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iOS 7: Jony Ive's collection of pointless changes
A lot of people are calling iOS 7 "beyond flat." Wouldn't that mean indented or something?
I've been looking at the new mobile operating system, which to me seems to be more about change for the sake of change than actual true...
The Xbox One’s Internet connection requirement: A big mistake
Microsoft’s Xbox One has caused some consternation for a number of reasons. There’s the used game policy, the £100 price premium over the PlayStation 4, the Big Brother-esque Kinect sensor, and of course the...
Life in the post-PC age
A recent report from market research firm IDC suggests that PC sales will decline for a second year in a row and that this year, more tablets will ship than laptops. By 2015, IDC predicts that tablet shipments will outpace the PC...
Yahoo’s new Terabyte storage standard
It was a big deal when Gmail first appeared because it finally offered enough storage to keep all your mail. People are drawn to free storage and last week Yahoo set the new standard with its one terabyte giveaway for photos....
Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U: Say hello to the WAFT generation
The upcoming (and current, if you include the Nintendo Wii U) video game console generation has been called a lot of names. It's the "next" generation, which is factually true but also the same as every other next generation for...
Could an Apple iWatch work out well?
Rumours that Apple will release an iWatch in 2013 are escalating. We've even heard that Apple is buying up small displays.
There has been much discussion about the idea and a lot of speculation as to what this device will do. For...
OK, Google: Privacy concerns
At the Google I/O conference last week, the company rolled out "OK, Google," which is a universal version of the Siri-style of conversational interaction. But instead of being solely on the phone, it will also work on your...
Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition the Nexus 5?
So Google didn't announce the follow up of the Nexus 4, which many were expecting to see at the Google I/O event. No Nexus 5 then although one might wonder whether the special edition Galaxy S4 that Hugo Barra announced was not...
Why Nokia should produce an “open phone”
Poor Nokia is struggling with waning market share but it is doing a great job at getting press coverage around the upcoming Lumia 925. We know a few things about the phone – it has a 4.5in AMOLED screen, a fancy camera, and...
Dear Microsoft: Windows 8 is fantastic
Yes, you read that headline correctly, and yes I wrote it. In this column I will extol the greatness of Windows 8 in an open letter to the company.
You see, I'm doing this because of a recent Microsoft blog post in which the...
