Windows Phone 8 Looks Great, but It Screws Existing Users

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Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 today, with multi-core support, a new Start screen, native code sharing with its forthcoming Windows 8, a new Wallet feature for mobile payments, SD card support, more screen resolution support, and IE 10. Phew.

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You have to hold it, my man.

Why a Keyboard—not a Processor or Screen or Anything Else—Is the Only Way to Beat Apple

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Why a Keyboard—not a Processor or Screen or Anything Else—Is the Only…

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Why a Keyboard—not a Processor or Screen or Anything Else—Is the Only…

The killer (or be killed) feature of that new Microsoft Surface for Windows RT is its keyboard. The tablet itself is a wonderful device. It's got a great body and a (seemingly) fast processor. But input is everything.

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Hands On With Microsoft Surface for Windows RT

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Microsoft's event today was long on promise and short on specs. RAM? We dunno. Processor speed? We dunno. Price? We dunno. Release date? We dunno. But even a very brief hands-on made something abundantly clear: It's a super solid device and if Microsoft can deliver what it demoed, the iPad finally has a real competitor …

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Microsoft Surface Tablets: Worth the Wait (Updating Live)

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We're at Microsoft's mystery "event" in Los Angeles today, where if the rumors are true it will announce its own tablet in short order. But will it be the next Xbox, or the next Zune? We'll soon see. Stay tuned.

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movie night

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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress: Inside the World's Greatest Food Lab

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One of the great regrets of my life is that I'll never have the chance to sample a meal at El Bulli, the now-closed Spanish restaurant considered by very many to be the best in the world, where chef Ferran Adrià pushed the frontiers of food. This documentary by Gereon Wetzel will likely be as close as I get to…

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It's a power supply that doubles as a subwoofer.

Vizio's Beautiful Sci-Fi Computer Fleet Lands Now for Cheapish (Updated: Hands On)

Sam Biddle

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Yeah I think that's probably true. I mean, like I said yesterday in the liveblog (can I quote me?) WWDC is an event for nerds. It's not like new iPhones. If you care about new Macbooks and iOS updates enough to keep up with the liveblogs, you're not exactly an average consumer.

Humans Love Apple Events Because Humans Love Spaceships

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Humans Love Apple Events Because Humans Love Spaceships

Opinion

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Dan Lyons, the guy who used to be Fake Steve Jobs, has a story today that asks "once upon a time we put a man on the moon. Now we pee our pants over retina displays. WTF happened to us?" The answer is really easy: We're the same as we've always been. We love to watch things change.

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WWDC Smackdown: Who Apple Hit Hardest Today

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Apple announced so much great new stuff today, and Tim Cook walked away looking too fine and fancy. But not everyone else left in such good shape. Apple threw plenty of haymakers at its biggest competitors; here are the Manny Pacquiaos* of WWDC 2012.

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