tommy chen

May 23

Let’s break down the comparisons: The iPad is a hair thinner, no big deal. In real world usage the iPad can last about 1.5 hours longer. The iPad is 2.24 ounces heavier. Microsoft didn’t draw the screens to scale. The iPad actually has a larger screen area (45.16 vs. 43.56 square inches) The iPad has less ports and requires pricey adapters ($79 total) if you need HDMI out or a SD card reader. The Asus VivoTab Smart may work with “most printers,” but it’s a nightmare to get it setup. iPad users can also get 7GB of free Skydrive cloud storage in addition to their free 5GB of iCloud storage. The iPad doesn’t have Microsoft Office apps, but there’s hundreds of alternatives, some that are even better. The iPad doesn’t support multiple user accounts. Windows 8 allows you to see two apps at once, the iPad doesn’t The iPad is $250 more expensive Bonus: The iPad has 34GB of more usable space (57GB vs 23GB)

Let’s break down the comparisons:

May 22

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May 21

Apple Dodged $13.8B In Taxes -

If it’s not illegal, it’s their fiduciary right to their shareholders to do this.

Yahoo Unveils The New Flickr w/ One Terabyte Of Free Space -

This is wild! The new Yahoo is really cool.

May 20

Yahoo Acquires Tumblr for $1.1 Billion In Cash -

Yahoo got a deal! Now keep it separate and don’t mess it up!

May 16

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May 15

Google Demands Microsoft Remove YouTube Windows Phone App -

This is the Youtube app that Microsoft had to build themselves because Google wouldn’t.

Samsung Bagged 95% of the Android Profit Share in Q1 2013 -

Their mobile business is now bringing in more than all of Google’s businesses combined. Should Google be concerned, I think so.

BlackBerry Bringing BBM to Android and iOS This Summer -

Too little too late. There’s no shortage of cross platform messaging apps/services and they all work equal or better than BBM.

Square Stand -

It sure looks cool and I do enjoy shopping at retail establishments that accept Square, but $500 (iPad) + $300 (stand) + 2.75% per swipe is pretty pricy for a small business, no? And this not including a cash draw.

May 14

Nokia Does Aluminum With The Lumia 925 -

Everyone seems to be moving to a aluminum now, I wonder who started this trend?

Nokia Sidesteps Instagram Absence w/ Hipstamatic App -

An app that has filters is NOT a replacement for Instagram. If they can’t understand why, then they have a problem.

May 13

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May 11

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Acer announces the Aspire R7. It combines a desktop, laptop, and tablet; but I can’t understand why anyone would want to use a trackpad that’s behind the keyboard.

Acer announces the Aspire R7. It combines a desktop, laptop, and tablet; but I can’t understand why anyone would want to use a trackpad that’s behind the keyboard.