Windows 8 sure came in with a bang! Hype for miles and miles, excitement that made any ADHD sufferer seem calm and collected! What was accomplished? Is it good? Should we switch? Why doesn’t anyone seem to be using it? All I hear are complaints; so is it that hard to use? For the first time in computing history, an operating system company came up with an...

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...

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...

Credit to and written by David Gewirtz for DIY-IT You might think the big decision is about which has the best hardware, but you’d be wrong. In fact, the big decisions are all about price and ecosystem. David Gewirtz has the details inside. The tablet market is moving at warp speed. Back in July, I wrote How to decide: should you buy the Nexus 7 or the...

I wasn’t expecting much, to be honest, but the iPad mini is a great device. Along with many other gadget fans, I watched as it was unveiled and compared to the iPad 2, instead of the latest generation iPad. I was surprised to hear that there would not be a retina display, so I figured I’d buy it just so I could play and write about it. Well, I got...

    From top: the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. With the addition of its new iPad Mini, Apple offers touch-screen devices in three sizes. Now Google is matching that by introducing a tablet that is meant to compete directly with the larger iPad. Google on Monday unveiled the Nexus 10, a 10-inch tablet it developed with Samsung, and a new phone, the Nexus 4,...

Every time Apple releases an OS X or iOS update we enjoy giving our readers quality walk-throughs, feature guides and my favorite — tips and tricks. Every Apple power user can attest that shortcuts and knowing many of the little things is a fantastic way to improve the user experience. I enjoy discovering as many as I can so that I feel well-versed as an iOS...

The iPhone 5 is already setting enormous records. Apple announced today that its preorders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in just the first 24 hours. we know the new iPhone is incredible, but folks are just as excited for the release of iOS 6. iOS 6 is Apple’s next mobile operating system and the new features are incredible and worth the download. Even...

Midnight came and went as many Apple users were disappointed at the no-show of iOS. From Apple’s usual release time, however, it’s highly possible that iOS will roll out Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT. For the next four hours, you may not want to waste your time by constantly hitting the update button oniTunes.  Dubbed a major and incredible release for...

iPhone 4S officially announced: lands October 14th starting at $199 in sizes up to 64GB, coming to Sprint What’s this?  The second coming of the iPhone 4?  Sure enough, Tim Cook just pulled the covers off of the hotly-anticipated iPhone 4S here in Cupertino, making 2011 the first year in the company’s current stint in the smartphone business that it...

Who is it for? The TouchPad will mostly appeal to professionals who want a tablet to handle work tasks — Web-based business apps, email, instant messaging, contacts, calendar, etc. These will mostly be executives, project managers, IT administrators, and other business  folks who want to purchase their own tablets and use them for work… What problems does...

Hello all!  Over the last few weeks I have been dealing with the some flooding at my home, since our big rainstorm here in SoCal.  When it all started, I needed something to easily and digitally manage things as it was all happening very quickly.  From several contractors, water extraction and dryout experts, insurance companies, property and land surveyors,...

Well CES 2011 has brought us the Year of the Tablet!  More than 75 tablets were introduced and showcased at the show this year.  The theme that followed was frenzied, though skeptical.  The questions range from which tablets actually matter; are any good enough to compete with, or better than the iPad?  The new Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system; is it...

 Yep…I got one.  We’ll see if it lasts 14 days, or goes back.  Your comments are appreciated.  Update: 11/05/2010 Well, after almost 1 week with the iPAD – I have these initial thoughts: First and foremost – I went into this R&D project with very low expectations. Why? Well, I’m a PC guy for one, and two I have iPODS, iPOD Touch’s, etc. So...

 Yep…I got one.  We’ll see if it lasts 14 days, or goes back.  Your comments are appreciated.  Update: 11/05/2010 Well, after almost 1 week with the iPAD – I have these initial thoughts:  First and foremost – I went into this R&D project with very low expectations. Why? Well, I’m a PC guy for one, and two I have iPODS, iPOD Touch’s, etc. So...