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Saturday, May 11, 2013

My month with the Chromebook Pixel: A review - CNN.com

My month with the Chromebook Pixel: A review - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- When Google announced its cloud-based Chromebook Pixel laptop, the tech community was left puzzled. They couldn't put a little category box around the Pixel, so they began berating the only thing they could: the software. But sometimes a new product comes along that represents a major shift in how we have learned to do things. Google loaned me a Pixel for this review, and I liked it so much that after I returned the review model I purchased my own. I've been using it for more than a month, but it only takes turning the computer on once to realize how different it is from anything else out there."

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones


ATF says no law enforcement agency could unlock a defendant's iPhone, but Apple can "bypass the security software" if it chooses. Apple has created a police waiting list because of high demand.

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones

Why the Nexus 7 succeeded where others failed


The Nexus 7 is the most popular pure Android tablet available. How do I know? Well, data compiled by Handset Detective and a bit of clever maths by analyst Ben Evans are certainly strong indicators. But also, everyone and their mother seems to have one. Especially in the U.S., but other markets have also been strong supporters.
I'd even say that the Nexus 7 deserves a decidedly corpulent chunk of credit for giving the overall Android tablet market a boost. Yes, Amazon found success with the first version of the Kindle Fire, but the lack of expected tablet features (no camera, no volume button) and an intentionally closed-off OS left those looking to do something more than watch movies, TV shows, or read books, unsatisfied.


Why the Nexus 7 succeeded where others failed

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Senator demands DOJ, FBI seek warrants to read e-mail


Democratic Sen. Mark Udall says the Justice Department should not allow FBI agents to peruse Americans' private communications without obtaining a search warrant from a judge.

Senator demands DOJ, FBI seek warrants to read e-mail

Sony records its first net profit in five years


Sony returned to the black for the first time in five years, thanks largely to one-time gains from the sale of assets rather than its core consumer electronics products.
The Japanese electronics giant on Thursday reported a net profit of $458 million in the 2012 financial year ending March 31 compared with a loss of $5.7 billion the year earlier (PDF). It also recorded an operating profit of $2.45 billion in 2012 compared with a loss of $820 million last year.


Sony records its first net profit in five years

Sunday, May 05, 2013

Chasing Down a GPS Blip to a Stolen iPhone

"The woman was talking on her iPhone, and never saw coming her induction into a large and growing subset of crime victims. But there it happened shortly after noon on April 15, on a busy corner of Main Street in Flushing, Queens. A teenager zipped past, snatching the phone out of her hand and kept running."

Chasing Down a GPS Blip to a Stolen iPhone

How Apple Accidentally Revolutionized Health Care (AAPL)


Apples and doctors
It used to be said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That could still be applicable, but the opposite is true for doctors and Apple. Physicians love their iPhones and iPads.

A study by Manhattan Research in 2011 found that 75% of physicians owned at least one Apple product. Vitera Healthcare's 2012 survey of health-care professionals backed up this high number. The company's study found that 60% of respondents used an iPhone and 45% owned an iPad.


How Apple Accidentally Revolutionized Health Care (AAPL)

Facebook causes 'psychotic episodes and delusions', claims study


Facebook and other social networking sites can actually send you mad, according to scientists in Israel.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have linked psychotic episodes in patients to internet addiction and delusions caused by virtual relationships cultivated on social networking sites.
Although all the participants had underlying problems of loneliness, none had any history of psychosis or drug abuse, the team say.



Facebook causes 'psychotic episodes and delusions', claims study

New N.R.A. President Jim Porter - NYTimes.com. These guys are nuts and the idea that they have guns is scary.