Category: tech
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marco: By Amit Gupta: But one day, pretty soon, you’ll realize that you haven’t used your laptop in days. That you tend to grab your iPad first whenever you need to visit a website or answer email. That your laptop never leaves your desk anymore. It starts tomorrow. Great post. This is exactly the path…
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2ちゃん：ドコモのiPhoneキラーの歴史
Brilliant. Note how every catchphrase but one has the word “iPhone” in it. What is the first rule of marketing again? Anyways, I checked out the Xperia at the new Sony store. As it is an Android phone, there is nothing really special to say about it from a software perspective. But I have to…
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The Secret Origin of Windows
Excellent story from Windows 1.0 product manager Tandy Trower. Not often I read stories like this from the “other side.” The Secret Origin of Windows
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Notes on Windows Phone 7 Series
DISCLAIMER: The following are simply impressions and questions I have. Think of them as notes for the future, when the WP7S actually launches. I was prompted to post my thoughts by the following tweet: @Mutantfroginc asked: Impressions of WM7 demo? I’m still undecided, but it may be closer to Raskin’s transparent design than any phone…
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SLIDE: The three mistaken assumptions of foreign cellphone operators in Japan: “QWERTY” is the most comfortable input for every human being People want their PC experience on a mobile Two handed multitouch is always easier than single handed From @akky Akimoto’s presentation on Japan’s tech scene to the Taiwanese tech community. The presentation has a…
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SLIDE: The three mistaken assumptions of foreign cellphone operators in Japan: “QWERTY” is the most comfortable input for every human being People want their PC experience on a mobile Two handed multitouch is always easier than single handed From @akky Akimoto’s presentation on Japan’s tech scene to the Taiwanese tech community. The presentation has a…
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“Pure simplicity”: Apple in the 2010s
In 1984 the Macintosh was introduced as a computer “For the rest of us.” It never really lived up to that potential. In 1989 Douglas Adams wrote an article for MacUser detailing his frustration with modern computing. Back then it was overly complex, riddled with software and hardware compatibility issues, too many cables, too many…
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Who do I have to lobby to get more content for my Kindle?
I assume Amazon is in deep negotiations with publishers to get more content on the Kindle. As an engaged consumer, with the power of the internet behind me, why should I leave it solely up to Jeff Bezos and Crew? I want to know what I can do as a consumer to help sway publishers…
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Just say NO to Windows. The best Windows error I’ve encountered so far….
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Just say NO to Windows. The best Windows error I’ve encountered so far….