Don Reisinger is a longtime content writer to several technology and business publications. Over his career, Don has written about everything from geek-friendly gadgetry to issues of privacy and data security. He became an eWEEK writer in 2009 producing slide shows focusing on the top news stories of the day. When he's not writing, Don is typically found fixing computers or playing an old-school video game.
A new survey from ChangeWave Research has found that Apple’s iPad is well on its way to taking down the Amazon Kindle in the e-reader market. In fact, the researchers found that Amazon currently has 47 percent market share in that space, compared with Apple’s 32 percent. In August 2010, Amazon had 62 percent share, […]
The European Union has launched an investigation into Google over concerns that the company might have used its dominant position in the search market to benefit its own operation and hurt its competition. Some of the company’s competitors, including Microsoft, say that Google is modifying its search results to ensure its own services rank higher […]
When Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 in North America on Nov. 8, the company had high hopes for its platform. It truly believed that the product it was offering to consumers and enterprise customers was the best option on the market. Furthermore, Microsoft thought that with the help of its vendor partners, it could reverse […]
Tablets are quickly becoming important to both consumers and enterprise customers. And as time goes on, they will only be improved with more and more features that customers want. However, the tablet market, led by Apple’s iPad, is still missing out on some features that folks really want to get their hands on. At this […]
Acer announced on Nov. 23 a couple tablets that it hopes will help it take on Apple’s iPad in that space. One model features a 7-inch display, while the other includes a 10.1-inch screen. Those devices will be available in the spring of 2011, with a tentative release date of April. Some are wondering what […]
With the release of iOS 4.2 on Nov. 22, Apple is proving once again that it’s a wildly successful company that’s enjoying a level of popularity that hasn’t been matched by any other firm in the industry. Speculation abounds over why Apple has been able to achieve such success where so many other companies have […]
Top 10 Technology Turkeys of 2010 Provide Food for Thought by Don Reisinger Symbian Nokia’s Symbian mobile operating system is still the dominant software platform. But over the past year, the OS has been losing ground to Google’s Android platform, which according to Gartner and IDC is expected to be neck-and-neck with Symbian by 2014. […]
Smartphones Expanding Versatility: 10 Products They Can Replace by Don Reisinger Apple iPad Apple’s iPad is a fine product for those who want a tablet, but when it comes time to compare its functionality to a smartphone—especially the iPhone 4—there aren’t many reasons why folks should opt for the iPad over Apple’s smartphone. After all, […]
Apple has finally released the long-awaited iOS 4.2 update for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. But it’s the operating system’s functionality on the iPad that means the most to folks, for with it comes all the features that most consumers have been hoping to have since they originally got their hands on the device […]
Whenever talk arises about mobile networks, it immediately turns to 4G connectivity. All the major carriers are thinking about it in one way or another and before too long, a majority of mobile customers-both consumers and enterprise users-will be accessing 4G service to surf the Web, check e-mail, perform daily tasks and much more. Simply […]