Week in tech: Windows 8 on the desktop, child porn honeypots, and Oracle v. Google
Windows 8 on the desktop—an awkward hybrid: With its two distinct interfaces, what is Windows 8 like as a desktop operating system? Our 8,000-word answer: better than feared, worse than hoped. Get ready for some...
Android platform developer: five-month wait for OS update is "reasonable"
Sony recently updated its Tablet S product from Android 3 to Android 4. The latest version of Android, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), was released in November. According to Jean-Baptiste Queru, an Android platform engine......
Jean Michel Jarre’s iPad Speaker Dock Is More Spectacular Than His Light Shows
Jean Michel Jarre might be laying off the lasers, the lightshows and the spectacular outdoor concerts, but he’s not letting his 63 years catch up with him: he has simply switched his ostentatious attentions to high-end iPhone and iPad docks. The latest is the...iSupport iPhone Filmmaking Rig
Warning. I’m about to write about yet another iPhone camera rig adapter. I will continue to do this, over and over, until somebody makes a case which makes it easy for me to shoot photos with the iPad 3. If you want me to...What’s In Our Gadget Bags: John Brownlee, Deputy Editor
We’re nosey as anyone here at Cult of Mac. We are also complete nerds, which means that we’re always peeking into people’s bags at conferences, or checking out what gear people use. And we figured that you all might be just as bad, so...Brydge, The $200+ Keyboard Case For Your iPad
Oh man. Today is totally turning into Kickstarter day here on Cult of Mac. The latest accessory from everybody’s favorite crowd-funded idea factory is the Brydge, another keyboard case which will turn your iPad into a miniature MacBook Air-a-like. This case has a little twist,...Amplifiear Might Just Fix The iPad’s Awful Speaker
I don’t hate the iPad’s speaker as much as I used to. The rear-firing grille on the iPads 2 and 3 doesn’t sound that bad if you lay the iPad face down and let it blast its vibrations straight at you. But...The first Intel smartphone: comfortably mid-range, eminently credible, and quietly revolutionary
Intel has wanted to be a part of the smartphone market since 2005. Its Atom line of processors and systems-on-chip was developed for this market, and each iteration has got smaller...
Oracle/Google trial: Android prototype, proposed $9.99 data plan revealed
Google’s original plans for Android included a subsidized, $9.99 unlimited monthly data plan to be offered by T-Mobile. The deal proposed in November 2006 obviously didn’t come to pass, but it was part of exhibits......
Oracle/Google trial: Android prototype, proposed $9.99 data plan revealed
Google’s original plans for Android included a subsidized, $9.99 unlimited monthly data plan to be offered by T-Mobile. The deal proposed in November 2006 obviously didn’t come to pass, but it was part of exhibits......
Oracle/Google trial: Android prototype, proposed $9.99 data plan revealed
Google’s original plans for Android included a subsidized, $9.99 unlimited monthly data plan to be offered by T-Mobile. The deal proposed in November 2006 obviously didn’t come to pass, but it was part of exhibits......
Oracle/Google trial: Android prototype, proposed $9.99 data plan revealed
Google’s original plans for Android included a subsidized, $9.99 unlimited monthly data plan to be offered by T-Mobile. The deal proposed in November 2006 obviously didn’t come to pass, but it was part of exhibits......
