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    More Evidence that the Android OS is a Mess

    April 5th, 2012

    If you look at the sales figures, you are tempted to say that Google’s Android OS is trouncing the iPhone. But there’s a lot to be said about those figures and how they can be interpreted. Despite the ubiquity of Android handsets, there’s that incredible amount of fragmentation — I suppose Google would rather call […]


    iPhone and iTunes: The Flakiness Continues

    March 23rd, 2012

    If you’re a regular reader of these columns, you know that I’ve had a love/hate relationship with iTunes and how it interacts not just with my various online purchases, but with my Macs and iPhone 4s. A key example is iTunes Match, which, in exchange for $24.99 per year, will match your music library with […]


    The Non-Predictions About the iPad 3

    February 10th, 2012

    So one of the cable TV news networks interrupts the broadcast one morning this week with a musical stinger meant to signify a major news story. The story? Well, it seems that Apple plans to hold a media event in early March (perhaps Thursday, March 1st) to launch the iPad 3. This is a world-changing […]