While my previous post chronicled potholes on the 3 operating system (OS) highway, this past week carried some pleasant surprises.  First, I added a device to the stack by using a windows desktop PC at home. Granted this is the same OS as the laptop in my experiment, but it is a diffe

IDC just upped its estimated to global tablet sales for 2012…again.  In March, IDC raised its estimate by 21% to 106 million units and now has raised it again to 107.4 million units just three months later. Analysts of all stripes underestimated the demand for iPads and Kindle F

You may find it ironic that one week after EdgeLens editor @bretkinsella declared in effect, “The OS Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” that I am reporting at his request on the iOS 6 release during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Well, such is the nature of innovation and

What can a MUPPET teach us about mobile computing? More than you might think.  The number of devices we need is an important question for the enterprise. It is a core variable in planning for IT support, application access requirements and WiFi planning. Of course, the answer lies in

Mobile payment systems are a big deal. Pundits have been predicting the move to mobile wallets enabled on cell phones for years. The logic is sound. Nearly everyone will have smartphones soon. You can even enable mobile wallets on feature phones. Instead of carrying a physical wallet