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Windows 8 Proves That The Death Of The PC Is Greatly Exaggerated

March 5, 2012Erik Kain

Every now and then we hear rumors of the death of the PC. The rise of the tablet, and especially the iPad, makes these rumors far more common. Take this article in the New York Times, titled “As New iPad Debut Nears, Some See Decline Of PC.” To be fair, it’s a reasonably balanced article, […]

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Windows 8 Proves That The Death Of The PC Is Greatly Exaggerated

March 5, 2012Erik Kain

Every now and then we hear rumors of the death of the PC. The rise of the tablet, and especially the iPad, makes these rumors far more common. Take this article in the New York Times, titled “As New iPad Debut Nears, Some See Decline Of PC.” To be fair, it’s a reasonably balanced article, […]

Read more at Forbes.

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Does A ‘Steam Box’ Console From Valve Make Sense?

March 4, 2012Erik Kain

Setting off a rumor firestorm, The Verge reported that game developer Valve might be developing a ‘Steam Box’ console, bringing its Steam gaming service into the living room. The maker of Half-Life 2 and Portal 2 has traditionally published games for PC though in recent years many of those games were ported to Mac and […]

Read more at Forbes.

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Will Apple Release The iPad 3 And Apple TV Reboot Next Week?

March 3, 2012Erik Kain

Will release its third iPad installment next week? What about the new TV? is hosting a product event next Wednesday. Many analysts predict the iPad 3 will be released, possibly alongside the TV box-top reboot. The March 7th event is being billed with the slogan: “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” […]

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Steve Jobs Ruled Out 7″ iPads

March 1, 2012Erik Kain

James Paczkowski, writing at All Things D, says the Apple rumor mill has gone too far in predicting an iPad mini: The second report, also from Digitimes, is far less credible and resurfaces long-running rumors that Apple is gearing up to produce a “mini” iPad, a 7.85-inch device to compete with the Kindle Fire and Nook, […]

Read more at Forbes.

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Apple To Begin Production Of 7.85 Inch iPad Later This Year According To New Report

March 1, 2012Erik Kain

will begin production on a smaller 7.85-inch iPad later this year according to a new report. DigiTimes is reporting that the new iPad will run somewhere between $249 – $299, making it a cheaper alternative to the current crop of iPads. is also expected to release an 8GB iPad 2 for US$349-399 according to DigiTimes. […]

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What To Expect From Windows 8 Consumer Preview

February 29, 2012Erik Kain

announced its release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview at World Congress today. Speaking to a crowd in Barcelona, Windows chief Steven Sinofsky called the new operating system a “bold re-imagining of Windows” and said that it was a “generational change” marking the first major overhaul of Windows since Windows 95. It’s certainly not like any other […]

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HBO Go Coming To Xbox 360 Just In Time For ‘Game of Thrones’

February 28, 2012Erik Kain

Now that I have an Xbox 360, this is excellent news: HBO has slowly been bringing HBO Go to a multitude of connected platforms, from Roku boxes to someSamsung connected TVs, and now we finally know when it’ll come to the Xbox 360. Tonight at an HBO event in , company Co-President, Eric Kessler, gave us the […]

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Nokia Unveils 41-Megapixel 808 PureView Camera Phone – Who Needs That Many Pixels?

February 27, 2012Erik Kain

One of the big jaw-droppers at this year’s World Congress in Barcelona is the new 41-megapixel camera-phone from : the 808 PureView. The Verge notes that while the phone is billed at 41 million pixels, “as you might have surmised, this handset doesn’t take full 41-megapixel stills. Instead, it oversamples — taking the image data […]

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Nokia Number One Seller Of Windows Phones, But Will It Be Enough?

February 24, 2012Erik Kain

Even though didn’t start selling Windows Phone smartphones until November of 2011, it already ranks as the leading seller of ‘s mobile operating system. and are hoping that the emerging partnership will propel both companies into the highly competitive mobile industry. has been noticeably absent in the American market in recent years and is putting […]

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