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Life without Apple

January 21, 2013by Mat Ellis 5 Comments

I suppose it was inevitable, and I’ve written about it before (see here) but it still sucks to watch a part of Apple sink into mediocrity. From the total lack […]

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Beam me up Siri!

From Star Trek to Siri: Giving Your Computer a Say

Featuredby Mat Ellis 1 Comment

I always loved this scene from Star Trek when Scotty tries to talk to a 1980s computer. Even as a kid I wondered how we’d get there. You see, great […]

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Android, Google's shot at mobile

Droid X by Motorola

July 16, 2010by Mat Ellis 1 Comment

After yet another attempt at highway robbery by AT&T and with no sign of a Verizon iPhone any time soon, I took the plunge yesterday and moved back to VZW. […]

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Operating Systems
Is it an Apple? Is it Microsoft? No, it's kinda both

Apple sucks more each day

November 21, 2009by Mat Ellis 2 Comments

This is a fully paid up member of the Steve Club* speaking here. Each day I’m getting more and more dissatisfied with Apple. First there is the iPhone. Over the […]

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Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer Spotted at Las Vegas Wedding Chapel

The Slippery Road to Being Microsoft

December 30, 2008by Mat Ellis 1 Comment

Any fan of computer history will delight in the cycle of dominance & decay that each 800lb gorilla experiences as their niche becomes mainstream and then gets overtaken by newer, […]

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iPod Touch 2.0 – Initial thoughts & wish list

July 11, 2008by Mat Ellis Leave a comment

Positives I love it Almost as good as an iPhone Game changing (I know I’m not the first to say this by a long way) App Store is very easy […]

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I think I need a screen protector

Apple releases iPod Touch 2.0 Software Upgrade

July 11, 2008by Mat Ellis Leave a comment

Having a severe allergic reaction to AT&T, I’ve held off buying an iPhone or an iPhone 3G. But I do have an iPod Touch and it’s been tremendously frustrating watching […]

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24 Carat MacBook Pro

Bling MacBook Pro

October 22, 2007by Mat Ellis

The Reg reports you can now get your precious MacBook Pro plated in 24 carat gold! Only $5,000 extra too. Wow. Just thinking about all the fingerprints gives me a […]

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