Don Reisinger

Apple’s iCloud is nearing its official launch, as the service’s Website, iCloud.com, went live this week. This paves the way for the offering to launch to customers in the relatively near future. When it does, customers around the globe, both consumers and enterprises, will need to determine if the solution is right for them. Apple […]

The Mac App Store The biggest advantage Apple has over Microsoft in the companies operating system battle is the Mac App Store. Unlike Microsoft, Apple offers Mac OS X users the chance to download both simple and sophisticated applications right from the platform. Speculation abounds that Windows 8 will come with that feature. But Windows […]

Google’s mobile business has been performing quite well for the company. The search giant’s Android operating system is easily besting all other competitors around the world; a host of vendors are lining up to work with Google; and most analysts would agree that over the next several years, it will be the search giant that […]

The iPhone 4 Is Getting Old Lets face it: the iPhone 4 is getting a little old in the mobile market. The device, while still holding its own against the competition, lacks the dual-core processor found in the iPad 2 (and rumored to be coming to the iPhone 5). It also doesnt come with 4G […]

Microsoft is inching closer to launching its Windows Phone 7 “Mango” update. The upcoming operating system improvement will be coming to devices this fall and is now in the hands of vendors so they can preinstall it on their devices so they will be ready for the official launch. Mango is releasing at an extremely […]

The Death of Unlimited Data? When Verizon announced that it would no longer support unlimited data, it started looking like the concept of unlimited data was endangered in the entire mobile industry. Currently, only Sprint has unlimited data, and in a recent interview, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that might eventually change. How unfortunate that […]

Mozilla announced July 25 that it wants to develop an open-source operating system designed for smartphones and tablets. The project, known for now as “Boot to Gecko,” will focus its efforts on developing a “complete, standalone operating system for the open Web.” Perhaps most importantly, Mozilla will release the source code for the platform in […]

Research In Motion is in trouble. The company announced on July 25 that it plans to lay off 2,000 people as it tries to find ways to reinvent itself as the mobile marketplace changes around it. Although those layoffs should indicate to folks that RIM is experiencing some of the worst troubles of its long […]

Apple iPhone 4 The Apple iPhone 4 is an obvious choice for this roundup. The device features a design that consumers love, an operating system in iOS that works exceedingly well and a starting price of $199 with a two-year contract that consumers on a budget are pleased with. In many ways, the iPhone 4 […]

Lenovo is the latest company to jump into the tablet fray with its ThinkPad and IdeaPad K1 tablets. The company also unveiled its P1 Windows 7-based tablet, but this column will only focus on the prospects for the Android models. At first glance, the ThinkPad and K1 are quite similar, offering 10.1-inch screens, Android 3.1 […]