Category Archives: Features

The Mountain Lion Experience

A look into why this $20 upgrade is worth your time. Continue reading

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WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin’

WWDC 2012 was the best keynote in years. Here’s why. Continue reading

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From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict)

Tarun wraps up his Windows Phone Review by giving his ultimate verdict. He also tells us the next steps to make the Windows Phone a serious competitor. Continue reading

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From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience)

Tarun dives into the experience of the Windows Phone with the Lumia 800. Continue reading

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From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive)

Tarun takes an in-depth look at the history of the Windows Phone and Nokia, while also setting the stage for his own opinions about the device itself. Continue reading

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A Month With Metro for Xbox 360

After using the Xbox 360 Dashboard update for a month, Chris tells a little bit of the good and the bad. With this update Microsoft has made it all about the Metro Continue reading

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2012

Tarun makes 5 calculated predictions for the technology industry in 2012. Continue reading

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Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone

Tarun takes a look at the experience and design of Flipboard for iPhone, featuring Cover Stories and unique sharing outlets that redefines the reading and sharing of news. He also contrasts this experience with Google Currents. Continue reading

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Link: Dropping Their Guard →

It is too early to tell whether Apple has loosened up or letting things slip through the cracks. The iPhone 4S, the only product to come post-Jobs, is built off of a strong predecessor. Apple still has solid supply chain management, a great foothold in the apps/music industry, and is dominating the tablet marketshare. This is the Apple we all know and expect. The real question here is — what do we do when Apple fails our expectations? Continue reading

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Design Unification with Google Apps

What are Google’s design principles, and does Google adhere to them today? With the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich and the overhaul of Google Reader, Tarun steps back to see what it means to have unification in design. Continue reading

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Taking Things Siri-ously

Tarun explores the limitations of a personal assistant on a phone using Siri as a lens. He then postulates what a goal of a phone assistant should be and its implications on daily interactivity. Continue reading

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Hungry and Foolish

A small tribute to Steve Jobs, who has passed away at 56. Continue reading

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Defining Life with Social Media

Social media has done it’s part in bringing you closer to others almost instantly, but has left people pondering some fundamental questions about friends, connections, and conversations. How can these terms be more informed by the social media sites we use today? Should the social media sites like Facebook and Twitter help enhance our web experience with the information they have, or should a service be built on top of these technologies a better solution? Continue reading

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A New Era

Tarun thinks Apple isn’t doomed and Steve Jobs’ legacy will continue to live on for the next few years. Continue reading

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From The Apple Cookbook: A Recipe for Tablet Makers

What makes the iPad the hottest selling tablet (and PC in general)? Tarun discusses the recipe of the iPad and how this is just one product in Apple’s giant cookbook of products that have yet to come. Continue reading

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Cutting the Keyboard

With tablets becoming a popular computing tool, Tarun muses the concept of cutting the keyboard from devices we use everyday. Do we need a keyboard as a primary input? Will virtual keyboards be the standard in 10-20 years? Continue reading

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TouchPad Dead Already

Chris predicts doom for the TouchPad and points to two main problems with the recent TouchPad price drops. Continue reading

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What Apple TV Should Be

Apple TV has always been considered a “hobby” for the firm. What should Apple TV be for the mass consumer market? Tarun discusses the relationship of streaming, instant content, and the future of Apple TV. Continue reading

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Link: How to Keep People Engaged with Google+ →

Google+ is surging with users, but the service is lacking some key features to keep users engaged. Tarun talks about three main features that Google could implement to make the new social network “sticky”. Continue reading

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Key Remarks from Siracusa’s Review of 10.7

Siracusa’s brilliant review is not for the faint hearted. Luckily, Tarun has broken it down page by page so you can wrap your mind around some of the highlight’s of the newest Mac OS, 10.7 or Lion. Continue reading

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Link: Scoble Thinks Twitter Is Boring →

Robert Scoble thinks Google+ is the best thing since sliced bread. Is his experience a general case for using Google+ and ditching Twitter, or an exception to the current status quo? Continue reading

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Possible Privacy Hole in Google+

Tarun has discovered an awkward privacy implication with Google+. The bug/feature stems from reshares of posts from limited circle sharing. Continue reading

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iOS + Mac OS = 10.7

Chris provides his take of the new Mac OS, 10.7 “Lion”. Continue reading

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Building an Ecosystem

Microsoft is crafting Windows 8 to be the first OS that unifies their mobile and PC platforms. For Apple, this concept is old hat. So, what does it take to create an ecosystem and is Microsoft ready to handle the challenge? Continue reading

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Sitting on its Laurels

Apple has a lot of cash, but they certainly have plans for it. Tarun provides some insights to what Apple may do over the next few years with their extra capital. Continue reading

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