On October 5, 2011, the technology world lost a very prominent and influential figure, Steve Jobs. Whether or not you love the company (Apple Co.) or not, you cannot deny that this man was a pioneer. He wanted people to think different and they have.
Although I am a die hard PC user, my thoughts are with Apple and the Jobs family. The technology world will miss you Steve.
The new tablet from Amazon is a serious upgrade from the previous Kindles. There are several aspects of the device that have reviewers buzzing:
The very first thing I heard about the Kindle Fire was the new Silk Web browser; of course it was automatically compared to Safari on the iPad. It is great that this device will have a tabbed browser out of the box. On the other hand, Safari on the iPad isn’t the toughest competitor. A notable fact about this tablet that one cannot forget to mention that this will not deliver the full Android experience. Although, it may be a tremendous upgrade from previous models this is no Xoom or Galaxy Tab.
Bottom line: This will definitely be the best e-reader the market has to offer, but calling it an iPad killer is just humorous.
Is the world’s largest social network becoming too cluttered with useless junk? On the other hand, are all of the updates that Zuckerburg push out worth it?
Bottom line: No.
Facebook surely isn’t all bad. When I first got on the site as a high-school student in 2005, it was simple and to the point. Now, a user can get a virus if not careful! I am not here to rant about Facebook, because it does provide you with a wealth of information from and about all of your friends while keeping you connected. However, there is a such thing as “too much of a good thing.” Nowadays, there are new features rolled out every month or so. Surprising? No. With so many social networks wreaking havoc on the internet eg. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Google + and more you need to stay on top; clearly this company has the desire to do so. However, there are reasons many products stay the same; because they have found a model that works.
Makes one wonder whether Facebook is as comfortable as we think they are atop of the social networking world.
Our friends in Redmond have done it again. Although this is the first hands on release that the public has seen of Windows 8; I must say, it looks spectacular. Not only is the operating system suited to run on a tablet PC, the desktop interface is almost identical to Windows 7. So, the switch from one operating system will not be as painful as I once envisioned. However, the Metro-UI that is on top of the operating system should add functionality in terms of seeing various settings at a glance. Yet, Microsoft hasn’t forgotten about the power desktop user, which is what I have seen from Apple and what I was afraid of. However, if it seems that they do forget, I will be sticking with Windows 7.
Bottom line: As long as Microsoft doesn’t start to think that the PC is dead and to keep evolving this operating system that they are working on, this release should be as great as Windows 7 is to so many users.
Android….this operating system seems to be able to thrive on any piece of hardware. In my opinion, this is what makes this Google operating system great. We have seen Android dual-boot on the iPhone and now we are seeing it ported to the HP Touchpad. With the future of WebOS in the air users are unsure what the future may hold for the devices; however, the future for Android is forever evolving and growing.
After the announcement of HP’s device going on sale for $99 these tablets were selling like they’ve never sold before; like hotcakes. So, despite whether you think WebOS will forever be dead or another company might pick it up, like HTC, having Android around surely doesn’t hurt.
Bottom line: The HP Touchpad IS dead; however, the future of WebOS is still up in the air. If you have a chance to get one of these low priced tablets take advantage and use Android until WebOS resurfaces with another manufacturer.
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