The last few days have had one major technology story. Apple had a record breaking last quarter of 2011 and has shattered all expectations from financial analysts. The signs were all there but I don’t think anyone could have predicted just how big the numbers were going to be. Clue: They are massive and I think many technology boardrooms contained staff that were shocked with the results that Apple posted. The Company sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the quarter, a 111 percent unit increase...

Apple has an event scheduled for later on today which has an educational tone to it. The first interesting thing is that the event is scheduled to happen at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.  The museum is the world’s most renowned art gallery and it is located in the Mecca of the publishing industry. If I was in the book publishing industry I would keep a close eye on this event as the repercussions could have lasting effects. When the late Steve Jobs was working with author Walter Isaacson on his biography, Jobs mentioned that the next industry that Apple wanted to disrupt, was...

Apple confirmed yesterday that it has acquired Israeli flash storage startup Anobit in December. However, in typical Apple fashion they declined to reveal the price of acquisition (rumoured to be $390 – $500 million). You might wonder what the big deal is about this transaction. In my opinion it is to compliment Apple’s efforts in using flash memory on their products. Apple told the press that “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” Apple’s most popular products (iPhone, iPad, iPod and a few MacBook...

So I am about 9 days early but I would like to nominate 4 products for “Electronic product of the year 2012”: Lytro The camera startup has made waves in announcing their product line up. Disrupting one of the biggest consumer electronic categories just highlights the potential the Lytro camera has. Sony PlayStation Vita Truth be told, Sony has not done enough innovation on their entire PlayStation range the last 2 years.  The Vita is a game changer as it incorporates functionality to Sony BRAVIA LCD TV’s and PS3. With cross platform play you can start playing a game on your PS3 console,...

When I think about 2011 (which I am aware has 25 days left) in terms of cellphones and the mobile phone industry, one word does not want to leave my thoughts; Patents.  Another thought that comes to mind is acquisitions.  I believe that the latter was done by companies such as Google to bolster their patent collections. Google, I think surprised everyone in the mobile space with their acquisition of Motorola Mobility. At the moment the acquisition is going through the Department of Justice. The process is likely to go through without any major issues in the first Quarter in 2012. Nokia, who is...