What I love and what I hate about Windows 8
Radical design changes mean there is both plenty to adore in Windows 8, and plenty to abhor.
View ArticleWhy won’t my email work in Windows 8′s Mail app?
So you've upgrade to Windows 8 and are now wondering why your email isn't working in Windows 8's Mail app? We know why, and we also know how to help.
View ArticleMicrosoft bricks up the door to freedom with the Windows Store’s ‘walled garden’
As Microsoft migrates from an open platform to a walled garden with Windows 8, freedom falls by the wayside.
View Article7 ways the PC changed forever in 2012
Though the spotlight was largely on tablets and smartphones this year, 2012 brought a number of changes to the PC world that will hugely impact computers in 2013.
View ArticleWhat ‘post-PC’ era? 10 products that have us still excited about computers
From MacBook Pros with Retina displays to Windows 8 and convertible laptops, here are some of 2012's best computing products.
View ArticleOpinion: Why I’ll be going to the movies for the first time in years
After giving up on cinemas for years, the lure of new technology like Dolby Atmos and 48fps films may bring me back – for a taste, at least. The post Opinion: Why I’ll be going to the movies for the...
View ArticleOpinion: MacBook Pro with Retina Display: I wanna love you, but you’re...
Apple’s MacBook Pro with Retina Display hits every high note in both performance and design, until you open it up, where a monstrosity awaits. The post Opinion: MacBook Pro with Retina Display: I wanna...
View ArticleOpinion: The Nexus Q and Google TV have already lost the war for the living room
Clunky software and an army of fortified challengers will prevent the overpriced Nexus Q from even making a stand in the battle for living rooms. The post Opinion: The Nexus Q and Google TV have...
View ArticleOpinion: Don’t hate patent players, hate the patent game
Apple’s latest patent fiasco with Samsung highlights glaring problems with the patent system that are stifling innovation and holding technology back. The post Opinion: Don’t hate patent players, hate...
View ArticleAccording to Apple’s bottom line, no EPEAT certification, no problem!
There's been some shock Apple products' loss of EPEAT - but in reality, Apple's decision to throw caution to the wind and manufacture the way it wants makes complete sense. The post According to...
View ArticleOpinion: It’s a trap! Beware carriers’ new unlimited talk and text plans
New ‘unlimited talk and text’ plans may sound consumer friendly, but carriers have good reason to force us into paying for them: We barely use them anymore. The post Opinion: It’s a trap! Beware...
View ArticleOpinion: Cutting-edge tech hurts, but somebody needs to take the scuffs
Most consumers don’t need anything close to the power of the latest and greatest gadgets, but without deep-pocketed geeks to blaze the trail by buying it, the rest of us wouldn’t have much to choose...
View ArticleOpinion: Carriers will continue to crush consumers until the FCC gets a...
Companies like Verizon, Comcast and Google now brazenly disregard rules designed to protect consumers, because at the end of the day, the FCC is powerless to really hurt them. The post Opinion:...
View ArticleOpinion: I’m sticking with the cloud (and you should, too)
Recent security breaches and ownership issues have skeptics doubting whether the cloud should really be the future of computing, but ultimately, we still control our own online destinies. The post...
View ArticleOpinion: Geeks keep companies honest, even when you’re not looking
Mainstream buyers no longer seem to care about the hard numbers behind gadgets, but you can thank vigilant geeks for ensuring the figurative engine still runs while you’re busy gawking at the moon...
View ArticleOpinion: Windows 8 is a gateway drug to tablets, not a desktop savior
As the PC market takes on water, Microsoft isn’t below deck patching holes with Windows 8, it’s preparing a lifeboat to escape. The post Opinion: Windows 8 is a gateway drug to tablets, not a desktop...
View ArticleNASA vs. the free market: Which is better for American space dominance?
Neil Armstrong believed NASA’s slashed budgets would diminish America’s lead in space, but private industries are already taking up the baton – and sprinting with it. The post NASA vs. the free market:...
View ArticleNetbooks are officially dead, and Windows 8 pulled the trigger
Tablets may have left netbooks bloody and beaten, but it was Windows 8 that did the dirty work of extinguishing the tiny laptops for good. The post Netbooks are officially dead, and Windows 8 pulled...
View ArticleHunger Games: Apple stagnates while Intel innovates
The iPhone 5 sees Apple easing up off the gas and coasting, but with threatened companies like Intel revving away at wide open throttle to survive, Apple had better keep an eye in the rearview mirror....
View ArticleHow Miracast could finally make your smartphone run your home theater
AirPlay and WiDi made big promises of screen mirroring made easy, but both were too closed to succeed. New Miracast technology could finally give consumers an easy, wireless way to stream content from...
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