Google Now – What about the 49ers?
One of the best features of Jelly Bean is Google Now. I've been using it regularly for a few weeks. With location-based services, context aware…
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2012: Android rules, but with fewer models
What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made…
Android Becometh
In only 32 months Google has gone from zilch to the whole kit and kaboodle. That's astounding.
Will the Apple iPhone 5 be a dud?
When the new iPad shipped I was absolutely floored that it was bigger than the previous model. What?! That's impossible. That never, ever happens! Unless,…
HTC made 3 key mistakes – ceding Android race to Samsung, Motorola
Camp Android increasingly looks like a two horse race: Samsung vs. Motorola. I'm guessing that Google's mobility division is reluctantly pleased that team Samsung is…
Hands-On ‘Songza’: New curated music service takes on Pandora, Spotify
Songza, I discovered, is a startup in New York City whose staff includes software engineers, and music experts... and what any self-respecting startup also considers…
Please kill the stylus
Samsung has misinterpreted the reason for the Note's success, and as a result are unfortunately doubling down on the stylus -- an idea that was…
Google Galaxy Nexus Accessories: Vehicle Dock, Desktop Dock
I upgraded from a Motorola Droid (2009) to an unlocked Google Galaxy Nexus. It's running like a peach on T-Mobile's $30 unlimited data plan. Now…
Let the Android Music Play: Spotify vs. Pandora
Just take me to Echo & The Bunnymen for a moody drive on a foggy SF evening; or maybe some incredible Janelle Monáe when highway…
Apple goes back to school with iPhone 5, iPad Mini
If the rumors come true (and these days the grapevine has been overwhelmingly accurate), Apple will be finally attempting to deliver a non-patent blow to…