Microsoft has often be accused of ‘firing up the Xerox’ to copy Apple’s ‘innovations.’ Well, during the Apple presentation on Sept 9, it seems that they are the ones who ‘fired up the Xerox.’ Indeed, the new 12.9 inch iPad Pro they introduced has many Surface 3 Pro features, including the docking keyboard and the […]
Read More Apple Announcements 2015: iPad Pro, Watch, iPhoneApple announced a few things at a press event held March 9, 2015. Among the things they showed are new Macs and the Apple Watch. They also announced a new $69 (US) Apple TV and HBO Now, which is exclusive to Apple for the time being. The MacBook Air gets a major refresh with a […]
Read More Apple Watch, MacBook Air and Apple TV: a quick updateThe battle for the living room is, once again, heating up. The question, however, is this: does joe and jane consumer really want it? For the next battle, we have Microsoft’s XBOX One, Sony’s PS4, Roku, Apple TV and a host of other boxes from Western Digital, Cisco and others. In addition, there’s a slew […]
Read More Battle for the living room…Apple, Microsoft, Sony and Roku have sharpened their swords, so look out!It’s been a big few days in the world of tech and for geeks like us. Microsoft showed off more of the follow up to both Windows 8 and the XBOX 360, Apple unveiled iOS 7 and Sony shows off its me-too prowess with an unveiling of the PS4. Me too seems to be the […]
Read More Tech Nerdvana: Xbox One, PS 4 and iOS 7A few months ago, we decided to cut the cord and go cable free. We thought that with the variety of over the air stations and the digital sub-channels plus our Netflix, Apple TV and Hulu Plus, we would be set. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. Sooo…. We are watching cable tv. […]
Read More Comcast, you win…the cord is no longer cut
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