Blogs: Mobile/Wireless

WWDC reactions 'mixed' (to put it mildly). As expected, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled its new iPhone-and-iPad OS at WWDC 2013. But what designer 'Sir' Jony Ive called the "completely new" iOS 7 isn't exactly universally loved. In fact, many people hate it. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers pan for mold.

The idea of a stock Android Galaxy S4 or HTC One sounds great on paper, but the reality of the new "Google Edition" phones looks a little less rosy.

Google's got a bold new plan for the Android platform -- and if you own an Android device new or old, you'd better believe it'll affect you.

Do you smell blood when playing Mortal Kombat? Soon you might get a real whiff of that virtual blood.

Google announced tons of stuff at this year's I/O keynote -- but the most anticipated news of the event was nowhere to be found.

We're in the final countdown to Google I/O 2013 -- so what can we expect to see at this year's event?

Gates mourns Steve's lack of time to give back. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates was on CBS last night, and some of what was said has raised some eyebrows. 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose asked Gates about charity and his relationship with the last Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder, Steve Jobs. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch something called Tele-vision.

Here are five implications of mobile as the new desktop with some supporting facts and figures that may be useful as you continue to mature your Bring-Your-Own Device (BYOD) and Bring-Your-Own-Application (BYOA) strategy whilst striving to prevent another BYO -- that of Bring-Your-Own Malware (BYOM).

Microsoft is furiously "responding to customer feedback," says Reller. Microsoft Windows Blue (thought to be release 8.1) has an official date (sort of). In a carefully-staged offhand comment, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CMO and CFO of Windows, Tami Reller (pictured), officially leaked that it'll be out "later this year." In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate whether Windows 8 is selling better than 7 or worse than Vista.

What has been seen cannot be unseen. The Google Glass backlash has already begun. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) wearable computer is coming under fire for being dorky, privacy-infringing, and even racist. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers realize that Scoble in the shower is the least of our worries.