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by Peter Smith

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Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.

Google fumbles Nexus 7 pre-orders

Posted Jul 17, 2012 - 08:30 am

Google's Nexus 7 Android tablet seems to be a hit given the number of favorable reviews I've seen. I'd love to offer my opinion but I don't have mine yet. And I'm not alone.
Is anyone besides me mad at Apple right now?

Posted Jul 05, 2012 - 08:30 am

I have to start with a disclaimer. This is a post about emotion, not law. It's an opinion piece, so keep that in mind. Anyway, is anyone besides me mad at Apple right now? I'm talking about its legal squabble with Samsung and the resulting ban on the sales of two products, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
Will the Xbox 720 be Microsoft's last, yet always up-to-date, console?

Posted Jul 13, 2012 - 08:30 am

Earlier this week I read an interesting story over at Ars Technica that I haven't seen discussed anywhere else (maybe I'm just reading the wrong blogs).
Journalist questions Felicia Day's relevance. Internet explodes. Journalist loses job.

Posted Jul 01, 2012 - 03:10 pm

One young journalist learned the power of social networking over the weekend. Said lesson ended with him out of a job.
Microsoft shutting down Xbox Live for original Xbox games

Posted Feb 05, 2010 - 08:56 am

As of April 15th, the Xbox Live service will no longer support original Xbox games, regardless of whether you're playing them on an Xbox or an Xbox 360.
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A year on: Flash still not on the iPad, and that's still a good decision

Posted May 23, 2011 - 07:53 am

Just about a year ago I wrote a post here at ITworld titled Flash on iPad wouldn't solve anything (but would strengthen Adobe's control of the web).
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Comcast's new 305 Mbps Internet service underscores the value of competition

Posted Jul 25, 2012 - 08:30 am

Next month I'm moving out of New England. While moving is always a hassle, I was pretty casual about the whole plan. I can do both my jobs from anywhere as long as I have an internet connection and a laptop, so while I was worried about things like how well the dog would adjust, I wasn't thinking much about my working life.
Hacker restores "Other OS" to PS3; has Sony opened Pandora's box?

Posted Apr 08, 2010 - 07:59 am

Yesterday a hacker announced that he's developed a custom firmware version for the Sony Playstation 3 that will restore the alternative OS support that Sony removed last week. So what happens next?
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- hacking, PS3
iPhone 5 growing up, but not out, this fall

Posted May 23, 2012 - 08:30 am

I don't often cover Apple rumors these days; there are just so many of them, most of which turn out to be completely wrong. But this week we seem to be seeing some kind of consensus on at least one aspect of the next iPhone: a bigger screen.
Kindle Fire 2 rumors try to rain on Google Nexus 7's parade

Posted Jun 29, 2012 - 08:30 am

In the midst of Google I/O and a decent amount of excitement generated around the Nexus 7, you might think Amazon's Kindle Fire would be forgotten for a few days. You'd be wrong.

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