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Forget Android Tablets, We Want Chrome OS Tablets

by Mike Mansell August 9, 2011
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Even though Google’s Android mobile operating system has covered quite a bit of ground in the smartphone market over the last few years, there really is no denying the sad reality that the OS hasn’t proven to be of any success in the tablet market yet. But why?

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Will WebOS Pick Up Where Android Falls Short?

by Mike Mansell June 27, 2011
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For what seems like forever now, we have seen an ongoing war between rival technology companies Apple and Google, both of whom have managed to tap into the constantly growing mobile industry with their feature-rich operating systems; iOS and Android.  With both companies being huge in the public eye, many have taken up one platform [...]

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Windows 8: Microsoft’s Game of Catch Up

by Mike Mansell June 8, 2011
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It’s no secret that Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation went through somewhat of a rough patch and a sizable public image meltdown when Windows Vista (early 2007) failed to meet the expectations and needs of consumers.  Seeing as how the release sported the most significant jumps since the release of Windows 95 in terms of both GUI [...]

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The One Issue That Stands in the Way of Mass-Marketed Linux

by Mike Mansell February 15, 2011
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It seems like just yesterday that I was a user of the ever so popular Microsoft Windows operating system.  But truth be told, I have been using Linux as my primary desktop operating system for nearly a year now.  In this time, I have learned a great deal about the operating system and have honestly [...]

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Clean Installs: Why They’re Important and How to Make Them Easier

by Mike Mansell June 5, 2010
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In a past post on how often one should do a clean install of their operating system, Jeff pointed out that the need for operating system re-installation varies between different people.  However, no matter who you are or what you do with your computer, at one point or another you are more than likely going [...]

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iPhone 3.0 Supports Streaming Video

by Jeff Weisbein March 18, 2009
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Apple has announced the next version of the iPhone OS. The new iPhone OS (3.0) is said to support streaming video amongst many other features (which I’ll cover in a later blog post). However, while streaming video has been announced it was not covered in depth during the event. And when I say not covered [...]

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