A cheap Android phone is now a good phone. Your move, Apple...
I bought a Nexus 4 out of intellectual curiosity. After three years of using iPhones, it's now my main phone. That's great for me, but a problem for Apple et al...
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 mobile software development consultant and technology sociologist based in the UK. His next book, "Death of the PC" is out in September.
Latest Posts
Surface Pro and Surface RT should have been different colors
What products you see people using when you're out and about in public helps you understand the market and make better decisions. Why then are the two Surface variants the same color?
Android developers are going to love BlackBerry 10
Writing apps that targets multiple platforms is one of the hardest software engineering problems. BlackBerry have solved this problem, but they won't want you to use it...
Nokia's best bet for a tablet? It's Android
Just because Nokia is doing a great job of building and selling Windows Phone doesn't mean it has to build a Windows tablet. Android might be a better bet.
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?
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?