Category: Tech Company

iPad Mini Case Study: Price Above All

The new iPad Mini’s high price has left questions of whether people will buy its’ cheaper competitors instead, and while I can’t answer those questions in the broadest sense yet of whether it will sell, I can relay one story of a consumer I spoke to. Yesterday I met a woman, in her early twenties, who was very techincally savvy. While you couldn’t classify...

Microsoft: “We’re Back” with Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Surface

We’ve done a lot of polling lately, and one of the things we asked you was “What do you think of Windows 8?” The split was pretty even for whether people liked it now, but 29% of you said that you believed Windows 8 is a step in the right direction. That’s just one step though; Microsoft has worked hard recently to reimagine their...

Why Windows 8 Sucks And Rules at The Same Time #Windows8

Windows 8 is garnering more attention than any Windows release since perhaps the original OS came out 26 years ago. Critics say Windows 8 is not built for computing, not powerful enough, and not easy to use. Fans love the new metro User interface, redesigned apps, and app store. Me? I agree with the both of them, and here’s why. As a non-touch operating...

Lenovo Says Bye Bye to China, Hello USA

I wanted to send a big Kudos to PC maker Lenovo which is building a factory right here in the USA. The Carolinas seem to be gaining all kinds of industry these days, from Apple with a data center for iCloud, to factories for Boeing’s 787. Anyways, considering that nearly every computer company is churning out both components, and full builds for $1 a...

Netflix Trades in Monstrosity for Modern

In an effort to modernize, Netflix has replaced their severely dated player with a much more modern looking video playback area. Maybe it’s me, but they seem to have taken design inspiration from Windows 8’s video player design. In the new player they use a modern sans-serif font with some snazzy new features to really bring it into the modern world. For starters, it...