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Six ways to improve Yahoo [Comic]

Ashraf May 21, 2013 0
Six ways to improve Yahoo [Comic]

Suggestion #6: Sell limited edition former-CEO figures, with new models coming every so often.

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Running Windows is more painful than torture [Comic]

Ashraf May 18, 2013 0
Running Windows is more painful than torture [Comic]

Klingons from Star Trek prefer a pain stick over using a “Microsoft operating system”.

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The problem with having a geeky mother [Comic]

Ashraf May 13, 2013 3
The problem with having a geeky mother [Comic]

Finding a Mother’s Day present for a geeky mom may be more difficult than expected.

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“Your internets is plugged up with useless crap people send” [Comic]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 3
“Your internets is plugged up with useless crap people send” [Comic]

How many people receive endless junk from friends and family? Yeah…

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Siri vs Google Now [Comic]

Ashraf May 1, 2013 0
Siri vs Google Now [Comic]

Google Now has landed on iOS. Let’s see how it performs compared to Siri, shall we?

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The danger of wearing iPhone-controlled vibrating underwear [Comic]

Ashraf April 24, 2013 5
The danger of wearing iPhone-controlled vibrating underwear [Comic]

If you insist on wearing your Fundawear vibrating underwear, be sure to not put them on backwards.

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Google Glass is “glasshole” [Comic]

Ashraf April 20, 2013 1
Google Glass is “glasshole” [Comic]

Be sure to read the fine print for Google Glass before spending $1,500 on it.

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Wall Street and bankers are “nefarious” and “lowlife scum” [Comic]

Ashraf April 13, 2013 1
Wall Street and bankers are “nefarious” and “lowlife scum” [Comic]

This is one of the few comics I actually laughed out loud after reading.

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“Linux users don’t have relationships” [Comic]

Ashraf April 3, 2013 2
“Linux users don’t have relationships” [Comic]

You know what they say

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“Google musical chairs” [Comic]

Ashraf March 21, 2013 2
“Google musical chairs” [Comic]

Round and round we go; which Google product is going to vanish next, nobody knows.

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Samsung apologizes for sexist Galaxy S4 launch [Comic]

Ashraf March 19, 2013 4
Samsung apologizes for sexist Galaxy S4 launch [Comic]

Some people felt Samsung’s Galaxy S4 launch was sexist against women. This comic pokes fun at the whole situation.

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iPads are replacing men [Comic]

Ashraf March 15, 2013 5
iPads are replacing men [Comic]

Women prefer iPads over men?

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Google Glass vs Apple iWatch [Comic]

Ashraf March 8, 2013 0
Google Glass vs Apple iWatch [Comic]

Google Glass vs Apple iWatch

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Game of Thrones, tech style [Comic]

Ashraf March 1, 2013 1
Game of Thrones, tech style [Comic]

Game of Thrones + tech = Game of Tech Throne

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All the amazing features of the Apple iWatch [Comic]

Ashraf February 11, 2013 3
All the amazing features of the Apple iWatch [Comic]

The best way to describe Apple rumors is: when it rains, it pours. We have had a nice dose of continual iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 rumors, such as the recent claim that a 5-inch iPhone 6 has been spotted. There are also regular claims that Apple is working on [...]

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Hypocritical Microsoft [Comic]

Ashraf February 8, 2013 3
Hypocritical Microsoft [Comic]

For all the great things Microsoft has done for the world (and mind you, they have done some great things — nobody can rightly deny that, regardless of how much you hate Microsoft), they get a lot of crap from a lot of people. Ever wonder why? I’m sure hypocrisy [...]

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“You are hacked! The Chinese cat gang pownz you!” [Comic]

Ashraf February 4, 2013 4
“You are hacked! The Chinese cat gang pownz you!” [Comic]

With so many hacking incidents hitting the headlines recently, and with many of them being blamed (directly or indirectly) on Chinese hackers, it was only a matter of time before someone cooked up a joke about it all, right? Well that time has arrived, and while the comic isn’t stomach-wrenching [...]

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Hilarious comic about the new BlackBerry phone, Z10 [Comic]

Ashraf February 1, 2013 1
Hilarious comic about the new BlackBerry phone, Z10 [Comic]

As dotTech has reported, RIM has had a busy few days. Not only is RIM no longer RIM but rather ‘BlackBerry’, RIM also introduced a brand new mobile operating system (BlackBerry 10) and two brand new phones, BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10.

Because of BlackBerry’s history and current uphill battle, [...]

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Why you can never really quit social networking [Comic]

Ashraf January 30, 2013 5
Why you can never really quit social networking [Comic]

As I have said time and time again, I don’t social network. No Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc. for me aside from profiles for dotTech. (I do LinkedIn but that is for professional purposes and not really a social network in my book.) If you are in the same boat as [...]

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What happens when drunk iPhone goes partying with Android? [Comic]

Ashraf January 4, 2013 0
What happens when drunk iPhone goes partying with Android? [Comic]

Let’s say iPhone was a person. A real, actual person. Then let’s say iPhone got drunk and went partying with Android and Galaxy S III, assuming both Android and Galaxy S III both are real people, too. What would happen? Would the iPhone go crazy and profess its true love [...]

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New Year’s resolutions for 2013 by tech companies and CEOs [Comic]

Ashraf December 31, 2012 2
New Year’s resolutions for 2013 by tech companies and CEOs [Comic]

2013 is — quite literally — around the corner. Indeed, a few hours from now the world will slowly start to move from 2012 and rollover to 2013, starting in the East first and then eventually ending with the West. If you were a major tech company, or the CEO [...]

