JR Raphael - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by JR Raphael

Article | 16/07/2009 Microsoft: our retail stores will open near Apple's

Microsoft's upcoming retail stores won't just be similar in concept to Apple's -- they'll also be similar in location. Microsoft will open its retail ...

Article | 11/07/2009 Google may unveil 3D moon-mapping tool

Moon to Google. Standby for liftoff of Google Earth 3D moon mapping. Well, maybe.

Article | 7/07/2009 Could bandwidth caps come to mobile phones -- because of porn?

Let's face it: We're a world that loves smut. More than a third of Internet users surf to salacious sites on a semiregular basis, according to some pu...

Article | 3/07/2009 Facebook following up privacy change with iPhone app

The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the F...

Article | 2/07/2009 Bing gaining on Google? Not necessarily

Have you heard the news? Microsoft's Bing is taking a bite out of Google, boasting first-month market share gains while the competition's stronghold s...

Article | 1/07/2009 Beyond Firefox 3.5: sneak peek at Mozilla's next browser

Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 is off to a running start. The new browser, boasting significant speed increases and a host of added features, was officially re...

Article | 30/06/2009 Twitter gains upper hand on latest scam

Sometimes, it seems scams are becoming almost as common as social media experts on Twitter. The latest one, unleashed Monday morning and initially not...

Article | 27/06/2009 Michael Jackson death spurs spam, viruses

Less than 24 hours after Michael Jackson's death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security r...

Article | 24/06/2009 Firefox 3.5 release may accelerate IE's downfall

Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 is now out in the open, meaning the long-awaited final version is likely right around the corner.

Article | 24/06/2009 iPhone owners, beware! (of iffy iPhone studies)

BREAKING NEWS: Your Apple iPhone is bound to break! At least, if you believe a new study by an electronics warranty company that, by pure coincidence,...

Article | 25/06/2009 Apple's iPhone 3G S dissected: What's the real cost?

Apple's iPhone 3G S is the talk of the tech world this week. While some folks were disappointed a cheaper iPhone didn't debut at this year's Worldwide...

Article | 18/06/2009 Bing makes gains, but is Google actually suffering?

Microsoft is gaining new ground with its freshly rebranded Bing search engine, some recently released data suggests. Bing, the research finds, grew 0....

Article | 13/06/2009 Facebook vanity URLs: 10 things you need to know

Ladies and gentlemen, get on your marks: The race to grab your very own Facebook URL is about to begin. Facebook will allow users to register custom u...

Article | 10/06/2009 Apple's WWDC: Ten things we wanted but didn't get

Apple's new iPhone 3G S is officially on its way to store shelves. The highlight of the company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote Monday, the ...

Article | 11/06/2009 Whoops! iPhone 3G S specs leaked online

Apple's been keeping quiet about the specs of its new iPhone 3G S, the next-generation device unveiled at Monday's Worldwide Developers Conference. We...