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1. Modern life is rubbish

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   Everything's a bit shit Opinion: I've been working in IT for a good few years and like everyone else I have dealings with computers and related systems at home and in my everyday life. Over the course ...

2. Chrome OS: Lame Copy or Amazing new OS?

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   ... he provides his services to most of the major technology and media companies.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.  ...

3. Intel would like to give AMD a Glaswegian kiss

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Opinion Nothing's really changed When AMD and Intel held their journalist conference calls last week, the contrast between the two companies could not be greater. AMD talked as though the $1.25 billion ...

4. Put your faith in the cloud

   (Security/Security Opinion)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Unless you know what you're doingOpinion: Every cloud vendor gets hit with the same question: How do I know your service is safe? Rightfully, users from small businesses to corporate giants to folks ...

5. Microsoft: Windows 7 "looks and feels" like Mac OS X

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... and we've made it faster and slimmed down the code to make it more effective." See Also Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption Intel: Windows 7 offers ...

6. The cloud turns CIOs into services entrepreneurs

   (Networking/Networking Opinion)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   CIOs ignore cloud computing at their peril Opinion: Last month New York-based Deloitte Consulting LLP polled more than 750 CIOs and other technology executives during a webinar about cloud computing. Granted, ...

7. Health insurance IT isn't dead, it just smells funny

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   The House of Representatives has passed a bill that makes private insurers' IT work totally useless. Opinion: Over the weekend, the US House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill that, if ...

8. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 30 October 2009

   ... card issue. I'm awaiting a fix," added Rhyceudique. See Also Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays ...

9. RightNow's pre-emptive strike

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 28 October 2009

   Opinion: The already competitive SaaS CRM market is getting more so. At least, that's if my reading of the news coming out of RightNow Technologies Inc. annual customer conference is accurate. Opinion: ...

10. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    Opinion: Apple was blindsided by Windows 7. It wasn’t the product which they saw coming, it was the sustaining marketing budget and positive reviews from Apple loyalists like Walt Mossberg they ...

11. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    Opinion: A few months back, we took the brave - some might say daft - decision to allow readers to post comments on TG Daily stories without an editor approving them first. Not many sites do this. OK, ...

12. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    ... his services to most of the major technology and media companies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.  ...

13. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    Microsoft has launched yet another iteration of its infamous Windows operating system. Fortunately, I have chosen to opt out of the Microsoft universe and am well on my way to becoming a loyal disciple ...

14. Windows 6.5: Living in a Post iPhone World is a Bitch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    ... best take advantage of them. Currently he provides his services to most of the major technology and media companies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.  ...

15. High tech won't save the economy this time

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    Opinion: In 1982-1983 the economy in the West was battered. Unemployment in the U.S. reached 9.7 percent. The United Nations pegged growth for developed nations around one percent. Stagnation and recession ...

16. Nvidia and "Starting the Next Age of Personal Computing"

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Opinion)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    ... to most of the major technology and media companies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.  ...

17. How to save journalism

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Opinion: Print publishing is in serious decline. Magazine revenues in the US tumbled 22 percent in Q2 this year. McGraw-Hill is selling its old cash cow BusinessWeek and TimeWarner is trying to dump ...

18. Apple lines up against Palm, Microsoft. And Apple

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    Opinion This week was the big Apple iPod refresh and the interest was almost as focused on what Apple didn’t announce as it was on what they did.   I think the overarching news was that despite ...

19. Google: Ah, Mr Bond. I've been expecting you…

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    Opinion - Once upon a time, writers made phone calls, talked to people and wrote news. Google has stopped all that nonsense. Opinion - Once upon a time, writers made phone calls, talked to people and ...

20. Skank blogger demands $15 million from Google

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    ... my right to privacy has been violated. "I feel proud to live in a country where you're not persecuted for your opinions," Port added. "That right has to be protected." See Also Claws out as Skanks ...

21. Mainframe still refuses to die

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    ... each, giving each machine a total of 512K of memory. They were, however, ideal for keeping fish and chips warm. And, in my humble opinion, ICL's George 3 operating system still remains the finest OS ...

22. i4i 'not interested' in bringing Microsoft to its knees

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    ... 2003 and Word 2007. "In my opinion, the permanent injunction is the biggest and most significant achievement," said Owen. "It prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft ...

23. Apple’s iPad: Like Apple TV or like iPod?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    Analyst Opinion - If anyone else was bringing out a 10” tablet based on a Smartphone platform this decade, I’d bet on that company to be disappointed.  But Apple isn’t anyone and there is a better ...

24. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    Analyst Opinion - It can be entertaining to watch companies that have learned to manage expectations. They set low bars, generally fail at what they attempt, and yet the folks in charge of the programs ...

25. Apple's iPhone has yet to meet its Microsoft

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    Opinion - Apple's App Store celebrates a year of existence and 1.5 billion downloads from 65,000 applications. It is astonishing, and all of it despite a less than developer friendly approach by the company, ...

26. Google Chrome OS: Is Google finally jumping the shark?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 09 July 2009

      Analyst Opinion - Every company reaches a point in its history where the bloom falls off the rose. I worry that Google has just hit that wall. Analyst Opinion - Every company reaches a point in ...

27. End the iPhone exclusivity

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    Analyst Opinion - I live in the Great White North, which typically means I can buy new technology six months after it is first released in the U.S. I’ll also pay more for the privilege thanks to a weak ...

