One element in the consumer electronic space did not slow down one bit in 2011. Product launches continued occurring in great numbers in 2011, the only difference in comparison to previous years was that their impact became much more important.  I believe firmly that the reason for it stems from the economy and the economic forces at play. BlackBerry launched a variety of products but in most cases missed the mark. Their leadership and shareholders placed such grand importance on every single product unveiled this year that it makes for a great deal of sadness looking back at it. The BlackBerry Torch...

Microsoft have finally realised that they need to do something for the iPad.  Let’s face it; tablet computing is where everybody wants to be. Manufacturers and users want in on the tablet action. Just look at the Amazon Kindle Fire. If the rumour mill is to be believed, Microsoft is working on an iPad version of its highly popular office software suite Microsoft Office. As a tablet owner, I can honestly say opening documents & spreadsheets (non PDF) is nothing short of a nightmare. As much as I love Apple’s Pages and Numbers software on my iPad, I often have massive compatibility issues. ...

Yesterday was a very significant day for Nokia. The Finnish cellphone manufacturer unveiled their latest smartphone challengers to the world. It was the third major event for their CEO Stephen Elop but the ramifications of yesterday are wide ranging. Will it be third time lucky for Nokia or another nail in their coffin for Elop? The Lumia 800 & 600 feature Microsoft Windows Phone 7 “Mango” as their operating system and according to Nokia it is the first proper implementation of the Redmond based Company’s software. Microsoft I believe need the partnership with Nokia to be successful as Steve...

Microsoft showed the world their next generation operating system. Windows 8 has been nothing short of a rumour for the last few months. At the BUILD conference the rumour became a reality. Microsoft is undoubtedly the market leader in the operating system space.  Everyone uses a piece of software that is made by the Redmond Company at least once a day.  Microsoft has stated that the developer software has been downloaded 500 000 times during the first 24 hours since being available to the public. However I have a problem with Windows 8. Why create a whole lot of buzz and PR for a product and then...

At the moment it is nothing more than an unconfirmed rumour but it seems that Intel is to stop development on MeeGo. MeeGo was a partnership between Intel and Nokia. The main reason for the partnership was to help Intel with the adoption of their mobile processors (Intel Atom) as ARM has been the dominant CPU for device manufacturers. ARM, a little company from Britain has given the big corporate (Intel) a few headaches. Intel I believe thought that Nokia would choose the MeeGo platform for their top of the line smart phones. In all honesty the concept was a good idea but it was doomed from the...