Category Archives: Uncategorized

Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8

Tarun and Chris return from a two month hiatus and get right back to business. This episode recaps three tech main news events from the past three weeks: WWDC 2012 (Apple’s annual conference); Microsoft Surface (Microsoft’s entry into the tablet … Continue reading

Posted in Android, Apple, Design, iOS, Microsoft, Mobile, News, Podcast, Social Networking, Surface, Twitter, Uncategorized, Windows Phone | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8

Link: Leap Motion →

Daniel Terdiman, on CNET: Leap, by comparison, can sense motion down to the most subtle movements of a finger, which the company says is 200 times more sensitive than anything else on the market. The system creates a “three-dimensional interaction … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Leap Motion

Link: NY Times Gets Less Love from Apple After Foxconn Reporting →

Interesting insight from the Washington Post, noting that the NY Times has lost some exclusivity in publishing information about Apple products because their recent investigations into Apple’s supply chain: Under normal circumstances, that combination of shortcomings would qualify as an … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments Off on NY Times Gets Less Love from Apple After Foxconn Reporting

Link: iPad 4G →

A few Apple rumors becoming confirmed: the launch date will be a week after an event held on March 7th, and it will include LTE capability on both AT&T and Verizon. Many enthusiasts (myself included) believe that the only way … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on iPad 4G

Netflix Q4 Shows Profit

Despite the management shuffle and awkward spin-off disaster earlier last year, Netflix has posted a $50 million profit for Q4. As for DVD, it looks like their plan to completely kill the service is slowly moving along. While DVD members … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments Off on Netflix Q4 Shows Profit

Link: Quipol →

This was one of the products featured at the Combine. Simple, powerful and fun polling system. Try it out today!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Quipol

Link: Lego Build Solves Rubik’s Cube & Beats The Record →

The new record is about 5.4 seconds, down from 6.24. This is mainly possible because of human limitations of dexterity and brute force, but it is still quite a feat of engineering.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Lego Build Solves Rubik’s Cube & Beats The Record

Link: Blogging with Siri →

Erica Sadun and Steve Sande are working on an eBook to help people use Siri in more ways than just out-of-the-box. In this example, Erica explains how to connect Siri to Blogger to dictate a post. There are other cool … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Blogging with Siri

Link: Google+ Traffic Drops →

The service isn’t sticky.

Posted in Google, Social Networking, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Google+ Traffic Drops

Link: Arrington is Out →

Kara Swisher: The company’s statement said that the high-profile blogger had “decided” to move on, which was a decided understatement, given that the negotiations between the pair sometimes approximated a cage match.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Arrington is Out

Becoming a “Fanboy”

Every tech blog you read today or read yesterday mentioned how Steve Jobs shaped the future of technology. Steve, as CEO at Apple, has done some incredibly powerful stuff. Steve not only changed the consumer electronics world, he changed the … Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Becoming a “Fanboy”

Link: A Simple Explanation →

John Gruber: Honestly, we all should have seen this coming. You don’t bring in an enterprise consulting guy to turn around a PC and device maker. You bring in an enterprise consulting guy to turn a PC and device maker … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on A Simple Explanation

Link: Encouraging Torrenting →

Dan Frommer points out a post about the number of illegal downloads have surged since Fox has decided to pull their top rated shows from viewers online, unless they authenticate with a Dish Network account. I have had personal experience … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on Encouraging Torrenting

Link: What Is The Future Of PCs? →

Some cool insights gathered by SAI on the question. Personally, the “PC” is an increasingly evolving term, so the question may be framed incorrectly. Rather, we should be asking, “What will the term PC mean in x years?”

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on What Is The Future Of PCs?

New & Noteworthy

Weekly Download has been featured in the iTunes New & Noteworthy directory, so I wanted to take this time to say thanks to all our listeners. Remember to give us some feedback on the iTunes page to show your support … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Permalink | Comments Off on New & Noteworthy

Link: HTC Shares Tumble; Patents to Blame? →

It’s no secret that the competition between Apple and Google is quite intense, but things may have just heated up a little bit more.  With Apple winning the initial patent dispute between it and HTC things could get very interesting. … Continue reading

Posted in Android, Apple, iOS, Mobile, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Permalink | Comments Off on HTC Shares Tumble; Patents to Blame?

iOS + Mac OS = 10.7

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

Posted in Apple, Features, iOS, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Permalink | Comments Off on iOS + Mac OS = 10.7

Verizon Begins Tiered Data

For anyone looking to start a new Verizon contract should be aware that Verizon started their tiered data packages today.  The new plans allow customers to purchase a wide range of data options.  As many observers will note, this has … Continue reading

Posted in Android, iOS, Samsung, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Permalink | 1 Comment