Why I'm not quite excited about Google's Chrome OS Andy Ihnatko: Google has finally waded into the operating system waters, but just because they do everything else well, doesn't mean the giant can lead us down the patch to desktop enlightenment.
CrunchPad a great idea waiting to be executed Andy Ihnatko: The new tablet device CrunchPad, the brainchild of TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, is a fresh new concept in couch computing. A computer that packs only browser interactivity and a wireless connection for your Web needs.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
2 free Microsoft downloads are gobsmackingly good Andy Ihnatko: I know. It has been an expensive few weeks. I've been writing exclusively about pricey wireless mobile devices and although it has been exciting to talk about the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre and the Kindle DX . . . well, metaphorically, I have to write about Top Ramen all summer long to make up for the budget shortfall.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Kindle DX review: What is the market for this reader? Andy Ihnatko: First of all, the Kindle DX is a beautiful device that makes reading everything from text to PDFs a beautiful experience. But at a spendy $489 and limited printing industry support, who's it for? Well, there's college students ...
Ihnatko: I think most people have the same level of interest in mobile broadband
adapters as they have in ferrets. Who wouldn’t want a ferret? They’re
adorable. But you don’t want to actually own a ferret. What you really want is to
simply have a friend who owns one. If you can just borrow it from time
to time, then you get all of the soothing and adorable benefits without
making your house smell like a tree stand does four weeks into hunting
season.
1) If you go to Settings and look under the “General” subpage, you’ll see that there are some new options for the “Home” button. A double-tap can now take you directly to the Camera app or the Search page, in addition to the options you had under 2.0 (iPod, Home, and iPhone Favorites).
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
iPhone 3G S is a slick upgrade for a slick device Andy Ihnatko's exclusive first look: Can any new phone be as revolutionary as the original iPhone?
Absolutely unprecedented before its appearance and endlessly aped
afterward, its power, simplicity, and outright eagerness to please
doesn’t really beg for a revolution.
Ihnatko: Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 touts a great number of new, wizz-bang features and upgrade – features other phones have had for years. But, OS 3.0 pulls off these catch-up additions very well.
Ihnatko: Before you start thinking there's nothing good about the Palm Pre, take a step back and realize this is a first-generation smartphone with a lot of good ideas and innovation to go forward with.
Ihnatko: The
newest entry into the smartphone arena, Palm's Pre, is a nifty beginning for a company desperate for a hit. But there still plenty of work before this device is ready to do battle with iPhone and Blackberry.
