After having used an iPad shortly since its release I can safely say that the device — or another one like it — deserves to become an important part of the academic’s arsenal of gadgets. Choosing to plop down the …
iPhone 4 (16 Gb) parts cost $187.51
iSuppli has done its usual thing with the 16GB iPhone 4’s components, calculating the raw cost of each of them, and the total comes to: US$187.51. The most expensive thing in the phone is the retina display screen. Read more:…
The 5 Most Advanced Search Engines On The Web
Search engines are internet encyclopedias that allow us to find and filter out relevant information. More advanced search engines will meet you halfway, by providing forms for advanced searches, better interpreting your queries, suggesting keywords, or finding unusual context. In …
Should you buy an iPhone 4?
The one question Apple never answers at keynotes—their opinion is implicit—is always the most pertinent: Should I buy this new thing? Here’s a simple guide:
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)
Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing explains why he won’t buy an iPad: “The way you improve your iPad isn’t to figure out how it works and making it better. The way you improve the iPad is to buy iApps.” And even …
iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide
Here’s an exhaustive guide to all the features of the new iPhone 4, released by Apple on June 7th.
World’s Biggest Supercomputing Superpowers
Which country has the most powerful supercomputers? If you trust the annual top 500 list, recently published at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany, it’s the U.S., followed by China, Germany, United Kingdom and France.
Choosing the right social and collaboration platform
This presentation analyzes 10 criteria for considering such a platform, presents a tour of 3 very different platforms, and finally compares them against the 10 criteria.
http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2010/05/choosing-the-right-social-and-collaboration-platform.html…
Amazon Kindle Fails First College Test
“If Amazon hoped for honest feedback when it started testing the Kindle DX on college campuses last fall, writes Amy Martinez, it certainly got its wish. Students pulled no punches telling Amazon what they thought of its $489 e-reader.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=10/05/25/1713242…
4 Netbook Operating Systems Worth Checking Out
Netbooks are fantastic portable devices. They’re portable, lightweight and–perhaps best of all–really cheap. But netbooks can seem hopelessly limited when used with standard desktop operating systems such as Windows or Ubuntu. This is why I recommend every netbook owner look …
iPad 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [REVIEW]
The iPad 3G hit stores and customer mailboxes on Friday afternoon (US), but how does this slightly modified model compare against the original? Is the ability to use 3G worth the extra $130 per model?