Posts Tagged ‘push’

Windows Phone 7 Apps: What We Know, What We Don’t

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The first time Microsoft mentioned apps today, it was to mock Apple, and they completely nailed what’s wrong with the iPhone app metaphor. But apps define the smartphone experience, so what’s the plan for Windows Phone 7? It’s… coming together.

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77 iPad Updates That May or May Not Please the Critics

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

c60044500fpadtop 77 iPad Updates That May or May Not Please the CriticsFor this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to make some improvements to Apple’s iPad. Some of these entries are definite improvements. Others? Uh, not so much.

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The Two Wrong Ways To Make a Tablet

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

5ed24e1a2elaptop The Two Wrong Ways To Make a TabletTablets today are thought to be prefabricated in one of two ways: Upsizing a smartphone or downsizing a laptop. Many of these new tablets are decent, but both methods render something less than the perfect tablet.

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Guess The Apple Tablet Features, Win One For Yourself

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

8fe1a4fb5astakes Guess The Apple Tablet Features, Win One For YourselfEveryone is trying to guess what the features are of the paper that Apple may announce on Wednesday 27. What’s its name? What’s the OS? How big? Tell us what you think and win an Apple tablet.

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The Ultimate Guide to Ebook Readers We Care About

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

bf05f19a4ess top1 The Ultimate Guide to Ebook Readers We Care AboutThere are too shit many ebook readers and it’s tough to figure out what’s worth buying and which reader will even survive the market. To make things easy, here’s our guide to the readers that matter—for now. Updated.

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The 53 Best iPhone Games

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

629c42b875egames The 53 Best iPhone GamesScouring the App Store for the best games is a full time job. Luckily, it’s a job held by the guys over at Touch Arcade. Here are their picks for the best games—and only games—available on the iPhone.

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You Don’t Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Here’s Why

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

7e6b77660fll1228 You Dont Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Heres WhyOne of the most continual myths about Windows is that you need to reinstall the operating system regularly to keep it running at top performance. Let’s take a look at the real problem and how to fix it.

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Intel’s New Atom Chips: What They Mean for You

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

d48fc36979illlll Intels New Atom Chips: What They Mean for YouNew Atom chips from Intel means better netbooks, right? Sorta. Here’s the skinny on the new netbook brains.

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Google Nexus One Hands On

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

445fbfa23bidside Google Nexus One Hands OnThanks to a clandestine meeting with a source, I got a chance to play with and try out the Nexus One. It’s basically, from my time with it, Google’s Droid killer. It’s thin, it’s fast, it’s better in every way.

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Orson Welles and His Brief Passionate Betacam Love Affair

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

703c0d69dbs eyes Orson Welles and His Brief Passionate Betacam Love AffairIn Jan 1985, the phone rang. The caller announced that he was Orson Welles and that he wanted to have lunch with me. Thus began one of the most extraordinary and bittersweet adventures of my life.

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