Windows Phone 8.1 Review: Gloriously Good Enough

Windows Phone 8.1 Review: Gloriously Good Enough

Windows 8.1’s recent update was a subtle but effective boost. Windows Phone‘s 8.1 power up follows the same cues. It’s not mind-blowing, it’s not world-changing, it’s nothing to jump around and scream about, but it turns Windows Phone into something it’s never quite been before: an OS that’s totally good enough.

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Before the iPhone Launched, Android Didn’t Support Touchscreens

Before the iPhone Launched, Android Didn't Support Touchscreens

It’s virtually impossible to imagine now, but back when the iPhone was launched in 2007, Google wasn’t planning to make Android for touchscreen devices.

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Google has announced that, in collaboration with VMWare, it’s starting to port Windows software to r

Google has announced that, in collaboration with VMWare, it’s starting to port Windows software to run in its Chrome OS. Time for Microsoft to worry?

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HP Would Very Much Rather You Buy a Windows 7 PC

HP Would Very Much Rather You Buy a Windows 7 PC

HP is bringing back Windows 7 "by popular demand"—it’s not clear from whom—and making it pretty difficult to buy a computer with Windows 8. Who needs the future when you’ve got the very recent past?

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What If Operating Systems Were Religions?

What If Operating Systems Were Religions?

Yesterday, after writing my way past the notional halfway point (both of the current novel manuscript, and of the trilogy it’s the middle volume of), I went and overindulged in food and drink with friends.

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Windows 7 OEM sales end date redacted by Microsoft

Earlier this month, Microsoft‘s operating system lifecycle chart was given an update with little (read: no) fanfare. With the update came two dates, one showing the end of retail sales for Windows 7, and one showing the end of OEM sales for the same aged OS. The revelation sparked grumbles and whatnot, but as it […]

Google Removes New Android Privacy Feature, Says It Was an Accident

Google Removes New Android Privacy Feature, Says It Was an Accident

Yesterday, we published a blog post lauding an extremely important app privacy feature that was added in Android 4.3. That feature allows users to install apps while preventing the app from collecting sensitive data like the user’s location or address book.

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The Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+

The Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+

To date, there has been no way to run apps on Android with real and reliable privacy controls. Android version 4.3 and higher take a huge step in the right direction, letting users install apps while denying some of the apps’ attempts to collect the user’s data.

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The Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3

The Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3

To date, there has been no way to run apps on Android with real and reliable privacy controls. Android version 4.3 and higher take a huge step in the right direction, letting users install apps while denying some of the apps’ attempts to collect the user’s data.

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Google Confirms Its Android Camera App Is About to Get Way Better

Google Confirms Its Android Camera App Is About to Get Way Better

Earlier this month, a batch of comments in Android source code hinted that the camera app was about to get a shot in the arm. Now, Google has confirmed that’s the case.

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