Apple's Tablet: A Vowel, not a Paradigm, Shift
January 27, 2010
So the iPad looks to be just a bigger iPod Touch: no Flash support, no multitasking, no camera. They took the "o" and made it an "a." What's surprising is that anyone is surprised. The techerati still doesn't get the Apple business model.
Reporting: Obama Takes on ‘Devastation’ of Recession
January 27, 2010
Declaring that “I do not accept second place for the United States of America,” President Barack Obama compared the economic crisis to the greatest challenges of the nation’s past, saying “history’s call” demanded a years-long freeze on huge chunks of popular government spending programs.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
January 26, 2010
Why I Love Local News: Floor Collapses at Weight Watchers Meeting
January 15, 2010
"Members of the weight-loss club were lining up to compare readings on the scales when they heard a bang as the floor came away from the walls of their meeting room in Växjö in southern Sweden."
Full story (The Times of London)
Why I Love Local News: Man Rams Car Into Restaurant, Eats Breakfast
January 13, 2010
Once Charles Pierce, 92, was sure all was well, he dug in to his breakfast.
Full story (WESH-TV of Orlando, Fla.)
Reporting: Patients’ wariness slows digital health
January 11, 2010
Doctors and medical technology executives say the biggest hurdle to computerizing health care isn’t tradition or Luddism or bureaucracy — it’s the reluctance of consumers to sign on.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
Reporting: This is not your father’s gadget
January 10, 2010
Technology analysts and marketers said the standard perception of women’s relationship with technology was seriously skewed, posing a challenge for businesses that too often focus their sales at men or — worse — alienate women with patronizing messages.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
Reporting: Apps call, but will your phone answer?
January 9, 2010
Mobile software executives and analysts say the large number of incompatible wireless operating systems is the biggest impediment to turning mobile application development into the big moneymaking business it should and could be.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
Reporting: Microsoft Generates Little Buzz in CES Opener
January 7, 2010
First the power went out at the International Consumer Electronics Show, and when it came back up, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer did little to add to the electricity.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
Reporting: ‘Small-in-One’ Devices Prove Content Is King
January 7, 2010
After years of being about the Next Big Thing, the annual International Consumer Electronics Show this week is all about the next little thing — small-in-one devices that are blurring the distinctions among tiny netbook computers, dedicated media players, e-book readers and cell phones.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
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