5Words – Technologizer by Harry McCracken https://technologizer.com A Smarter Take on Tech Sun, 11 May 2014 01:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 1081158 5Words: OpenOffice.org, Crammed Into Palm’s WebOS https://technologizer.com/2010/04/09/5words-openoffice-org-crammed-into-palms-webos/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:58:32 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=25371

OpenOffice.org for WebOS? Could be!

iPhone OS 4: already jailbroken.

Official BlackBerry Twitter now available.

Adobe doesn’t want JooJoo blame.

iPhone OS 4 privacy issues.

64GB Zune HD has arrived.

RIM getting into car OSes.

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]]> 25371 5Words: Snapstream’s DVR Records Fifty Shows https://technologizer.com/2010/04/08/5words-snapstreams-dvr-records-fifty-shows/ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:33:20 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=25316

Snapstream’s 50-tuner DVR demo.

HP: the future is memristors.

I’m no longer a PC?

Best Buy to get Nook?

Windows 7 SP1 has leaked.

AT&T: We’re ready for iPad.

Edit Go0gle Docs on iPad.

Gmail’s spam filter: too aggressive?

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]]> 25316 5Words: Microsoft Has an Event, Too https://technologizer.com/2010/04/05/5words-microsoft-has-an-event-too/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:18:42 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=25196

Microsoft mystery event next week.

iPad users report Wi-Fi issues.

How fast’s the iPad CPU?

iPad: actually good for Amazon?

Adobe’s first iPad app, Ideas.

Snopes.com, the Web’s great debunker.

Zune HD update is available.

A pocket for your iPad.

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]]> 25196 5Words: Netflix, an iPad Killer App https://technologizer.com/2010/04/01/5words-netflix-an-ipad-killer-app/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:28:29 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=25091

Netflix? On iPad? Saturday? Joy!

Stephen Fry tries iPad, meets Jobs.

Tech April Fools’ day roundup.

Wolfram Alpha’s mammoth price cut.

Microsoft to open more stores.

How to fix phone service.

Local stores to get iPads.

2.5 percent can drive, talk.

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]]> 25091 5Words: Internet Explorer Patch Can’t Wait https://technologizer.com/2010/03/30/5words-internet-explorer-patch-cant-wait/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:53:58 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=24961

Microsoft’s emergency Internet Explorer fix.

A Verizon iPhone? Maybe. Unclear.

The iPod’s creator leaves Apple.

Woz has big iPad plans.

iPhone App Store in Facebook.

AT&T broadband: faster, more markets.

Little laptop, full-size keyboard.

iPad sales figures? Who knows!

Zinio’s AIR app is slick.

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]]> 24961 The Long-Awaited Return of 5Words https://technologizer.com/2010/03/29/the-long-awaited-return-of-5words/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:36:23 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=24746

Why 4G wireless matters: congestion.

Latest social threat: Facebook “antivirus.”

Brightcove likes HTML5 and Flash.

iPad App Store sneak peek.

China partially blocks Google Mobile.

Per-use WiFi for iPad.

Palm: Don’t overclock your Pre.

Best Buy will get iPad.

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]]> 24746 5Words: New Netbooks, Reviewed by Gizmodo https://technologizer.com/2010/03/11/5words-new-netbooks-reviewed-by-gizmodo/ https://technologizer.com/2010/03/11/5words-new-netbooks-reviewed-by-gizmodo/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:03 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=24395

Gizmodo reviews Pine Trail netbooks.

Barnes and Noble targets iPad.

New hard drives: XP beware?

A tablet. For $92. And decent!

Google’s fancy visual RSS reader.

TSA: employee attempted PC sabotage.

Should the feds snub iPhone?

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Is Kindle for Android coming?

Google Maps caters to bicyclists.

Verizon: Buy iPad…and MiFi.

Google to digitize Italian treasures.

E-books should use Web standards.

Facebook to make location shareable.

HP MediaSmart talks to TiVo.

How to erase hard drives.

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Windows 7 SP1 timing questions.

iTunes LPs: not so popular?

HP slate: a sneak peek.

HP sues Taiwanese cartridge maker.

Sobees Twitter client gets upgrade.

Firefox to stop Flash crashes.

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]]> 24332 5Words: Newegg Sells Fake Intel Processors? https://technologizer.com/2010/03/08/5words-newegg-sells-fake-intel-processors/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000 https://www.technologizer.com/?p=24274

Fake Intel chips hit Newegg?

First iPad ad during Oscars.

Blockbuster CEO: time for…caution?

Ubisoft’s DRM servers fail spectacularly.

Chrome OS gets business edition?

Frameless, touch-keyboard Acer laptop?

Gizmodo tries HTC’s Legend handset.

Could iPad do handwriting recognition?

Techmeme launches media news site.

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