News
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Sorry Microsoft, But My Desktop Isn’t a Tablet
Last week, Microsoft launched the consumer preview version of Windows 8 to the public. As I was at the Mobile World Congress, I didn't get to install [...]
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Come On Google, Show Us Some Real Google+ User Numbers Already
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that things aren't looking so great for Google+. According to data from comScore, Google+'s users spend just about 3 minutes [...]
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Google Comes Out to Play: Launches a Central Storefront for its Music, Movie, eBook and App Markets
Google just announced a massive update to how it will market and sell content and app. The Android Market, Google Music and Google Books are now a [...]
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Just in Time for Super Tuesday, Google Updates its U.S. Elections Site With Better Maps
Today is one of the most important days in the run-up to the Republican convention in Tampa in August. With 10 states holding primaries at the same [...]
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The Upgradable Car: Ford Sends Software Updates to 300,000 Drivers
Late last year, when Ford announced the second version of its MyFord Touch interface, the company also announced that it would allow all current owners of cars [...]
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Opinion
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The Internet Explorer IQ Hoax and the State of Tech Blogging
Last Friday, the tech blogosphere was enamored by a study that claimed that Internet Explorer users had a lower IQ than users of other browsers. The study by AptiQuant found that the average IE6 user only scored just over 80 on its IQ test – a test score that is, in terms of real-life accomplishments, generally associated with elementary school dropouts and unskilled workers. The study was a hoax.
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Share and Share Alike – Where Is the Google+ Etiquette Manual?
Anyone who has used Google+ for more than a few hours has, no doubt, discovered a very high level of engagement. Users are sharing great content and are eager to share opinions on just about any topic, and there are many ways to share and connect. One can share, re-share, comment, +1, tag others, and even comment on comments and re-share re-shares. How, then, does one effectively participate? Are there established rules of etiquette for all of this communication?
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In-Car CD Players: Another Soon-To-Be Obsolete Technology
I still remember plugging my portable CD player into a cassette adapter so I could listen to my music in the car. Today, in-car cassette players are a thing of the past, but most cars still come with built-in CD players. According to Ford’s global trends and futuring manger Sheryl Connelly, that could soon change, though. While talking to AM Online, Connelly noted that “the in-car CD player – much like pay telephones – is destined to fade away in the face of exciting new technology.”
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Google+ vs. Twitter: Planned Community vs. Organic Growth
In many ways, the story of Google+ and Twitter is that of a planned community vs. organic growth. Twitter was never conceived to be what it is [...]
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