RIM better get to work if it wants to compete with Apple

Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

Until last week, RIM's BlackBerry device was one of the few smartphones able to address the needs of business professionals. That all changed with Apple's announcement of significant improvements to its iPhone. Now, RIM has to do more than add a touchscreen and a hidden keyboard to its BlackBerry, it'll have to offer the kind of SDK Apple announced. ...continue reading 'RIM better get to work if it wants to compete with Apple'

What Google's Android means to the tech industry

Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

If nothing else, Google's Android platform is a by-product of where the tech industry is in its development phase. Instead of being the scary beast from years ago where people didn't want to know about tech and couldn't care less how to get the most out of it, we've entered a phase where people want to tinker with their gadgets just as much as they want to fix up their homes. ...continue reading 'What Google's Android means to the tech industry'