BlackBerry's bloody nose
It's fair to say that RIM -- well, BlackBerry -- has been thoroughly beaten up over the years. Can they pick themselves up and come back fighting?
Post-PC Developments
Matt Baxter-Reynolds blogs on the changing face of software development in a post-PC world.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
Matt Baxter-Reynolds is a software development consultant based in the UK. He works in the mobility space, helping companies deliver software for post-PC tablets and smartphones.
Latest Posts
Don't be confused by the 128GB iPad. It's not for you.
Apple have announced a 128GB version of the iPad. Don't worry though, unless you have a very specialised job, you don't need one.
Is Windows 8 a bad OS for tablets? It's time to decide...
Last week I said that "Windows 8 was not a good tablet OS." Several of you challenged me on it. I rebooted and had an objective look and now we can all decide--is it, or isn't it?
Has Apple redefined the tablet as an 8-inch device?
I bought myself an iPad mini for Christmas and was smitten. Eight inches seems like the right size for a tablet, but has Apple caused trouble for Microsoft with the Mini?
The Chromebook -- it's like an iPad, but with a keyboard
I wasn't expecting to like it, but in the end I loved it. The Chromebook could be the perfect post-PC device that has a keyboard.
Here's why Surface Pro is less portable than an Ultrabook
Surface Pro might seem like the ultimate portable PC, but is it? And might you be better off with any other touch-capable Ultrabook?
The CES cesspool is all our own fault
It seems that most of the products at CES are "solutions in search of problems". That might be all our own fault, though...
Why are we so obsessed with driving up the cost of computing?
There currently seems to be a rhetoric that the PC is too cheap. How can it possibly be "too cheap"?
Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga 11 continues to prove that Windows RT is pointless
Lenovo lent me one of their Windows RT-based Yoga laptop/tablet hybrids to try. You might be better off with a Chromebook.
What ubiquitous computing tells us about PCs, smartphones, and tablets
Conceptually mashing together PCs, smartphones, and tablets isn't a terribly helpful approach. An understanding of ubiquitous computing might help all of us understand the pros and cons of each...