The technology we buy isn’t particularly unique in and of itself, but thanks to several customization tools and services we can easily add our unique style. These are our ten favorite ways to customize your computers and smartphones, both inside and out.
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We’re busy people, and even the most savvy of us sometimes just don’t have the time to learn about every odd and end in the tech world. Here are some of our favorite tech explainers on things you probably hear a lot about, but never really knew.
It’s a subject that only crops up from time to time—usually when new legislation is being pushed through or a tech company has done something really stupid—but it’s an important thing to know about in today’s age of ubiquitous internet. If you still aren’t sure what net neutrality is—or even if you have a rough idea but aren’t an expert—check out our introduction to net neutrality and what it means for you.
Many Windows users know of the fabled registry, though fear it because of its cryptic (and powerful) nature. However, for those that understand how it works, it can be an invaluable tool. Check out our explainer and mythbuster on the Windows registry, and then be sure to check out our top 10 favorite registry tweaks to really make it work for you. Continue reading
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Amid all the recent drama that has unfolded at Hewlett-Packard — and the he-said she-said back and forth concerning Oracle and whether or not it was approached to buy Autonomybefore HP ponied up — lies a lingering meme that refuses to die: That somehow the software giant Oracle is going to make a bid for HP.
Given the recent feuds between the management teams at the two companies, Oracle’s acquisitive history and HP’s sudden weakness, it doesn’t take much for a popular narrative of Oracle buying HP to emerge. It would be a dramatic denouement to the events of the last year that have found HP and Oracle at increasingly caustic loggerheads. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison would take some kind of victory lap and mount HP on the wall like a of trophy.
The idea gained some currency with an Aug. 21 story in the New York Post (which, like this Web site, is owned by News Corp.) arguing that HP’s $11.7 billion bid for the British software firm Autonomy, having caused shareholders to knock $12 billion and change off HP’s market cap, would therefore make HP more attractive to Oracle.
The meme gained further currency with a Bloomberg News story saying that HP’s board was “concerned” that its weakened condition had left it vulnerable to Oracle. Continue reading
When Tango first launched a year ago, its big draw was that it could relatively painlessly connect video calls across both Android and iOS platforms over Wi-Fi and cellular networks. In other words, Tango was a more versatile alternative to Apple’s FaceTime.
But what you couldn’t do withTango is make a video call to a user who wasn’t on a smartphone. And that kind of cripples one of the main values of video calls, which is chatting between family members separated by distance — because seeing someone’s face can be so emotionally resonant. What if your family member doesn’t have a smartphone? Continue reading
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