After owning an iPhone 4 for almost two years, I finally decided to jump into the dark world of jailbreaking when the iOS 6.1 evasi0n jailbreak was released earlier in the month. My previous exposure to the jailbroken iOS community occurred several years ago, pre-iOS 4 on my old iPod Touch. Apple improved the iOS software enough post-iOS 4 that jailbreaking became irrelevant for most users. However, iOS 6 brought several changes that ruffled more …
A gamer’s take on Windows 8
When Microsoft first announced Windows 8, I was both impressed and skeptical. Windows 7 came so close off the heels of Windows Vista, but it was a great operating system. Certainly, a lot of what made Windows 7 great was merely the fact that it wasn’t Vista, which many rightfully consider a failure. Windows 8, however, comes hot of the heels of Windows 7, bringing radical changes to the worlds most popular operating system. As …
A case for Chromebooks
The PC industry is adapting to new form factors and consumer tastes. Consumers no longer want traditional PC form factors, but are instead interested in the ever growing tablet market. iPad, Surface, Transformer, Galaxy Tab. All different classes of the same device: a mobile computer that is more personal and more mobile than anything that precedes it. So, in a world where laptops are slowly being replaced by tablets and desktops are becoming more relevant …
Could desktops make a comeback as tablet growth accelerates?
The tablet market is exploding. IDC is expecting the market to grow to over 250 million shipments worldwide by 2016, nearly a fifty percent increase compared to estimates this year. While many consumers are adopting tablets as their first computer, many are purchasing tablets as companion devices for use in tandem with their current computer. But in a market that is increasingly mobile, a market in which tablets continue to replicate more and more “traditional …
I chose the iPhone 5, but the iPhone is running on fumes
The time has come. My AT&T contract is up for upgrade, and it is time to bury my loyal iPhone 4 in the past and move on to new and greener pastures. And, as many of you would justly assume, I have decided to replace my venerable iPhone 4 with the new and improved (and slightly bigger) iPhone 5. However, I did not make this decision easily. I spent weeks looking at alternative smartphones on …
Valve, Steam, Windows 8 and Linux
Back in July of last year, Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve, sent shockwaves through the tech press by calling Windows 8 a ‘catastrophe.’ While the jury is still out on whether Windows 8 is a catastrophe for Microsoft, Valve is already moving forward on plans detailed almost 6 months ago: porting Steam to Linux. Today, Valve began urging their users to download Ubuntu and test the Steam for Linux beta. I understand Valve’s motives: the Windows …
Why the iPad mini is a better mass market tablet than the iPad
Ever since the iPad was unveiled just under three years ago, the tablet market has been racing to beat the iPad. Google, Barnes and Noble, Amazon and Microsoft, among many others, have all thrown their hat in the ring to try and upset Apple’s dominance. And while all the named and unnamed competitors have certainly made a dent in Apple’s lead, the iPad’s combination of excellent hardware and superb software have made certain that Apple’s …