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Windows RT vs Windows 8 Pro vs Windows 8 confuses the average consumer [Comic]

Ashraf December 3, 2012 4
Windows RT vs Windows 8 Pro vs Windows 8 confuses the average consumer [Comic]

In October I wrote an opinion piece on how Microsoft is abuse the ‘Windows’ name to confuse customers into purchasing Windows RT tablets. How true that is, I don’t know. However, intentional abuse or not, it cannot be denied that the difference between Windows RT, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows [...]

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This is how everyone secretly feels about Apple rumors [Comic]

Ashraf November 30, 2012 4
This is how everyone secretly feels about Apple rumors [Comic]

Since Apple shot to (more) fame in 2007 with the release of the original iPhone, new Apple rumors rear their heads every few weeks or so (sometimes even quicker). As is the nature of rumors, most of these rumors turn out to be false. After every false rumor people — [...]

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“Signs you’re on the computer too much” [Comic]

Ashraf November 27, 2012 5
“Signs you’re on the computer too much” [Comic]

I believe I have told the story about how I have, in the past and on multiple occasions, tried to conduct a search on a physical piece of paper using Ctrl + F. (Yeah, go ahead — laugh it up.) If you are in the boat with me, then you [...]

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How to grab all the good Black Friday deals for yourself [Comic]

Ashraf November 24, 2012 0
How to grab all the good Black Friday deals for yourself [Comic]

Earlier today I posted a debby downer about Black Friday deals plus a simple tip on how to get what you want on Black Friday without getting in lines. Now are you ready for some Black Friday humor? What is that I hear? Did you say yes? Then I’m [...]

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How to stop people from using their smartphones during dinner [Comic]

Ashraf November 21, 2012 4
How to stop people from using their smartphones during dinner [Comic]

Yesterday we had a comic on the smartphone generation. Continuing with the smartphone-bashing theme, today’s comic provides a helpful how-to for preventing people from using their smartphones during dinner. Indeed, if you have the problem of texting, Facebooking, tweeting, etc. while at the dinner table or a family function, then [...]

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The solution for Apple stock market woes [Comic]

Ashraf November 16, 2012 1
The solution for Apple stock market woes [Comic]

If you are an Apple investor or have been following Apple stock, you probably know how moody it can be. Some days it will shoot up like there is no better stock then other days it will plunge, hard. (It seems to be doing more of the later in recent [...]

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Microsoft is copying Apple again [Comic]

Ashraf November 14, 2012 4
Microsoft is copying Apple again [Comic]

In the recent past Microsoft has made changes to be more like Apple — releasing its own hardware, increasing restrictions on its traditionally more open operating system… and firing similarly uncooperative employees? You have may heard that Apple recently fired Scott Forstall, who served as the head of iOS; rumor [...]

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Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter are “douchebags” [Comics]

Ashraf November 5, 2012 0
Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter are “douchebags” [Comics]

According to Wikipedia “douchebag” could refer to “device used to administer a douche”. However, when a person calls someone (or something, in the case of companies) a douchebag, s/he typically isn’t calling them a “device used to administer a douche” but rather referring to the more common usage of douchebag [...]

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Apple fanboys prank Windows 8 fans, then realize Windows 8 is better than Mac [Comic]

Ashraf October 26, 2012 7
Apple fanboys prank Windows 8 fans, then realize Windows 8 is better than Mac [Comic]

I’m not sure if anyone has heard the news yet but, just like how people line up at Apple stores in anticipation of a new iPhone or iPad, there are people who are lining up at Microsoft stores in anticipation for Windows 8. Okay, admittedly it isn’t as bad (as [...]

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Android is scared of iPad Mini [Comic]

Ashraf October 24, 2012 1
Android is scared of iPad Mini [Comic]

After long last Apple’s new iPad Mini is here. I’m sure many questions are going through people’s minds in regards to how the iPad Mini will do against the competition (namely Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD), how (if at all) the iPad Mini will change the tablet market dynamic, [...]

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What customers mean to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and RIM [Comic]

Ashraf October 19, 2012 7
What customers mean to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and RIM [Comic]

Different companies have different corporate cultures, different visions, different goals, and make money in different ways. The mix of the just-mentioned elements often determine what a customer — in other words, me and you — mean to a company. Curious what six tech giants —  Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, [...]

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BlackBerry goes to therapy [Comic]

Ashraf October 17, 2012 2
BlackBerry goes to therapy [Comic]

Poor BlackBerry. It used to be loved by the world, so much so that it was dubbed “crackberry” for those people who wouldn’t live without it. Now look at it. It is the butt of jokes, is hated by Wall Street, and ditched by most everyone except diehard fans. Sounds [...]

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“I’m an internet entrepreneur… I sell all my junk on eBay!” [Comic]

Ashraf October 15, 2012 3
“I’m an internet entrepreneur… I sell all my junk on eBay!” [Comic]

Thanks to eBay and Amazon, many people have started sell stuff online as their day jobs and earn a steady income to support their families. Then there are people who just offload all their crap onto eBay in the hopes that some idiot across the country — or world — [...]

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“Chinese companies… spy on us and steal our information!” [Comic]

Ashraf October 12, 2012 12
“Chinese companies… spy on us and steal our information!” [Comic]

If you have been following the news lately, you have probably heard how a US Congress panel decided to bar Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE from participating in the implementation of communication infrastructure in the United States on the grounds of national security because the American government feels China [...]

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