Don Reisinger

Palm is working on a refresh of its Pre and Pixi software to compete more effectively in the mobile space. An update to its WebOS, which is scheduled to be released Feb. 26, would deliver several features that folks have been waiting for, including video capturing and editing. But all this talk about Palm makes […]

10 Web Companies That Microsoft Should Fear Most by Don Reisinger Google Google is the most obvious choice for a company that Microsoft needs to fear. The search giant grew from a startup to become one of the most powerful companies in the tech industry. It’s now competing with Microsoft in search, advertising and soon […]

10 Features We Want to See in iPhone OS 4.0 by Don Reisinger Multitasking Multitasking is the most obvious choice for an addition to iPhone OS 4.0. It has been one of the most coveted features since Apple released the iPhone. Plus, it’s a feature that’s available in several competing devices. Apple needs to get […]

Since the 1990s, Microsoft has been the world’s legal bombing range. After Windows gained popularity and applications such as Internet Explorer were bundled with the operating system, government regulators, technology pundits and folks who closely follow the industry claimed Microsoft needed to be taken down before it was too late. For years, the company battled […]

10 Features Android Needs to Keep Up with iPhone and Windows Phone 7 Series by Don Reisinger Real Google Involvement Although Google contends that it’s a software maker offering its operating system to vendors, the company’s Nexus One is a good first step in the direction it needs to go: developing a phone of its […]

Last week, an iPhone developer told social-networking blog TechCrunch that their application was taken down from Apple’s App Store because it contained “objectionable material.” Since then, a firestorm has erupted over Apple’s handling of its App Store approval process. Of course, this isn’t the first time. The company has been forced to deal with criticism […]

10 Products Microsoft Can Use to Retain Its Market Power by Don Reisinger Windows What better way for Microsoft to ensure its dominance going forward than by investing heavily in Windows? Windows Vista was a major failure for the software giant. But it has regained its standing as a premier OS developer with Windows 7. […]

When news broke recently that the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania had the ability to monitor student computers and allegedly accused a student of engaging in “improper behavior in the home,” several critics spoke out against the way the school district handled the situation. In a lawsuit, a student’s family alleged that students didn’t […]

10 Industries Wed Like to See Google Get Into by Don Reisinger Desktop OS Although Google has already said that it plans to compete with Windows with its Web-based operating system, Chrome OS, the company would be ideally suited for competing in the desktop market. Granted, Microsoft dominates that space, but the software giant has […]

Google’s Nexus One smartphone has caused several executives at mobile carriers to wonder just how far the search and Web services giant will go.In a recent discussion at an industry conference in Spain, Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao said the industry should be wary of Google. He cited the fact that “80 percent of the advertising […]

In the mobile business, all the talk surrounds the iPhone. Customers and industry insiders want to know what Apple is planning, what sort of innovations it will announce in its next installment, and whether or not any company even has a chance to compete with Apple’s market-leading device. In the past, the industry has been […]

When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage Feb. 15 to announce his company’s new Windows Phone 7 Series, there was significant doubt in the room and around the globe. Could Microsoft, the company that once led the way in smartphones, revitalize its mobile brand after Apple, RIM and Google have surpassed it with new […]