Don Reisinger

WhenAT&T announced earlier this year that it wanted to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion, many spoke out against the move. Lawmakers were especially outspoken, saying the deal would hurt competition and potentially cause dramatic shifts in the wireless industry that could eventually prove troublesome for consumers. Of course, AT&T and T-Mobile […]

Apple’s iPhone is a hot item this holiday shopping season. The iPhone 4S is the top smartphone in several countries around the world, including the United States and United Kingdom. And most analysts believe Apple will be able to keep that up for the rest of the year. Even better, research firms say that while […]

Every year Black Friday is a major event for consumers around the United States. They get up early, check their gift lists and determine a shopping strategy before setting off to spend a significant share of their annual earnings. It’s a ritual of sorts that has been going on for years. But unlike previous years, […]

Apple’s iPad is often the subject of debate when research firms release PC market share figures. Some research firms say the iPad should not be included in PC market share tallies, since it’s a tablet and not a PC in the purest sense. There are others, however, that say that tablets are PCs, just in […]

Apple iPhone 4S The iPhone 4S is an obvious choice for a holiday wish list this year. The device comes with a dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, support for Siri, Apples new voice-activated virtual personal assistant and, perhaps most importantly, it still retails for $199 for shoppers willing to buy an iPhone along with a two-year […]

Microsoft Steve Ballmer hasnt always been the most popular CEO in the world, but its time for him to go. Microsoft is being made to look foolish in the smartphone OS market; it has no presence in tablets; and there is some concern that Windows and Office might not be the cash cows they once […]

Android is a dominant force in the mobile market. The operating system, which is developed by Google, has proved to be extremely popular among consumers and has shown quite clearly that it’s not nearly as difficult to beat iOS as some think. Quite the contrary, Android has taken a firm grasp of the mobile world, […]

Notification Center Is Superior Prior to the launch of iOS 5, Apple was criticized for not offering a reliable notification system to users. When they would try to look up friends on Facebook or write an email, they would be interrupted by alerts, text messages and other annoyances. However, Apple fixed that issue with a […]

The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is available for in-store pickup now, which means the battle for dominance in the sub-$250 tablet category is on. Now, customers will need to decide if they want to buy the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon or drop an extra $50 to get their hands on the Barnes & […]

For many IT managers the decisions they make depend upon the Microsoft’s Windows launch cycle. It used to be that an upgrade to the next version of Windows was a given because the next version represented a huge advance from the earlier generation that took advantage equally massive improvements in the hardware. These days, enterprises […]

Now that the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet has launched with a price tag of $199 and the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet retails at $249, many people say that the time has come for Apple to rethink its tablet strategy and drop the price of the iPad 2 to bring it more in line with […]

Amazon made a surprise announcement on Nov. 14. The online retail giant disclosed that it had started shipping its Kindle Fire tablet a day earlier than expected, pushing up its long-awaited market confrontation with the Apple iPad and other tablet models. Of course, now that the device has launched, tablet buyers and industry analysts will […]