Rob Enderle

Disclaimer: Intel, Via, Transmeta, IBM and HP are all clients. /zimages/5/77174.jpgWith its announcement of a “type U” computer in Japan, Sony is the second to market, after Antelope, with an ultra-portable computer. Using a Tablet-like design, this handheld computer— priced in Asia at under $1,900—is now the lowest-cost shipping UPC. If you live in the […]

Hoteling is the practice of using borrowed equipment rather than taking your own. This is often done when IT doesnt want to provide laptops for every employee because most dont travel enough to need them. If an employee visits a remote site, they are given a guest PC to borrow—connected to e-mail and a browser—and […]

Following Apples recent financial report, there are two questions on the table: What business is Apple really in, and does it even make sense for Apple to be in the PC business anymore? OK, maybe theres more, but two is an easy number to deal with. Speaking of numbers, thats part of Apples trouble. The […]

Disclaimer: Intel and Microsoft are clients of mine. Intels announcement Friday that it is accelerating its roadmap by about two years to provide 32-/64-bit support and dual core potentially changes the sweet spots for ordering new hardware, while starting the clock for the obsolescence of 32-bit desktop technology and nailing the coffin shut on 16-bit […]

Disclaimer: Intel and Microsoft are both clients. Every now and then, Intel pulls a bunch of journalists and analysts together and showcases what the company is working on in its labs. The last time I went to one of these Intel showcased a joint project with Microsoft, called Chrome, that could have revolutionized the connected […]

Disclosure: I currently consult with Microsoft, Intel and AMD. The subtle message at WinHEC this week was that 64-bit computing is coming—whether you like it or not. And one of the biggest drivers of that is something called NX. The first time Id heard of NX was in a prebriefing for the Microsoft developers conference […]

WinHEC is the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, and while Longhorn, Microsofts next version of Windows, remains the big topic, this is a hardware show—and one of the few times we get to look at what is coming in hardware. And it appears we are about to see a major change. The hardware vendors have been […]

We made a big deal about the beautiful new Zire 72 from PalmOne Inc. with a built-in camera. But one of our readers pointed out that built-in cameras are becoming a serious hassle. In his case, he had bought a Zire 71 for his wife for Christmas, and she only got to use it for […]

In eWeeks recent , there was no mention of the real number two in the market: Corel WordPerfect Office. Given that Corel just launched WordPerfect Office Version 12 (and it is an impressive product), its worth addressing here. Here are a few reasons why WordPerfect Office matters: WordPerfect Office comes bundled with more PC hardware […]

I spent the weekend working on my presentation for the Ziff Davis Business4Site conference. (Shameless plug: The conference is to be held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, where the weather doesnt suck, on June 15-17.) At the conference, Ill be talking about best practices and case studies surrounding tablet computers, desktop blades […]