Last week Google lit up the blogosphere with controversy when it introduced tighter integration between its Google+ social network and its organic search results. The main charge is that the new service – called Google Search …
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EXODesk: A Tablet Interface Goes Really, Really Big
When last we saw the EXO UI–a touch-friendly skin that lives on top of Windows 7–it was the interface for a 11.6″ tablet called the EXOPC Slate. At ViewSonic’s booth at CES 2012, Canada-based EXOPC was showing the software off …
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Dell’s Little Big Ultrabook Looks Like a Winner
The more Ultrabooks that got unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, the more convinced I became that it’s silly to discuss them as if they were a coherent new class of portable computer. No two manufacturers seem to agree …
Yes, Vizio, Your ‘Thin + Light’ Laptops Are Pretty, but Will They Be Cheap?
I saw a lot of Ultrabooks at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, but Vizio’s Thin + Light laptops stood out. Being in Vizio’s quiet press room with no distractions probably helped, but I think there are a few better reasons why …
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3D Glasses Go Universal
If 3D TV isn’t as popular as TV manufacturers presumably hope it might be, it’s in part because of the hassle of dealing with 3D glasses. And part of the hassle has been their proprietary nature: Major TV makers have sold specs …
Apple Reveals List of Suppliers for the First Time
Apple just did something unprecedented: It released the names of all 150+ of its suppliers after several news stories — including a damning report from Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life — painted an unflattering …
Murdoch on MySpace: ‘We Screwed Up in Every Way Possible’
As MySpace signals its return to relevance with a new WebTV service (just weeks after unveiling a Facebook-integrated music player), the social networking site’s former owner — Rupert Murdoch — admits News Corp. “screwed up” …
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Irony Alert: Congressman Who Wrote SOPA Violated Copyright Law
Lamar Smith (R-TX), the chief sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), cares very much about holding copyright violators accountable for their actions — except, apparently, when it comes to himself.
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Lawmakers Call for Official Hearing over Carrier IQ, Cellphone Security
With all the concern and conversation surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) these days, you’re forgiven if you forgot about Carrier IQ and the possibility that your cellphone contains hidden keystroke-tracking software …
Kinect Camera Tech Lets You Try On Clothes without Trying On Clothes
“Do you ever buy clothes online?”
That question was asked to me by Bodymetrics CEO Suran Goonatilake right before a demo (see above video) of his company’s fancy virtual shopping technology at the 2012 Consumer Electronics …
Apple Cancels Beijing iPhone 4S Sales, Gets Egg on Store and Face
Note to Apple: If there’s any way you can avoid shuttering one of your flagship stores on the very day you launch a new iPhone, well, good luck with that when the store’s in Beijing, your customers broke its glass door in a prior …