HTC One

The good: The HTC One flaunts a stunning metal design, powerful quad-core processor, and a beautiful 4.7-inch 1080p screen. It runs Android Jelly Bean, takes great pictures, and has a feature-packed camera app.

The bad: Sealed case design means no SD expansion slot or user replaceable battery. The BlinkFeed software can’t be completely removed. The phone isn’t available on Verizon.

The bottom line: A few quibbles notwithstanding, the powerhouse HTC One is a beautifully crafted, near-ideal smartphone.

HTC One

Jony Ive Named One Of Time’s 100 Most Influential People In The World | Cult of Mac

As the head of Apple’s design team, Jony Ive has been one of the most influential figures in tech over the last two decades. He helped create the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and slew of other Apple products that have hit shelves over the last few years.

Now Jony’s putting his mark on Apple’s software too, which makes you wonder if there’s any area of design Jony can’t master. Time just released its list of the 100 most influential People in the world, and Ive is the only Apple employee that made the list.

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/224090/jony-ive-named-one-of-times-100-most-influential-people-in-the-world/#9F74Ut4vmJDGH9P5.99 

Google will brick Google Glasses if owners resell or loan them out | Internet & Media - CNET News

Terms of service warn users that their $1,500 high-tech specs will be deactivated if they try to resell or loan them to another person.

by Steven Musil

 

Google will brick Google Glasses if owners resell or loan them out | Internet & Media - CNET News

Google Drive, Gmail hit by service disruptions | Internet & Media - CNET News

Is HTC One launch ad funny or mortifying? | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Is HTC One launch ad funny or mortifying? | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

The worst smartphone advertisement ever for a really good smartphone.

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As PC sales tank, what's Microsoft's Plan B? | Microsoft - CNET News

Market analyst IDC pins much of the blame for the drop on Windows 8. Microsoft, though, can only double down the bet on its new operating system.

As PC sales tank, what's Microsoft's Plan B? | Microsoft - CNET News

Londoner's stolen laptop traced to Iran, given to family | CNET UK

If you came home to find your MacBook Pro's been stolen, you'd be somewhat peeved, understandably. That's exactly what happened to animator Dom tel Torto, when he returned to his flat just off London's Holloway Road on 4 February.

But instead of wanting revenge, he just wanted to find out what'd happened to it. So he activated a tracking app he'd already installed, called Hidden App, The Telegraph reports.

His laptop somehow ended up in Iran's capital Tehran. And while Dom didn't get it back, the story does have a happy ending.

Hidden App not only reported that Dom's laptop was 3,000 miles from his London home, it also sent back photos captured from the webcam, mostly of an unsuspecting family using the device. In an attempt to reclaim his laptop, and all the work and personal files thereon, Dom set up a website called Dom's laptop is in Iran, and posted the images from Hidden App. And they got quite a following around the world.

So much so that the family in the pictures saw them and got in touch with Dom, explaining that they bought they laptop without knowing it'd been stolen. Feeling a little embarrassed about posting pics of innocent people, Dom took down the snaps, and let the family keep the laptop as a gift.

Londoner's stolen laptop traced to Iran, given to family | CNET UK

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