If it’s a cheap tablet you’re after, Barnes & Noble and Amazon want your business. Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s $249 Nook Tablet both look promising on paper—the former with its suite of Amazon services, and …
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Sony’s PlayStation 3D TV: Gorgeous with One Glaring Problem
Imagine my surprise when, last week, the UPS guy dropped off a package from Sony containing a brand new flatscreen TV—not just any flatscreen, mind you, but Sony’s new PlayStation 3D TV! Remember when they announced it back in June at E3 2011? I’d forgotten all about it until it appeared on my doorstep, as if by subconscious …
Congress’s Piracy Blacklist Plan: A Cure Worse than the Disease?
Last month, Yahoo quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, over the Chamber’s support of a Senate anti-piracy bill known as the PROTECT IP Act. Now Google is considering doing the same over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a companion bill recently introduced in the House. These high-profile …
TechFast: New Nook, Zuck at Harvard, Lost Steve Jobs Interview
Good morning! Here are your early tech headlines…
New Nook e-Reader
Barnes & Noble is making an announcement at 10:00 eastern this morning. The company hasn’t officially revealed what the announcement will be about, but the invitation sent to the press has a big, fat Nook logo and early details about an updated Nook Color e-reader …
Do Windows 8 Tablets Stand a Chance?
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
According to Comscore, tablets now represent 2% of all U.S. based internet traffic. The dominant contributor to tablet traffic is, of course, …
Andy Rooney: ‘I Don’t Really Like Gadgets’ (and Other Tech Quips)
Andy Rooney reminded us how important it is to make technology accessible to people who don’t like technology. Here’s a collection of some of his most masterful musings when it came to the world of high tech.
‘Do a Barrel Roll’ and Several Other Fun Google Easter Eggs
The world went crazy over Google’s “Do a Barrel Roll” stunt yesterday. Crazy. In case you missed it, go to Google and search for “do a barrel roll” without the quotes. Ta-da. Cool, eh? Maybe you’re even a little nauseous.
But the old barrel roll trick—as it’ll one day be called when it’s actually old—isn’t the only Easter egg Google
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Renewed Hope for Nokia
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
Sometimes living and working in the United States means we can develop a myopic view of the world. When this happens, it becomes easy to write off …
How Google Can Keep the Android Momentum Going
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
What Google has been able to accomplish with Android has been impressive to watch. Good timing played a key role in their success, as the handset …
25 Facebook Profiles You Should Subscribe to Right Now
Facebook’s new subscribe feature has been live for a few weeks. Take a look as we honor our favorites from Facebook, from the savvy digitalists to the up-and-coming social scamps.
Two Minute Video: MacBook Air Style, PC Price with the Acer ‘S3’ Ultrabook
MacBook Air style with a more PC-like pricetag: That’s the promise of Acer’s new S3 ultrabook. At $900, it beats Apple’s lowest-priced 13-inch MacBook Air by a full $400 while measuring up almost identically in weight and …
Siri Tricks and Tips: Do More with the iPhone 4S Virtual Assistant
In a phone with lots of evolutionary qualities, Siri is the iPhone 4S’s most revolutionary feature. Simply by speaking to this virtual assistant, you can set reminders, send text messages, look up information and schedule meetings.
But with a bit of extra effort, Siri can do even more. Here are some tricks and tips for getting the …