Linkpost | 5.13.2011
Updated 3:30 p.m. • A Twitter crime thriller, and why laptop tracking could save you some heartache – Sean Power’s notebook was stolen, and it had tracking software on it. He live-tweeted his efforts...
View ArticleLinkpost | 9.15.2011
• Ballmer: 500,000 Downloads of Windows 8 Since Last Night – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says during a Day 2 keynote that the developer preview of Windows 8 was a hot download. Also Ballmer: Windows...
View ArticleAt long last, Facebook has an iPad app – and it’s slick, if familiar
Facebook’s iPhone app has been a perennial favorite on Apple’s handset, so it’s always been a bit of a mystery as to why the social network didn’t have an app designed for the iPad. Last year, Facebook...
View ArticleWatch out, Amazon: Here comes the Nook Tablet [Updated]
When Amazon.com announced it would start selling an Android-based tablet called the Kindle Fire, pundits jumped on a perceived mano-a-mano between the online retail giant and Apple. After all, the Fire...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.7.2012
• Sources: Apple TV update, iPad 3 for Verizon and AT&T LTE launching tomorrow, no quad-core SoC and Rumor: Verizon installing LTE equipment at Apple Stores ahead of ‘iPad 3’ – LTE continues to...
View ArticleGoogle revisiting a once-failed strategy to boost Android tablet sales: report
Android tablets haven’t exactly been barn-burners in terms of sales. Unlike their smaller counterparts in the smartphone world, tablets running Google’s mobile operating system have not caught on with...
View ArticleIs Microsoft’s mystery device really a Barnes & Noble tablet? (Nope.) [Updated]
Update 3.0: Microsoft’s mystery is mysterious no more. Late this afternoon in Los Angeles, the company took the wraps off its Surface tablets, a pair of devices running Windows RT and Windows 8...
View ArticleOoops! Microsoft may have accidentally shown its Surface pricing early [Updated]
[Update: Microsoft has confirmed the pricing in a news release, though the pre-order page is not yet live. Update 2.0: And the pre-order page is now live.] Microsoft appears to have inadvertently...
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT [Updated]
When I first got my hands on the Surface tablet, the first general-purpose computer Microsoft sells under its own name, I was immediately impressed. It feels solid, has a bright and crisp display,...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.7.2012
Updated 2:32 p.m. • Exclusive: Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android revealed – The Verge uncovers screen shots of Office for iOS and Android, which should be available early next year. •...
View ArticleIn praise of Microsoft’s Surface Pro . . . as a notebook PC
At the end of my review of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet in November, I wrote this: As slick as the Surface is, I’d recommend waiting a bit. In a few months, Microsoft will release a version that runs...
View ArticleReview: Google’s Nexus 7 tablet
Google has updated the Nexus 7, and it's a much more compelling tablet. It's much thinner and lighter, has a front and rear cameras and the base model has 16 GB of RAM. It's faster, with a better...
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