For years, it’s been fashionable to complain that Windows comes in too many versions, resulting in unneccesary complexity and confusion. Here’s a 2003 Cnet story by Joe Wilcox which reports on controversy over Windows XP’s …
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Hey, Politicians: This Is How You Get the Gamer Vote
My interest in politics can best be compared to my feelings toward cat ownership: It’s an important institution for cat lovers but I add no value to it by haphazardly talking about how great (or not great) cats are, offering …
New Windows 8 Apps Make a Stronger Case for Metro
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview might be worth another look thanks to a new round of Metro-style apps available now.
The new Windows 8 apps include a Facebook and Twitter client called FlipToast, the hover boat racing game …
A 5GB Google Drive Next Week? Almost Time to Leave Dropbox?
Google’s cloud storage tool/service/feature (you pick), dubbed Google Drive, is right around the corner, claims The Next Web. The site says it just received a draft release from a Google partner that teases specific details, like …
Man Rigs His Exercise Bike to Work with ‘Super Mario Kart’
Remember that exercise bike you bought? The one coated in dust in your “exercise room”?
Well, dig it out, because it’s time to win the Mushroom Cup. Brent Smith, hero to lazy people everywhere, has rigged his old exercise bike …
How to Try Windows 8 on Your iPad
With $25, an iPad and a bit of curiosity, you can try Windows 8 on a tablet right now.
Splashtop, a maker of remote desktop software, has released a $25 iPad app called Win8 Metro Testbed. If you’ve got Windows 8 Consumer …
‘Pebble’ Watch Touts E-Paper Screen, Bluetooth, Apps and High Demand
Holy moly is this Kickstarter project on fire. Every time I refresh the page, it seems to go up another five grand or so. It apparently met its $100,000 fundraising goal in two hours, too.
The project in question is a …
Video: Here’s How iPads Are Made at the Foxconn Factory
You may have caught ABC’s edition of Nightline where anchor Bill Weir was allowed previously-forbidden access to the factory floor of Foxconn to witness workers assembling Apple products.
Now, a new video by American Public …
Why It’s Time to Leave the Mass Effect 3 Ending Alone
I wasn’t going to write anything about Mass Effect 3 and the Not-So-Great Ending backlash. I really wasn’t. You’re probably as sick of reading about it as I am. What’s more, I’ve been less-than-enthralled with the Mass Effect …
CloudOn: A Better Way to Do Microsoft Office on Your iPad, for Free
From Quickoffice to Documents to Go to Apple’s own iWork programs, there’s no shortage of iPad apps that let you view and edit Microsoft Office documents. But as anyone who relies on Office to do real work can tell you, there are …
Roundabout Deal: Buy the New Nokia Lumia 900 Phone, Get a $100 Credit
Math! She’s a fickle mistress. She takes without asking. In this case, however, she gives without expectation. If you purchased the $100 Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T – a phone our own Jared Newman called “a solid …
Spotify ‘Play Button’ Brings Streaming Music to Websites
Get ready to see a lot more Spotify around the Internet, thanks to a new tool that brings the streaming music player to websites.
Spotify’s “Play Button” looks like a standalone music player, but it’s actually a remote control …