More than a few times, I reached into my bag thinking I was pulling out my iPad but instead pulled out the $1,400 Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook. It’s that thin.
Indeed, at a hair shy of 0.6″ thick, Acer is laying claim to “the …
Opinion
In Memory of Nintendo Power
At the end of this year, the lights will turn off at Nintendo Power. Future US, which has produced the long-running magazine for the last five years, is pulling out, and Nintendo says it won’t seek a new publisher according to …
Epic Mickey Creator Wants to ‘Shame’ Doom and Unreal Makers: Why He’s Not Wrong
I never got around to playing Epic Mickey, and that’s a shame, because I’ve played nearly everything else by game design luminary Warren Spector. I don’t think luminary’s too strong a label, though his output’s dwindled in recent …
Talk to Your Community, Twitter
If you want to know about the future Twitter’s attempting to build for itself, the best source is the company’s own developer blog. On Thursday, it featured a post by Twitter’s Michael Sippey outlining some changes. The piece …
Sony’s Gamescom Proposal to Buoy the PlayStation Vita: All Hands on Deck!
There’s this mega-gaming show going on in Germany right now, the European equivalent of our own E3. You’ve might have noticed it echoed on a handful of game blogs, as those who made the trip across the pond attempt to telegraph …
Microsoft Surface RT Tablet for $199? Let’s Be Realistic
When I read Engadget’s report that Microsoft may sell its Surface Windows RT tablet for just $199, my first reaction was to write a silly tweet about it, then move on. No disrespect to Engadget, but the story seemed …
7-inch Tablet Wars: How Low Can Prices Go?
The low-end of the tablet market keeps getting more interesting, as device makers scramble to lure people in with cheap hardware.
The latest move comes from Barnes & Noble, which over the weekend slashed prices across its Nook …
Four Great Baby Apps for iPhone (That Saved This New Parent’s Life)
Two weeks: That’s how old my newborn child is — a baby boy, our first — as of Monday this week. Everything’s upside-down right now: sleep, eating, walking, writing, thinking, the fabric of space-time, you name it. His mother …
The Future of Personal Computing: Cloud-Connected Screens Everywhere
Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every Monday on …
It’s Nice to See Google Focused On Search Again
For the moment, Google seems back to its old self again.
After a year of obsession with Google+, the search giant has returned to its roots with new search features that have nothing to do with social networking.
Google is …
Apple v. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It’s Already Over
The patent trial of Apple v. Samsung has been fascinating to read about if you’re interested in either company’s inner workings. So far, we’ve learned that one Samsung executive freaked out about the iPhone, that Apple considered …
Are Tablets like the iPad Poised to Dethrone Game Consoles?
Thank you, Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, the guys behind the bleeding-edge PC shooter Crysis, for confirming in so many words what I’ve been saying for years: Tablet-gaming is here, and it’s a clear and present threat to console …