It sounds like prototypes (yes, plural) of Apple’s iPad 3 may be floating around the “supply chain” already, but don’t look for the next-gen tablet this year, because…why, right? If you were sitting on 68.3% of the tablet market (according to the latest 2Q 2011 IDC report) and your nearest competitor (that would be Google’s Android) …
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Why It’s Important that Microsoft Succeeds with Windows 8
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.
Earlier in the week Microsoft gave the world a more in-depth preview of their next operating system at their developer conference called BUILD. …
The 10 Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Internet
The fine folks at security firm McAfee have compiled a list of the 10 most dangerous celebrities on the internet, with searches for the top celebrity comprising an almost 10% chance of running into something awful.
Scammers Targeting Canadian Seniors with Internet Porn Threats
Canadian authorities have had to issue a warning to Internet users concerning fake copyright notices they may receive about pornography they haven’t actually downloaded. Confused? You will be.
Apparently, some Canadian senior citizens have received letters claiming to come from “Artisan International License, Compliance and …
The Best iPhone 5 Rumors We’ve Heard (So Far Today)
Another day, another fresh stack of iPhone 5 rumors. We’ve parsed through all the hearsay to bring you the crème de la crème in wild-eyed Apple speculation.
Maybe it’ll have a bigger screen
Unwire.hk posted a few leaked photos of the iPhone 5’s would-be screen protector, which Mac Rumors and a few other blogs picked up on.
Verizon Faces $250M Bill from August Storms, Strikes
As if Tropical Storm Irene hadn’t done enough damage while it was actually hitting parts of the country, it seems that it’s made life miserable for Verizon customers: The company has said that the cost of recent weather, as well as a labor strike, has left it facing a bill of up to $250 million and a backlog of work requiring …
Microsoft: Windows 8 Tops 500,000 Downloads, but Tablets Won’t Run PC Apps
Half a million copies of Windows 8—and probably more than that by now—are officially in the wild, says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft released a preview version of its upcoming tablet-angled Windows-rethink on Tuesday, and it looks like 500,000 copies leapt across the digi-sphere in less than 24 hours.
Windows 8 looks …
Samsung’s Windows 8 Tablet Is Large (and That’s Good)
Almost a year ago, in one of my first Techland posts, I said I liked the idea of tablets that were bigger than an iPad, which has a 9.7″ display. Maybe much bigger–like 17″. At Microsoft’s BUILD conference this week, the software behemoth unveiled a developer preview of Windows 8 (here’s my TIME.com column about it). And conference …
Amazon’s Ad-Supported Kindles to Get Local Deals When Idle
Amazon just announced that their Groupon-like local deals service—Amazon Local—will soon be coming to their ad-supported Kindles when the devices are idle. Smart, especially when you consider that the devices are already synced with your Amazon account and you won’t need to manually enter a credit card number for each purchase.
As …
Microsoft Finally Updates ‘Blue Screen of Death’ in Windows 8
An eerie, throbbing shade of blue. How all those times my heart beat a little faster when I saw that screen emerge in the middle of trying to multitask between YouTube, Scrabble, Woot and World of Warcraft. Alas, we will soon say goodbye to our dear friend, the good old Windows “Blue Screen of Death” as we currently know it.
I always …
Windows 8 Nitpicks and Worries
I’ve been optimistic about Windows 8 ever since Microsoft revealed a glimpse of the operating system in June, and that hasn’t changed now that I’ve played around with the developer build on a prototype tablet.
But not everything’s peachy with Windows 8. With the caveat that the software I’ve seen is an early build that’s subject to …
Santa Cruz Police Can Predict the Crimes of Tomorrow, Today
The future of law enforcement is…the future.
Cops in Santa Cruz, CA have started using a mathematical algorithm that predicts when and where crimes will occur, the aim being to have police officers on the scene before anything actually happens. Somewhat surprisingly, five people have been arrested as a result of the program and …