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Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger, and a veteran tech professional. He has been reporting on the technology industry, testing new tech products and explaining their inner workings for 20 years.  Gallagher has written for the Baltimore Sun, InformationWeek, eWeek.com, and InfoWorld.com, among others. He's also worked in information technology in every role from wire-puller to director of technology strategy.

Gallagher lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and three children—and frequently uses Facebook instant messaging to tell his teenage son to take out the trash.

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Nokia Turns to Microsoft to Escape Phone Market Flames

The world leader in cell phones is teaming with Microsoft to fight Android and Apple -- which could be good news for for those seeking simpler smart phones.

By: Sean Gallagher
February 11, 2011
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Source: Nokia

Why are these men smiling?

Nokia and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces to take on the established leaders in the smart phone marketplace.In a joint event on February 11 in London, the chief executives of Nokia and Microsoft announced a new partnership, in which Nokia would move to Microsoft's mobile platform as its primary smart phone operating system and contribute its expertise in mobile to make Windows Mobile better.

This is something I like to refer to as "irony".

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HP's Touchpad and Phones Challenge Apple, Eventually

Hewlett-Packard's newly-announced products based on Palm's WebOS may give the iPad and iPhone a run for their money, but first they have to show up.

By: Sean Gallagher
February 10, 2011
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Source: Hewlett-Packard

Woody Allen said that 90 percent of life is "just showing up."  That's something that Hewlett-Packard has yet to do in its attempt to take on Apple's iPad and iPhone and its competitors' Google Android devices—show up.  And no matter how shiny and wonderful the latest crop of gadgets derived from the remains of Palm are, there's still the small matter of showing up to be dealt with.

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Now Available: Confession iPhone App For Catholics

The Catholic Church approves an iPhone application to guide the faithful through penitence.

By: Sean Gallagher
February 9, 2011
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Source: Little iApps

In what may be the ultimate turn on Apple's "there's an app for that" marketing catchphrase, the Catholic church has endorsed an iPhone application called Confession. The app can be used to track a user's sins, and suggest ways to atone for them.

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Squeeze More Life From Your Aging Laptop

When a friend's Windows XP laptop was overcome by a virus, I turned to Ubuntu to save the day.

By: Sean Gallagher
February 8, 2011
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ubuntu live on Mac

Ubuntu 10.10 running from a DVD on my Apple iMac. No operating systems were harmed.

Sometimes, even tech cautionary tales can have a somewhat happy ending. Especially when they don't happen to me directly.

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