JavaOne 2012: Difficult Decisions

JavaOne 2012: Difficult Decisions It was recently announced that the JavaOne 2012 Schedule Builder is now available. I have signed up for my first cut at sessions that I will attend, but found myself experiencing the typical feelings of excitement and disappointment as I did so. If I was forced to make a Top Ten list of the sessions I have been most interested in attending at JavaOne...

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the JavaScript benchmark suite for the modern web

 the JavaScript benchmark suite for the modern web The web is evolving and so should the JavaScript benchmarks that measure its performance. Today, we are releasing Octane, a JavaScript benchmark suite that aims to measure a browser’s performance when running the complex and demanding web applications that users interact with daily. Most of the existing JavaScript benchmarks run artificial tests that were...

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Even After Price Drop, Sony Vaio Z Is Still a Big-Ticket Notebook

Even After Price Drop, Sony Vaio Z Is Still a Big-Ticket Notebook Photo by Peter McCollough/Wired When the Vaio Z was first released in 2011, it became clear that Sony was capable of besting Apple in the premium notebook realm, at least when it came to pure performance and exotic builds. The sub-three-pound notebook — a mix of carbon fiber, aluminum, and magnesium alloy — was one of the lightest and fastest...

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Motorola XYBOARD 8.2 and 10-inch tablets getting Ice Cream Sandwich

Motorola XYBOARD 8.2 and 10-inch tablets getting Ice Cream Sandwich Motorola’s latest tablets might have been forgotten by many, but the XYBOARD tablet in both the 8.2 and 10-inch flavors are getting upgraded to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich this week. Motorola dropped the news last night, and now Verizon has also confirmed the DROID XYBOARD tablets will receive the same fate. The XYBOARD tablets...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 rated by iFixit, James Franco stars in new ad

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 rated by iFixit, James Franco stars in new ad The fine folks at iFixit have ripped apart the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in an effort to find out how repair-friendly it is. The results were pretty good too, with iFixit giving the tablet a repairability rating of 8/10. It’s not perfect, but it’s a whole lot better than the third-gen iPad, which only managed to take home a 2/10...

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Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE Review

Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE Review The newest slide-out hardware QWERTY keyboard rocking smartphone has finally hit the market. That being the brand new Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE with the Now Network. Motorola calls this a “triple threat phone” with a great screen, PC-like keyboard, and dual-core processor. Stay tuned to find out how much of a threat it really is. This represents the second device from Motorola...

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