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HTC One (M8) review: Like the HTC One, but better. And that could be its problem.

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Mobile, Product Reviews

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In one way, pretty much everything was known about HTC’s new range-topping One (M8) handset well in advance of its launch. Photos leaked, specs leaked, and most of the info was pretty accurate. The result is that it wasn’t a launch full of surprises. Nonetheless, it’s one thing to know the straight paper specs, and it’s another to spend some time living with a phone to see what it’s really like to use day-in, day-out. Not only does HTC’s newest flagship device go up against rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s, it has some big shoes to fill too…

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HTC One (M8) review: Like the HTC One, but better. And that could be its problem.

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Mobile, Product Reviews

HTC_One_M8_1
In one way, pretty much everything was known about HTC’s new range-topping One (M8) handset well in advance of its launch. Photos leaked, specs leaked, and most of the info was pretty accurate. The result is that it wasn’t a launch full of surprises. Nonetheless, it’s one thing to know the straight paper specs, and it’s another to spend some time living with a phone to see what it’s really like to use day-in, day-out. Not only does HTC’s newest flagship device go up against rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s, it has some big shoes to fill too…

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Windows 7 outgains Windows 8 and 8.1 in market share again, but Windows XP still above 27%

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
March was the fifth full month of availability for Microsoft’s latest operating system version: Windows 8.1 continues to steadily grow while Windows 8 managed to stay flat, allowing the duo together to finally crack 11 percent market share. Meanwhile, with only a week left of support, Windows XP still has more than 27 percent of the pie. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have gained a combined 0.62 percentage points (from 10.68 percent to 11.30 percent). More specifically, Windows 8 gained 0.03 percentage points (from 6.38 percent to 6.41 percent), while…

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Windows 7 outgains Windows 8 and 8.1 in market share again, but Windows XP still above 27%

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
March was the fifth full month of availability for Microsoft’s latest operating system version: Windows 8.1 continues to steadily grow while Windows 8 managed to stay flat, allowing the duo together to finally crack 11 percent market share. Meanwhile, with only a week left of support, Windows XP still has more than 27 percent of the pie. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have gained a combined 0.62 percentage points (from 10.68 percent to 11.30 percent). More specifically, Windows 8 gained 0.03 percentage points (from 6.38 percent to 6.41 percent), while…

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The Next Web is relaunching as The Nostalgic Web, because the future is overrated

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

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We’re a forward-looking bunch at The Next Web – our name screams ‘the future’, after all. But in the light of revelations of widespread online government surveillance and our increasing realization that technology will eventually grow too smart and kill us all, we’ve become wary of what’s ahead. All these bad vibes got us thinking about the past. The Internet was much more fun before spies worked out how to track us all, before your phone could talk back to you and before selfies became a ‘thing’. What’s more, all of our rival publications spend their time looking at the…

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