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by Kevin Purdy

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Freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, former Lifehacker editor.

On lithium-ion batteries, smartphones, and impermanence

Posted Apr 27, 2012 - 07:30 am

Here’s one of those facts that is somehow both reassuring and disheartening in equal amounts: no matter how perfectly you treat your phone or tablet, you only get three or four years until it’s functionally useless without a charging cord nearby.
Mobile & Wireless, batteries, battery life
Google Drive is a magic warehouse, Dropbox a robotic filing cabinet

Posted Apr 25, 2012 - 11:45 am

Google Drive feels more like a reminder than a release. It’s Google letting you know that the way they see your computer life is very different than the way you see it. Allow me to explain.
Cloud Computing, cloud storage, dropbox
The hidden ways mobile sites and free games are killing your battery

Posted Apr 23, 2012 - 09:38 am

You know that streaming music over 3G draws a lot of smartphone energy. But inefficient CSS, image file choices, and geo-locating advertisements are hogging your battery in less overt ways, according to recent studies.
Mobile & Wireless, battery life, css
How to grab a screenshot from iPhone, Android, and nearly any other smartphone

Posted Apr 20, 2012 - 10:49 am

Let’s review the best ways you can grab a screenshot from an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. Or even a WebOS phone, if you're feeling esoteric.
Mobile & Wireless, Android, BlackBerry
Rumor roundup: Windows Phone 8 is the Schrödinger's Cat of upgrades

Posted Apr 18, 2012 - 10:01 am

Samsung’s feeling some quad-core jealousy, Microsoft’s “not really sure” about people getting Windows Phone 8 upgrades, and, surprise of surprises, there’s rumors of a smaller iPad. All chopped, grilled, and hashed up for you in today’s rumor roundup.
Mobile & Wireless, ipad 7 inch, ipad mini
Clearing up a few myths about the newly renovated Chrome OS

Posted Apr 16, 2012 - 12:34 pm

Now that Google’s released a developer preview of Chrome OS’ almost entirely new look, it feels like a good time to do some Q&A.
Operating Systems, Chrome, Chrome OS
'You can't break anything,' or how intimidation affects tablet use

Posted Apr 13, 2012 - 11:43 am

Perhaps the best way to encourage people to fiddle, discover, and stretch out isn’t to provide them with a completely customizable system, but with something that they know they can’t break.
Mobile & Wireless, Android, Android 4.0
Google Nexus tablet delays, iPhone 5 chipset testing, and another no-Google-needed Android

Posted Apr 11, 2012 - 09:10 am

April is the cruelest month, breeding iPhone 5 rumors out of the (temporarily) dead gadget realm, mixing memories of gee-whiz product launches with desire for some competition, and stirring inventory issues with overseas rumor. Let’s get into it.
Mobile & Wireless, Amazon Kindle Fire, Android
More on transferring contacts from your BlackBerry to your new smartphone

Posted Apr 09, 2012 - 10:50 am

What keeps people on the BlackBerry platform? The feel of the keyboard, sure. BlackBerry Messenger, maybe. But in some cases the answer is "I really don’t want to transfer all my contacts over.”
Mobile & Wireless, Android, BlackBerry
Could Apple really be working on iOS game controllers?

Posted Apr 04, 2012 - 10:17 am

There’s purportedly an “internal project” at Apple to design an external, physical controller for the iPad and the iPhone, which have developed a rich catalog of not just casual games, but advanced games with heavy graphics and complex interactions.
Mobile & Wireless, Android, Apple

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IPv6 Month

BY THE NUMBERS: IPv6: The big switch

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OPINION: A phased approach to IPv6 that's so easy, you'll almost think you're still ignoring it

PRIMER: Getting started with IPv6

HOW-TO: Planning a secure migration to IPv6

The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology

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Snowden's big truth: We are all less free

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Has the Xbox One already lost the next gen console war?

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