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Palm should leave Apple alone
I challenge you to name something – anything – more ludicrous than the war of attrition being waged by Palm against Apple. I realise that looks the wrong way round. Palm is the smaller company. The...
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Photographic evidence that 3D glasses are too dark
I went to see Toy Story 3 this week. It was wonderful. A joyous, pixel-perfect celebration of story-telling and animation that does Disney’s amazing history proud. It was a tour-de-force of...
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Why you (probably) shouldn’t worry about diffraction in your photos
As most right-thinking people will already know, I wrote an article in the latest issue of PC Pro explaining how to turn your photos into high-quality print-outs. And I wrote what I considered to be an...
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The only foolproof internet filter
I feel bad for Ed Vaizey. First he didn’t support net neutrality, then he decided he did, to the cat-calls of the geek community. Now he’s been tasked by the Conservatives to pick off some of the...
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Windows 8 won’t work on desktops, laptops and tablets
Stuart Turton, bring that maniacally-follicled, weirdly shaped head over here so I can slap you round the back of it for praising Windows 8. I’ve just watched Microsoft’s Windows 8 reveal and it’s...
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Windows 8: a touch of madness
For the last week or so I’ve been using Windows 8 and, for the most part it hasn’t been the least bit horrid. Yes, it forced me to restart this morning just as I sat down to get some work done and,...
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Four alternatives to Google Reader
Google’s plans to shutter Google Reader will bite on 1 July, and anyone who hasn’t migrated their carefully-assembled collection of RSS feeds by then will have to start all over again. The...
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Is Apple rattled by Samsung? Let’s hope so
Defensive, prickly and occasionally flat-out disingenuous, Apple’s attempt to swing undecided buyers to the iPhone is great news. For Android users, it confirms that the long wait for an alternative...
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Government-funded Wi-Fi on trains: who benefits?
“Industry sources” have told The Guardian they expect the 2013 budget to include money to install wireless networks in trains, allowing commuters and travellers to get online with non-cellular...
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Google in my Nest? Not a chance
I very much like Nest. I like its approach, which it’s neatly boiled down to “reinvent unloved but important home products”. I like Nest’s products: a smoke alarm that issues verbal warnings —...
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