Hopefully today’s column will spur some healthy debate.
I personally would love to know why Amazon should be in the hardware business. Initially I thought the idea made a lot of sense. What I expected with the Kindle Fire …
Apps & Software
Why Google or Facebook Buying Your Favorite Startup Means It’s Probably Toast
When I learned this morning, via Twitter, that the small company behind Mac/iOS e-mail app Sparrow was being bought by Google, I almost didn’t need to read the startup’s announcement to know the upshot.
Google and Facebook buy …
Uh Oh: Google Is Buying Sparrow
The inventors of Sparrow created a much-loved application for Macs and iPhones by stripping all the complexity and clutter out of Gmail. Google is apparently among Sparrow’s fans: It’s buying the company.
When these deals …
10 Great Google Chrome Apps and Extensions
Use Google Chrome? You could get a lot more out of your experience if you download these apps and extensions.
My First 12 Questions About the New Microsoft Office
On Monday afternoon in San Francisco, Microsoft held a press event to unveil its next version of Office, which is now available as a free preview. On any typical day, the launch would easily have been the day’s biggest tech …
10 Best (and Worst) Batman Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android
With “The Dark Knight Rises” in theaters this Friday, here’s a check of the 10 hippest (and not-so-hip) Batman-themed apps for iPhones, iPads and Android devices.
Nexus 7 Niceties: 15 Best Apps for Google’s New 7-Inch Tablet
Google’s Nexus 7 is the best 7-inch tablet yet. Here are 15 must-have apps that look great on the Nexus 7′s display.
Is Rovio’s Amazing Alex a Worthy Successor to Angry Birds?
Amazing Alex, Rovio’s touch-based mobile followup to Angry Birds (or in sequential-ese, Angry Birds Space) blindsided me. A new physics-angled game from the company that’s seen over a billion app downloads, with an estimated …
Otalo Corrals Vacation Home Rentals in One Place for Easy Browsing
Don’t get me wrong: I like living in Boston. But summer in the city is basically sizzling asphalt and slow-moseying tourists.
My wife and I have been heading up north to a little beach town called Plum Island every free chance …
Aggressive Android Adware? Here’s How to Retake Control of Your Phone
Forget about viruses, trojans and botnets for a moment. The latest threat to smartphone users, according to mobile security firm Lookout, is pesky advertising.
This week, Lookout wrote a blog post to warn the world about …
OS X Mountain Lion’s 10 Most Important New Features
We knew OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion’s arrival was imminent after Apple announced at WWDC 2012 that we’d see it in July, and sure enough, Apple just posted the final version of its revamped operating system for the Mac — the …
Next Issue’s ‘Hulu for Magazines’ Hits the iPad
Back in April, a company called Next Issue Media launched its digital-magazine app. A joint venture of five big publishers–Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp and TIME’s owner, Time Inc.–it bundled a bunch of famous …
