Until now, all we’ve known about Windows 8’s release timeframe is that we could probably expect it sometime in 2012 — late 2012, to place it more specifically within the ballpark. But today we have all but official word from …
25 Best iPad Games for Your New ‘Resolutionary’ Tablet
So you managed to snag one of Apple’s newfangled even-higher-definition iPads. What are you going to play on it? Check out our top 25 picks list, with something for every type of gamer.
Mike Daisey Defends His Actions in This American Life Controversy
“In the last forty-eight hours I have been equated with Stephen Glass, James Frey, and Greg Mortenson,” writes Mike Daisey in his most recent blog post.
“Given the tenor of the condemnation, you would think I had concocted an …
New Study Shows that Free Apps Are Killing Your Battery
Is it worth it to buy the paid version of an app if you can download another version for free? If you value your battery life, it very well could be.
A new study conducted by researchers at Purdue University found that 65% to …
New iPad’s A5X Performance: Not So Fast, Apple
When announcing the new iPad this month, Apple claimed that its A5X processor delivers four times the graphics performance of Nvidia’s Tegra 3, a quad-core chip used by some Android tablet makers. But as a couple of independent …
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SXSW Watch: Wolfram on Wolfram Alpha
I don’t think of myself as having the brain of a fanboy. But I do cheerfully admit to getting a little giddy when it comes to Wolfram Alpha. I think that this “computational knowledge engine” is one of the web’s most impressive …
FAA Rethinking Airplane Gadget Policy
“At this time, please turn off all portable electronic devices” has become a phrase loathed by airplane passengers, but in time, it may become a thing of the past.
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking at ways to …
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Helping Apple Spend Its Dough: Fun While It Lasted
So Apple has decided what it wants to do with a sizable chunk of the $100 billion it has salted away: It’s going to start issuing a dividend to its shareholders, and will buy back some of its own stock. If you own Apple stock or …
Apple’s Most Expensive iPad? New Tablet Pulled to Pieces
One of the unacknowledged perks of Apple’s new iPad is that pre-launch gossip turned out to be dead wrong about alleged higher prices. “Sources” claimed we were in for sticker shock, but as they say, the fundamental things still …
5 Revelations in This American Life‘s Foxconn Retraction Episode
On Friday, This American Life caused quite a stir when it announced it was retracting its report on Apple supplier Foxconn, adapted from Mikey Daisey’s one-man show “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” The show, broadcast …
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New iPad Review: A Sharper Focus for Apple’s Tablet
Remarkably high resolution and LTE wireless broadband make the market-dominating tablet even more formidable.
This American Life Retracts Story About Apple in China, Says Mike Daisey ‘Lied’
Why someone would fabricate information about human rights violations involving Apple in China is anyone’s guess, but according to Public Radio International essay-style weekly This American Life, that’s just what happened during …