TechnologizerMicrosoft
Microsoft’s Windows is a shameless imitation of Apple’s Macintosh.
You can debate whether that’s true. You can’t, however, argue that it’s not conventional wisdom: Apple has even joked about it in product launches.
But it …
Reacting to intense criticism of its labor practices, Foxconn has decided to raise the pay of its junior level employees by 16-25%. According to Reuters, workers will now make 1,800 yuan (US$285) a month with a raise to 2,200 …
I’m probably supposed to be mortified by Google’s latest privacy blunder. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google found a loophole in Apple’s Safari browser — both on desktops and iOS devices — that allowed the search …
No really, the developer preview of Mountain Lion bricked my MacBook Air last night. As we’re fond of saying here at Techland, “Whoopsie-doodle.”
I blame myself, of course, something I’m fond of calling “bad user on device …
When you place your finger on your smartphone’s touchscreen and swipe to unlatch its multifaceted features, you’re now officially doing ‘The Apple’. Okay, it turns out you already were, but it wasn’t clear whether rival Motorola …
Laundry detergent is not my regular beat. But when Procter & Gamble invited me to check out one of its secret lairs, with a PR rep touting “advanced modeling and virtual reality” within, I couldn’t resist.
Yes, the maker of …
TechnologizerApps & Software
When Bump debuted on Apple’s iPhone App Store in March 2009, it was one of the apps that helped to define the iPhone. It let you transfer contact info with another iPhone owner by bumping your phones together, a clever idea that …
Imagine being able to run Android alongside Windows 8 on a tablet. If you’re an Android phone user, you’d have access to the same apps and services, but you’d also get the productivity benefits of a proper PC, along with …
Shoot first, focus later. That’s the promise of a new point-and-shoot camera from Lytro. The rectangular gadget looks like anything but a traditional camera, which is probably a good thing since, well, this is anything but a …
In space, nobody can hear you be uncivil towards someone. That’s why it’s nice to see commander Dan Burbank and Robonaut 2 shaking hands in the middle of the International Space Station.
This little bit of robo-human relations …
Did you wake up and find that your Twitter account looked a little different? You’re not alone: Twitter has announced that all of its users now have the new design that began rolling out back in December.
What’s different …
