Although Hurricane Sandy wiped out Google’s big New York press-event plans, the company went ahead and announced its new Nexus phone and tablets anyway.
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Now the Real Jony Ive Era Begins at Apple
An executive shuffling at Apple leaves its legendary industrial designer in charge of the whole interface experience.
TechnologizerSmartphones
Windows Phone 8: This Time for Sure?
Microsoft’s underdog of a mobile operating system was already really good. It looks even better now. But it’s still not clear how the company can translate that into market success.
Hurricane Sandy: 8 Apps for Keeping Tabs on the ‘Storm of the Century’
Want to keep tabs on Sandy using your phone or tablet? We published this list of hurricane-tracking apps when Irene hit in August of last year. Here it is again, updated and joined by new ones
Could We See Wireless Carriers Subsidize Tablets?
Carrier subsidization of tablets may need to play a key role if the tablet market is going to get to the point where 100 million are being shipped per quarter worldwide.
“Ballsy.”
— The one-word sentence used by Gizmodo in reference to the iPad Mini's $329 starting price. Amazon is prominently displaying the quote on its main page to promote its own tablet, the Kindle Fire HD.
The 5 Best Sites for Downloading Gorgeous Retina Wallpaper
Bored with Apple’s desktop backgrounds? Here’s where can you find the crème de la crème artwork without springing for an ultra-megapixel camera.
Samsung Chromebook: Not a Bad Laptop, but Definitely Feels like $250
Compromised as it is, it works pretty well — and for a $250 laptop, that’s no dubious distinction.
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Review: Livescribe’s Smartpen Gets Wi-Fi, Embraces Evernote
The newest version of the unique pen makes it a lot easier to get notes, drawings and audio onto all your devices.
TechnologizerMicrosoft
How to Tell If Windows 8 Is Succeeding
Nobody truly knows how Microsoft’s new operating system (and new tablets) will do. But here are the clues to keep tabs on in 2012, 2013 and beyond.
Apple Profit Surges 24% Ahead of Holiday Blowout; CEO Tim Cook Disses Microsoft
Now that the iPad Mini has arrived, along with the iPhone 5, which was introduced on Sept. 21, the holiday quarter is shaping up to be a monster for Apple.
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Apple’s Phil Schiller on the State of the Mac
Apple’s marketing honcho talks about the company’s strategy of offering better features, not more features — and why it ignored pundits who said it had to introduce cheap Macs.