Category Archives: Tech Companies

Chromebook sales gaining momentum

Acer President: Windows 8 is “not successful” but Chrome notebooks are winners | Computerworld Blogs: To make up for the disappointing sales of Windows 8 devices, Acer is looking elsewhere. And right now, it’s finding that Chrome has been surprisingly … Continue reading

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Hardware in a software world

The inestimable Mr Gruber: Even “hardware” features are defined by software, and can no longer be judged on their own. Consider, say, mobile phone cameras. The camera itself is important – the sensor, the lens, the physical size – but … Continue reading

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What’s the point of Google+?

Marco Arment thinks that Google is heading down the wrong path with Google+: But Google’s increasingly desperate push to cram Google+ down everyone’s throats hasn’t made Google+ any more relevant. It has only resulted in a lot of confused Google-account … Continue reading

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In which Dan Lyons once again exposes his elite journalism skills

Dan Lyons, once again talking out of his ass: This is a crushing blow to Microsoft, which has spent millions of dollars on lobbyists and phony grassroots groups over the past several years hoping to land Google in hot water. … Continue reading

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The end of the beginning in the mobile market

Benedict Evans sums up the current state of the mobile market: “In other words, Apple has 20-30% of the market by volume, but it is the top 20-30%. Google ‘has’ the rest, but has only a very tenuous connection to large … Continue reading

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Windows 8 PCs jump straight down to the bargain basement

Joe Wilcox has been scouting his local Best Buy, and found a distinct lack of excitement over Windows 8 PCs, which are already on sale at bargain prices: I know people shop for deals during the holidays, but if Windows … Continue reading

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In which someone may be switching to Android (Or, a classic case of Geek Itch)

At Techpinions, Patrick Moorhead is pondering leaving the iPhone, and switching to Android. But take a look at the language that Patrick uses: With Android’s “Butter” introduced at this year’s Google I/O, the feel is nearly as good as iOS… … Continue reading

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Will bringing Office to the iPad kill Surface RT?

Amidst all the talk of the Microsoft Office apps coming to the iPad, there hasn’t been much thought about what bringing the apps to the iPad means to Microsoft’s long-term future. Peter Bright of Ars Technica thinks that Microsoft is … Continue reading

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Microsoft Skydrive causes friction between Apple and Microsoft

Apple and Microsoft are going head to head over the future of Microsoft Skydrive, according to AllThingsD: “Sources familiar with ongoing negotiations between Apple and Microsoft tell AllThingsD that the companies are at loggerheads not over the 30 percent commission Apple … Continue reading

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The Republic of Samsung

Is Samsung price fixing? The Washington Post certainly thinks so: “That sentiment has intensified in recent years, a period during which Samsung has obstructed price-fixing investigations — drawing only minor fines — and seen its chairman indicted for financial crimes, only … Continue reading

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