Ian Paul - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Ian Paul

Article | 23/05/2009 As Apple confab nears iGossip heats up - a lot!

We're a little over two weeks away from this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, and the rumor mill is starting to go into overdrive. Forget Snow ...

Article | 21/05/2009 Palm, iPhone battle in price war

Are you a Sprint customer thinking of upgrading to the Palm Pre, but you're not eligible for a free or subsidized device upgrade? Better start saving ...

Article | 16/05/2009 Alleged Blackberry Storm 2 photos surface

Photos alleging to be the Blackberry Storm 2 surfaced online Thursday to the site Crackberry. While the images are new, there is not a lot to get exci...

Article | 16/05/2009 Google outage lesson: Don't get stuck in a cloud

Google has apologized for yesterday's service outage that left 14 percent of its user base without Google's wide variety of online services for a few ...

Article | 15/05/2009 Amazon puts any blog on the Kindle, for a price

Amazon Wednesday introduced Kindle Publishing for Blogs Beta, a new program that lets anyone sell blog subscriptions to Kindle users through Amazon's ...

Article | 15/05/2009 Twitter replies are back, with a catch

Twitter has yielded to user outrage and reinstated its @reply feature. On Tuesday, Tweeps (Twitter people) around the world were angered when Twitter ...

Article | 14/05/2009 Watching the Watchmen on Facebook

The Watchmen Director's Cut is coming to Blu-ray in late July and will include a feature that allows you to sync your BD-Live buddies and Facebook fri...

Article | 14/05/2009 Apple orders developers to comply with iPhone OS 3.0

Apple yesterday warned iPhone application developers that all apps submitted for iTunes App Store approval must be compliant with iPhone OS 3.0. In an...

Article | 14/05/2009 Google Street View faces more privacy critics

Google is running into problems with privacy advocates in Japan and Greece over its Google Maps feature, Street View. Google plans to re-shoot Street ...

Article | 13/05/2009 Hulu goes international (a little)

In its first move towards opening up to international audiences, Hulu has added British television shows and Bollywood movies. Hulu today announced i...

Article | 13/05/2009 Facebook boots holocaust denial groups

Facebook has removed two Holocaust denial groups claiming they violated Facebook's Terms of Service by promoting hate. The two groups in question, "Ho...

Article | 12/05/2009 9 ultraportables and netbooks we can't wait for

Thinking of buying an ultraportable laptop or a netbook soon? Check out this list of upcoming portables before you open your wallet.

Article | 12/05/2009 Search engine Wolfram Alpha focuses on great answers

The natural-language search engine Wolfram Alpha is expected to launch May 18 and more details about the site are emerging. Most notably, Stephen Wolf...

Article | 12/05/2009 Facebook dances around Holocaust controversy

Facebook just can't seem to stay out of trouble. The social networking site has landed in hot water again, this time for refusing to shut down Holocau...

Article | 8/05/2009 Twitter: We're Not for Sale

Forget all those rumors about Apple, Google, Microsoft or anyone else buying Twitter: The company's bosses say Twitter is not for sale. On Wednesday T...