After writing my last post on the way McAfee took me for a ride – charging me for five years of license renewals after I uninstalled its software – I heard pretty quickly from Francie Coulter, McAfee’s Director of WW Consumer Public Relations. On the plus side, there was no bluster. She apologized and offered a full refund. On the minus …
Reviews & Features
The Tech Letdowns of 2010 (and Their Silver Linings for 2011)
One of the most exciting aspects of technology is how fast everything moves. Yet despite all the advances within the industry, some things just take forever to make it to market or never make it at all. Here’s a look at some of the ideas and trends that didn’t quite make it this year along with their potential upsides for 2011.
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The Top 25 Nerds Of The Year
Was 2010 the year geek became chic? Tough to make a case against it — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was on the silver screen, deep-space tech bailed out some caved-in miners, and Julian Assange became the pallid rogue who kept governments guessing. But they weren’t alone: Techland takes a look back on the top 25 nerds of the year.
Techland’s Top Stories of the Year
It was a big year in tech: Apple unveiled the iPad (remember how much slack they got for the name? Now it’s a part of our everyday language). Google’s Nexus One launched (and failed), but the android operating system and app market blew up big. Facebook had lots of issues with privacy (but still managed to make an impact).
As 2010 …
What We’re Looking Forward to in 2011: Gadgets and Tech
What We’re Looking Forward to in 2011: Entertainment
You can stop whining about how there’s nothing good in theaters these days. 2011 has treats for the movie and TV nerd, and if you’re like us and love sci-fi, horror and anything overly complicated and technical, well then we’ll save a seat in the theater for you. From prequels years in the making like the Untitled Alien Prequel to …
9 Online Scams & Cyber Threats To Avoid In 2011
As more of our existence seems to transfer to a digital realm, our vulnerabilities will also make the shift. Here are the things to look out for in 2011.
Top 10 Alternative iPad Web Browsers
Top 10 Tech Disasters That Haven’t Happened… Yet
Congratulations: You’ve survived another year, and 2010 was quite an eventful one. For all the technological advances we made his year including iPads and colored e-readers, we still fear the day where our electronics and inventions will rise up against or fail us, rendering the human race extinct. In honor of the book A is for …
Five Gadgets Santa Should Have
We all know Santa knows magic and that’s how he’s able to visit every kid’s house in the world on Christmas Eve, but today’s Santa might be able to make his biggest working days of the year easier by investing in some of the latest technologies.
From a translator so he can read every kid’s Christmas list to a high-tech sleigh that GE …
Two Minute Video: Google’s Web-only Notebook, the Cr-48
Google’s web-only Chrome OS (operating system) will hit the consumer market next year, with several major manufacturers selling inexpensive notebooks that boot directly into a web browser–no desktop, no “Start Menu,” no “Dock,” just the web.
Until consumer products become available, Google has loaded Chrome OS onto a prototype …
‘Security’ That Makes A Grab For Your Wallet
Here’s a little story about an inattentive customer and the price of inattention. I play the sucker. The company that takes me for a ride is a surprise casting choice: McAfee, a reputable security vendor. McAfee’s anti-virus software is an industry standard, even if reviewers have been saying since last year that Microsoft’s free …