Where are all the Android laptops?PC OEMs seem obsessed with making complicated, high-cost, Windows 8-baed devices. Why are none of them trying to make cheap Android laptops?June 27, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Mobility
Apple does not care about your living roomWhere is the Apple TV? Spoiler: It's not coming. June 24, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Apple
Microsoft -- damned if they do, damned if they don't...Doesn't matter what Microsoft does, people complain. Perhaps they need to work out a different way of talking to people?June 21, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Microsoft's Twitter-based tech support puts Apple in the shadeMicrosoft does a superb job of using Twitter to handle technical support. Yet Apple does nothing (and totally should)...June 19, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Social Media
Does the NSA make the case for a "Beneficent Archivist"?One PRISM theory runs that the NSA copies everything "in case they need it later." Whether this is true or not, is there a case for archiving every global citizen's private data for the benefit of future historians?June 18, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Innovation
Why is Microsoft obsessed with live tiles, and why doesn't Apple care?Wherever you go, Microsoft puts the Start screen and live tiles front and centre when it comes to Windows 8 and Windows Phone. But Apple seems nonplussed about ripping off the idea. Why?June 14, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Backing up your Google cloud with BackupifyGoogle's sysadmins know what they're doing. They'll keep your data safe. But will they keep it completely safe? Belt and braces might be the way to go...June 13, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Cloud
Dare Apple move the cheese with iOS 7?Innovation is hard, especially with an established product and a satisfied customer base. Can Apple do anything radical with iOS 7? Do they even need to?June 12, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Xbox One: Do we have a moral right to sell used games?Does Microsoft's machinations to limit how used games can be sold on Xbox One represent a fairer condition than the status quo? I think it does...June 10, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Kids without their smartphones are zombies. And that's a good thing!Take a smartphone away from a teenager and they fall apart. But being dependent on always having access to your social network is no bad thing...June 6, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones