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Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell

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    Latest articles by Bob O'Donnell

    Technology
    Predicting the Top 10 tech developments for 2017Predicting the Top 10 tech developments for 2017
    Technology

    Mobile app installs will continue to decline, AI-based bots will move to mainstream and Amazon’s Echo will become the critical component in smart homes.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Thanks to mobile computing and the cloud, we’re all starting to work from home moreThanks to mobile computing and the cloud, we’re all starting to work from home more
    Technology

    A recent workplace survey says people only spend about 46 percent of their average 43-hour work week in a traditional office or cubicle environment.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Tech consumers are paying more attention to what’s inside their devicesTech consumers are paying more attention to what’s inside their devices
    Technology

    If you want to know what the next product trends are going be, keep an eye on the component technologies being developed.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Why wait for a new smart car when you can update your existing one?Why wait for a new smart car when you can update your existing one?
    Technology

    With Google’s new Android Auto app, end users start to get a feel for what an integrated Android Auto experience would be like — but in their current car.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    The PC that would not dieThe PC that would not die
    Technology

    At 35, the personal computer is not only not dead, it has never been stronger or more attractive.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    The death of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 leaves lots of unanswered questions
    Technology

    The recalled smartphone is getting probably the most negative publicity a tech product has ever seen.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Cable service providers need to offer more than ‘dumb pipes’
    Technology

    Nondescript, indistiguishable telcos and ISPs should look to Spotify, Uber and Amazon, which build and sell services that consumers are more than happy to pay for.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Google’s Andromeda: One OS to rule them all
    Technology

    Google’s new OS is expected to bring some of the desktop-like capabilities of Chrome into Android to form a super OS that will be able to compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Apple of my ear: The iPhone 7’s missed audio opportunity
    Technology

    Apple could singlehandedly and dramatically improve the state of digital audio quality around the world. Now, that would take courage.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Rethinking the smart home gateway
    Technology

    Instead of being relegated to a corner and untouched, a truly smart broadband router should be at the very forefront of any consumer’s tech experiences at home.

    By Bob O'Donnell