Tech Goes Strong

December 16, 2011

Source: Stewart Wolpin

Microsoft's free SkyDrive app on the iPhone.

App of the Week: Microsoft's SkyDrive app and service is the fastest, easiest – and free-est – way to back up and access your irreplaceable digital photos and files.

Nokia's Lumia 710: For Smart Phone Scaredy Cats

Afraid of smart phones? For just $50, Nokia's Lumia 710 is a simple, non-threatening smart phone

December 15, 2011

Nokia's Lumia 710: For Smart Phone Scaredy Cats

Source: Stewart Wolpin

Nokia's Lumia 710 smart phone running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 operating system – is it the best smart phone for first-time smart phone buyers?

Nokia's Lumia 710, which runs Microsoft's simple Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' operating system, will aims to be the perfect smart phone for first-time smart phone buyers when it goes on sale January 11.

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Nokia Bows Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' Smart Phones

New Nokia Lumia smart phones run Microsoft's next-gen smart phone OS, but not in U.S. until 2012

October 26, 2011

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Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 running Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango'

Source: Stewart Wolpin

The Nokia Lumia 800 (l) and the Lumia 710 (r) with an iPhone 4S in between.

Nokia unveils new line of smart phones running Microsoft's next-gen Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' operating system, hoping to offer alternative to iPhone 4S and Android phones.

What ATMs, Apollo 11 & Bill Gates Have in Common

All were boosted by IBM, which today celebrates its 100th anniversary

June 16, 2011

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Remember this? The first IBM PC, c.1981

IBM, which brought us punch cards, the ATM, the UPC bar code, the IBM PC and Microsoft, a chess champion-beating computer, and a Jeopardy champion-beating computer celebrates its 100th anniversary.

No New iPhone This Summer

But on Monday, Apple will unveil a new iPhone operating system and music streaming service

June 3, 2011

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This scene won't be seen this summer.

Steve Jobs will not announce a new iPhone Monday morning. Instead, he'll announce a new operating system for iPhone/iPad/iPod with iCloud music streaming, voice dictation and better multi-tasking.

Another IE Security Scare Causes Privacy Concerns

If you use Internet Explorer, you should apply Microsoft's fix right away--or get another browser.

By: Sean Gallagher

February 2, 2011

A new security problem has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and the Windows operating system that could allow hackers to gain access to personal information on the computers of 900 million Windows users.

Rumor Watch 2011: Didn't We See This Tech Before?

A number of "new" things coming in 2011 are reinventions of things that have been tried before, and failed. Will 2011 be the charm?

By: Sean Gallagher

December 29, 2010

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I've been sorting through the buzz to get a handle on what's coming in the new year from the tech world that might have the same sort of impact as some of this past year's winners. And the harder I look, the more some of the efforts being mounted by the big names in the industry look like things they promised in 2010...or earlier.

Weird, Wacky and Wonderful 2011 Tech

A preview of what we'll see at next week's annual Consumer Electronics Show

December 27, 2010

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Exactly one week from now, I'll be chillin' in chilly Lost Wages, Nevada, preparing for the start of the annual no-week-of-sleep otherwise known as the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), due to start on January 5. Talking TV haircuts and other lamestream media ne'er-do-wells will smilingly spout uninformed opinions about what the tech elite who meet to greet will secrete on the show floor of the Super Bowl of high tech. ("Secrete on the floor"? Eew?!)

Why I Won't be Buying a Kinect for Christmas

Microsoft's super-cool add-on for the XBox 360 offers a lot of family-friendly features, but it comes with a few catches.

By: Sean Gallagher

December 17, 2010

The Kinect is this year's hot ticket for Christmas. Microsoft's new add-on device for the XBox 360 offers the promise of getting you up off the couch and engaged, using your whole body to play a variety of games. And there are other features that might get your interest—such as VideoKinect, the video chat system that uses Kinect's cameras and microphone to turn your television into a living room video conference with XBox-equipped friends or family.

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Hands On With Nintendo's New Wii U

Is the next-gen Wii, with its touchscreen tablet controller, an evolutionary step beyond Xbox & PS3?

January 16, 2012

Source: Stewart Wolpin

The wireless Wii U tablet controller with touchscreen and the Wii U console. The cable coming from the tablet was for security, not connectivity.

Here are my first impressions of the upcoming Nintendo Wii U video game system and its 6.2-inch touchscreen tablet controller, which I got to play with at CES.

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App of the Week: Store 5,000+ Photos For Free

Microsoft's SkyDrive iPhone app lets you store and access up to 25 GB of digital stuff – for free

December 16, 2011

Source: Stewart Wolpin

Microsoft's free SkyDrive app on the iPhone.

App of the Week: Microsoft's SkyDrive app and service is the fastest, easiest – and free-est – way to back up and access your irreplaceable digital photos and files.

Nokia's Lumia 710: For Smart Phone Scaredy Cats

Afraid of smart phones? For just $50, Nokia's Lumia 710 is a simple, non-threatening smart phone

December 15, 2011

Source: Stewart Wolpin

Nokia's Lumia 710 smart phone running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 operating system – is it the best smart phone for first-time smart phone buyers?

Nokia's Lumia 710, which runs Microsoft's simple Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' operating system, will aims to be the perfect smart phone for first-time smart phone buyers when it goes on sale January 11.

More Stories About: Gadgets, Smart Phones, Phone apps, Smart Apps, iPhone, 4G, Android, HSPA Plus, iPhone, Lumia, microsoft, Nokia, T-Mobile • All Categories

Nokia Bows Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' Smart Phones

New Nokia Lumia smart phones run Microsoft's next-gen smart phone OS, but not in U.S. until 2012

October 26, 2011

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Source: Stewart Wolpin

The Nokia Lumia 800 (l) and the Lumia 710 (r) with an iPhone 4S in between.

Nokia unveils new line of smart phones running Microsoft's next-gen Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' operating system, hoping to offer alternative to iPhone 4S and Android phones.

What ATMs, Apollo 11 & Bill Gates Have in Common

All were boosted by IBM, which today celebrates its 100th anniversary

June 16, 2011

Source: Getty Images

Remember this? The first IBM PC, c.1981

IBM, which brought us punch cards, the ATM, the UPC bar code, the IBM PC and Microsoft, a chess champion-beating computer, and a Jeopardy champion-beating computer celebrates its 100th anniversary.

No New iPhone This Summer

But on Monday, Apple will unveil a new iPhone operating system and music streaming service