February 2012
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Research Roundup: Responsibility reports from...
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The New York Times recently renewed the conversation about working conditions in factories that make products for the tech industry. Even though less than a quarter of Foxconn’s one million employees make stuff for Apple, the New York Times focused on Apple for the two stories it wrote, probably because Apple is the buzz-worthy company right now.
Another likely deciding factor was...
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January 2012
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Behind the Binary: AllThingsD
The parties at AllThingsD are legendary. Martha Stewart, Kara Swisher and Jason Kilar (Hulu) show us a glimpse from beyond the binary.
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Take the new Vimeo for a spin →
What’s so new about the new Vimeo? In short: pretty much everything. We made zillions of improvements that cover the front end, the back end, and the parts in between to create a Vimeo that is bigger, faster, smarter, and more fun…
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How Google has lost control of Android →
The fragmentation of Android is very real and very problematic for end users, developers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, and Google. However fragmentation does not mean Android is going to “die” or “fail” as some seem to think.
On the contrary, I think we can count on Android playing a significant role in our world for a long, long time. I also am confident that...
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Electronics are our talismans that ward off the spiritual vacuum of modernity;...
– Mat Honan — Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter (via minimalmac)
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Whether you think it’s evil or evil genius on Microsoft’s part to pursue these...
– Parislemon: Google Is Making A Killing Off Of Android — And By “Google” I Actually Mean “Microsoft”
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Why I Hate Android
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Why do I hate Android? It’s definitely one of the questions I get asked most often these days. And most of those that don’t ask probably assume it’s because I’m an iPhone guy. People see negative take after negative take about the operating system and label me as “unreasonable” or “biased” or worse.
I should probably explain.
Believe it or not, I actually don’t hate Android. That...
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The Nokia Lumia 900 →
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I think Farhad Manjoo has this exactly right on Twitter:
The Lumia 900 is the first phone since the iPhone that I want without even touching it. bit.ly/zMeyqd
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) January 9, 2012
I have yet to touch this (or the Lumia 800 for that matter), but what was shown today immediately makes every Android phone look like shit. Well, the iPhone has done that for years....
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