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Hey, Technology Eras Were Meant to Have Beginnings and Endings 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
If it accomplishes nothing else, Steve Ballmer’s announcement that he will retire as Microsoft’s CEO has provided tech journalists and bloggers with an endlessly fascinating subject to discuss. Depend...
Steve Ballmer and the Albatross Known as Windows 24 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
For years now, Microsoft watchers have wondered about the timing and other specifics of Steve Ballmer’s departure. Now we know them — or a lot more than we did yesterday, anyway. After 33 years at the...
The Nokia Lumia 1020′s Landmark Camera Does Not a Perfect Camera-Phone Make 23 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
Since 2010, when Microsoft released its all-new Windows Phone smartphone software, all of the handsets that have run it have had one thing in common. The most notable thing about each of them has been...
Curious’s Video Learning App Comes to the iPad 23 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
Back in the spring, an online learning service called Curious.com launched. It let real people with a skill become teachers, and aimed to be a higher-quality, more humane and interactive environment f...
Review: TiVo’s Roamio DVRs Stream to iPhones and iPads 20 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
For years now, TiVo — the company that’s synonymous with digital video recorders — has marketed its product by arguing, rather defensively, that it’s not just a DVR. That’s true: Modern TiVos are full...
Sphero 2.0 Is a More Heroic Robotic Ball 16 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
Harry McCracken / TIME Orbotix’s Sphero — a small robotic ball you remote-control with a smartphone or tablet — is one of those gizmos that runs the risk of being something you love for half an aftern...
Microsoft’s New Ergonomic Keyboard Feels Good, Looks Good 14 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am
I’m not exactly the ideal target customer for Microsoft’s new Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop, a wireless keyboard/mouse combo. It’s been about five years since I last used any desktop keyboard regularly, an...
Maybe Apple’s Newton Ended Up Influencing…Everything 13 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
Fourteen months ago, I celebrated the 20th birthday of Apple’s Newton personal digital assistant by using a vintage Newton for a while. I had fun, but I also concluded that the Newton, in its brief li...
The Case for Android 13 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
Paul Stamatiou switched from an iPhone to an Android phone three months ago. He loves Android. He’s got a lot of company, but I’m not sure if anyone has written as extensive and cogent an argument in ...
How One Local Bookstore Is Dealing with the E-Book Revolution 12 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
I am one lucky book lover. My local bookstore is Green Apple Books, a 46-year-old San Francisco institution located in the city’s Richmond neighborhood. It’s got 8,000 square feet spread across two st...
