Comments on: The techs to watch in 2013

By: Muck

Muck — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:33:07 +0000

@Cyteck unfortunately there is already an OS to fill the Windows 8 issue and that is Windows 7

By: Kev Partner

Kev Partner — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:35:40 +0000

“So if you want to get your hands on the latest and greatest version of Android, your best bet might be to wait, or to buy an official Nexus tablet.” The latest and greatest version of Android already exists, it’s called Jelly Bean. Why on earth would you hold off from purchasing a tablet to wait for a non-announced update?
Having said that, given that the Nexus7 and Nexus10 are by far the best of the android tablets, choosing either of those is hardly a compromise.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:27:40 +0000

Desktops: The reduced power usage is getting more and more important. With electricity prices sky rocketing (at least over here), looking for ways to minimize the amount of electricity consumed is a very high priority at the moment, so a desktop that uses much less power is a huge plus. I currently use a notebook, but I’ll probably get an efficient desktop with a decent sized monitor (27! 2560 resolution) for my next machine. The notebook spends 99.9% of its time on my desk.

As to Windows 8 on the desktop, it is great. I have it on my notebook and the desktop experience is excellent. I don’t use the TIFKAM side that much, but it is there for testing, but at the moment 99.9% of my applications are still desktop based.

By: Cyteck

Cyteck — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:30:14 +0000

Although there is a great deal of techie talk of the premature demise of the desktop PC. Nobody has mentioned the fact that Microsoft or another OS maker such as Ubuntu Linux could easily fill the vast hole left by windows 8 in the real desktop OS market. Frankly windows 8 bolt on excuse for a desktop is a total let down to serious desktop fans. Anyone that can develop a new user friendly desktop OS will have a great chance to fill the void left by Microsfts major mistake with windows 8 & touch.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 05:27:43 +0000

My family has owned 4 different iphones and loved them all. In 4 years, I only had a few minor problems.

However I loved the large screens on the Andoid phones. So I traded my iphone for my grandsons Samsung Infuse. At first, I was please to play around and enjoyed the large screen, adding widgets, etc, However, I found this phone with Gingerbread (android 2.3.6) so unreliable, that I started to HATE the phone. I have gone through 4 batteries in 4 months. The problems is not the battery. It is either the Samsung phone or Gingerbread operating system.

Every time, I turn around the phone is frozen and I have to reset the phone.

As I said, I love the 4.5 – 5.5 inch screens on the Android phones, however they seem to be unreliable, so I may purchase a new iphone, when my contract runs out.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:18:29 +0000

After my Galaxy S3 Android experience, with basics such as voice dialling not working properly, and near silent satnav. I expect Windows Phone 8 to make significant gains. I appreciate that phones are great toys and that reviews cater for this, but Android’s failure at the more practical side of things leaves a great opportunity.

By: Josh Wood

Josh Wood — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:13:33 +0000

What is your opinion on the Raspberry Pi. Will it catch on? Will we see it in schools?