It’s easy to dismiss the smart-display market.A smart display is like an Amazon Echo- or Google…
Author: Mike Elgan
Why dual-screen laptops are twice as good
Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen famously said: "Software is eating the world."That still rings true.But there's…
Flaccid phone features foment ‘flagship fatigue’
Everybody panic!Mary Meeker released her well-regarded Internet Trends Report this week. She said smartphone shipments grew…
Everything you knew about Chromebooks is wrong
Google’s slow, limited, browser-only, cloud-centric laptop platform is now the most powerful and capable user platform…
Easy mobile security the Faraday way
Have you heard about those special bags, cases and wallets that protect your electronics from hack…
Watch out for Gmail’s new Confidential Mode
Most email can either be secure or easy to use. You can have one but not…
Why Google Assistant will beat Siri, Alexa and Cortana
Apple’s Siri virtual assistant is the best-known out there. Amazon dominates the home virtual-assistant appliance market…
10 reasons to love the secret Surface Phone
Microsoft phones failed.Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Windows 10 Mobile — all too little, too late.But I…