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Apple TV: It's the Content, Stupid

Movie and TV studios seem determined to prevent Apple TV from doing too well in the marketplace.

Note to Self: Chips Are Out, Apps Are In

Writing essay after essay about new instructions within the x86 chip would get me zero readers.

Apple's Rumored iTV Plans Would Face Uphill Battle

The buzz is that tomorrow Apple will reinvent Apple TV, add Netflix, and take on the connected TV market. That's cool, but it better be ready for a fight.

Stop the Tech Consolidation

Thanks to buyouts, mergers, and the like, the tech world is getting smaller—and it isn't a good thing.

100 Days With the iPad: Part 1

100 Days With the iPad: Part 1 In the past 100 days, Apple's iPad has changed the way I work and live

5 Things I Like About the Blackberry Torch—And a Few I Don't

Is the Blackberry Torch better than an iPhone? No, but here are some of the reasons why it's good enough for me.

The Cloud Fails Again

We've become too reliant on the cloud. The Internet is down, and I can't do a thing.

Video Telephony: The Next Big Thing. Again.

For decades, technology companies have tried to make video telephony a mainstream phenomenon. Thanks to products like Vidyo and Apple's FaceTime, it looks like it's just over the horizon once again.

Facebook Places Will Crush Foursquare

Foursquare execs seemed positive at last night's event, but Facebook's entry into location-based services will leave little room for competition.

E-mail is Broken. Let's Turn it Into a Pay Toilet

People have stopped responding to their e-mail. Systems like Facebook aren't the answer. One does exist, however.

HP's New CEO Must Embrace Palm

Whoever succeeds Mark Hurd as Palm's CEO needs to realize how important webOS is to the future of the company.

Google Acknowledges That Verizon Owns Your Internet

Unless the government steps in, we'll see what the wireless carriers want us to see.

Analyst's View: Flipboard for iPad Is Rupert Murdoch's Nightmare

A new, free app crushes the idea of the iPad saving newspapers.

6 Things Every Business Laptop Must Have

Technology is not just about slick-looking gadgets. When it comes to the systems we use to get our jobs done, it's time we got serious.

Don't Tax the Internet

A new piece of legislation claims to level the playing field between Internet retailers and brick-and-mortar stores, but this "fairness" bill is anything but.

Ecosystems: The Key to Tablet Success

Competitors may be able to match Apple's hardware, but they'll never really be able to compete with the iPad unless they can create a great ecosystem.

Google Wave's Hard Lessons

The now-deceased Google Wave was an interesting idea, but the company never should have let developers control the conversation.

3D, Who Needs It?

The latest wave of 3D technology seems destined to fail, unless the industry changes the way it presents 3D content.

BlackBerry Torch Gets RIM Back on Track

RIM delivers what may be its best BlackBerry ever, the BlackBerry Torch, but please don't call it an iPhone killer.

Why the Desktop Gets No Respect, and Should

Because of this new idea of an app phone and the app-oriented iPad, we have lost sight of the power of the desktop.

Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not Really

Much has been made in the last 24 hours about Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer's vague references to a Microsoft tablet competitor to the iPad. But the truth is that there isn't a story here.

How Antennagate will Impact Apple

Apple's handling of the iPhone 4's antenna problems will likely affect the company for years to come.

The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected Reader

We all wondered when digital media would irrevocably change the act of reading. The answer is right now.

Xbox 360: A Tale from the Red Ring of Death

Microsoft's Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death problem is bigger than I thought. Strange, then, that the company didn't even tell us that the new Slim may have it solved.

The LAPD's Gmail Fail

The Los Angeles Police Department is willing to spend $7 million for 20,000 e-mail accounts. What the heck are they thinking?

DMCA Loopholes Mean Open Season on iPhone, AT&T and Others

The Library of Congress' latest DMCA fair use exemptions could spur carrier and phone manufacturer litigation and frustration.

The Entertaining Future of Search

Sites like StumbleUpon add a dimension of entertainment to the art of searching.

Facebook is Bigger Than All of Us

As Facebook hits a half billion users, I contemplate how it's gobbling up my life and the world.

Antennagate? Who Cares?!

Last week, the tech world was in a tizzy about the so-called iPhone 4 "death grip." Everyone needs to get a grip.

Is 3D TV Ready for Prime Time?

The technology behind 3D TV is impressive, but is it ready for mainstream adoption?