Operating System Archives

The Windows 8 start button is making a comeback! Or so the rumors suggest. Business and every-day Joe users of the world’s most widely used operating system can now feel better that their familiar desktop environment will be on its way back once Microsoft releases its forthcoming update Windows Blue ...

Technology

A Concept Preview Of What iOS 7 Might Look Like [Video]

Richard Darell

There are many rumors going around about Apple at the moment. There's everything from their upcoming developers conference in 6 weeks being focused around new technology upgrades for their MacBook family to the unveiling of an iWatch. There will no doubt be even more rumors springing up during the n ...

Technology

Future Living: The Smart House Of Tomorrow Is Now Prototyped

Richard Darell

It seems everyone wants to have a say in how our future living will be shaped and formed. Multinational companies such as Microsoft, Samsung and a whole lot of other tech innovators all have their video presentations of what they think will be our future. Their visions are usually several years ahea ...

Technology

The Future Of OS X & iOS: What To Possibly Expect In 2013 – 2014

Ben Warner

Now that we’re in February, speculation has commenced on what OS X 10.9 will look like. Apple is keeping its cards close to its chest as usual, but that hasn’t stopped the pundits from speculating. What will be the future of OS X and iOS? Apple has established a yearly schedule for release of its fl ...

Technology

Wear Your Own Portable Operating System In A USB Wristband

Diana Adams

We have written many times about how wearable tech will be one of the biggest trends of 2013, and this is another great example. How would you like to have your own portable operating system that you can carry around with you everywhere via a USB wristband? It sounds almost too good to be true, righ ...

Technology

How Algorithms Change The World As We Know It [Infographic]

Diana Adams

When you think of all the things that have impacted our lives over the years, do you ever think of all the algorithms that have been implemented around us? The word algorithm is one of those scary words that seems complicated, but it isn't. It's just the step-by-step procedure for a calculation. Alg ...

Technology

Mac vs. PC: Does It Really Even Matter Anymore?

Ben Warner

The personal computer revolution of the 70s and 80s, noted distinctly by the rise of now tech giants Apple and Microsoft, fueled an era of Mac vs. PC arguments. Macs are better! PCs are customizable! Macs were cool but expensive, while PCs were clunky but cheap. Back then, all these arguments were p ...

Geek

Android vs. iOS: Loyalty Among Users [Infographic]

Richard Darell

Android and iOS users have always competed about pretty much everything. It's an interesting rivalry that constantly spawns new products and innovations, not to mention never ending arguments about which one is best. There are of course statistics that could settle every single one of these argument ...

Technology

The Windows 8 Test Drive: Navigating Through All The Hype

Ben Warner

I am typically in the habit of upgrading my PCs to the latest versions of the operating system as long as the hardware is capable. With the release of Windows 8 last week, I was keen to try it out, at least as an upgrade to my Windows 7 Parallels Virtual Machine that I have running on my MacBook Pro ...

Technology

Android vs. iOS: Which Users Are More Social? [Infographic]

Diana Adams

For years now, people have jokingly compared Android users with iOS users. I remember a couple years ago I published the results of a study which revealed that Android users are not only happier with their smartphones, but they also have a lot more sex than iPhone users. The companies that do these ...

Design

OS X Inspired Dishes: Perfect For Late Night Snacking Hackers

Richard Darell

If you are like me, and you don't need a lot of sleep, you know that in the middle of the night you sometimes get the munchies, right? I usually stay up late to get all the work done in order to stay ahead of the game. Of course, in order to produce good results, we need energy, and fruit and vegeta ...

Technology

App Store Wars: The Mobile App Store Timeline [Infographic]

Richard Darell

Millions and millions of apps are being bought and downloaded each year and since 2008, when the iPhone App Store first opened, there have been countless of other app stores announced and launched. The phones that we use today were revolutionized by the app stores around the web. They allow us to up ...

Technology

The Complete Android History Timeline [Infographic]

Richard Darell

I can't say that I am very knowledgeable when it comes to the Android market or the things around it like the operating system and the application development community. I have looked at it and tried the phone out a couple of times, yes, but that's about it. Pretty much all I have learned about the ...

Design

The Most Popular Fonts By Operating System [Infographic]

Richard Darell

As a designer, it's always a treat finding new and exciting fonts to use in a design. The variations are unlimited, and to find the right one can sometimes be as hard as finding a needle in a haystack. However, you instantly know when you have struck gold, and that is when the font compliments the ...

Technology

HTC HDD: First Cell Phone With Multiple OSes!

Richard Darell

It's anyone's guess who will take the leading market share when it comes to iPhone, Android or any of the other up and comers in the cell phone industry. When I look at my Twitter stream, I constantly see people tweeting about why they would rather use either the iPhone or Android phone. There are ...