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David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Google Glass and the Future of Technology   —  New gadgets — I mean whole new gadget categories — don't come along very often.  The iPhone was one recent example.  You could argue that the iPad was another.  But if there's anything at all as different and bold on the horizon, surely it's Google Glass.
Sep 13, 2012, 8:30 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
One of Apple's Best Ideas Ever — Made Worse   —  I think the MagSafe connector is one of Apple's best ideas ever.  It's on the end of every Mac laptop's power cord.  It attaches to the laptop with a powerful magnet—but if anybody trips on it, it detaches and falls harmlessly to the floor.
Jul 30, 2012, 7:35 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
What Cameras Inside Foxconn Found   —  I wrote about the Apple/China/Foxconn controversy in this space a couple of weeks ago, but there have been some developments, some progress and some new revelations.  —  The story so far: Last month, The New York Times published a front-page article …
Feb 24, 2012, 6:50 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
If Car Companies Were Run Like Tech Companies ...   As we plow into 2012, it has become clear that the technology industry is like no other.  Its changes come faster.  Its marketing hits us more deeply.  Its business models would look absurd in any other industry.
Dec 23, 2011, 11:20 AMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Nook's Specs Are Exaggerated, Again   —  I had a lot of fun reviewing Amazon's new Kindles in my Times column this week.  (Yes, I had a Times column this week — it's just that it appeared on Monday, a few days earlier than its usual Thursday spot, thanks to Amazon's release schedule.)
Nov 17, 2011, 8:10 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Steve Jobs: Imitated, Never Duplicated   —  Wednesday evening, Apple broke the news that Steve Jobs had died.  —  Since that moment, tributes, eulogies and retrospectives have poured over the world like rain.  He changed industries, redefined business models, fused technology and art.
Oct 6, 2011, 6:45 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Professional Video Editors Weigh In on Final Cut Pro X   —  In 10 years of writing Times columns, I've never encountered anything quite like this.  —  In Thursday's paper, I reviewed Apple's Final Cut Pro X, a professional video-editing program.  It's not an update of the existing Final Cut …
Jun 25, 2011, 6:30 AMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
The Tragic Death of the Flip   —  Day before yesterday, my jaw hit the floor, and I still haven't managed to get it back up again.  Cisco is killing the Flip camcorder.  Let's see if I can get this straight.  Only two years ago, Cisco bought Pure Digital, the company that made the Flip, for $590 million.
Apr 14, 2011, 4:40 PMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Quora Raises Questions   —  3:08 p.m. |  Updated Fixed estimated valuation of Quora.  An earlier version of the post incorrectly stated Quora had $86 million in financing.  —  My son is 13 and looking for a great East Coast summer camp.  He was thinking maybe he'd investigate a camp …
Feb 2, 2011, 5:40 AMIn context
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Gorilla Glass, the Smartphone's Unsung Hero   —  I've always been just a little baffled at the whole concept of app-phone cases.  I mean, people go out of their way to buy these thin, gorgeous iPhones and Android phones, and then wrap them in 3/4 inches of ugly black rubber!
Dec 9, 2010, 3:25 PMIn context

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Channel 9:
Inside NuGet for C++  —  NuGet support for C++ projects in Visual Studio has arrived in NuGet 2.5!  It's been around for about a month now so we figured we'd go talk to one of the developers who helped make it happen, Garrett Serack.
Cloud Foundry:
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry  —  In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
Rackspace Blog:
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls  —  For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Hortonworks » Blog:
Hadoop, Hadoop, Hurrah!  HDP for Windows is Now GA!  —  Today we are very excited to announce that Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows (HDP for Windows) is now generally available and ready to support the most demanding production workloads.
Unison's blog:
“Yammer sucks”  —  Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).