Rob Enderle

Disclaimer: Intel and Microsoft are both clients. Every now and then, Intel pulls a bunch of journalists and analysts together and showcases what the company is working on in its labs. The last time I went to one of these Intel showcased a joint project with Microsoft, called Chrome, that could have revolutionized the connected […]

Disclosure: I currently consult with Microsoft, Intel and AMD. The subtle message at WinHEC this week was that 64-bit computing is coming—whether you like it or not. And one of the biggest drivers of that is something called NX. The first time Id heard of NX was in a prebriefing for the Microsoft developers conference […]

WinHEC is the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, and while Longhorn, Microsofts next version of Windows, remains the big topic, this is a hardware show—and one of the few times we get to look at what is coming in hardware. And it appears we are about to see a major change. The hardware vendors have been […]

We made a big deal about the beautiful new Zire 72 from PalmOne Inc. with a built-in camera. But one of our readers pointed out that built-in cameras are becoming a serious hassle. In his case, he had bought a Zire 71 for his wife for Christmas, and she only got to use it for […]

In eWeeks recent , there was no mention of the real number two in the market: Corel WordPerfect Office. Given that Corel just launched WordPerfect Office Version 12 (and it is an impressive product), its worth addressing here. Here are a few reasons why WordPerfect Office matters: WordPerfect Office comes bundled with more PC hardware […]

I spent the weekend working on my presentation for the Ziff Davis Business4Site conference. (Shameless plug: The conference is to be held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, where the weather doesnt suck, on June 15-17.) At the conference, Ill be talking about best practices and case studies surrounding tablet computers, desktop blades […]

PalmOne Inc. announced Thursday that it has sold 3 million Zire handheld computers in the three months since the companys launch, in a time when handheld sales in general were flat. Whats more impressive is that 70 percent of the sales were to new users and 50 percent were to women—in a market that has […]

Not that we need it, but we are about to enter another performance war. Certainly this should come as no surprise. Weve had platform fights, processor fights, graphics fights and even memory fights (remember Rambus?), so another active battle shouldnt even give us pause. But whether or not we are ready, we are about to […]

The other night, I was watching the Showtime network program “Penn & Teller: Bullshit!” The program, hosted by Penn and Teller, spends its time debunking popular beliefs. The latest episode talked about how we are manipulated by questionable companies and organizations that seem to sell safety but actually market fear. Companies profess to want to […]

In the interest of full disclosure, I currently consult with Vulcan and sit on IBMs advisory council. Crossover vehicles have started to dominate the automotive market. It started with the minivan, a combination of car and van, and then proceeded to the station wagon/truck hybrid called the SUV. Now we see the SUV combining with […]

Two weeks ago, I wrote the “SCO should win” side for a debate surrounding the outcome of The SCO Group vs. IBM trial. To write it, I reviewed SCOs allegations, simplified them down to the core arguments and created what I envisioned SCOs legal team would present as an opening statement in court. I even […]

In the interest of full disclosure, Intel, Transmeta and Vulcan are clients of mine. Now, I admit that turning a $2,000 notebook into a $500 PDA sounds kind of nuts. But stay with me and Ill explain. The problem we have with notebook computers, and this will be particularly evident with the new ultrasmall portables […]