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Monday, 01 July 2013 19:33
Will Windows 8.1 Be Enough To Win Back Consumers? Probably Not
Written by Sean Kalinich
At the Windows Build conference Microsoft is all about pushing Window 8.1. This is the new release of Windows that Microsoft hope will capture the consumer imagination enough to finally bring sales back up. The question is (and always has…
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:18
Don’t Like To Be Always Connected, Stick With Xbox 360…
Written by Sean Kalinich
Almost two years ago we wrote an editorial on why Microsoft had problems when it came to launching new product (and keeping them in the market). The evidence of this is quite clear in past and present products from Windows…
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Friday, 24 May 2013 14:54
Senator John Cornyn Plays Little Dutch Boy in the Flood of Patent Craziness
Written by Sean Kalinich
What’s this??? A US Senator, John Cornyn (R-TX), is working to introduce a patent reform law that will help to limit the number of suits created by Patent Trolls. Called the “Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013” the bill looks…
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 19:08
Under Pressure From Taxes, DoJ Suits And Flaggin Sales Apple Files A Patent Suit Against Samsung
Written by Sean Kalinich
Apple is not having a good run of luck lately. They are sagging behind their rival and manufacturing partner Samsung by almost 2 to 1 in terms of unit sales which is hurting consumer confidence in their phone and tablet…
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:48
Microsoft Lync, Um We Mean Skype Is Not As Private or Secure As You Might Think
Written by Sean Kalinich
About a month ago a memo was “leaked’ by the DEA to CNET that started a storm of articles about how secure some online messaging systems were. The memo appeared to indicate the Apple’s iMessage service was so secure that…
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Monday, 20 May 2013 19:16
Are Devices Like the Acer Iconia W3-810 What is Wrong With Microsoft's Thinking?
Written by Sean Kalinich
Despite there being no clear reason to do so it looks like Microsoft is going to go ahead and push out a smaller version of their Windows 8/RT tablets. The information was leaked accidentally today by Acer Finland. The new…
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“Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a Mediator and this must be the heart.” – Metropolis, 1927 - Universum Governments around the globe are working hard to develop guidelines and laws that will…
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Friday, 17 May 2013 13:14
Human Security, Relearning How to Act on the Internet
Written by Sean Kalinich
Security is a huge issue and has always been one ever since the first person decided they wanted to protect what they owned. Through the centuries the art of security has evolved and a multitude of inventions have blossomed on…
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:41
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Still a Threat to Basic Internet Rights
Written by Sean Kalinich
It looks like the US wants to export something new to the world, now we are not talking about a technology. We are talking about our draconian copyright laws. You remember those nasty laws that the entertainment industry and software…
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Touch as a form of input for a computer system is rather old although most people regard it as a new technology. It was even around long before the move to flat display panels happened. These touch input methods were…
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:15
Apple's New Evidence In Price Fixing Suit Shows They Knew What They Were Doing
Written by Sean Kalinich
Apple just will not give up in trying to get out of the pickle they are in over price fixing eBooks. Despite some pretty convincing evidence that Steve Jobs put together a new agency model with Apple at the head…
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Sunday, 12 May 2013 21:07
Wearable Computing – What We’ve Got and What We Need
Written by Sean Kalinich
In our second installment on wearable computing we will talk about why the timing is right for a new class of device and the steps that have been taking to bring them to the market. As we mentioned in part…
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The internet is awash with articles about the Defense Distributed Liberator and how the US Government had the plans pulled from the internet. Some of the articles are for the decision and others are very much against it. The funny…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 10:35
Elop Closes Doors to Other OS Options Despite Investors Asking Them to “Switch to another road”
Written by Sean Kalinich
Nokia could be in a tad bit of trouble with their decision to buddy up to Microsoft. It seems that investors are not willing to wait for their investment in Windows Phone to pay off and we can’t blame them.…
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 21:17
Wearable Computing; Where it Came From, Where it is, and Where it is Going – Part 1
Written by Sean Kalinich
Wearable computers have been a dream of many for a long time. The idea of this type of device goes much farther back than the computer itself and can been seen in comics and science fiction movies and books. Some…
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There has been a few articles that popped up over the weekend crowing about Microsoft’s Windows 8 and how it has jumped in numbers from 0 to 7.4% market share in a single quarter. The claim is interesting and also…
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