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MWC 2013: Firefox OS - the simple software to unify the entry level market
The mobile industry is abuzz with talk about Mozilla’s new Firefox OS this evening after ITProPortal witnessed its official unveiling at MWC in Barcelona, and having had a chance to get acquainted with the software and hear...
Google Glass: So what's the big fuss about a glorified camcorder?
Google recently released a new video showing what looking through its wearable computer, Google Glass, would be like. Unfortunately, the only exciting thing we’ve seen about the device, now seemingly called Glass, so far...
PS4: Putting PlayStation back on top
With last night’s announcement, Sony has come out into the next generation fighting. Opinion among the assembled hacks in New York was mostly positive. This wasn’t a paper announcement, dashed out with marketing bluff...
A fond goodbye to compact cameras
No matter what anyone says, phone cameras are still pinhole cameras. They should only be used in an emergency, when you don't have a real camera handy. These cameras are also fit for people who wouldn't normally own a real...
The iPhone 5 may be selling well, but has Apple lost its 'cool' factor? The Woz thinks so
Apple still has a "critical mass of loyal users" but the company is "kind of losing" the cool factor it has enjoyed for years in consumer markets, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said.
Speaking with Bloomberg in Berlin,...
Microsoft gets it right with Outlook.com
You have to laugh at the fact that it took more than a decade for Microsoft to transition from Hotmail to Outlook.com. The company was clearly baffled by Hotmail in every way.
First of all, Hotmail sounds like some sort of sex...
Is the HTC One a threat to Samsung?
HTC's beautiful new One phone is better built than the Samsung Galaxy S3. Cast from a single piece of aluminium, with a super-sharp screen and incredible low-light camera performance, it just sings quality. This could be HTC's...
It's Mine and I'm keeping it
Whether we like it or not, our society is driven by consumerism. We work hard, earn money, spend it on goodies then start the cycle all over again. With the exception of Jack Reacher, who’s content to own only a folding...
Apple iWatch: What's the point?
Apple’s rumoured iWatch, a device that has yet to be confirmed by the company but has been turning up in reports from all sorts of eminent publications, is poised to be the ‘next big thing in tech’. But for a...
Itanium: The dead-end Intel drove right into
There's been a lot of Itanium talk lately, most of which is about how Intel seems to be losing interest in a chip that has pretty much become a custom part for HP's Integrity servers. HP, of course, was part of the development...
