung even pulling their Windows RT products in some places. Especially given the enormous importance of succeeding in tablets, this has caused many commentators to bluntly call Windows 8 a flop. They are probably right. However, I submit in this post that many of the big decisions made by Microsoft were ones where they not have reasonably acted differently, and that the fact that Windows 8 was a flop was at least in part determined by the evolving market conditions and positioning of other companies. There simply was no clear alternate path to doing pretty close to precisely what they did.

Microsoft’s market position: Microsoft’s . . . → Read More: Progressive Proselytizing: Windows 8 is a flop, and there is little they could have done differently

Apple’s plan to build a 2.8-million-square-foot campus in Cupertino, California could end up costing $5 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. The financial news service spoke with sources close to the project who say Apple executives are working with architectural firm Foster + Partners to cut $1 billon off the estimated cost before proceeding with construction. The estimated completion date for the circular headquarters is sometime in 2016. If you’re wondering why the price tag is so steep, here … Read More

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CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to assure shareholders Wednesday that the…

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Peter Nowak on the latest rumour about Apple

The Blackberry 10 has just been unveiled, and the question returns: Blackberry, iPhone or Google-based Android smart phone? Here are some thoughts, techno-weenie talk aside. We’re talking pure functionality and ethics here, not who has the best g…

By Richard K. BarryAccording to Time, Al Gore has “built a net worth to some $300 million, according to the scorekeepers at Forbes. By their measure, he is now richer than the renowned supercapitalist Mitt Romney.”How did he makes his money, I’m sure y…

Chris Sorensen on why good is no longer good enough

By Frank MoraesThe Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is cutting back production of the new iPhone due to lower than expected sales. Apple stock prices plummeted. And then all the Apple people went crazy. Impossible! Stock mani…

Who will be first to unify an operating system for computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs?

The United States Patent and Trademark Office extends an olive branch to the tech community

The title of this post, taken from Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, hardly qualifies as a startling insight. Nonetheless, after reading two columns in this morning’s Star, I couldn’t help but reflect on the mass of contr…

Hanukkah is here! It’s time to cook and eat potato latkes, one of my favorite things at this time of the year. This is the type of recipe where the classic, bubbie-style latke holds true, meaning, don’t mess with tradition. The best potatoes to use here are russet, since they fry really well. Most recipes [...]

When you fire up iTunes to listen to a little music or make a purchase, you expect to see thumbnails of album covers and what’s hot. You’d never expect to see what some Russian users did when they installed iTunes for the first time.

By Frank MoraesHere’s a question for you. What’s worse: killing innocent civilians or reporting on it? If you ask the fascists at Apple, the answer is reporting on it, of course. Apple has turned down the app Drones+ because it is “objectionable and …

Love online shopping? You’re not alone. It’s actually becoming a popular pastime in Canada. But in order to protect your computer — and your personal identity – be sure to take heed to these online shopping safety tips.

More than one million people are faking out their friends with Faker$, a free app that lets you put yourself – or friends and family members – on the cover of famous magazines, newspapers, movie posters, and more.

One hardware hacker trained Apple’s Siri to politely adjust the lighting in his home on command.