Archives For Warner Crocker
The Wait is Over. HP Decides to Open Source webOS UPDATED
After a more than tortured journey in its life so far, the much loved, but tough to gain traction webOS now has a destination again.
Twitter Goes All New and I Don’t Like It
Everybody is talking about the "New, New Twitter." Of course they are talking about it on Twitter. On the surface, more power to them.
German Court Ruling in Patent Suit Tells Apple to Stop Selling iOS Devices
Ah, the legal battles continue. Apple took a loss in a Mannheim Regional Court in Germany today when a judge ruled in favor of Motorola Mobility.
Software Update Time: Google Currents, Flipboard, FLUD
This week has seen several updates and some new software to what I call the "roll your own" magazine type software. Google released its multi-platform Google Currents, which is its answer to Flipboard (check out Chris's post about Google Current here.) Flipboard the rei...
Jawbone Makes Good on Problems with Jawbone Up
Well, someone knows how to make lemonade out of a lemon. The Jawbone Up was released with great fanfare and great ballyhoo not long ago.
Dueling Tablet Display Rumors Almost as Fun to Watch as Dueling Legal Manuevers
I've been saying for quite some time now that in the great Tablet race there isn't much going to separate one Tablet from another when it comes to hardware.
Doc Thinks Siri is As Dangerous as Drugs and Violent Video Games for Kids
Looks like the cuckoo birds are flying around Siri lately. According to this Cult of Mac report, Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychologist thinks that Siri might be potentially as harmful to kids as recreational drugs and/or violent video games.
Tablet PC2′s Annual List For Santa Is Full of Gadget Goodness
One of the highlights of each Christmas season is when Linda Epstein publishes her Annual List for Santa on TabletPC2.com. You might not think there's much to choose from for Tablet PC lovers, but Linda and Santa will prove you wrong. The list is full of great gadget...
What Will You Carry in Your Holiday Travel Gear Bag?
This morning it sure felt like the holidays took a giant step closer to being here after a weather system moved through and left us with chillier, December-like temperatures.
What’s Your Music Locker Preference?
Shakespeare has Orsino begin the play Twelfth Night with the line "If music be the food of love, play on." And certainly listening to music is a big part of many lives.
Amazon Follows Android Market Sale with $.10 Apps but Needs to Think More About Kindle Fire
Yesterday word broke that the Google was putting some Apps in the Android Market Place on sale for a dime. Yep, $.10. Not surprisingly Amazon followed suit today putting some Apps on sale for the same paltry dime.
NOAA Weather Radio for iOS Will Certainly Keep You Alert
Most of us should know the sound. We hear it on our TVs or radios prior to a weather or alert or test of the emergency system. I'd insert an audio file of the sound but we all know it is obnoxious. But that's a good thing.
FlipBoard Comes to iPhone with New Universal Update
One of my favorite iPad Apps, the Ink Blot Award winning Flipboard has just received an update to version 1.7 that now makes it a universal App, now making it available to the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Kindle Fire Firestorm About Touch Is Much Ado About Android
Lots of folks are picking up on a study that says users are having some "fat finger" difficulty with Touch on the Kindle Fire. All of the Apple lovers are saying this affirms Steve Jobs' comments that Tablets in a 7 inch form factor just won't work.
Harry McCracken on Creating on the iPad 2
I could have written the thoughts Harry McCracken lays out about using his iPad 2 for his work machine with a few minor tweaks. I didn't.
Anaylsts Prove that They are the Netbook of Prognosticators
This will be a bit of a rant here. But it's a theme I've been on for quite some time. For the life of me I don't know how financial and market analysts stay in business, or for that matter attract any.
Carrier IQ Discovered on iOS But Easily Turned Off
Yesterday a small firestorm started building around Carrier IQ, a smartphone monitoring company with software of the same name that monitors smartphone activity, which according to the company is only used for diagnostic purposes.
