personal-tech: Storage & Memory
Samsung? BlackBerry? Who Will Win the Containerization Wars?
Mobile Application Management vendors all perform containerization, wrapping apps in a security management layer of code. 3rd parties like Box...
SoftRAM in 95 - Memory Optimizer in 2013
A new Windows 8 program claims to "optimize memory," implying a performance boost, but what it actually does - flushing the disk cache - is likely...
10 Epic CES Fails
Consumer Electronics Shows have launched great technologies like VCRs and HDTVs, but many product reveals turn out to be duds. Here are some of...
Online Backup Vs. Cloud Storage
Online backup services such as Carbonite, Acronis, IDrive and Mozy might be a bad deal for some users when compared to cloud storage services Box,...
iPhone And iPad: My Top 5 Complaints
I've never liked my iPhone. Apple's restrictions on interface customization, storage expansion, hardware interfaces and the battery make the...
Happy 100 Millionth, Dropbox
It still makes no sense to me that a company can make a living selling shared disk access over the Internet, but then again I'm one of the paying...
Why Windows Tablets Are The Best Storage Deal
People who complain that too much of the flash storage in Windows 8 and RT tablets is taken up by the OS and Office 2013 app are missing a big...
Windows 8 As It Was Meant To Be
When I heard that Windows 8 would be a dual-use PC/tablet operating system, I had a vision of how I would want to use it. That vision has come to...
Microsoft: Windows 8 Ends Tablet Era
With Windows 8, Surface, and the many OEM Windows 8 systems being released, Microsoft is attempting to redefine the personal computing market. In...
Consumer Confusion Coming As Retailers Mislabel Windows RT
Retailers are doing a lousy job of teaching customers the difference between Windows RT tablets and Windows 8 tablets. This sloppiness will come...
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Smartphones With Physical Keyboards
April 16, 2013Do you want a physical keyboard on your smartphone? The new BlackBerry with a hard keyboard will be here soon, but there are alternatives. Here we...
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BlackBerry Balance - The Real Reason To Buy It
March 27, 2013The BlackBerry Z10 is a good phone, but it doesn't get really cool until you use it as both your work and personal phone. BlackBerry 10 has a...
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Samsung? BlackBerry? Who Will Win the Containerization Wars?
March 19, 2013Mobile Application Management vendors all perform containerization, wrapping apps in a security management layer of code. 3rd parties like Box...
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BlackBerry Z10 Hands-On: First Impressions
March 18, 2013BlackBerry 10 — not just the phones, but the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10 software — will make or break the former smartphone giant. BYTE...
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Dropbox 2.0.0 Pretties Up the Menu
March 13, 2013The best part of the Dropbox cloud storage service is their easy-to-use software. Version 2.0 makes it even easier.
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Google Nexus 4 Phone Slick, But Limited
March 11, 2013Google's flagship Nexus 4 phone is a compelling entry in a crowded marketplace. During my testing the Nexus 4 proved a reliable, capable piece of...
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Apple Cuts MacBook Pro Prices, Bumps Specs
February 13, 2013Apple drops price of Retina Display MacBook Pro by $200 and boosts processor power at same time. That's a hint new products are coming soon.
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Surface Pro Out, But You Can't Get It
February 11, 2013The 128GB Surface Pro from Microsoft sold out mere hours after becoming available for purchase. The much-maligned 64GB version is available....
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128-GB iPad Launches As iPad Mini's Supply Improves
February 05, 2013Apple's $799 iPad goes on sale Tuesday, just as the supply for the iPad Mini begins to catch up to demand.
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Would You Buy $800, 128-GB iPad?
January 28, 2013Hints from iOS 6.1 beta, iTunes suggest a higher-capacity iPad on deck for later this year.
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