After a steady stream of information in June, all has been quiet on the Facebook Project Spartan front in recent weeks. Originally, at least some thought the plan was to unveil Spartan in July — but that obviously came and went. It’s certainly possible we won’t hear anything until f8 in late September now....
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The Building Windows 8 development blog has been an interesting read for a while. Hearing straight from developers and then seeing unfiltered responses from users and secondary devs is refreshing, even if the topic isn’t particularly compelling or I don’t agree with their design choices. Today is perhaps the most extreme example of this...
Summer is the high season for vacations, and that means it’s also prime time for taking photos. But the old stereotype of the tourist with a big camera strapped around his neck is quickly becoming a thing of the past: New research shows that the summer of 2011 saw more people using their mobile...
Construction to install the new Apple Store in Grand Terminal Station has begun, we can report. The east balcony of New York City’s most heavily trafficked transport hub has been festooned in scaffolding and work is beginning. Not many details are available as it is obviously in the early stages but it’s nice to...
Customers told us this was what they wanted. Image: Microsoft See Also: Here’s A Quick Demo Showing How Windows 8 Will Let You Move Files Around Apple Awards Tim Cook 1 Million Shares Microsoft May Have Accidentally Shown Us What Windows 8 Will Look Like Microsoft showed off the upcoming improvements in the...
On August 30th, 1982, 29 years ago, 16-year old V. A. Shiva copyrighted “EMAIL” along with the GUI we still use today with the fields “To: From: Cc: Bcc: Subject: Reply, Reply All, Forward” and Email body and attachment. “When I first heard the word ‘electronic mail,’ I literally felt it was sending electricity through...
We have long been anticipating the Amazon tablet. Apparently, so has research firm Forrester, which released a report today on the business logistics of an Amazon tablet in a market dominated by Apple’s iPad. If Amazon can come in at a price point below $300 and can withstand demand, Forrester sees the company selling...
If a tyranny bans a song, you want to believe the song will be a tower of power, a cry for freedom, a scream of defiance or a gob of spit in the face of God. Unfortunately, China’s latest pop song blacklist puts paid to that idea. In its supposed quest to bring “order”...
Hurricane Irene wasn’t exactly the raging monster that some forecasters expected, but it has left millions of people across a whole bunch of communities in the dark, and potentially without power for days, and even weeks, at a time. For example, Long Island Power Authority was able to restore electricity for about 150,000 customers...