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Windows 8: Five reasons people might want to stay away

Posted by: altabel on: September 28, 2011

We all have heard that Windows 8 will have more tablet and touch-like features and that it will erase the interminable boot up time that it currently takes a PC to start up. Windows 8 will be available for desktops, laptops, and tablets. However W8 is not such a good thing as it seems to [...]

Will cheap mobile games kill the gaming industry?

Posted by: altabel on: September 22, 2011

Smart phones are already changing many markets in the IT industry. Mobile gaming represents one of the fastest growing segments of the digital games market, and potential for future growth remains strong as more consumers are using smartphones for games of all types, including the increasingly popular mobile game apps. Is the mobile gaming industry [...]

It’s time to take mobile gaming seriously

Posted by: altabel on: September 12, 2011

The mobile gaming industry is booming; last year alone it made an estimated $800 million. People are buying games and applications on every available device including iOS devices, Smartphones, tablet PCs and more. It’s come to the point where the mobile gaming industry is actually pulling players and revenue from the traditional gaming market. The [...]

People say: Is the PC dead?

Posted by: altabel on: September 5, 2011

IBM engineer Mark Dean, who helped design the first personal computer, recently proclaimed that the PC was dead. Also of note: Google some weeks ago bought Motorola Mobility, not a PC maker. Are you ready to trade in your desktop or laptop for a tablet or Smartphone? Some interesting thoughts from LI members bellow: «I [...]

People say: What’s the highest-impact news from CES 2011?

Posted by: altabel on: January 25, 2011

CES 2011 has delivered the goods on tablets, mobile phones, next-gen PCs and much more. What’s the highest-impact news from the show? Callum Finlayson, Management consultant at AP Benson says: «There was nothing that really stood out significantly in my opinion. Nothing radical, nothing’s changed, no breakthroughs, no amazing innovation. The most high impact things [...]