mobile

  • The $99 tablet could catapult Microsoft to the top of the tablet heap

    The $99 tablet could catapult Microsoft to the top of the tablet heap

    I don’t generally make my tech choices based solely on price, and I don’t recommend others use price as a primary factor in tech purchasing decisions, but at some point price is certainly a consideration. With a handful of $99 Windows 8.1 tablets coming soon, that magic, sub-$100 price point could make Microsoft a very…

  • Why mobile and cloud will converge to become Mobile Cloud

    Why mobile and cloud will converge to become Mobile Cloud

    Everything’s coming up mobile these days. Gartner estimates that PC sales will make up only about 13 percent of device sales in 2013—and some undisclosed portion of those PCs are notebooks. The more we rely on small, mobile devices to get things done, the more we also depend on cloud storage and services to extend functionality beyond…

  • Surface Pro, Day 19: Let’s take this show on the road

    Surface Pro, Day 19: Let’s take this show on the road

    30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 19 The vast majority of the first 18 days of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series have been dedicated to using the Surface Pro as a desktop PC–connected to a keyboard, mouse (or touchpad), and monitor while sitting in my office. Of course, one of the defining attributes…