Oct 30, 2016 | Apple, hardware, iPad, phone
Remember the lyric in Bohemian Rhapsody? “Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me!” It’s right before “Galileo, Galileo” and the part where everybody starts shaking their heads back and forth. This article has nothing to do with Bohemian Rhapsody. I want...
Oct 6, 2016 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Chrome, Cortana, Google, hardware, search, web_services
You have a vague idea that Google knows a lot about you. You’re right. Google has nothing to hide. It’s prepared to show you everything it has collected about you. Are you sure you want to know? It’s a bit . . . creepy. A few months ago Google created a tool named “My...
Sep 25, 2016 | computers, Dell, hardware, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping
The gently curved triangular cylinder in the above picture looks like a particularly attractive speaker. Wrapped in thick-threaded fabric, a lid that looks like it’s made for distributing sound evenly – obviously it must be a subwoofer or all-in-one speaker. And in a...
Aug 11, 2016 | computers, hardware, Windows10, Windows7
You might have an upgrade option that wasn’t practical a year ago. It’s a combination of two things: • Prices have been dropping on solid state drives. • Windows 10 installs quickly and does not require lengthy updates. There are a lot of parts to this and this...
May 15, 2016 | computers, Dell, hardware, HP, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet
Lenovo has expanded its X1 line to include a traditional laptop (Thinkpad X1 Carbon); a convertible laptop with a keyboard that flips 180 degrees (Thinkpad X1 Yoga); a Surface-style tablet with detachable keyboard (Thinkpad X1 Tablet); and an ultra-stylish...
Apr 28, 2016 | computers, hardware, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
The PC industry just went through the biggest drop in sales in its history. The single biggest reason for the long-term decline is the switch to phones and mobile devices for everyday computing. Microsoft’s free upgrade to Windows 10 contributed to the drop in...
