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Intel Developer Forum: Day 1 Highlights on ‘Sandy Bridge’

, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

After the first day of IDF 2010 keynotes the big discussion of the day is around Intel’s latest microprocessor architecture code named ‘Sandy Bridge.’  Intel revealed more details about this new architecture today and highlighted the increased emphasis on performance in both primary CPU as well as performance around integrated graphics.

The primary performance boost of Sandy Bridge is due to its 4 cores which will be able to process 8 threads simultaneously as well as a new feature named Turbo 2.0.   In essence Turbo 2.0 is an intelligent automatic over-clocking feature which can automatically boost the core CPU performance for a short amount of time in order handle complex tasks.   This feature manages the time the boost is applied to the CPU in order to make sure it does not overheat.

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Apple Becoming More Transparent About App Store

, Sep 9th 2010 Discuss [4]

Apple has constantly been under scrutiny regarding their App store approval policy and today they took a solid first step in becoming more transparent with developers about that process.   They announced in a statement this morning that for the first time they are relaxing restrictions related to iOS development tools and publishing their App store review guidelines for developers.

Apple’s control / perceived lack of openness has always been less about dictating with some bias about what apps get in and which ones don’t.   Their review and approval process has always been about preserving the experience for the consumer.   Hopefully now that they have published their review and approval guidelines developers will understand how they approve apps and use this knowledge to create better applications for iOS.

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Google Instant – RIP Enter Key

, Sep 8th 2010 Discuss [3]

Today as Google unveiled their latest feature – Google Instant – they have decided to make the enter key relatively irrelevant when it comes to their search service. Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP of Search Products & UI explained that Google Instant was specifically designed to make search more fun, fast and interactive.

Google Instant

Google Announces Google Instant

Google being a search company has through the years released a number of innovations related to search and they have certainly done it again with Google Instant. Google has been affective in making search more approachable and simple for every day consumers and I think Google Instant will continue this trend.

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Is Ping the Future of Social Networks

, Sep 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Apple announced today that in less then 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million consumers have joined Ping. It may have gotten lost with the LaLa acquisition’s focus on streaming music that at its core LaLa.com was a social network for music lovers. I remember the first briefing I had with Bill Nguyen the founder of LaLa.com back in 2006. After sharing his vision and a demo of the service I knew they were on to something.

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For Apple iOS is Key

, Sep 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Steve Jobs rattled off a lot of numbers at Wednesday’s event.   As an analyst I like statistics and making sense of statistics.   That’s why the platform strategy of iOS struck me when I thought about Apple’s product lineup, specifically iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, and even Apple TV. Since these products run iOS, iOS as a platform is experiencing rapid growth and tremendous momentum.  Sometimes people only think of iOS as a platform as it relates to the iPhone in terms of growth.   The reality is there will continue to be a growing number of iOS devices on the market as Apple could potentially approach 1 billion iOS devices in the next five years.

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Apple TV Becomes More Than A Hobby

, Sep 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

There will undoubtedly be many comparisons made between Apple TV and Google TV in the upcoming weeks. As Apple updated and re-vamped their Apple TV initiatives today they showcased their strategy to make the television a viable platform for software and services.

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The iPod is Still Relevant

, Sep 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

The theme of many of my conversations with reporters the past week was centered on the question of whether or not the iPod is still relevant. I maintained that there was still a large market for the iPod and Apple verified that today when they shared that they have sold 275 Million iPods to date. The iPod is still a healthy business for Apple and I don’t see that ending anytime soon.

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AMD Retiring ATI Brand

, Aug 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Today AMD announced that they are retiring the ATI brand entirely from their branding and marketing. This is a move that I have been expecting for some time now since it has been one of the more prominent discussions at the last few AMD Analyst Summits I have attended. It has become blatantly clear over the past few years that the “speeds and feeds” marketing by manufacturers of personal computers was becoming less relevant to the decision making process of mainstream consumers. This is why both AMD and Intel are taking very different approaches with their partners on how to position and market to consumers. Read The Full Story

2011 The Year of the Super Phone

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [12]

I first heard the term “Super Phone”  used as it relates to a new category of devices at a conference I attended last month. I’ve thought for a while now that the industry needed to come up with a term other than smartphone to distinguish these new classes of devices. Even though I’m not completely in love with Super Phone as a term (and I’m pretty sure consumers don’t care about these terms anyway) it is perhaps the best so far.

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Analysis of Intel acquisition of McAfee

, Aug 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel announced plans this morning to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion dollars. This the largest acquisition made in Intel’s history. Intel has been looking into / experimenting with tying security to the CPU for over 10 years. Intel’s latest Pro family of processors boast this very claim, stating that they are designed with intelligent security and manageability technologies built in. Read The Full Story

Facebook: Oh! The Places you will go

, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

What is interesting about Facebook announcing their new Places feature is not necessarily that they were the first to provide location sharing but that they have a chance to bring location sharing to the mainstream.

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Can Tablets save Desktops?

, Aug 11th 2010 Discuss [5]

With all the latest forecasts from my analyst colleagues at IDC, Gartner and Forrester showcasing declining desktops market share over the next few years, i’d like to pose an alternate question. Can tablets, like the iPad which was not on the market at the time the forecasts were made, actually re-invigorate the desktop market?

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