My latest on the Beast, regarding the rumors about Google and everyone else wanting to buy Yahoo. Money quote: Yahoo has turned into the Paris Hilton of tech companies—a ditzy, dopey outfit that remains enormously popular even though nobody, including Yahoo itself, seems to know exactly what Yahoo does for a living. And like the […]

That’s the title of my piece that just went up on Daily Beast, and it’s what I kept thinking as I pored through the Isaacson biography, which landed on my iPad last night. Much of the stuff in the book is not new, but much of the stuff that is new is kind of disappointing […]

A town in Mississippi figured out a strategy. If you’re in Cupertino, you have two hours to swing into action.

“New York Stankees.” Heh. Dear Lord, please make this TV show.

That’s the headline on the article I posted on the Daily Beast last night after Apple reported its earnings. Gist is: Everybody take a deep breath. Apple turned in amazing numbers. The forecast for holiday quarter was strong. The stock hasn’t bounced back yet, but it will. Also keep in mind that Apple didn’t miss; […]

Says on Cult of Mac that these rambling inbred hate-mongers are planning two protests — one at Cupertino High School and another at the mothership. One is tempted to ask why, but with these people what would be the point? “Because we’re crazy and nasty, and we believe in some ridiculous ancient superstitions but in […]

Episode 9 of The Double D Guys podcast, titled “Losing face,” is ready for a listen right here. Or you can get it on iTunes, as always. This week Dave Thackeray and I wonder why nobody would buy any Facebook shares in the recent SecondMarket auction. Then we try to talk each other into getting […]

On one flank, the ever-popular-and-showing-no-sign-of-slowing-down iPhone; on the other, a fresher looking (and not hampered by patent attacks) Windows Phone, with Nokia carrying the flag. That’s the argument of Ewan Spence. It’s worth a read.

That’s what “fashion publicist Adam” (not the guy in the photo above) told Reuters as he purchased his iPhone 4S in New York. People are switching from BlackBerry, Nokia and Android. Once again, Apple seeing record-breaking sales. The momentum is not just continuing; it’s growing. Has any company ever been this hot?