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December 11, 2012 4:47 pm

Hello world!

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December 6, 2012 10:29 am

Meet Lamar Smith: SOPA author, climate change skeptic, and Congress’ next science boss

You're looking at a man who will soon sit in a powerful chair. His name is Representative Lamar Smith, he’s controversial (especially in internet circles), and he's just been appointed to lead a committee in Congress — making him a...

December 5, 2012 2:00 pm

Mac mini review (mid 2011)

The Mac mini has long been the lovably lost scamp of the the Mac family, produced and sold with as seemingly little fanfare as possible. (Quick: where are the minis located in your local Apple store?) No matter: we’ve seen...

December 5, 2012 1:55 pm

iPad mini review

The iPad mini has arrived — and so has our review. Just last week, Appleintroduced the world to the newest member of its wildly successful tablet line, an adorable, diminutive slate with a 7.9-inch display. It even had an adorable ad to...

December 5, 2012 1:48 pm

HP Elitebook Revolve hands-on and press pictures

Judging by the number of touchscreen laptops alone, HP wasn't the most agressive of manufacturers when it came to building machines for Windows 8. However, after launching a trio of laptops, the company looks like it's ready to continue filling out its portfolio with the...

December 5, 2012 11:27 am

Samsung Galaxy Camera review

The Galaxy Camera is a pretty attractive device. It shares a lot of design DNA with Samsung’s regular cameras like the equally-attractive WB150, and apart from its enormous 4.8-inch touchscreen doesn’t look markedly different from anything already on the market. It is very wide compared to regular point-and-shoots, though, measuring over five inches across, a figure that can largely be attributed to the aforementioned screen. At a shade under three inches, it’s not particularly tall, but it is quite thick —...

December 5, 2012 8:39 am

Samsung Galaxy Note II review

I must start my review of the Galaxy Note II by admitting that I misjudged the original Galaxy Note. After a week with that device, it was my conclusion that Samsung had put together a great package of technical innovations whose premise of an oversized, stylus-equipped smartphone wouldn’t find a receptive audience. As it turned out, Samsung’s native South Korea fell in love with the 5.3-inch Note, which went on to sell over 10 million units in its first year on the market. As...

December 2, 2012 6:49 pm

Iron Giant: Up close with Kuratas

"When I was a kid, I thought there were going to be giant robots in the future. But no matter how long I waited, people were only able to make small robots, like Asimo. Eventually, I thought ‘I can’t wait...

November 23, 2012 10:15 am

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display review

A review of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display so closely following areview of the 15-inch model has many layers. In isolation, the 13-inch Pro is just a smaller version of its well-regarded bigger brother, and so it’s easy...

November 10, 2012 10:05 am

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ is a middling return to Middle-earth

A decade ago, Peter Jackson pulled off what many thought was impossible: adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings into an epic big-screen trilogy. The movies debuted to critical and commercial acclaim, moving far beyond the boundaries of the...

October 14, 2012 10:12 am

Mailbox for iPhone: a next-generation email app

Cloud to-do list company Orchestra today announced Mailbox, an email client for the iPhone it's been building for the last year. I’ve been testing Mailbox for the last few weeks and it’s nothing short of spectactular. It’s the best (and...

October 12, 2012 10:20 am

HTC Windows Phone 8S review

HTC's second Windows Phone 8 device follows the same design as its bigger brother, the 8X, with a unique look and feel that's separate to the company's Android devices. It's another big bet on Windows Phone 8 for HTC and one that the company hopes will appeal to the masses as Microsoft continues its push to get Windows Phone devices into consumer's hands. The 8S nixes a 720p display for a smaller 4-inch screen and just 4GB of storage, but it...

October 11, 2012 8:44 am

Adobe to offer Retina display support for various apps

When Phil Schiller unveiled Apple's latest MacBook Pro and its Retina display back in June, he also revealed that Adobe had committed to optimizing Photoshop for the ultra high-res panel. The company today reaffirmed that plan, saying updates to "key products" will be delivered to all customers running the latest release in the coming months. Thankfully those products extend beyond Photoshop, with Adobe naming nine total applications (including Lightroom 4) that will be updated with support for HiDPI displays. As of now,...