J. Gerry Purdy

Mr. Elop, I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies in the world. Surely, something intrigued you enough to leave the safe mother ship of Microsoft to take on the challenge to “remake” Nokia. You certainly have a great base in which to start. You’re selling over one […]

Intel has been trying to promote its low-power x86 Atom processor for mobile devices. However, most mobile devices are utilizing ARM processors licensed through major firms such as TI. Now, with Intel’s August 30, 2010 acquisition of Infineon’s Wireless Solutions business for $1.4 billion, Intel gets ongoing relationships with handset makers and wireless operators, a […]

First, Craigslist literally destroyed classified ads by offering free, local classified ads in most major cities around the world. Wham! Overnight, the lucrative classified advertising departments of most newspapers were put out of business. “Check Craigslist” has become a thread of basic, accepted behavior when looking to find something most typically found in classified ads. […]

Apple made a ton of announcements last week, including a new iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch and Apple TV, as well as new versions of iOS and iTunes. These are all interesting new products but, in my mind, the new Apple TV stands out from all the others because of its potential future impact […]

I’m sure this week’s column title caught your attention. You might have even asked yourself, “Is this guy losing it or what?” While my family figured that out a long time ago, there’s a very important message in the title, but it needs some explanation. The fact that the Web no longer matters seems counterintuitive. […]

You have to hand it to firms such as Intel and Microsoft. When they are determined to succeed in a new market, they try and try again-and if that doesn’t work, then they go out and buy their way into the market. Last week, Intel announced the acquisition of McAfee, a successful security software company, […]

Here’s a common situation: You’re holding your cell phone and, all of a sudden, you see a notification that you have a voice mail. You think that’s strange since you had the cell phone right there in your hand and didn’t see any call coming in. You listen to the voice mail and then you […]

With a topic like this, I absolutely first have to say that I believe in speed limits. I also support the hardworking, and often not appreciated, public safety officers who help deal with accidents and problems that deserve their attention. With that said, the nature of a speed limit has become accepted in society as […]

There is something that draws you in when you are driving down the road and see a sign that says, “Palm Reading.” You’d really like to have someone be able to lay out your future, especially all the good things that are likely to happen in your life. You know it’s a little bit of […]

I felt that I simply had to be a part of the iPad Generation and get an iPad on Saturday morning, April 3, 2010. I just loved the Modern Family episode last week that had Phil wanting to get an iPad for his birthday, Claire falling asleep on the sofa past the opening of the […]