reviews

Windows 8 tip: Get the Start menu back with Classic Shell

by ben patterson on April 3, 2013

Even though Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start menu anymore, I still find myself clicking in the corner of the screen to open programs, search my PC, or do anything Read More

Tagged as: Classic Shell, Windows, Windows 8

Hands-on with the new Pinterest app for iPad

by ben patterson on August 17, 2012

Thanks to Pinterest’s new iPad app, you can finally pin items to your Pinterest boards without the hassle of installing a “Pin It” button on the iPad’s Safari browser. That’s Read More

Tagged as: iPad, Pinterest

Hands-on with OnLive Desktop Plus, the latest way to watch Flash videos on the iPad

by ben patterson on February 24, 2012

There’s already a $5 app that lets you play Flash videos on the otherwise Flash-less iPad, but now there’s a new game in town: OnLive Desktop, the clever new service Read More

Tagged as: flash, iPad, OnLive Desktop, Windows, Windows 7

Hands-on review: Sony PlayStation Vita, and why parents who game will love it

by ben patterson on February 17, 2012

Who needs a dedicated handheld game console like the new PlayStation Vita when you download hundreds of cheap games for your iPhone or Android phone? A dad-to-be like me, that’s Read More

Tagged as: PlayStation Vita

Hands-on review: Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T

by ben patterson on February 16, 2012

Hands-on review of the Samsung Galaxy Note

Is it a phone or a tablet? That’s the big (and I do mean “big”) question about the Samsung Galaxy Note, a new and gargantuan Android phone that—if you ask Read More

Tagged as: Android, Samsung Galaxy Note, Stylus

Hands-on: OnLive Desktop brings Windows 7 to your iPad

by ben patterson on January 13, 2012

Does anyone really need a full-on, touch-friendly version of Windows running on their iPad? Good question, but a company that specializes in streaming high-end games to PCs, laptops, TVs, and Read More

Tagged as: iPad, OnLive Desktop, Windows, Windows 7

Hands-on review: the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, powered by “Ice Cream Sandwich”

by ben patterson on December 21, 2011

The first smartphone running on Google’s newly-updated Android platform is here, and it’s a beaut. With its jumbo HD display and button-less face, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is scene-stealer, no Read More

Tagged as: Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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