Flash isn’t officially dead, but today’s announcement from Adobe that they’re ending development Flash Player for mobile devices isn’t exactly a good sign for supporters of the technology. Mobile rules right now, and while I wouldn’t yet go so far as to talk about Post-PC this and that, I certainly would use mobile as a

Ubuntu has previously been the strict domain of only the hardest-core tech geeks. But it seems this open-source Linux descendant is destined to go where it has never truly gone before — into the consumer electronics sector, says Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical (the company responsible for Ubuntu Linux). He’s at the Ubuntu Developer

Yes, Nokia is leaping from the burning platform that is Symbian. Yes, they’re leaping from MeeGo, as well. And yes, their initial safe harbor appears to be a Windows Phone device codenamed “Sea Ray.” But that doesn’t mean that Symbian is dead just yet. Prototypes of a new Nokia phone believed to be the N5

Tuesday, Microsoft held a press event in New York to preview the first major up date to their Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. “Windows Phone Mango,” as its code named (and not Windows Phone 7 Mango, apparently), will feature some 500 updates and new features, and while no new hardware was unveiled this week,

Android is so much more than a “smartphone platform,” or at least it will be if half of what’s being shown off at Google I/O makes it from prototype stage to full-on shipping product status. Being a developers’ conference and not a trade show, I/O doesn’t have a “show floor” to walk around, but the

Let’s be honest. Right now there are two players in the mobile space, Apple and Google. That’s not taking anything away from the power or potential of BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Symbian, MeeGo, or any other platform, but realistically there are two names that dominate the mobile news and two operating systems that dominate consumers’

Microsoft is talking a lot about how wonderful its Windows Phone 7 handsets are, but some wonder if they’re looking at the same devices other people are. The battle to woo customers into purchasing a particular cellphone is nothing new. There are all sorts of flashy commercials for the hardware, ‘I can do this and

As most of you know by now, I am a Network Administrator by trade working with mostly Windows machines, yet at home I am a committed Mac user, so I get to see the good, bad and the ugly of both operating systems. I prefer Mac OSX, but I know a good feature when I

Smartphones implement a lot of complicated technology these days such as GPS capabilities, augmented reality and even locating itself when it’s lost. Although these are very impressive capabilities, there are still a few bugs in both iOS, as well as Android, that are simply unacceptable. We’ve all heard about the trials and tribulations plaguing the

No matter how much I liked the Hardware of the CR-48, I must focus my attention on the software. Chrome OS could be the next big thing if you ask Google, but is it practical enough to live up to everyday use?

The hardware of the CR-48 is a lot of fun to talk about, and is really impressive. Please note however that in a lot of ways it is irrelevant, because by the time Chrome Notebooks start being marketed and sold, they will most likely be much different. This will not stop me from telling you about the CR-48 and all of its simple goodness.

There have been numerous reports about how Steve Jobs will not allow Flash on Apple iOS devices, and, as we know, outrage has ensued. The basic reason that has been set forth by Apple for not implementing Flash on their iOS devices in the lack of support for compatibility between it and OSX. Lets face

The Mac vs PC battle is back! In this round we are putting the two OS’s head to head to battle out Customization. This is a category that often comes up in the heated insult wars between angry geeks and it will be our first head to head of many.

With the popularity and affordability of consumer grade HD camcorders more people are venturing out and immersing themselves in the art of video. I have used iMovie for the last three years and have been pretty happy with the results. In many discussions with friends that implement Linux they have verbalized the frustration with finding

As many of you know I am an iPhone guy and really can’t see myself using any other cell phone. That being said, I have a responsibility to my readers, and the tech community in general, to be up to date and educated on multiple devices and operating systems. That is why when Mr. Jon

It seems iTunes has become the music-playing application of choice for Windows and Mac users alike; it may be the only thing they agree upon. Linux users on the other hand seem to have been left out in the cold in terms of music management. With so many Linux distributions and open source applications it

The last few weeks have proven very interesting in the tablet and ultra portable laptop arenas, specifically speaking the announcement of the HP Slate 500 tablet and the release of the new Macbook Air. It definitely seems as though the tablet market and the ultra portable laptop market (I hesitate to use the term netbook here)

It’s no secret that in the past Microsoft has attacked Linux, and pretty much everything it stands for, primarily, the concept of open source computing. It has usually been in simple press releases and quotes from faceless Microsoft executives. Well as I was searching for a simple Linux answer on the Internet, I found a

Before the year began, it was easy to see how 2010 would easily be deemed “Year of the Tablet”.  We’ve seen real, physical products like the JooJoo, the iPad, the HP Slate, all of which will be available in the not too distant future.  We’ve also seen video concepts like Microsoft’s Courier and a possible

Microsoft is known for their product fragmentation.  There’s Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate and the Xbox 360’s split into Arcade and two versions of the Elite.  Whether you consider this strategy idiotic or necessary, Microsoft is seemingly prepared to gamble.  New leaks indicate they’re sticking to their guns and doing what they know