Replicating Taiwan’s Success

→  June 27th, 2010  →  Blog

I’m always a fan of stories/articles highlighting the importance of Taiwan in the technology industry, so I was especially pleased that one of my favorite publications recently put out an article highlighting the very key Computex industry conference, the role of the Taiwanese government’s ITRI R&D organization in cultivating Taiwan’s technology sector, and the rise [...]

QR^2?

→  June 9th, 2010  →  Blog

When I was in Japan a few years ago, I was astounded by the abundance of square blocks of black dots (see below) on advertising and print which I later found out were called QR codes. The concept is actually quite ingenious. A standard barcode can only store so much information in the thickness and [...]

Platform perils

→  May 31st, 2010  →  Blog

One of the most impressive developments in the web and the mobile phone space has been the emergence of new platforms for software developers to target. The developer’s repertoire is no longer just Windows, Mac OS, and Linux, but Android, iPhone OS, Windows Phone 7, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. While these new platforms are [...]

Private concerns

→  May 27th, 2010  →  Blog

One reason I love science fiction is that it challenges our morals and beliefs in a way that other art forms rarely do. It asks us difficult questions, like, what if we had the ability to visit other planets and encounter different cultures? What if we could genetically “design” our children? What if we could [...]

My Google Voice story

→  May 13th, 2010  →  Blog

The power of connectivity: Today, a partner at the firm I work at wanted to call me, not realizing I was on a plane He leaves me a voice message on my phone which includes a cell phone number for me to reach him at Thankfully, I’m on a flight with WiFi Also, I have [...]

Microsoft surprise attack!

→  April 28th, 2010  →  Blog

If you’ve been following the tech news, you’ll know that iPhone-purveyor Apple has launched a patent infringement lawsuit against HTC, one of the flagship (Taiwanese) phone manufacturers partnered up with Google and Microsoft to push Android and Windows phones. While HTC may be the company listed on the lawsuit, it was fairly clear that this [...]

Net Neutrality 2.0

→  April 12th, 2010  →  Blog

If there is one consensus in the very polarized technology world, it is that more and more people and more and more devices will be connecting to the internet. Consequently, the amount of internet traffic that will be delivered over these networks will explode – estimates by Cisco suggest that total internet traffic will grow [...]

Apple to buy Intrinsity?

→  April 5th, 2010  →  Blog

I recently read an interesting rumor off of tech blog Ars Technica that Apple has acquired small processor company Intrinsity – who’s website is, as of the time of this writing, down. In the popular tech press, very few self-professed gadget fans are aware of the nuances of the chip technology which powers their favorite [...]

Speculations on the iPad’s Success

→  April 1st, 2010  →  Blog

I would lose my tech punditry license if I didn’t speculate on the soon-to-be-released iPad. As a result, I’m going to add a few thoughts to my last post on the what we’ve been able to hear so far on Apple’s widely-hated/awaited device. Last time, I gave four reasons why Apple might not choose to [...]

Russia dreams of Silicon Valley sheep

→  March 22nd, 2010  →  Blog

The Economist has an interesting article on the Kremlin’s latest push to modernize Russia’s economy and kick-start a wave of innovation which would supposedly lead to a “Russia with nuclear-powered spaceships and supercomputers.” Far-fetched as this premise sounded, the article raised many thought-provoking questions on whether or not (and how) Russia could hope to build [...]