Monthly Archives: December 2012

Will someone come out and say they love Windows 8?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Philip Greenspun’s Weblog » Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8: “A reasonable user might respond to this dog’s breakfast of a user interface by trying to stick with either the familiar desktop or the new tablet. However, this … Continue reading →

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Which way will Microsoft go? IBM or AT&T?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Techpinions’ Steve Wildstrom ponders if Microsoft will make a successful transition like IBM, or a failure like AT&T: “The question is, which model will Microsoft follow, AT&T or IBM? Will it emerge as a chastened, perhaps smaller, but very competitive … Continue reading →

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Why Windows 8 is a mess, redux

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Steve Wildstrom of Techpinions tries to set the sleep timer on his Windows 8 laptop, and finds it’s a little harder than he thought it would be:  “The best I could do to stay in Metro was: From the Start … Continue reading →

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Microsoft-Intel Push to Rival Apple in Tablets Sputtering

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Microsoft-Intel Push to Rival Apple in Tablets Sputtering – Bloomberg: “Early demand for Microsoft’s first computer, the Surface tablet, seems ‘disappointing,’ said Craig Berger, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets. And computer makers have been hampered in introducing tablets by … Continue reading →

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If you’re not using Zite, you should

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Zite 2.0: A smarter, snappier personalized magazine for iOS | Internet & Media – CNET News: “Zite has always been about giving users plenty of topics of news, and in the previous version, it had grown to 2,500 categories. In … Continue reading →

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Android’s Google Now services headed for Chrome

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Android’s Google Now services headed for Chrome, too | Internet & Media – CNET News: “Chrome team programmers accepted the addition of a ‘skeleton for Google Now for Chrome’ to the Google browser yesterday, an early step in a larger … Continue reading →

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When will Paul Dacre admit his newspaper is out of control and sack himself?

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

The libel record of Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail: Alan Sugar: £100,000 Diana Rigg: £30,000 Elton John: £100,000 Dr Austen Ivereigh: £30,000 Carole Caplin: “Substantial” damages Ossie Kilkenny: “Substantial” damages Lady Kristina Moore: “Substantial” damages Luke Cooper: £25,000 … Continue reading →

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Google’s iOS app strategy

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

If you think that it’s in Google’s interests to create better apps on Android than iOS, two recent releases should absolve you of that notion. First, there’s the latest release of Gmail, an app that’s so good even Android sites … Continue reading →

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A lovely piece of UI design

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

One of the ways you can tell that a piece of UI design really works is when you start trying to use it in other apps. A great example of this: Mr. Reader’s navigation buttons: Those up, down and close … Continue reading →

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