Category: News
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iPad Mini shortages – An “own goal” for Apple?
When a new product hits the market, there’s often a shortage. It happened with the Nintendo Wii, the original iPod and with numerous different iPhones. I’m not here to have a detailed debate as to whether manufacturers should, by now, have brought their supply chains up to speed. I will also limit my speculation as…
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Sony patent signposts the end of previously-owned video games
It’s no great secret that developers and publishers in the video game industry would like to see an end to the used games market. The reasons for this are obvious: while everybody gets paid when a game is bought brand new, no one involved in the process of actually making the games get paid when…
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What’s new in Evernote 5 for Mac
Evernote for Mac recently received a new look and user-friendly interface in its latest update. The left panel has been updated with new options, including Shortcuts for quick access to favorite notes, notebooks, tags, and saved searches.The sidebar also includes a list of recent notes, and views of your notebooks and tags. The Notes, Notebooks, Tags, and…
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What Nintendo must do to make the upcoming Wii U game console a success
Winter 2012 will see the global release of Nintendo’s brand new games console, the Wii U, just in time for the holiday season. As the first TV adverts have been careful to point out, the Wii U is a completely new console, and not just an upgrade to the Wii. The Wii U comes with…
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OLPC’s sci-fi inspired tech replaces human teachers with software
The wise sage, Derek Zoolander, once asked: “How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read if they can’t even fit inside the building?” Depending on the context, that might be a fair question, but let’s extend it further. What if there is no school building? Or even a teacher? For…
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Apple iPhone may be king, but Android rules the world
In many countries around the world the iPhone is the most popular smartphone, beating all other pretenders to its crown whether they’re running Android, Windows Phone, or even BlackBerry OS. However, Apple is being roundly beaten by the strength-in-numbers behemoth that the Google operating system has grown to become. The iPhone may be king, but…
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The iPad mini to battle it out with full tablets like iPad 2 and the Android-powered Nexus 7
Finally, the iPad mini is here. As its name suggests, it is slightly smaller than the regular iPad though its 7.9 inches still compares favorably with something like the Nexus 7. Its ultra slim design easily makes up for the big surface area that gives it a lean profile, and a surprisingly hefty feel on…
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Don’t look now, but here comes the Windows Surface tablet
The image above is smartphone photography in its truest form; taken this month at the official Microsoft Store at the Mall of America (across the walkway from the Apple Store), this sign heralds the next big step for the software/hardware giant. Indeed, the Surface tablet by Microsoft is arriving in stores this Friday, October 26th, 2012.…
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Microsoft Office for iOS and Android has finally been confirmed for a March 2013 release
Microsoft Office is finally coming to an iOS and Android operating system near you. Mobile phone and tablet users have patiently waited and hoped for Microsoft to release an app version of their pervasive software. There have been rumors and stories claiming Microsoft Office was coming to mobile/tablet devices for years, but the wait is…