According to research firm IDC, there were more smartphones shipped in the last quarter of 2010 than personal computers. Looking at the numbers, PC shipments number 92.1 million units while 100.9 million portable devices were sold. This means that for the first time in history – more consumers  picked up smartphones than computers…representing a huge…

Option Wireless is a company that I met recently at the Consumer Electronics Show. This darkhorse in the mobile world makes some amazing, tiny chips that can convert any electronic device into a data capable machine that can access the Internet for virtually any purpose. That is, by utilizing an Option module in a device,…