Don Reisinger

Why Lumia Smartphones Will Make or Break Microsoft’s Mobile Strategy By Don Reisinger Microsoft Dropped Android Support Like a Hot Potato After Microsoft announced 18,000 layoffs, the company also noted that it will no longer be offering Nokia X devices. Those products, which were running Android, will now be given the Lumia branding and will […]

New Features Likely to Impress OS X Yosemite Pre-Beta Testers by Don Reisinger Improved Design for Productivity One of the big changes to the software design in Yosemite is its translucence. Apple said the Dock will now be partially transparent and squared off to allow for more use of screen real estate. In addition, the […]

Xiaomi Takes on iPhone With New Android Mi 4 by Don Reisinger Mi 4 Is Downright Gorgeous for the Price It’s hard to find many flaws in the Mi 4’s design. The device is extremely thin, at just 8.9mm, and comes with a nice, thin bezel and metal enclosure. Some have said that the Mi […]

Why Chromebook Sales Are Surging in Schools, Enterprises By Don Reisinger The U.S. Is a Major Source of Growth The United States has been crucial to the success of Chromebooks. According to the latest data from NPD, customers across the U.S. have been buying thousands of Chromebooks. Part of that is due to Google’s marketing […]

How Microsoft’s Mobile Plans Are Evolving With Nadella at the Helm by Don Reisinger The Hardware Is Not as Important as You Think On several occasions in a letter, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President Stephen Elop wrote to employees about the improved mobile platforms customers can expect. Elop noted that while hardware might be used as […]

What a Leaner Microsoft Will Look Like After the Layoffs by Don Reisinger A Smaller Nokia Footprint When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s Devices business for more than $7 billion, the company also took on approximately 25,000 employees. By announcing plans to reduce Nokia’s payroll by 12,500 people, Microsoft is effectively cutting in half the company it […]

Apple, IBM Alliance Capitalizes on iPhone, iPad Enterprise Adoption by Don Reisinger For Once, It’s All About the Enterprise Apple has been trying for years to shed the idea that its products only appeal to consumers. The company has brought proprietary app development and remote device management to iOS devices and continues to offer stats […]

Rumored Samsung Galaxy Alpha Seen as Challenger to iPhone 6 By Don Reisinger The Alpha Will Feature an All-Metal Chassis According to the latest rumors surrounding the Galaxy Alpha/Galaxy F/Galaxy Prime (whatever it will be called), the smartphone will drop the plastic chassis found in other Samsung products and go all-metal. By doing so, Samsung […]

Why You Shouldn’t Expect the 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 This Year By Don Reisinger You Can Blame It Partially on the 4.7-Inch Model According to Kuo, some of the trouble Apple’s having with the 5.5-inch model is due to the 4.7-inch version it’s also producing. Kuo reports that suppliers have encountered snags in the assembly of […]

10 Features to Watch for in Apple’s iPhone 6 by Don Reisinger Sapphire Will Be Everywhere on the Device Sapphire will quite likely play a crucial role in the new iPhone 6, according to rumors and recent leaks. Over the past week, images have surfaced of what is purportedly a sapphire crystal-based screen that is […]

10 Apps to Add Value to Your Android Wear Device by Don Reisinger Hitch a Ride With Lyft Lyft, an app that lets users quickly find others around them to hitch a ride to a particular destination, has added Android Wear compatibility. With the feature, users can view information from the app on their wrists […]

Verizon’s Latest Transparency Report Shows U.S. Data Demands Unabated by Don Reisinger Verizon Received Nearly 150,000 Requests for Data It was a busy six months for Verizon. During the period from January 1 to June 30, the company received 148,903 requests from law-enforcement agencies. That was made up of subpoenas, court orders, warrants, and emergency […]