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Computers
On That NYTimes Editor’s Mention Of The Apple Tablet
4:10AM Brian Lam | A lot of people are writing up this video of the NYTimes Editor “leaking” the Apple Tablet (see 8:20 in the video) in this supposedly off record talk. But this isn’t proof of anything. More »
Phones
Japanese Mobile Phones As Mysterious Super-Gadgets: 2009 Edition
3:20AM John Herrman | Every year or so, you’ll read the same line: Japanese mobile phones are amazing, futuristic überhandsets, and the rest of the world is stuck in the last decade. In 2009, though, that narrative has basically collapsed. More »
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4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
IPhone 3GS Review Matrix: What Everybody’s Saying
4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
Gadgets
NYT: ‘Newspaper-Saving’ Redneck Kindle Can’t Pronounce President’s Name
8:40PM John Herrman | Pointing out the clunkiness of the Kindle’s text-to-speech feature is tired, but with the new Kindle DX being lauded as a newspaper savior, the NYT has a point: “Bay-rack Oh-bamma” won’t cut it. More »
Gadgets
Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | The Amazon Kindle DX is 26.4 x 18.3 x 1 cm. Bezos says it’s for reading newspapers, magazines, journals, and your own PDF documents more easily. But how does it stack against its deadtree counterparts? More »
Networks
NYT: Text Messages Are an Even Bigger Ripoff Than You Thought
8:24PM John Herrman | We all know that text messaging is overpriced, but the NYT has pulled back the technological shroud to find out that the prices aren’t just bad, they’re practically extortionate. More »
Online
NY Times’ Pogue-O-Matic Guides Your Gadget Shopping, Sets My Heart Aflutter
4:30PM Elaine Chow | Maybe it’s because I have the hugest crush on David Pogue of the New York Times, but I find his recently released product finder guide, the Pogue-O-matic, absolutely adorable… and useful too! The Pogue-O-Matic is divided into four parts: cameras, camcorders, smartphones and televisions. If you were planning on getting people any of the above for the holidays, stop by and have little e-Pogue explain what details you should look out for. Being a gadget blogger with a finger on the pulse of the latest and greatest, I personally don’t need the advice. But I’ll be stopping by anyway… for you, Pogue. Just. For. You. [Pogue-o-Matic on the New York Times] More »
Press
NY Times Reporter Warped Into Dell Shill
11:15PM Matt Buchanan | Here’s why you should never trust endorsements—besides the general principle of the matter. NY Times reporter Marc Santora did an interview for a startup site called Big Think, talking about how technology has changed covering stories like the Iraq War. Imagine his surprise when part of it was slipped into a DigitalNomads ad, a site that’s “powered by Dell,” magically turning his interview into an endorsement. More »
Press
Predictable Yet Still Entertaining: John Dvorak Calls Out NYT and WSJ for Shilling Apple
4:04AM Brian Lam | Yes he does. Every Apple launch, at least one tech journalist goes meta and calls out other journalists for being Apple shills. Meanwhile, PC Mag gives the iPhone a 4/5 rating with Editor’s Choice, John likes Macs, and there’s an icon on his column for “More iPhone coverage”. Oh people, don’t you know he’s just getting you riled up to get attention and links?…I guess that worked. Man, the guy is a genius. [PC Mag]
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