28. Windows 7 is a better Windows than Windows, yeah right

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 26 June 2009

    Opinion - Microsoft seems to have developed an astonishing ability to forget the past with its introduction of Windows 7, an amnesia that is matched only by its long time partner, Intel.Opinion - Microsoft ...

29. Intel + Nokia: In search of relevance

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Thursday, 25 June 2009

    Analyst Opinion - Intel  and Nokia announced a strategic relationship this week, a relationship that would point to a cooperation targeting the development of next-generation communicatiosn devices. ...

30. Dead discs: Blu-ray’s failure to launch signals end of spinning media

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Monday, 22 June 2009

    Analyst Opinion - As much as I hate to admit it, I can’t help but think the era of spinning discs is coming to a close.   Analyst Opinion - As much as I hate to admit it, I can’t help but think ...

31. Browser wars: When will the madness end?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    Opinion: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, when gas cost 25 cents a gallon, my good self and another venerable TGD writer working together on another mag coined the phrase Megahurtz Madness. ...

32. The Palm Pre: The best smartphone yet. Period.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    Analyst Opinion - I've been playing with the Palm Pre for the better part of a day and you really get the sense that if a product could be designed that said "screw you Apple" this is how you would ...

33. Intel vs. AMD 6-core CPUs: Speed vs. power?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 01 June 2009

    Opinion – When Intel introduced its Dunnington 6-core processors back in September of 2008, we considered it a stunning achievement, but knew that it would be about as far as the Core architecture ...

34. Intel and AMD may be radically changing the future of the PC

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    Analyst Opinion - We had a major reorganization at AMD last week that should not only make them more efficient. It may also make them the leading change agent in the server space as we move to a more cloud-based ...

35. Intel just can't lose

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 13 May 2009

    Opinion - Chip giant Intel has swept all before it by a combination of aggression, execution and sometimes bullying,  and it's hard to see the Santa Clara gravy train ever hitting the buffers.Opinion ...

36. The Gaming Renaissance Movement

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    Analyst Opinion - Making games differently – from production, to financing and distribution: Many have noted that the gaming industry seems to be recession-proof. Monthly sales figures continue to ...

37. Kindle outgrows its ambition

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    Analyst Opinion - A couple of months back, I raised a bit of a ruckus with my column – Kindle shmindle – that suggested the high up-front cost of Amazon’s book reader would be its ultimate downfall. ...

38. Apple rumor season: High on speculation, low on details

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 29 April 2009

    Opinion – Yes, it is the time of the year again. Just about one month before Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference we are seeing “industry sources” shifting into high gear to provide media with ideas ...

39. Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - With Google coming to market, the OS environment is very similar to what it was in the late 80s with Microsoft in IBM's position, Apple in Apple's, and Google in Microsoft's. Windows ...

40. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    Opinion – Question: If you need a notebook for travel, and just don’t care for one of those 17” monsters that should not be called notebooks anyway, which one would you choose? I have been trying to ...

41. TWC stomps its feet over metered Internet plans

    (Networking/Networking Opinion)

    Wednesday, 15 April 2009

    Opinion – Time Warner Cable (TWC) is upset. There may be some competition on the horizon for this and other cable companies and as usual, the company had an allergic reaction on that prospect and complained ...

42. Should Google dump YouTube?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 13 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - It’s been two-and-a-half years since Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion. At the time, the 18-month-old online video sensation was struggling to figure out how to convert its immense popularity ...

43. Microsoft gets former Sun chip guru, but why?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 10 April 2009

    ... but in this case the fodder may prove out to be sand or smoke until some more real, hard facts are known. Opinion I believe Microsoft is working on the hardware infrastructure necessary to make ...

44. Apple makes buying iTunes music easy as 1-2-3

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 07 April 2009

    ... is Journey's 1978 hit, "Don't Stop Believin'" at #65, which sells for $1.29. Every other song is 2007 or more recent. OpinionDo not be fooled by this three-tier price structure. This is a price increase. ...

45. Nintendo DSi on sale in United States

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Saturday, 04 April 2009

    ... Nintendo reports, "Powered by Opera, this simple-to-use application makes use of the Nintendo DSi system's dual-screen display to provide fast, intuitive Web browsing."See Nintendo's DSi website.OpinionNintendo ...

46. Complexity kills the computer industry

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Thursday, 02 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - AMD brought out Shanghai, their latest part in November, substantially ahead of when it was expected and it arrived in a market hungry for efficient performance but lacking in the ...

47. HP and Asustek testing Google's Android OS for sub-$500 netbooks

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    ... jumping around, though with some instructions being discarded or ignored based on data conditions. Note: In my opinion this is one of the weakest facets of the x86 ISA. Even today, x86 has unused one-byte ...

48. Scientists discovering more about genetic cues and a person's physical traits

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... imaginable. See the Wall Street Journal. Opinion The culmination of this work is still many, many years away from being assembled into a Gattaca-like test, however all indications are that it ...

49. Fennec Beta 1 review: The future of mobile browsing is here

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... add-on you just need to pull the repository from fennec-gestures and put it inside your extensions folder in your profile. The tracking bug for the Gesture module is here. Opinions and suggestions ...

50. The next iPhone looms on the horizon

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 25 March 2009

    ... of the iPhone SDK are key software differentiators which set apart the iPhone platform from PSP and DS in terms of games development. Thanks to all of this combined, Apple will (in my opinion) own the ...