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Can Waze Save Apple Maps?
Incorporating Waze navigation and local search into Apple's Maps app and service would address many of the problems that have earned Apple its...
Ubuntu For Phones: Beautiful, Elegant, Doomed
How good could an UbuntuPhone really be? It can't possibly be unique enough and have enough of a value proposition to break into a market that's...
Apple Tests iPhone 6? Not A Shocker
Server logs show that Apple is already working on the next-generation of its iPhone and iOS platform. Um, no kidding.
Windows 8 Tablet Launch #Fail
Microsoft Windows tablets, in spite of a superior Intel processor, suffer from hardware and software problems — and are overpriced. The PC...
Mobile's Biggest Losers In 2012
The last twelve months have been turbulent for smartphone makers and wireless network providers. Here's who took it on the chin hardest.
iPhone Prices Under Competitive Pressure
Phone prices are being aggressively lowered by Apple's competition and Apple appears to be responding with price cuts, something we haven't seen...
China Tries Again To Control Internet
The Great Firewall of China is increasingly effective in stopping anonymous VPN-based access in and out of the country after a recent upgrade, and...
Google/Motorola 'X phone' Tries To Push Tech Limits
Google and Motorola are trying to make the hottest phone on the market and running into the problems that kept everyone else from making such a...
Android Fails in Mobile Malware Research
There are many more malware-infected Android devices out there than you might think. It's all because the Android ecosystem and Google Play store...
Apple Must Settle With Samsung
Apple Needs To Cut The Patent Nonsense. If Apple really thinks they need to sue the competition out of the market then they must think they're in...
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Microsoft Looks To Acquire Home Automation Specialist id8
January 03, 2013Buyout of Brad Krikorian's id8 Group R2 Studios would fit with Microsoft's goal of becoming center of the digital home.
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CEA: Tablets And Smartphones Still King In 2013
November 13, 2012As the markets for smart phones and tablets have grown, the markets for other consumer electronics products, such as dedicated GPS and...
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Imagine iPad, Mac Combined
November 05, 2012Apple might publicly scoff at Windows 8's combination of the PC and tablet into one platform, but it has to be at least thinking about whether it...
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Cyber Spying Justice: Unserved
October 08, 2012After toothless FTC judgment against rent-to-own PC companies in spying case, Congress needs to make surveillance of customers in their own homes...
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Kindle Fire HD: The Mobile Set-Top Box
September 11, 2012Remember how set-top boxes were once presumed to be a major content vehicle of the future? In fact, the Kindle Fire HD is the set-top box of the...
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Microsoft Opens Internet Explorer On Xbox Beta Test
August 22, 2012Microsoft gives everyday users the chance to try new features that aim to move the Xbox platform beyond gaming.
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USB Poised To End Power Brick Hell
August 09, 2012The new USB Power Deliver (USB-PD) standard and several associated standards put USB on a path to being the universal electronics connector,...
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Apple TV Gets Hulu Plus Streaming Video
August 01, 2012Cord cutters celebrate the on-demand TV and movie service's arrival on Apple's set-top box.
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Apple Earnings: All About iPad
July 25, 2012Apple's latest quarterly earnings revealed tremendous iPad sales, solid Mac sales, and good iPhone sales, but fell short of analyst expectations.
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Apple Dares Green Advocates To Go Elsewhere
July 10, 2012Apple's abandonment of EPEAT green product certification proves what was obvious in any case: that design is paramount to Apple and all else in...
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