February 2012

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Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft

Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft

If you torture numbers long enough, you can make them say anything. In this case, it's Chitika, Techcrunch, and others...

Microsoft simplifies Windows logo for 8

Microsoft simplifies Windows logo for 8

Over the years as Microsoft Windows has evolved since the late 80s, the logo associated with each major release has...

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

If you ask a non-gamer about steam, they'll describe boiling water or the stuff that comes out of an iron....

Vintage hippie Steve Jobs video shows shy young man with a spark of potential

Vintage hippie Steve Jobs video shows shy young man with a spark of potential

The long hair. The mustache. The lack of a turtle neck. 32 years ago, Steve Jobs gave a presentation that...

A comprehensive comparison of online video players

A comprehensive comparison of online video players

The online video world is dominated by YouTube with others such as Vimeo and Metacafe picking up the scraps. They...

Tim Cook is the Michael Corleone of Apple

Tim Cook is the Michael Corleone of Apple

It has been just over 4 months since Steve Jobs died. Since then, Apple continues to head in the right...

Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?

Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?

The over-$500 tablet war was, for all intents and purposes, over once the iPad 2 came out with a front-...

Pinterest may be changing the social commerce game, but why?

Pinterest may be changing the social commerce game, but why?

Pinterest is starting to enter into the social media in ways that most sites only dream about. Other than Google+,...

Confused by what Verizon’s 4G LTE really means? Saturday Night Live is, too.

Confused by what Verizon’s 4G LTE really means? Saturday Night Live is, too.

Speed is relative. Internet speed is extremely relative, which is why Verizon has been touting the impressive speeds that their...

The really quick evolution of Apple product designs

The really quick evolution of Apple product designs

For the last three of decades, Apple has separated itself from the various competitors through company culture, innovative technologies, and...

Is online banking as safe as people think?

Is online banking as safe as people think?

More US adults bank online than use social networks (for now, at least). It has become such a common activity...

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

If this is the future of retail, I'll be shopping online more often. Takashimaya, a department store in Tokyo, is...