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New Year, the Same War: What Are Apple, Google and Facebook Preparing for 2013

Submitted by Laurentiu Stan on Fri, 01/04/2013

In recent years, Apple, Google and Facebook have been gradually violated their territories. For 2013 the war is expected to escalate on two fronts, online search and hardware.

Two of the biggest players in the software market, Google and Amazon, are looking forward to increase their hardware presence in order to increase the loyalty of their customers and gain greater control over their software services. In response, Apple is increasingly developing its own software in order for their products to differentiate from the competition.

Steam VS Buying discs for games

Submitted by Jonathon Bingle on Thu, 01/03/2013

So I've recently started using steam, originally I didn't really think steam was good because downloading games is so time consuming and I didn't like that. I always had steam downloaded and installed though because I knew a few friends who were big fans of it. I recently gave it a try because of the incredible holiday sales they had, I got 11 games for $37, it would have cost me at least double that it now more to buy the actual CD.

Future of Desktop PCs

Submitted by Mihir Khanderia on Tue, 01/01/2013

The use of Desktop PCs has reduced after the advancement of latest technological devices like Notebooks, Laptops, Tablets, and Smart Phones etc. In recent years, the desktop computer has lost its hold in the market. Advances in technology have created smaller, cheaper and lighter computers and other technological devices. The Desktop PCs have now been replaced by notebooks, tablets and smart phones which are able to do the tasks that used to require larger machines.

Apple iPad 2 Review: Was It Worth It? I’d Still Say YES

Submitted by cherr aira quintana on Mon, 12/31/2012

Arguably, it was the launch of iPad 2 that started the craze more that the entrée of the original iPad in the market. The second generation sent the note to the world that tablet invasion is here to come. True enough, other brands followed the trend. Samsung released S Series, tons of Android tablets were sold and Kindle instantly became the second best selling tablet globally.

I am one of the many firsts who gave into the tempting package of iPad 2 in 2011 for $499. I initially fell for the lightweight gadget that is mere 100 grams and its sleek design.

Online Shopping Continues to Cripple Stores

Submitted by Dave Won. on Sun, 12/30/2012

The online shopping craze is destroying shop fronts, this Christmas stores have been closing all over the place. Many retailers are finding their stores becoming more like show rooms with people testing and using devices, to only do the actual purchase online at a fraction of the cost.

We all have to do what we can to save, but once that there are no more stores there will be less reasons to leave the house, this could be a good thing? Maybe less pollution?

Straight Talk iPhone 5 Review

Submitted by Mihir Khanderia on Fri, 12/28/2012

Straight Talk iPhone 5 is a  latest version of touch screen based smart phone developed by Apple Inc. iPhone 5 is slimmer than the previous versions of Apple iPhones and it is also longer with a display of about 4 inches. The design of iPhone 5 is superb and mind blowing which includes a taller screen and metallic back. iPhone 5 is available in two colors – Black (Black and Slate color) and White (White and Silver color). The available capacities in iPhone 5 version are: 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB.

AMD vs Intel - CPUs

Submitted by Jonathon Bingle on Thu, 12/27/2012

The fight between AMD and Intel has been going on for a long time. Intel holds about 80%   the market share while AMD holds only 20%. The biggest model difference between Intel and AMD is how they are made. Intel owns its own chip fabrication plants, and AMD uses GlobalFoundries (GF). Since AMD has switched over to using GF to produce their chips, they have dropped their total debt from 5 billion to 2 billion.