Editorial articles

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  Feature

  Sorry iBooks, paper books still win on specs

  By Dieter Bohn on January 20, 2012 01:21 pm + 400 comments

  In the wake of Apple's announcement of iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and the latest version of iTunes U, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Unlimited data is dead, so let's fight a smarter fight

  By Chris Ziegler on January 20, 2012 11:40 am + 197 comments

  For the smartphone-heavy United States, the notion of unlimited wireless data is dead, kaput, finis. Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Money, power, and Congress: how lobbyists will determine the fate of SOPA

  By T.C. Sottek on January 18, 2012 02:55 pm + 101 comments

  I used to be a lobbyist. When I first strolled the long halls of the Rayburn House office building, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Why The Verge and Vox Media are opposed to SOPA

  By Nilay Patel on January 18, 2012 09:18 am + 314 comments

  It's a day of protest across the internet today, as Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, and others have all Continue reading…

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  Article

  Windows Phone apps: does quantity equal success?

  By Tom Warren on January 16, 2012 01:35 pm + 507 comments

  There's been a lot of talk about Windows Phone lately, especially around the latest handsets and Continue reading…

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  Article

  Ecosystem: the winner takes it all

  By Paul Miller on January 4, 2012 03:14 pm + 235 comments

  An ecosystem is more than just what apps you run, or what digital goods can be bought on a device; Continue reading…

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  Article

  Tests poke holes in FAA's electronics ban on takeoff and landing — but does it matter?

  By Chris Ziegler on December 26, 2011 02:32 pm + 134 comments

  Will the fallout from Alec Baldwin's ill-timed Words With Friends move ultimately lead the FAA to Continue reading…

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  Article

  If Samsung doesn't care about customers, how can it hope to keep them?

  By Vlad Savov on December 23, 2011 03:00 pm + 629 comments

  Earlier today, Samsung revealed that it won't update the Galaxy S, its most successful smartphone to Continue reading…

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  Article

  The trouble with scrobbles

  By Paul Miller on December 22, 2011 03:25 pm + 115 comments

  Imagine, if you would, that you're 16. Some friends of yours want to go to a party. You're not going Continue reading…

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  Article

  'So, what phone should I buy?' and other unanswerable questions

  By Chris Ziegler on December 17, 2011 12:58 pm + 398 comments

  It's the question we all dread. Maybe you're your family's designated tech expert, maybe you're a Continue reading…