I’ll be surprised if you can buy a computer five years from now that doesn’t have a touchscreen — Apple products included.
Amazon Knocks $50 off 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD Tablets, Best Buy Knocks $50 off iPhone 5 and 4S
It’s a double deal Monday, with Amazon lopping $50 off each of its large-format Kindle HD tablets and Best Buy trimming iPhone prices by $50 as well.
T-Mobile’s New Plan: Goodbye Subsidies, Hello Installments
On Thursday, T-Mobile announced that it will sell Apple “products” in 2013, but that’s only part of the carrier’s plans.
TechnologizerMicrosoft
Windows: It’s Still the Best Name for Windows
Microsoft’s operating system has its challenges, but changing its moniker won’t help.
Should Mobile Device Use Expand on Planes? FCC Tells FAA It’s Time (Because It Is)
The scientific evidence for disabling electronics on planes during takeoff and landing is scant to nonexistent, so why are we still being asked to disable our laptops, tablets and cellphones?
TechnologizerHistory
Google Pays Tribute to Ada Lovelace
The “first computer programmer” is the star of Google’s home page today
SupperKing: New App Lets You Invite Strangers to Your Next Dinner Party
SupperKing aims to be the leading mobile app to allow foodies to open up their next home-cooked meal or dinner party to the general public.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Announces U.S. Mac Production, Warns: ‘Don’t Bet Against Us’
The normally low-key 52-year-old operational wizard, who assumed command of Apple last year following the death of Steve Jobs, has been on something of a publicity tour this week.
Is Spotify Really Sustainable? Is a ‘Family Plan’ Option Even a Reasonable Expectation?
I went into this piece with the assumption that Spotify needs a family subscription option, but with massive annual losses and allegations of paltry payouts, can the company afford it?
Google Now Gets Even Creepier (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
Google Now, a virtual assistant that comes standard on the newest versions of Android, is digging ever deeper into users’ data in an attempt to be more useful.
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Not a Rumor: T-Mobile Is Getting Apple ‘Products’
A press release gives vague — but official — information about a long-awaited partnership.
Fugitive Software Pioneer John McAfee Arrested in Guatemala, Faces Expulsion Back to Belize
Fugitive software pioneer John McAfee was arrested Wednesday by Guatemalan authorities who say they’ll seek to expel him from the country, according to multiple reports, after more than three weeks on the run from authorities in Belize who want to question him about the murder of his neighbor.