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The four stars is cool.....however....on his blog, Donald Bell apparently commented that they have to start giving higher reviews to some of the non Apple tablets. It's possible that they realize they've been shaping opinions a little too much. Guess we'll see. I'm glad to see those numbers...

No more than they have any other manufacturer. I remember reading articles about how Apple has bought up as many supplies as they could for iPad development.....both to ensure their own access to components, but also to control pricing. Banshee

I've been considering this one as well. If I'm getting a gen 1 Android device, it's either this one or the EEE Pad Transformer. The keyboard dock and battery life there are pretty impressive. The Thrive *does* look cool. I go to the gym enough that I don't care about 1.6 lbs :) A more...

I was comparing the EEE Pad Transformer and Playbook tonight, and the Playbook's screen was sharper, and it actually seemed a little quicker than the EEE Pad. I'm surprised the device does so poorly in reviews. The weird thing is that on paper, pretty much all the Android tablets have higher...

This is *NOT* the article I was referring to.....but it's using several examples from the other article I had mentioned, so they're likely including some of the same research articles in their references. HowStuffWorks "How Cell-phone Viruses Work" It doesn't talk about WiFi......but it does...

Yes.....I have to say, I'm not that impressed with it....and it's such a central piece of the puzzle for them. I can admit that I'm a Windows/DOS person....part of my preference will be by virtue of having used them for so long. But I *do* find iTunes almost needlessly convoluted. Many Apple...

That's all I'm saying. And I'm not saying that Apple products are the only ones needing protection. The difference (that I see) is that it seems like Apple doesn't really encourage security awareness. I've read articles that Apple has actually denied there being problems, when meanwhile...

To be clear.....I was just reading the article, and unaware of Gizmodo's history with Apple. However, if you Google "iOS lion" you don't just come across the Gizmodo article. You find articles by Mac fans on Apple's own message boards, from half a year ago.....so it's apparent this isn't just...

I think this is referred to by a statement you made in an earlier post. It depends on what you're used to. Personally, I prefer to start typing the T's, to have the auto complete show me the options that start with a T. Personally, I find it easier and faster than the scroll-o-dex. Again...

But this kind of stuff *should* matter. Analysts generally say that the upcoming generations of viruses (virii?) will be depending on that kind of thinking. Smartphones in the next generation, will be getting the computing power of current PS3 and XBox 360 consoles. Even now, they're...

Make no mistake, Apple has plenty of security vulnerabilities. Don't assume that just because they vet apps, that the device is necessarily more safe. From PDF malware to apps improperly approved, there are issues. Every computer device has them in one format or other. Largely, it's a matter...

My mother has a 3rd gen iPod Touch.....is it likely it can be safely upgraded to iOS 4? The use of 3 is limiting her from using several apps, but I've been hesitant to upgrade her. Banshee

I read an article today claiming that the new MacOS is not nearly as usable as snow leopard, and may be Apple's "Vista". Of course, it's early, and possibly not too late for that situation to be reversed. Banshee

Last summer, there were lots of posts by people who updated their iPhone 3GS to IOS 4, and found that the hardware on the 3GS was insufficient to run the new OS satisfactorily. Their devices got a fair bit slower. And when they tried to reverse the upgrade it was not easy to do at all. That's...

It's really quite easy. Of course, everyone will have different reasons. You could say that someone put money into one device, so they should stay with that type of device. Or, you could consider that some people might find that they're not satisfied with aspects of the idevices, and don't...

I read a little different....that Samsung dropped two of the patents it was complaining about and added another four. Samsung to Apple: We’re not copying, we’re competing - SlashGear Banshee

There already is.......Canadian researchers designed a wearable, bendable screen. You'll be able to have a screen on something almost as thing as a piece of paper, with all the processor components being contained in the "spine". I don't think we're very far from seeing this type of thing...

This is a good point, and an example of how *I* am as a user. When I'm working, I have two monitors....sometimes two monitors connected to my desktop, and then a laptop beside me. I might have Firefox (with 10-15 tabs open), IE (with a few tabs open), a sandbox program for emulating different...

Hmmm....that explains it. The Android multitasking is actually a little weird, IMO. Thankfully, in 3.1, they added the ability for the multitasking windows to be able to scroll, and to be able to multitask between more than 5 applications. Those are good changes. However......I'm not quite...

This is a question....not a criticism. *Can* you do a restore, if you've upgraded the OS? I *thought* that I'd read that once owners did the upgrade to IOS 4, they weren't able to revert to IOS 3, short of jailbreaking their device, if they ran into problems? Is this not the case? Banshee