Carrier IQ Software Allows Android Phones to Do Some Impressive Spying
Today's theme looks like it is about security and companies that like to spy on our mobile device usage. Earlier we posted about this situation with Apple and now we are pointing to another situation with Android and other devices. Trevor Eckhart took a look at what ...
Apple Waited 3 Years to Patch iTunes Vulnerability that Allowed Governments to Spy
Security and privacy issues are always the rage and usually cause some rage when they surface. This latest one mentioned by Krebs On Security is certainly a head scratcher, even though the stories about it have been around for awhile.
HP’s webOS Decision Probably Coming Down in the Next Two Weeks
Meg Whitman in an interview with Le Figaro has said that HP will most likely be making a decision on what it will do with webOS within the next two weeks.
Infinity Blade 2.0 Set to Roll Out Today
Epic Games is set to roll out Infinity Blade 2.0 today and from what I've seen in the pre-hype videos it looks impressive. I enjoy Infinity Blade quite a bit, especially on frustrating days when I need to wack on something just to relieve stress. That said, Infinity ...
Amazon Sneaks In Update to Kindle Fire (v 6.2) that Breaks Root
Well now. Gadget owners love when it comes time for an update to be released. Usually there is some prep for it coming down the pipes to refresh (and hopefully make better) your device.
The Annual Push Against “Wrap Rage” Is On Again
Every year about this time we see lots of news stories about retailers who are making an effort to combat customers' "Wrap Rage." Any geek worth his or her salt, and any consumer knows what this is about.
Try A Demo of Windows Phone 7 on your iPhone or Android Phone
Well, this is a marketing technique with some positive momentum (or is that aggressiveness.) Microsoft has put up a demo of the Windows Phone 7 UI that you can load into your browser on an iPhone or an Android phone.
Rumors Circulate that Microsoft is Looking at Office for iOS
Slashgear is pointing to an article in The Daily that have sources saying Microsoft is thinking about porting parts of its Office Suite for the iPad.
Tablet Questions Focus on Price Points
Each year at the theatre I helm, we present an annual Christmas Show. Nothing new about that as we do shows all the time. The thing that makes each Christmas Show a little crazier than the others we do is that this holiday extravaganza involves a large number of childre...
Google Catalog for the iPad
If you're like my wife you have been receiving a ton of catalogs the last month or so, and probably will receive more in the next few weeks.
Gift Guide: Android Tablet Accessories
Looking for the perfect gift for the Android tablet lover on your list? These accessories make great stocking stuffers.
Charlie Brown Christmas Interactive App Brings Back the Memories
Oh, my. Maybe I'm a sucker for Christmas. Although I find that hard to believe given how many Christmas plays and musicals I've spent many autumns directing.
Windows Phone 7 Fan Girls Video Is Just Agonizing
I'd call this awful. But that would be a disservice to the word "awful". These supposed fan girls of Windows Phone 7 are probably doing more harm to Windows Phone 7 and the concept of fan boys and fan girls than anyone could imagine.
Do We Really Need Tablets?
James Kendrick has a nice thought provoking piece up entitled, Who really needs a stinking tablet, anyway? Don't think JK has gone over the edge.
Sling Media Brings SlingPlayer to Facebook
Sling Media's strategy seems confusing to me at times. If you have a Slingbox you can view video from your TV on a device, in most cases with a SlingPlayer App.
Microsoft Puts Surface 2.0 Up for Pre-Order
Don't go looking for a Microsoft Surface 2.0 Table under your tree this holiday season, unless you're a business that might want to install them in your casino, hospital or store.
Review: Amazon Kindle Fire-A Nice Small Flame
The Amazon Kindle Fire is already and will continue to be a much talked about device. My Kindle Fire arrived early and due to a busy schedule I have not had as much time as I would like to play with the device.
And Then Again, Maybe iTunes Match Isn’t Quite Ready: Update Looks Like It’s a Go Now
So, after downloading iTunes 10.5.1, which was just released, and installing it, I went to subscribe to the iTunes Match service.
