The 2012 London Olympics will pack an impressive 302 medal events into a little more than two weeks. In past years, catching all of the action meant hours and hours spent parked in front of the boob tube. Not anymore.
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NBC’s Olympic Livestreaming Is a Step Forward. But Is It a Permanent One?
Right now, NBC believes that it’s in its business interest to let you watch every Olympic event live online. But will it still feel that way when live streaming becomes more mainstream?
NBC’s Olympic Livestreaming Is a Step Forward. But Is It a Permanent One? | Entertainment | TIME.com.
New iPhone, Smaller iPad Rumored to Be Announced September 12
Rene Ritchie of iMore.com reports that “sources who have proven accurate in the past” are saying that the new iPhone will be announced on Wednesday, September 12.
The rumored “iPad Mini” and new iPods will come along for the …
Why Smartphones Won’t Be Replacing Wallets Anytime Soon
While there are some technological and organizational hurdles holding back the advent of mobile payments, there’s another, more basic problem that’s likely to slow the rise of the smartphone wallet.
via Smartphones Unlikely to Replace Wallets, Cash Anytime Soon | Moneyland | TIME.com.
OS X Mountain Lion and Airplay Mirroring: Time to Cut the Cord?
With Airplay Mirroring now part of OS X Mountain Lion, you’re going to hear a lot of people claim that OS X is now a cord-cutting tour de force. The iPad and iPhone 4S already had it, and now your Mac does, too.
In reality, …
Tablets: 12 Uniquely-Designed Keyboards, Docks and Cases
When it comes to tablets, there’s no shortage of keyboards, docks and cases floating around. Here’s a look at a dozen that stand out.
Is Windows 8 Really a ‘Catastrophe’ for Content Creators?
Valve Software bigwig Gabe Newell has his long knives out and he’s slashing in Windows 8’s direction, going so far as to call Microsoft’s imminent operating system makeover a “catastrophe.”
It’s not the first time for Newell, …
Five Cool Things About Google Fiber (and One Not So Cool Thing)
Never before have so many people all of a sudden thought, “I wonder if Kansas City is a nice place to live?” That’s because Google recently announced the details behind Google Fiber, its incredibly fast new Internet service …
Babson Professor: Apple’s Crazy, Bing-like Attempt to Force People Everywhere to Act like American Teenagers Will Fail
Marty Anderson is a senior lecturer at Babson College, the noted business school in Wellesley, Mass. He’s a self-professed Apple fan. But he’s not impressed by Mountain Lion, the OS X upgrade that hit the Mac App Store …
5 Flaws Apple Still Hasn’t Fixed in OS X Mountain Lion
Apple’s newest OS X cat, Mountain Lion, is finally here, halo-dropped onto the Mac App Store at the last minute by a company that increasingly treats its products as if they were smartphones, teasing form and function but …
30 Days with Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet
I’d be lying if I said my decision to attend Google’s I/O conference last month had nothing to do with the tablet rumors. I’ve been waiting for a good, affordable 7-inch tablet ever since Samsung pioneered the concept with its …
“Smart devices such as Android phones, iPhone and tablets are permitted inside venues, but must not be used as wireless access points to connect multiple devices.”