http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/ETNEW/navigator.asp?Daily=ETM&showST=true We all agree that the cost of computing has been dropping. But going to a $35 level is a bit too steep-even by our standards. But that does not stop our bureaucrats to try and get some quick “visibility” by launching a $35 Laptop! This is the end result of yet another “experiment”. After [...]
Recently I had written an article on iPads Vs. Netbooks. During a trip to Singapore since then, I had the opportunity to actually see an iPad. I stand corrected in my note- because I think it is unfair to compare it with the Netbooks. The packaging & the product positioning does not actually do it [...]
Yet another debate out in the market! Click below for the launch speech from Steve Jobs. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2010/jan/27/apple-ipad-launch Of course, typical of his launches, this one too, was intense & driven brilliantly. Add to it the aura that Apple builds for these type of Launches, people were already expecting to see something out [...]
While the PC prices have been going south over the last few years, smartphones have become smarter at the same time and more compelling to a mobile user. It appears that many hardware vendors are going to be racing to build the other engine of growth going forward- Smartphones that extend the power of [...]
When Asus launched the first “Netbook” in the market in 2007- it created a sense of excitement with the customers who were suddenly seeing a notebook at a very low price. The same sense of excitement did not percolate down to the other vendors who took a wait & watch attitude. [...]
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