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Working Conditions In Chinese Factories

The average user never really sees the internals of a phone; those of us who care a little more might look through the latest photos from an ifixit teardown. But how often do we really think about the process that … Continue reading

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Patents To Stifle Innovation

In Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, Congress is given the power to “…promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings … Continue reading

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Counting Android Tablet Apps

Steve Jobs said that Android had “at most 100 apps” that make use of the additional screen space offered by the tablet form factor; clearly, this wasn’t intended to be an exact figure but an estimate designed to show the … Continue reading

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Tablet Evolution

I had the opportunity to play around with a Xoom last week, and it got me excited for what will undoubtedly be an exploding market. Tablets prior to the iPad were largely based around productivity and giving a complete desktop/laptop … Continue reading

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Apple’s iOS Subscription Policy

There has been quite a bit of news lately about Apple’s change regarding subscriptions available to apps on the iOS platform. Apple announced the subscription service and the overall message is essentially this: If you have a subscription available outside … Continue reading

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