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Monday, 06 February 2012 11:00
Are SOPA, PIPA, and others just paranoid reactions to how the Intenet was used in Egypt?
Written by Sean Kalinich
Lately there has been a large focus on the Internet and that it is becoming less of the open communications community that people believe that it should be. We have watched as laws like SOPA, PIPA, Open, ACTA and others…
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So Microsoft is talking up their ARM based version of Windows 8 again. This is the operating system that some think will supplant both Android and iOS. Until a few weeks ago I actually felt the same way, unfortunately unless…
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 10:57
Stuff Tim Cook Says and more on Apple Mythology
Written by Sean Kalinich
When the iPhone 4S launched with Siri it was quickly discovered that you could get Siri to say from rather entertaining things. This prompted the site Sh*t Siri Says and started a short lived phenomenon of people trying everything to…
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 06:46
Seperate Hardware Makes A Return; Well Sort Of...
Written by Sean Kalinich
Back in the mid-90s when the DIY computer industry was just breaking into full swing we saw a ton of great products hit the market almost weekly. It was a very cool time to be in the business; the problem…
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There are many things that bother me about the way the media portrays things and how this portrayal develops corporate myths that are then bought into by the consumer market. One of these has always been the superiority of Apple…
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You know, it has been a long time since we have written anything about Apple and their… let’s say company culture. Really there has not been too much to write about lately, but all of that changed a today when…
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 18:43
SOPA and PIPA threat moves into the shadows after MPAA threatens to pull campaign funding
Written by Sean Kalinich
One thing we have always prided ourselves on here at DecryptedTech is to look through the surface of issues at hand. Anything can be miss-read on the surface and taken the wrong way. We all are guilty of it, how…
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If you're in the industry and you've never gone to CES, make 2013 your year. We ladies are under-represented in a big way. CEA does not report on gender demographics, but by my visual estimation I'd say ladies made up…
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:31
MegaUploads Gets Taken Down, But Which Side Benefits Most?
Written by Sean Kalinich
There is an old saying that nothing is coincidental. When something happens at that can affect another outcome it has happened for a reason. A good case in point is the recent “take down” of the site MegaUploads. This site…
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Friday, 06 January 2012 20:55
What to Expect from CES 2012 Part II What Celebrity?
Written by Sean Kalinich
For part II of our pre-CES coverage we wanted to talk about some of the hype that goes into the largest consumer electronics show in the United States. I am not just talking about holding it in Las Vegas where…
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:06
Stratfor Breach shows a much larger issue
Written by Sean Kalinich
When we first started following the collective that is called Anonymous we noted that there would come a time when any breach or hack would be thrown at their feet. This has now started to happen as the media (who…
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:44
Top Motivator for Tech in 2011... the Patent Lawsuit
Written by Sean Kalinich
Over the course of the next few weeks you will read dozens of articles on the web and in print talking about the top technology and how this or that product shaped the market. However, no matter how impressive the…
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Friday, 23 December 2011 22:44
The Anti-SOPA movement just keeps on growing
Written by Sean Kalinich
Despite being delayed until sometime next year the vote on SOPA is still fresh in many people’s minds. Just recently GoDaddy came under fire for their support of the bill. One of their primary accounts (Cheezburger, the group behind I…
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 19:35
Curious what teens are pining for in technology? You might be surprised.
Written by Cindy Kalinich
I'd like to think I've got a couple of average teens, but I'm told the mere fact that they're growing up with an uber geek (not myself, but thanks) means they're not average when it comes to technology desires. Regardless,…
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011 22:36
And that is why you fail… Part Two of the Tablet Saga
Written by Sean Kalinich
The tablet market has pretty much exploded. It seems that everyone has one or wants to build one. ARM (the company that holds the IP for 99% of the CPU technology that goes into tablets and smart phones) is enjoying…
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011 21:34
Obsolete before sale date... The fate of the Tablet.
Written by Sean Kalinich
One of the issues in the modern consumer electronics market is of course competition, but it is not the biggest issue. No, believe it or not the biggest issue in the world of consumer electronics is the throw-away mentality for…
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