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LG has acquired webOS from HP, and they plan to use it for TVs
I was wondering why that affordable new HP Slate7 tablet was running stock Android. It seemed too good to be true that another manufacturer was embracing a pure Google experience. But it turns out that HP didn’t really have much choice.
LG has acquired webOS from HP, which you might [...]
Read More »Need a cheap tablet? HP’s $169 Slate7 tablet is coming in April — runs stock Android and has microSD expansion slot
In 2010 HP bought Palm to try to make a push into the mobile market with Palm OS. That all came to an abrupt stop when HP decided to discontinue Palm OS devices. (Why they decided that, I will never know.) Now, however, HP is looking to get back in [...]
Read More »HP’s first-ever Chromebook is here, has larger screen but smaller battery for $329.99
Well, that didn’t take very long. Initial reports pegged a reveal around Feb. 17, but I guess HP decided to unveil its latest laptop earlier. The HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook is the first ever HP laptop dedicated to running Google’s Chrome OS, and it is officially here.
The HP Pavilion [...]
Read More »The ultimate guide to rooting, jailbreaking, and homebrewing your devices: Android, iOS, Windows RT, and WebOS [Updated 2/4/2013]
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Is your phone feeling a bit boring? Does your tablet need more customization? Sometimes, your devices don’t feel personal enough. Other times, it can be bogged down by needless bloatware and other cruft. Free it with one of several free tools!
Currently this guide can help with all Android, webOS, and iOS devices
Read More »HP and Acer are looking at Chromebooks instead of Windows 8 due to disappointing sales
Acer says that their Chromebook sales are doing well and HP is about to launch their first ever Chromebook this month. The relation of these two stories? Disappointing and dropping Windows 8 sales.
Acer President Jim Wong tells Bloomberg, ”Windows 8 itself is still not successful, the whole market didn’t [...]
Read More »At $5,000+ per month, interns at Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook probably make more money than you (and me)
A “good salary” in the United States depends on where you live. For example, $40,000 in Kansas might give someone the good life while $80,000 in Manhattan means you are only getting by. (Note: Those aren’t real stats; I’ll pulling it out of my arse to illustrate a point). Of [...]
Read More »Difference between how Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, and HP market their products [Comic]
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Manu Cornet is an artist that likes to criticize. As we have seen in his previous comics, Cornet loves making fun of tech companies… especially Apple and Microsoft (which is not surprising because Cornet works for Google, a rival to Apple and Microsoft). There is even a comic poking fun [...]
Read More »Microsoft has dodged $7 billion in taxes since 2009, according to a report by the Senate
Recall the comic I posted a couple days back that poked fun at Apple for dodging taxes, among other things? Yeah, well, some comics are actually based on the truth. The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the United States Senate just released the results of an in-depth study that looked [...]
Read More »Microsoft is limiting Windows RT tablets to a few, hand-picked manufacturers for quality control purposes
Looking for a Windows RT tablet? First batch of Windows 8 (Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro) tablets should be hitting stores in October. However, you will find Windows RT tablets from only a select number of manufacturers until January. The reason being is Microsoft is limiting Windows RT licenses [...]
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