For all the ways in which Windows 8 is a bold departure from its predecessors, it’s following a road map to release that’s very much like the one Microsoft has used for years. Last September, the company showed the new version …
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8 Ways Microsoft Will Tweak Windows 8
For the past few months, Microsoft has observed while techies dug into the Windows 8 “Consumer Preview“–in geek parlance, the beta. The result is several big changes to the operating system, many of which will appear in the …
How to Play Diablo III on Your iPad
Diablo III is a PC and Mac exclusive, but thanks to remote desktop software, you can easily take the game with you on an iPad.
All you need to play Diablo III your the iPad is Splashtop’s Remote Desktop app, which is currently …
Review: The Weather Channel’s Slick New (and Free) iPhone App
Cracks about meteorological accuracy aside, I’ve morphed into my family’s weatherman in recent years — partly because I’m the only one with a smartphone, partly because I’m obsessed with severe weather-watching. My wife has the …
6 Unexpectedly Entertaining Educational Video Games for Kids
These six games will capture kids’ attention with their sheer fun factor, all the while encouraging creativity, socializing, and learning.
Wallet, Wallet Everywhere: Making Sense of the Mobile Payment Wars
There’s a cold war going on in the technology world. As smartphones become ubiquitous and online shopping grows, tech companies and payment companies are arming themselves for battle over how people pay for things.
Their …
New Google+ for iPhone Is a Slick Wonder (Still Needed: a Decent Google+ for iPad)
Keeping up with Google+ is — for me — a never-ending roller-coaster ride. At first, I loved Google’s social network. Then it slipped out of my list of daily must-visit sites, in part because the quality of the conversation …
8 Tools for the Online Privacy Paranoid
It’s hard to use the Internet anymore without being watched. Tracking cookies follow your every move, so advertisers can figure out what to sell you. Social networks keep you constantly signed in, in part so they can see what …
Is Apple’s Dropbox-Related App Rejection Process Getting Ridiculous?
Apple rejecting apps that use online storage repository Dropbox? The nerve! How could they? Why would they? Another nefarious Cupertino ploy to harangue developers and take over the world? Not exactly, though the company is …
How to Choose Between Cloud Storage Services like Google Drive and Dropbox
Cloud storage is in the spotlight this week with the launch of Google Drive and the relaunch of Microsoft’s Skydrive. Along with competitors such as Dropbox and SugarSync, you’ve now got lots of good choices for storing files …
5 Reasons to Give Google Drive a Shot
Google Drive, the company’s answer to online storage tools like Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync and Microsoft’s SkyDrive, arrived yesterday afternoon as forecast, though with little ceremony.
It wasn’t…then suddenly it was, …
Augmented Reality Toys for iPhone and iPad: A Work in Progress
Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the AppGear line, which combine …