Ken Mingis
Executive Editor
Ken Mingis is Executive Editor at Computerworld and oversees the day-to-day operation of and strategic planning for our website.
All about Android upgrades (and why they're late) | TECH(talk)
The release of a new version of Android always causes a hopeful stir among users. So why does it take so long for device makers to roll them out?
Have we already reached 'peak smartphone'? | TECH(talk)
First it was Apple's earnings miss (because of slower-than-expected iPhone sales). Then other smartphone makers reported lackluster sales. One analyst calls the market a 'mess.' So what's going on – and what does it mean for...
TECH(talk): The collaboration software market is on the move
It's already been a busy 2019 for several companies that make collaboration software. Here's what's been going on while you weren't looking.
Mingis on Tech: All about Google Fi
Google's foray into cellular networking, as an MVNO reselling wireless access, allows it to offer service that can undercut bigger rivals like AT&T and Verizon. Here's an explainer on what Google Fi is and does.
Mingis on Tech: Bent iPads and a bad quarter – Apple, WTF?
When some new iPad owners found their devices were bent, Apple acknowledged the issue and said, in essence, 'no problem.' More recently, the company said revenues would fall short of expectations. So what's going on?
Mingis on Tech: As blockchain hype cools, a 'trough of disillusionment' for 2019?
A year ago, blockchain aficionados were all but declaring the distributed ledger technology would be bigger than the internet. Maybe so, but not yet. So where does blockchain go from here?
Mingis on Tech: It's Apple week – the iPhone XR, new iPad Pros and more
In the span of just a few days, Apple's new iPhone XR arrived and the company rolled new hardware at event in Brooklyn, N.Y. Here's what matters.
Mingis on Tech: The Pixel 3 arrives
The Pixel 3 (and the larger Pixel 3 XL) officially arrive this week. Just in time, Computerworld's Dan Rosenbaum offers up insights and observations about the new device after several days' hands-on experience.
Mingis on Tech: Data breaches and the rise of 'surveillance capitalism'
Facebook and Google recently owned up to new data breaches affecting millions of users. It's not the first time. It won't be the last. CSO's J.M. Porup explains what's really going on.
Mingis on Tech: The state of collaboration 2018
Whether you use Slack, Teams, Hangouts or some other software to connect and communicate at work, changes are coming to the collaboration market. Here's where things stand now – and what to expect.