Mar 18, 2015 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows10
In 2012, Microsoft embarked on a grand experiment to create a worthy competitor to the iPhone and Android out of thin air. It devoted huge resources to develop Windows Phone 8, a phone operating system with unique and endearing features, then implored developers large...
Feb 25, 2015 | Apple, iPad, software, Windows7, Windows8
I stand at my desktop computer at all hours of the day and night. When I reformatted the hard drive on my desktop computer, f.lux was the first program I installed after I got Windows running. I’ve used it for many years to reduce eyestrain at night and make it easier...
Feb 2, 2015 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Windows Phone 8
When I got my new Android phone, the first app I installed was Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon. Many of you are already Audible listeners but perhaps some background will be helpful if you haven’t been introduced yet. Audiobooks are nothing new....
Jan 22, 2015 | Apple, Cortana, Google, HoloLens, Microsoft, OneDrive, Windows10
Microsoft demonstrated many of the new features in Windows 10 at a press event yesterday, beginning a campaign to drum up excitement for the relaunch of Windows on computers, tablets and phones this fall. It was an exciting event for tech enthusiasts. Don’t count out...
Jan 9, 2015 | Apple, computers, HP, laptops, Lenovo, shopping
Dell is selling a new 2015 version of the XPS 13 laptop that represents Dell’s return to form after years of ho-hum products. It’s one of a number of exciting laptop announcements this month that make me optimistic for the entire computer industry. There are two sides...
Jan 4, 2015 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Google, phone, shopping
OnePlus calls its OnePlus One phone the “flagship killer.” It’s true. The OnePlus One is one of the best phones on the market, able to hold its own against the iPhone 6 and offering more than any of the other leading Android phones. It’s taken the tech community by...
