Linkpost | 10.8.2012
• In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword – The NYTimes offers an in-depth look at the patent wars and the damage they are doing to innovation. Consider this: “…spending by Apple and Google on...
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.17.2012
• How Much Tablet Does $500 Get You? Microsoft Surface vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Note 10.1. – AllThingsD compares three tablets that sell for $500, one of which you can’t actually buy yet. And as writer...
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Two drawbacks to Google’s Android mobile operating system are fragmentation of its ecosystem and the lack of timely upgrades – and in some cases, no upgrades at all. Since version 1.0′s launch four...
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.21.2012
• Apple’s smaller iPad to likely start at a minimum of $329 in the U.S. – 9to5Mac quotes sources as saying the iPad Mini will be priced higher than previously expected. Most earlier rumors priced it at...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.21.2012
• Hewlett-Packard’s Explanation Just Makes No Sense – HP claims $5 billion of its $8.8 billion writedown on Autonomy comes from accounting improprieties, but in June of 2011 Autonomy had only $3.5...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.26.2012
• Japan’s Masayoshi Son Picks a Fight With U.S. Phone Giants – If his purchase of 70 percent of Sprint is approved by regulators, the Japanese telecom magnate plans to go after Verizon and AT&T...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.2.2012
• Don’t Blame Us for Windows 8′s Slow Sales, PC Makers Say – Internally, Microsoft is reportedly not happy with Windows 8 PC sales, saying hardware is lackluster. But OEMs say they are close to or are...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.3.2012
• Hppy bday: the text message is 20 years old today and Texting SMS pioneer Matti Makkonen 20 years on – The first text message was sent 20 years ago today. It said simply: “Merry Christmas”. • The...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.10.2012
• Australian Police Warn Against Use of Apple Maps Due to Safety Concerns and Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system – Australian police say the maps in iOS 6 are leading people into unsafe...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.19.2012
• How spyware on rental PCs captured users’ most intimate moments – Ars Technica looks inside the practices of rent-to-own stores that placed spying software on customers’ PCs. • Samsung Displaces...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.1.2013
• Google’s CFO says Motorola’s upcoming products aren’t ‘wow’ by Google standards (update) – He says Google inherited 18 months’ worth of products that must be cleared out before more innovative...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.8.2013
• Apple’s digital content resale and loan system could allow DRM transfers between end users – Apple’s patent is similar to one recently granted to Amazon.com. You’d be able to sell used software,...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.23.2013
• Netflix will offer $11.99 family plan with up to four simultaneous streams – Its current $8 plan offers two simultaneous streams. Netflix doesn’t expect to many people to upgrade to the more...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.12.2013
• Everything We Expect Google To Announce At Its Biggest Event Of The Year Next Week – A roundup of rumors for the upcoming Google I/O, which starts Wednesday. • “Google Play Games” Leaks Out In All...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.24.2013
• Jony Ive’s new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over – 9to5Mac has details from sources who say iOS 7 will be mostly black-and-white, with significant changes to key features. Among them:...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.27.2013
• Windows 8.1 in-depth hands-on: features, apps, impressions and screenshots – The Windows 8.1 developer preview is out, and this Engadget overview focuses on what’s new. Microsoft has made strides in...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.3.2013
• Motorola Debuts its First Ad for Upcoming Moto X Smartphone – The ad, running in national newspapers today, touts the Moto X’s American design and manufacture, as well as customization. But there are...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.4.2013
• Douglas C. Engelbart, Inventor of the Computer Mouse, Dies at 88 – The New York Times’ John Markoff pens an excellent obit of the man who pioneered many of the concepts and technologies used in...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.17.2013
• Spygate Lawsuit Accuses NSA of Unconstitutional ‘Dragnet Electronic Surveillance’ – A broad coalition of groups sues the NSA in the wake of disclosures about its electronic surveillance. • Responding...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.20.2013
• Jump, Edge, or Next: which mobile carrier’s early upgrade plan screws you the least? – It depends on how often you wait to upgrade. The longer you wait, the more you pay, and it becomes less of a...
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