personal-tech: Tablets
Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
Why PC Sales Are In Free Fall
Microsoft's hardware and software strategies for Windows 8 have been miserable failures so far. A rumored 7-inch Surface is one avenue for them to...
How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd...
Facebook Home: You Are the Product Being Sold
Once again, Facebook has found a new low. Facebook Home, their Android skin, is an attempt to grab hold of users and not let them go, to make them...
Top 10 Changes iOS 7 Needs
In recent years, iOS has been at the back of the pack for innovation in mobile operating systems. If iOS is going to remain a heavy hitter, it...
Windows 8.1 (Blue) is Incremental - That's a Good Thing
For those of you expecting a major new version of Windows already, that's not the way the world works. Windows Blue, likely to be released as...
Gmail Users Cut Off in Windows 8
The new Calendar and Contacts apps in Windows 8 will not synchronize with Google at all, and Google email is limited to IMAP from now on. Google...
Windows Blue's Got Me Down
Microsoft has allowed that something called "Windows Blue" exists. Too bad the company seems hell-bent on taking Windows in the wrong direction.
Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but...
Unlocked Android Smartphones Will Free Consumers
Look Out Below! Here Come Smartphone Prices! Locked iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones can only be successful in the market at their current prices...
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Xperia Z: Sony's Tablet Reboot?
May 20, 2013Sony's new premium Android tablet has a lot going for it. Will it be enough to get Sony back in the tablet game?
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Google I/O: Where's Android?
May 16, 2013Google announced numerous updates to individual Android apps during the I/O keynote, but a new version of Android was conspicuously missing.
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BlackBerry CEO Is Right About Tablets
May 15, 2013People laughed at BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins' prediction that the tablet will soon be obsolete. But BlackBerry may get the last laugh.
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Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
May 14, 2013Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
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Google, Nokia, BlackBerry News: Mobile Week Ahead
May 11, 2013The week of May 13, major players are holding events that could shake up the mobile landscape. Here's a sneak peak.
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What Nook Could Buy Microsoft
May 09, 2013Microsoft has reportedly made a $1 billion offer to buy Nook, Barnes & Noble's e-reader business. What could it gain from the deal?
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iOS Boosts Web Traffic, U.S. Market Share
May 07, 2013Apple iPhones and iPads snagged 69% of mobile Web traffic in April, despite Android's advantage in device market share.
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Bill Gates: iPad Users 'Frustrated'
May 06, 2013iPad users can't get anything done, says Gates. The solution? Microsoft's Surface tablet, of course.
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Tablets To Outsell PCs 3 To 1 By 2017
May 06, 2013Touch-based devices will become the dominant form of mobile computing this year, says NPD DisplaySearch.
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10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Surface Tablets
May 02, 2013Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets, despite their merits, aren't exactly selling like hotcakes. Here's what Microsoft might do to...
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