From the Bott Report:Summary: As part of its shift to a subscription model, Microsoft introduced a controversial “no transfer” restriction with Office 2013. Now, after an intense outcry from customers, the company has reversed course and agreed to allow users to transfer retail Office licenses between devices. Office 2013 might be brand new, but its...

Nothing about Google’s Chromebook Pixel makes sense. Maybe that’s intentional… It’s a) silly, and b) gorgeous. The only logical question about Pixel is “why would a successful company build a product that is entirely illogical and entirely unsellable”? I can think of three reasons… The fridge Back in January I spent a...

The Most Wonderfully Unrealistic Gear from CES 2013 From Gizmodo At CES every year, we cover hundreds of products. They’re usually only barely differentiated from previous models. But sometimes, companies trot out devices and technology that could bring something new and wonderful to the market—it’s just too bad the odds of this vaporware ever being...

We’re just a few days away before the Consumer Electronics Show rolls around yet again.  For the unfamiliar, this is the technology industry’s biggest event. (It’s also the largest trade show in the U.S.) Each year, we get to wager (it’s Vegas, after all) on what tech’s biggest tale will be. In 2009, it was Palm’s entry into the...

2013 will be a year of harsh change for the tech industry. We’ve just experienced five years of rapid, messy and disruptive innovation, and smartphones and tablets aren’t the future any longer — they’re the present. Powerful mobile devices connected to broadband-speed cell networks are now an everyday reality, and it’s going to...

I wanted to wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe New Year! Rick