Technology Commentary By Hobbyists For Hobbyists

Microsoft has the unfortunate reputation of being more vulnerable than most when it comes to security exploits, so I’m sure the boys in Redmond were cringing just a bit more than usual when they discovered that malware was infecting Windows Mobile phones as well. According to Cnet, the applications “3D Anti-Terrorist game, PDA Poker Art, [...]

When TechCrunch revealed that HP was killing its Windows 7 Slate shortly after the acquisition of Palm, many came to the logical conclusion that it probably had something to do with WebOS. Officials from HP were pretty tight lipped on the matter considering Steve Ballmer showcased the HP Slate as a poster child for Windows [...]

Reading a chapter or two before bed is a time honored tradition for most winding down at the end of the day, but if you ask a sleep expert, he’ll probably tell you to put down the iPad and pick up a Kindle. According to those in the know, the iPad’s bright LCD display could [...]

Rumors had been floating around last week about a possible hack that would allow iPhones to install a custom version of Android, but without proof it was pretty much dismissed out of hand.
Well imagine our surprise when we saw the folks over at Andriodalot release a 68-step guide, along with a video walking users through [...]

Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein gave an exclusive interview to CNN Money today, and it was an ugly sight. Everyone knows that we loved the Palm Pre when it debuted at CES in 2009, but it was quickly lost in the smart phone shuffle among heavyweights such as iPhone, Android, and Blackberry. The hardware and software [...]

They always say the best camera is the one you have with you, but if you’re like me, then you probably have more than one camera phone shot that probably wasn’t even worth the effort. Low light images taken with small sensors often come out dull and grainy if you’re lucky, but more often the [...]

 
 
Articles By: Justin Kerr

January 3rd 2010
Microsoft Research Patent Makes Air Guitar a Reality

January 3rd 2010
Quake Ported to the Palm Pre

January 3rd 2010
Core i3 Laptops Leak in Advance of CES at Surprisingly Low Prices

January 4th 2010
Blu-ray Disc Capacity Set to Jump From 25GB to 33GB Per Layer

January 9th 2010
Mad Catz Sets the Bar (and the Price) [...]

 
 
Articles By: Justin Kerr

December 6th 2009
US Agency Uses Weather Balloons to Gauge the Accuracy of the Internet

December 6th 2009
Verizon won the Battle, but AT&T Still Wants to Win the War

December 6th 2009
How Google Learns to Read your Mind

December 6th 2009
30 Year Scandinavian Study Shows no Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Cancer

December 13th 2009
The Google [...]

 
 
Articles By: Justin Kerr

November 7th 2009
Zune HD v4.3 Firmware Update Brings Several New Improvements

November 8th 2009
Windows 7 is Selling Well, But Microsoft Could Still be in Trouble

November 8th 2009
ComScore Internet Usage Survey Shows Microsoft “On Top”

November 15th 2009
Windows 7 Activation Bypassed (Yes Again) for Keyless Activation

November 15th 2009
Windows 7 OEM EULA Excludes Home Builds not [...]

 
 
Articles By: Justin Kerr

October 11th 2009
Conan O’Brien Interviews the Co-Creator of USB

October 11th 2009
Researchers Claim Phishing is on the Decline, but is Being Replaced by Key Loggers

October 11th 2009
LG Announces its Solar Cell OLED eBook Reader

October 17th 2009
Michael Dell Confirms First U.S. Smartphone Coming in 2010 and Talks About Future Strategies

October 17th 2009
Postal Worker Steals [...]

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