Editorial articles

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  The difference between Microsoft and Apple? It starts with communication

  By Vlad Savov on September 14, 2011 10:00 am

  I was going through my Twitter feed during Microsoft’s BUILD keynote yesterday and couldn’t help Continue reading…

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  An Apple without Steve Jobs, and other questions yet to be answered

  By Joshua Topolsky on August 25, 2011 02:01 pm + 103 comments

  Steve Jobs may have just resigned from his role as Apple's CEO, but he's not going anywhere. If you Continue reading…

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  HP failed webOS; what's next for the platform?

  By Dieter Bohn on August 18, 2011 06:29 pm + 354 comments

  Today's bombshell announcement that HP will cease making webOS hardware came like a bolt from the Continue reading…

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  Google and Motorola: Independence Day or Doomsday?

  By Joshua Topolsky on August 18, 2011 01:18 pm + 163 comments

  Since Google made its intentions known that it would acquire Motorola's Mobility division (the arm Continue reading…

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  Natural user interface is a red herring, what we really need is a Dyson sphere

  By Paul Miller on August 3, 2011 04:02 pm + 117 comments

  I'm a real sucker for natural user interface. I eat it up at tradeshows, I drain my wallet on the Continue reading…

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  iCloud APIs show a path to the Continuous Client

  By Paul Miller on June 27, 2011 05:07 pm + 80 comments

  Apple has so many definitions and uses for iCloud it can be hard to keep track. You store your Continue reading…

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  Nokia's burning platform might have been a phoenix

  By Paul Miller on June 22, 2011 04:30 pm + 251 comments

  On June 14th, Nokia invited members of the press to see a "new market disrupting device" the next Continue reading…

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  Editorial: the universal status indicator

  By Chris Ziegler on June 17, 2011 11:57 am + 139 comments

  This originally appeared on my personal blog a couple months ago. It got quite a reception, so I Continue reading…

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  iCloud and Apple's truth: can you win if you don't play?

  By Joshua Topolsky on June 13, 2011 11:25 am + 595 comments

  Last Monday, Steve Jobs debuted one of Apple's boldest products to the world, iCloud. At long last, Continue reading…

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  iMessage, Skype, Google Voice, and the death of the phone number

  By Nilay Patel on June 9, 2011 05:00 pm + 199 comments

  I hate phone numbers. They're a relic of an outmoded system that both wireless and wireline carriers Continue reading…