Some first impressions of the long-awaited aluminum keyboard which turns Apple’s tablet into a clamshell computing device.
PRWeb: Making the Web More Spammy
Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land has a fascinating post on PRWeb, the company which issued a fake press release about a fake Google acquisition.
No, Google Didn’t Buy ICOA
When I woke up this morning, the big breaking technology news on the web was that Google had plunked down $400 million to buy ICOA, a builder of public Wi-Fi networks.
Facebook Asks Staffers to Dump Their iPhones and Use Android
The social-networking giant plants posters around its campus urging employees to go Android.
Behold, Some of the First Apple Computer Photos Ever
Apple’s first dealer shares his 1976 photos of the Apple-1, the company’s first product.
Windows 1.0: The Windows 8 of Its Time
The Verge takes a look back at Microsoft’s first graphical interface, and draws some parallels to its new one.
Lotus: Farewell to a Once-Great Tech Brand
The company which brought us 1-2-3 in the 1980s has been a part of IBM since 1995. And now Big Blue appears to be ready to retire the brand.
The Case Against the Windows 8 Interface(s)
Noted usability expert Jakob Nielsen has written about Windows 8 and its dual interface, drawing on the reactions of twelve users who tried Windows 8 PCs and Surface.
Windows 8: The Seven Roads Not Taken
How should Microsoft have retooled itself for the era of tablets and touch interfaces? A few alternate-reality scenarios.
It’s Too Early to Judge Early Windows 8 Sales
Windows blogger Paul Thurrott is reporting that Microsoft is disappointed by Windows 8 sales to date. It shouldn’t obsess over them.
Nintendo TVii: The Next Big Thing Isn’t Here Yet
The Wii U’s ambitious TV service won’t show up when the console hits stores this weekend.
Lytro Adds Perspective Shift and Filters
Light-field photography adds new special effects which go beyond after-the-fact refocusing.