Category Archives: Reviews

The Largest-Ever Quantum Calculation Uses 84 Qubits and Takes Just 270 Milliseconds

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

Quantum Computer Courtesy D-Wave The answer was 8 Vancouver-based quantum computer maker D-Wave Systems is the kind of company that often gets mixed reviews–either kudos for working on the very edge of a new and potentially groundbreaking technology, or dismissal for not exactly delivering the kind of Earth-shattering technology that people were perhaps expecting. Continue reading →

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review: This Is Android

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

This gets said every month, but yes, the Galaxy Nexus is the best Android phone on the market. Continue reading →

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Hands-On: OnLive’s Mobile App Gives Your iPad the Power of a Gaming PC

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

OnLive now beams some of the best games out there, from Batman: Arkham City to L.A. Continue reading →

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Hands-On: OnLive’s Mobile App Gives Your iPad the Power of a Gaming PC

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

OnLive now beams some of the best games out there, from Batman: Arkham City to L.A. Continue reading →

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Camera Test: The Tiny, Amazing Sony NEX-7

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

Sony NEX-7 on Red Satoshi We know how amazing Sony’s tiny new 24.3-megapixel interchangeable-lens camera, the NEX-7, is–it’s our camera of choice when we’re taking photos for reviews . Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Canon’s Awesome S100 Compact

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

Canon S100, Grilled Stan Horaczek Our friends at Popular Photography just posted their review of what might well be the very best point-and-shoot camera on the market: the Canon S100, the followup to the similarly amazing S90 and S95 (what will the next one be called? Continue reading →

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Driven: The All-New 2012 Porsche 911

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

Sea Porsche Porsche The first real seven-speed transmission and several other nice features Since its début in 1963, the 911 has inspired lust and desire in the hearts of gearheads the world over. Continue reading →