Imagine if, in an instant, all the files on your computer vanished, along with all your e-mails and online backups, and therefore any chance of getting those files back. That’s what happened to tech writer Mat Honan, after a …
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Isn’t It Time for a PlayStation Vita Price Cut?
It’s looking more like a long, slow bridge to who-knows-where for Sony’s silent running PlayStation Vita. No, I don’t have official sales figures in front of me, but Sony’s reticence about said figures is telling. Companies can’t …
If You Need a Reason to Get Excited About Technology Again, This Is It
Early Monday morning, the 33-year-old version of me watched live as NASA engineers cheered, hugged and patted each other on the back. The Curiosity rover had landed safely on Mars and I was awake at close to 2am on a …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Takes a Stab at Tablet Multitasking
For tablets that want to compete with Apple’s iPad, proving superior at productivity is seen as a holy grail, and true multitasking is the key. If users can jump between apps with ease, the logic goes, the tablet might attract …
The Future of Smart Health
If you follow my column here at Techland, you will know that I write quite a bit about smart devices. The road map of the technology industry is one where very powerful semiconductors and sensors are being embedded into many …
Please Don’t Call It Trash-80: A 35th Anniversary Salute to Radio Shack’s TRS-80
Quick — name the most important personal computer of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Those of you who mentioned the legendary Apple II–that’s fine. I respect your decision. Forced to think objectively in 2012, I may even …
Yes, the New iPhone Could Cost $800 – You’ll Probably Pay $200, Though
There’s a double rainbow of trending Twitter topics right now: iPhone 5 $800 and #800DollarsForAniPhone. The people of Twitter are aghast! Aren’t iPhones supposed to cost $200? “For $800, this phone better [insert outrageous …
Why the Online-Education Craze Will Leave Many Students Behind
Free classes from elite colleges like Princeton and Harvard have generated excitement, but they could actually widen the learning gap.
via Online-Education Trend Will Leave Many Students Behind | TIME Ideas | TIME.com.
3 Ways Apple Sets Itself Apart from the Competition
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 …
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, …
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 …