What’s cool at CES? Try these three on for size
Sometimes standing back and watching something from afar give you a different perspective than being in the middle of it. Such is the case with this year’s CES. I attended last year’s sprawling...
View ArticleMicrosoft redesigns the Windows logo. What do you think?
Microsoft’s overhauling the main interface for Windows 8, making it look a lot more like its mobile operating system, Windows Phone. As a result, the company has decided it should also redo the Windows...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.29.2012
Updated 4:44 p.m. • Balsillie Out as Director at RIM; Two Other Execs Leaving Amid Dour Forecast – Research in Motion posts another awful quarter, and heads roll, including its co-founder. And RIM...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.10.2012
Updated 1:08 p.m. • Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn resigns and Why Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn Had To Quit – Besieged by Amazon, Apple and other online retailers, Best Buy’s CEO quits. Time to re-read this: Why...
View ArticleThe new Safari disables outdated Flash: Helpful or presumptuous?
Apple has released a new version of Safari for OS X. For the most part, it’s nothing special – a few bug and security fixes. But there’s one feature that’s raising a few eyebrows, and highlights...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.17.2012
Updated 3:53 p.m. • Facebook Prices Its IPO at $38 – When Facebook goes public at this price Friday morning, it will be valued at $104 billion. • HP’s Whitman to Announce Restructuring Plan Wednesday;...
View ArticleBad guys using unpatched Internet Explorer flaw to hack Gmail accounts
Last week, Google warned its users that “state-sponsored attacks” were under way aimed at accessing Gmail accounts. Those targeted saw a message at the top of their Gmail inboxes warning that...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.26.2012
Updated 12:34 p.m. • Kindle Fire 2 may hit as soon as July – A source tells CNet the next Fire will have a camera and physical volume buttons. • Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying Passpoint devices –...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.5.2012
Updated 5:23 p.m. • Apple Responds To App Crashing Issues, Has A Dedicated Team Working On A Fix – Problems with corrupted app downloads from iTunes continues, and Apple is seeking a solution. And...
View ArticleFixMeStick gets a virus-infected PC up and running again
Viruses and spyware can be devastating to a Windows-based PC, sometimes mucking it up so badly that it won’t boot. Advanced PC users know there are ways around this, such as booting from a Linux-based...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.13.2012
• Windows Head Steven Sinofsky to Leave Microsoft – The man who oversaw dramatic changes to Microsoft Office and then Windows itself abruptly left the software giant Monday night. Supposedly, Sinofsky...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.29.2012
• Windows Blue is Microsoft’s future low-cost OS with yearly updates – Microsoft reportedly will move to a yearly update cycle for Windows, offering the OS at a lower price point. This is similar to...
View ArticleWill iTunes 11 finally be released today? [Yes, indeed!]
Back in September, Apple announced that a new, redesigned iTunes was on the way. With a streamlined interface and support for iCloud streaming, it was promised for sometime in October. But near the end...
View ArticleFirst impressions: iTunes 11 is the overhaul you’ve been waiting for
For years, Apple’s iTunes was the software its users loved to hate. Initially released in 2001 – and built on an even older program called SoundJam – iTunes’ basic look and feel hasn’t changed much...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.9.2012
• Microsoft’s battle for consumers: it’s time to drop the Windows name – Tom Warren argues that the Windows brand is tarnished enough by Microsoft’s missteps that it’s time to move on. • The secrets of...
View ArticleHello, old friend: Will the Start button return in Windows 8.1?
When it released Windows 8 last year, Microsoft made a dramatic shift in the way its flagship operating system worked. Gone was the familiar Start button, which first appeared in Windows 95. While the...
View ArticlePC sales continue their decline; Apple to overtake Microsoft in 2015
The decline of the PC market continues, as consumers spend their tech budgets on tablets and smartphones rather than new desktop and notebook computers. An updated forecast from market research firm...
View ArticleA milestone: Windows 8 market share passes Vista
Windows 8 is Microsoft's current offering, found on most new PCs. Its growth in usage is inevitable, and in June Win8 hit the dubious milestone of having more market share than Vista.
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.22.2013
• Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone with 6-inch 1080p display and 20MP camera for $750 and Nokia unveils 10.1″ Lumia 2520, a $499 Windows RT 8.1 tablet coming this fall with LTE and a $150 Power Keyboard...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.6.2013
• AT&T goes after T-Mobile with lower off-contract plan pricing – It decouples smartphone purchase subsidies from data plans, though it’s not quite as simple as T-Mobile’s offering. In some cases,...
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