This has been a pretty mad week in technology starting with Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12B followed by HP announced the folding of their PC business including their newly launched tablets featuring WebOS. There have been some articles about the Motorola purchase which I really enjoyed and some that I thought seem a [...]
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Size Matters – Some thoughts on mobile form factor
I’ve recently acquired my 7th mobile device in the last 12 months or so. I started out with a Nexus One, Points gave me a BlackBerry Bold 9000, picked up the HTC Desire Z, explored the ExoPC but didn’t like it. So I bought an Asus EEE Pad (EP 121) which I LOVE. Upgraded the [...]
HTC and the Bootloader
I have always loved HTC because in so many ways they have made their devices not only good-looking but also user community friendly. Their history with this has been long before they were a well-recognized consumer brand. XDA-Developers is one of the most recognized communities for this kind of activity. HTC contemplated about whether or not to lock up the [...]
HTC Flyer – First Impressions
I didn’t think the wi-fi version of the HTC Flyer would be available today but good friend, @karatedan, mentioned that it was so I went out to pick it up while I was in the New York state on a short vacation. Here’s a picture of it sprawled all over the floor of my hotel room [...]
My new Macbook Pro, Optibay and Carbon Computing
I recently picked up my second 15″ Macbook Pro in as many years. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with it but the now 4 year old Macbook is old and has missing keys and thought it was time for an upgrade there. My old Macbook Pro came with an i5 2.3 GHz processor, 8 GB [...]
Mac App Store launched – Does anybody really care?
The Mac App store was launched almost 3 months ago. Outside of it being hacked within the day and allowing for free apps, will users really care? In principle, I like the idea of having a centralized location where I can install my apps. Unfortunately, the immediate failure of the App Store is that it [...]
Potential Good News with Netflix
I begrudgingly like Netflix because it’s a good service that has the potential to be great. My biggest disappointment is that it lacks a good selection of shows. At 7.99, I can’t really complain though. I watch the most obscure of TV shows like the newest Robin Hood series which is surprisingly good.
This news, [...]
Windows Phone 7 – Should we care?
Microsoft release Windows Phone 7 (WP7) a couple of weeks ago with a lot of fanfare. I personally haven’t delved that much into it. I had once written that I didn’t think that WP7 will save Microsoft’s mobile strategy but much of what I wrote in that article is no longer true. I’ll start off [...]
SmartSleep – Hibernate your Mac, PC style
As much as I really like OSX, it’s not without its flaws. One of the things that bug me the most about my Macbook Pro is that there is no easy way to manage my hibernate settings. By default, it sleeps when you close the Macbook Pro lid until there’s about 5 minutes left of [...]
ExoPC, here I come
Reading Tristan’s article on the iPad gave me the kick I needed to get going on my own blog entry regarding slates and tablet computers. I’ll start off with I’m neither an Apple hater or lover; just like Tristan, I like technology based on its merits and how it helps me. For me, I’m a [...]
