History of computing/software 1995 - present?

I just finished reading a great book called 'The Dream Machine' by Mitchell Waldrop. The author does a great job of connecting the dots and presenting a picture which details how the research at the various universities and corporations came together and how the computer became a household commodity. The things I thoroughly enjoyed about the book were:

1. How the whole story was told, even though the title alludes to being an autobiographical account of JCR Licklider( aka "Lick") it is so much more. It details the various research happening in the different corners of the US and how it all came together to give under the visionary direction of Lick and others to give us the PC.
2. The human angles of the story, Lick's great overall vision and the ability to recognize brilliant people and move them( nudge them) towards a common goal. Xerox's folly in not recognizing the potential of what Alan Kay and gang had.

Now coming to the reason of for my post. I was so disappointed when the book ended with just a brief mention of the modern era, the birth of Appple and the influence of the PARC demo on Steve Jobs. Microsoft's business shrewdity and IBM's failure to see what was coming, etc. It goes on and on and I am hooked and want more!! Is there any similar historical account for current period of the computing evolution basically where Mr Waldrop leaves off? Something similar, that just doesnt dryly describe the technologies but gives a peak into the people behind it.The browser wars? Google? The birth of Java? Google? Cloud computing, is it the future? Who are the modern Claude Shannons, Alan Kays, von Neumanns? Who are the Licks and the Bob Taylors who bring the current great minds together or are these things of the past? Never will we see such concerted and directed research ever again? What are the real technologies and what is just marketing fluff? I know a lot of this information is out there, I have been spoiled though by the Dream Machine. I am looking for Dream Machine redux. My hope with this post is three fold:

1. Someone can point me to a book which is already out there, which would be fantastic.
2. A book is in the works and to come out soon, which will give me something to look fwd to.
3. I can inspire someone to write it :). Mr Waldrop if you ever stop by Stackoverflow and read this post,how about it?

From stackoverflow

• This thread on Significant new inventions in computing since 1980 might be of use to you.

  HeretoLearn : Thanks Kibbee, I saw that. Was looking more for a bigger picture? Why was there a need ofr these technologies, who made them happen, which ones falied? etc.

  Alabaster Codify : Interesting that the thread you mention was started by Alan Kay himself!

• A book that I really enjoyed reading that has a good take on the people as well as the technology involved with the creation of the web is how the web was born by Gillies and Cailliau. But this ends in 1999 I think and goes way back as well so probably pretty much duplicates what you have already read, but it does make a good read, can recommend this.