Don Reisinger

Google’s Nexus One mobile phone is capturing the kind of hype previously only seen for the Apple iPhone. Already people are getting excited about using it. They’re expecting big things from Google’s device. It has become such a hot topic that some folks are already saying it could be the first viable competitor to the […]

Rumors are starting to swirl around the Web to the effect that Google might be planning to make a netbook. The idea is simple: By offering a netbook, Google can get its software out to those who want it, while taking in some of the revenue that it would otherwise lose by partnering with third-party […]

The European Union announced Dec. 16 that it has officially dropped charges against Microsoft after the software giant agreed to give consumers the option to use up to 12 different browsers in Windows. It’s a major victory for those who have fought Microsoft’s practices. It’s also good news for Internet Explorer competitors such as Mozilla […]

The iPhone enjoys unprecedented success in the mobile phone market. It is the leader that all other devices hope to match. But so far, none have. Apple’s mobile device was not only a revolutionary product when it was first released back in 2007, it came from a company that consumers trusted. And it offered new, […]

Yes, AT&T might be a company that deserves some bad press (after all, it did blame customers for pushing its network to the limit, instead of admitting that it needs to invest more in its network), but Apple is culpable too. Apple is a well-respected company. It provides some of the best products on the […]

10 Things Apple’s Mac OS X Needs to Stay Competitive by Don Reisinger Remember Third Parties One of the most common complaints users have about Mac OS X is that the operating system doesn’t have enough third-party software. Admittedly, that’s Apple’s way of controlling its operating system’s ecosystem to make it as reliable as possible. […]

Whenever there is a discussion about Apple lately, the discourse has turned to the Tablet. When will it be released? How much will it cost? What size screen will it have? Will it be like a big iPhone? All of these questions have, so far, been left unanswered. And there’s little likelihood that they can […]

As the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference, or COP 15, in Copenhagen, Denmark, gets under way this week, the summit has been muddied a bit by the details found in scientists’ stolen e-mails. The e-mails contain information that has given those who believe global warming concerns are overblown a new lease on life. They are […]

Even before Google announced real-time search on Dec. 7, the battle between the search giant and Microsoft was heating up. But the addition of real-time search has propelled that battle into another phase that will undoubtedly have a major impact on every Web user. It also ensures that from now on Google and Microsoft will […]

Apple’s successes in the hardware and software space is well known and often discussed. But in an acquisition of music-streaming service Lala, the company has done something that many folks thought it wouldn’t: it has silently moved into the online space. Admittedly, it’s a small first step. Lala doesn’t have the following that Pandora or […]