Twenty-one months ago, we expressed skepticism over OnLive, the gaming service offering streaming video games over the internet. In that time, OnLive has left beta, and recently offered it’s “microconsole” for $100. Still, OnLive’s growth has been slow, to say the least. After our article went live, it didn’t take long for someone (Darq) at [...]
Despite the number of initial downloads, it appears that magazine “subscriptions” on the iPad aren’t drawing nearly the number of people that publishers thought they would. But a lot of this has to do with how magazines on the iPad are implemented, which only a handful of publishers are doing well. First, a lot of [...]
God forbid Apple enforce its app store rules and pull the controversial WikiLeaks application. It’s not like the site isn’t available on the web. But let’s address the app store rules for a moment, and dismiss the silly notion that Apple is necessarily taking sides in this silly WikiLeaks debate. The app store rules state [...]
A lot of people still don’t understand how the iPad could replace a notebook. Mainly, this seems to be an issue of adopting new habits. Over at TUAW, Steven Sande doesn’t get it. I have to vehemently disagree with the entire idea that an iPad can be a true laptop replacement in times of need. [...]
Electronic surveillance (generally referred to as “wiretaps”) are a standard tool in a law enforcement officer’s arsenal. Without this capability, law enforcement organizations simply would not be able to identify key intelligence in complex criminal or national security investigations. It doesn’t take an episode of The Wire to illustrate just what kind of information law [...]