Monthly Archives: October 2010

Google Nexus Two to “break carrier control”? Not likely

Image via CrunchBase Rumours abound that Google is working with Samsung to bring a phone that’s being touted as the “Nexus Two” to market. Even though Eric Schmidt made it pretty clear in an interview with The Telegraph that there … Continue reading

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Cult of Mac reviews the 11in MacBook Air

And boy, does Leander like it: “Apple’s new 11-inch MacBook Air is astonishing. It’s unbelievable. It’s the most exciting consumer PC that’s come out for years. It’s a netbook, but it’s not a PoS. It’s blazing fast. It’s unbelievably light and … Continue reading

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Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity – Computerworld Blogs

Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity – Computerworld Blogs: Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and the company behind it, Canonical, surprised the hundreds of Ubuntu programmers at the Ubuntu Developers Summit when he announced that in the next … Continue reading

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Why Google TV will fail, in one sentence

From Life With Google TV: My First Day Review & Impressions: “A menu appeared asking me to enlarge a box on the screen to match my actual screen size.” User experience FTW. UPDATE: For a more positive view of the set-up … Continue reading

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Why Quora works

I’ve become somewhat obsessed with Quora of late, both on the working level of “getting answers to stuff” and the meta-level of understanding why it works. And I think I’ve worked out why it works so well. One simple trick: … Continue reading

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The blog, as we knew it, is dying

From an excellent New York piece on Nick Denton, Gawker Media, and journalism’s future: “At the time of his public posturing, however, Denton was conceiving a comprehensive redesign of his blog network that signalled his steady march toward mainstream respectability. … Continue reading

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The value carriers bring to Android

Commenting on Andy Rubin’s comment that “the carriers have a lot of value to bring” to Android, John Gruber asks: “What software on Android phones have the carriers added that’s any good at all?” I can think of one example: … Continue reading

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Why “free” is the millstone round Google’s neck

The launch of Google TV is, I think, exposing a hidden challenge for the company. It’s best express in this comment on a GigaOm story by user ‘lz430′: “My jaw dropped when I saw the price. Indeed, it’s Google and … Continue reading

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