Features
- The Mountain Lion Experience by Chris
- WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin' by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
- Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone by Tarun
- Dropping Their Guard by Tarun
- Design Unification with Google Apps by Tarun
Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Category Archives: WebOS
Weekly Download #24: Flipboard, iPad Design, Miyamoto, Gaming, WebOS, Wikipedia, SOPA
This week, Tarun and Chris discuss Flipboard on the iPhone; the claim that the iPad’s design is a natural evolution for tablets; Miyamoto stepping down, Gaming on mobile devices; WebOS going open source; the potential for Wikipedia to blackout to … Continue reading
Link: webOS Going Open Source →
Well… another interesting turn in the life of webOS. It looks like HP is going to take it open source.
Weekly Download #22: Google Music, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook Phones, Android and WebOS, Flickr, Open-Source, Zynga
After a week hiatus, Tarun and Chris are back… to talk about the stuff you are probably familiar with! We touch on the new Google Music service and it’s sad usage of Flash; Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook as platforms entering … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Android, Apple, Business, Computer Science, Facebook, Games, Google, News, Podcast, Social Networking, WebOS
Tagged google, mobile, podcast
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Weekly Download #21: Mobile Flash, WebOS, Apple, FCC, Mobile Gaming, PSA
Chris dogs Tarun about selling out and getting an iPhone 4S. They also discuss Siri; the death of Mobile Flash; WebOS being neglected; Apple and Tim Cook; the FCC pushing for broader broadband; yet another argument for Nintendo to move … Continue reading
Link: The Fate of WebOS Undecided →
Joshua Topolsky with the exclusive: HP CEO Meg Whitman just told a room full of Palm and HP employees that the company doesn’t yet know what to do with webOS. “It’s really important to me to make the right decision, … Continue reading
Weekly Download #14: Kindles, WebOS, Whitman, Social Media, iPhone Event Preview
Tarun and Chris discuss the new additions to the Kindle family; a potential for Amazon to use WebOS in their upcoming tablet devices; Meg Whitman’s appointment as HP’s CEO; social media and friendship. They also preview the iPhone 5 event … Continue reading
Link: Amazon Wants a Turn with WebOS →
Even though this may be a report with some truth, Amazon will still keep their pitch OS-neutral. The idea is about the content, and the better OS will showcase that content. Right now, WebOS is in shambles, shunned by companies … Continue reading
Link: La-La Land →
The Board is said to not meet until December to decide the fate of the HP PC, which means they completely will miss innovation during the critical computer buying time — Christmas. HP cannot recover from being completely off the … Continue reading
Link: An Error in Price Setting →
An interesting argument: Had HP sold the TouchPad at $99 from the gate, the iPad would have lost a significant market share because the price point is irresistible to consumers. Bolstering this claim is the fact that the TouchPad has … Continue reading
Weekly Download #11: Tablets and the iPad, Future of HP & Motorola, Facebook’s Privacy, More iPhone Carriers, Lift, Torrenting, Cookies
It’s another Weekly Download with your favorite hosts, Tarun Gangwani and Chris Robbins. This follows #10 which covered Steve Jobs’ resignation. Chris and Tarun discuss Apple’s tablet incumbency and what makes a good mobile computer; the futures of Motorola and … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Business, Design, Facebook, Google, HP, Mobile, News, Podcast, Social Networking, Twitter, WebOS
Tagged podcast, tablets, wd
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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
Weekly Download #9: HP and WebOS, Google and Motorola, iPad, 3G MacBooks, Privacy, Milgram
They are making a sequel to WHAT? Chris and Tarun talk about HPs flailing around in big boy territory; Google’s questionable pickup of Motorola; delays in iPad shipments, MacBooks with cellular power; a 13 year old’s privacy issues; a reinventing … Continue reading
Link: HP Kills WebOS Hardware (TouchPad, Pre) →
The plot thickens: Earlier today, HP said they want to split their software and hardware business, and now they want nothing to do with WebOS hardware. This is on the heels of another quote from HP, stating that they want … Continue reading
TouchPad Dead Already
Chris predicts doom for the TouchPad and points to two main problems with the recent TouchPad price drops. Continue reading
Link: LTE Not the End of Carrier Separation →
For a year or so my friends and I have enthusiastically awaited the arrival of real “4G”. When I say this, I mean LTE. Carriers are using all kinds of gimmicks and tricks to call their networks 4G, but the … Continue reading
Link: HP Launching iTunes rival →
With all of the discussion about music in the cloud lately it seems that HP wants to get in on the party..kind of. HP has released HP Play, a music management service that will allow you to sync music you … Continue reading
Link: A Bit of Cell Phone History →
Today marks the 20 year anniversary of the first cell phone call over the GSM standard. This may not seem like a big deal, but GSM is now the dominant technology across the globe. The GSM standard has come a long way … Continue reading
Link: Hands On with the HP TouchPad (Macworld) →
Jason Snell: I spent half an hour in a meeting, using HP’s new TouchPad tablet, before someone realized I wasn’t using an iPad. It is a solid review aimed at the end consumer — would you want to buy this … Continue reading
Link: HP Licensing its Mobile OS →
WebOS maker HP has is reportedly set to start licensing its mobile operating systems to other manufactures. Both Microsoft and Google already sell their respective operating systems to multiple manufacturers. This could be a great move for the company for … Continue reading