Category Archives: Computer and Internet

Data Breaches ARE a big deal

Posted on January 3, 2014 by halberenson

I didn’t catch his name, but a little while ago I heard the “co-founder” of Square say on Bloomberg TV that the Target data breach was no big deal.  He said that people didn’t lose any money as a result, … Continue reading →

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Can Microsoft get the Nokia branding right?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by halberenson

I’m suffering from extreme jet-lag (14 time zones is nothing to laugh at) and woke up at 4 AM thinking about microprocessor architecture and wondering if Microsoft is going to mess up the Nokia device branding when the acquisition closes … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone: Getting better all the time

Posted on December 19, 2013 by halberenson

Paul Thurrott beat me to the punch with a blog entry about Windows Phone having turned the corner in 2013.  Yes, things feel much better than they did a year ago.  Volumes are up. Market share is up, strongly in … Continue reading →

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The dangers of immature standards

Posted on December 19, 2013 by halberenson

Some people (Mary, that’s you) got quite a laugh about my comment that Microsoft had relied on networking vendors to provide NAT64/DNS64 support.  So I thought I’d expand on that, show why it didn’t seem like an unreasonable thing to … Continue reading →

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Forefront UAG is no more

Posted on December 18, 2013 by halberenson

Back in September 2012 I wrote a blog entry explaining what had happened to the Forefront product line.  Except on days when I publish something new it is always the most popular post I’ve done, and over time it is … Continue reading →

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More on life with the Dell Venue 8 Pro

Posted on December 17, 2013 by halberenson

I’ve just completed an extended, and challenging, period of travel with the Dell Venue 8 Pro (DV8P) as the only non-phone computing device I took with me.  Basically, a three-week trip with over two weeks of that in Thailand.  So … Continue reading →

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TANSTAAFL -Making Windows Phone and Windows RT free

Posted on December 12, 2013 by halberenson

Recently rumors have surfaced that Microsoft is considering making Windows Phone and Windows RT free. There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  Today’s OEM licenses come with marketing kickbacks that dramatically lower their price.  Indeed one comment on … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates will resign as MSFT Chairman within a year

Posted on December 12, 2013 by halberenson

I tweeted the thought in the title months ago but never followed up with a blog entry. If you want to know why Bill was so emotional at the recent shareholders meeting it was probably because this was likely his last as Microsoft Chairman, … Continue reading →

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Lumia 1520 is a Phablet, not a Phone

Posted on November 22, 2013 by halberenson

Repeat after me, “the Lumia 1520 is a Phablet not a Phone”.  Now repeat it again.  I’m amazed when I read reviews of this device and the author doesn’t get it.  I’ve always questioned if phones with screens greater than … Continue reading →

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Is this the year of Windows 8 tablets?

Posted on November 21, 2013 by halberenson

One outstanding question from my piece a couple of weeks ago is a question of Microsoft and the partner ecosystem finally have the pieces together to succeed in the tablet space.  There has been some movement these past couple of … Continue reading →

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