Stories by: Mark Sullivan

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    Facebook announces 60+ new apps for 'Timeline' 20/01/2012 01:46:00

    You know those "Alex P is listening to Sleezin' by Freak-Z on Spotify" messages you always see in your Facebook ticker? You're going to start seeing many more of those, and not just ones about your friends' music tastes.
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    Who makes the best printer? 12/12/2011 10:47:00

    Our survey results show up-and-down results for many printer makers. Samsung received high marks for its printers’ reliability and copy speed, but poor ones for photo and graphics printing quality. Participating readers esteemed Xerox for its machines’ printing speed and network connectivity, but bashed it for their poor reliability. Only Canon, Brother, and Epson had especially strong showings in both reliability and feature satisfaction; and of those three, only Canon also graded high in service and support.
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    Who makes the most reliable TV? 12/12/2011 09:05:00

    Among our readers, at least, LG seems to have emerged as the brand to beat in the high-definition television market. Readers gave LG sets high marks for ease of use and reliability (along with Panasonic), as well as for features such as connection ports and the remote control. Mitsubishi owners, on the other hand, were dissatisfied with their HDTVs' design, durability, and ease of use.
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    Smartphone reliability and satisfaction: iPhone tops the list 07/12/2011 01:49:00

    PC World readers like their iPhones. More survey participants own this model than any other phone, and an unusually high proportion of them praised its durability, ease-of-use, design, and camera quality in our 2011 Reliability and Service survey.
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    Tablet reliability and satisfaction: iPad comes out on top 07/12/2011 01:48:00

    Though a multitude of competing tablets have entered the marketplace, our results show that the iPad remains miles ahead of the pack in durability, ease of use, and features such as battery life, screen quality, and overall speed.
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    New iPhone 4S: Antenna 'death grip' now slightly harder 06/10/2011 08:37:00

    Apple has changed the antenna in the new iPhone 4S so that the cellular radio in the phone can choose between two antennas, depending on which one is sending or receiving signal best. These two antennas are part of the stainless steel band that wraps around the sides of the iPhone 4 and the new 4S. On the iPhone 4 this band is split up into several antennas so that one piece does Wi-Fi, another does GPS, another does Bluetooth and still another does cellular.
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    Chrome OS laptops: Google makes businesses a sweet offer 12/05/2011 06:41:00

    The spotlight on Day Two of the Google I/O developer event here in San Francisco was firmly on the company's Chrome OS. After six months in which only a prototype was available, laptops running Google's Chrome operating system will finally come to market for consumers, businesses and education.
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    LG Optimus Black review: Impressive, modest 08/05/2011 02:30:00

    The LG Optimus Black is a smartly designed Android phone that features a nice-looking display, a simple and clean user interface, and battery life that would make some far-more-expensive smartphones envious.
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    A market for iPads, not for Tablets 22/04/2011 23:43:00

    I chuckled at Apple’s explanation yesterday of its tablet sales coming up short of expectations: “We can’t make them fast enough,” Apple’s COO Tim Cook said during an earnings call with analysts. Were he speaking for any other company, his statement would have smacked of PR bluster, but Cook meant it literally: Apple’s suppliers can’t make the components for the iPad 2 as fast as Apple can sell the device.
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    4G wireless speed tests: Which is really the fastest? 15/03/2011 01:08:00

    By now you've seen all the ads pitching wireless companies' new 4G mobile broadband services and devices. But beyond all the buzzwords and hype, which companies can reliably provide next-generation speed?
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    IE9 gets the browser out of the way 14/03/2011 10:01:00

    I got a guided tour of Microsoft's new IE9 browser here at SWSW, and saw several features that I believe raise the bar for web browsers.
 
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