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Today, a lesson. Donât leave blogs making predictions about tech in your drafts folder so long that the rumour mill of those ideas coming true catches up with you [http://t.co/ODNo441t]. Looks like Microsoft is considering the Xbox Mini that Iâd been toying with in the
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Thanks to the cloud, thereâs basically no reason to lose important data ever again. Photos, phone numbers, videos, music â not only can you now store it out there in the ether but, in doing so, you open it up to a whole new world of possibilities, collaboration and accessibility.
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Having owned at least one of every generation of iPad so far, what is the iPad Mini like? * Itâs smaller, obviously. But the only time it really feels it is when trying to enter text. You can manage quick notes if you use the âsplit keyboardâ trick and itâ
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My latest for Wired UK, considering whether the iPod Nano could simply start to build in quantified self features and make life tough for Fitbit and co. Thereâs another device out there that sits in that price point and has already started ticking some of the boxes that would
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Initial thoughts on the Microsoft Surface tablets, announced yesterday (read up at The Verge. [http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3095683/microsoft-surface-tablet-versus-ipad-android] ) Warning: There are some generalisations ahead but I think they are ones we can all live with⌠#perksofnotbeingafulltimejourno MARKET Firstly: you arenât going to buy a
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Saw the video below and had one of those massive âwhat ifâ moments â How âSteve Jobsâ would it be to test new Apple products on single, old-aged individuals who probably wonât spill the beans? Who else are you going to sit an iPad in front to do user experience
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Despite everything else that has changed in the workplace over the years, the ability to have good ideas is still the differentiator that can launch your pitch, project or business onto another level. But with access to funnels of information that previous generations couldnât imagine, todayâs challenge has
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An interesting Tweetversation has been going on between a couple of leading UK tech journos Chris Davies [http://twitter.com/c_davies] (from SlashGear [http://slashgear.com]) and Mic Wright [http://twitter.com/brokenbottleboy] ( freelancer [http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/]for the likes of Wired [http://www.wired.co.uk/] &
Technology
Recent releases of online tools have been plagued by the question: Whatâs it for? In the case of Buzz, it was criticised for trying to be Twitter. Considering the big question from Twitter luddites is âwhatâs it for?â, itâs a surprise this paradox didnât cause a
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An unidentified non-Streaky Dell tabletDonât get me wrong, Dell donât exactly *need* a tablet PC right now. For a start, they donât have the OS for it and in reality, the iPad is also too pricey for the mainstream Dell audience to shell out. They arenât
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As usual, the writing of this post was accelerated due to current events, namely the excellent new version of Spotifyâs iPhone app. But thatâs not actually what I want to talk about today. In fact, thereâs a much bigger picture here involving the brutally buzzwordised concept of
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With the iPad, Apple has clearly slashed its usual profit margins and priced the device to sell. I think this marks a fascinating shift for the company toward the classic ârazor blade [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing]â strategy of providing a cheap platform to enable a steady revenue