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NEWS ABOUT: David Pogue

David Pogue stories: 9 news summaries
David Pogue: SO LONG, VISTA

 Windows 7 Drops: 
 Microsoft Is Back 

Redmond can be proud of its new OS: Pogue

Oct 22, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - At last, you can put your Vista woes behind you. Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, which drops today, takes what's good about its predecessor—especially security and good looks—and eliminates the parts that drove users bonkers. Windows 7 isn't just substantially faster and more compatible with users' machines,... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • PCs • operating system • upgrades • David Pogue • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

(Newser) - It's nice to see Congress looking out for the cell phone customer with hearings on carrier exclusivity, but there's plenty of dubious practices in the business they should look into before they worry about getting us all Verizon iPhones, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. 
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cell phones • Verizon • consumer protection • cell phone industry • Senate Commerce Committee • David Pogue • anticompetitive

tech review

Don't Go Buy Another iPhone, Just Get OS 3.0

New model is faster, but upgraded system offers plenty of perks

Jun 17, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple launched its new iPhone operating system today, two days ahead of the 3G S model, begging the question whether existing users should fork out $200 for new hardware. “Faster circuitry makes a huge difference,” David Pogue writes for the New York Times, though Walt Mossberg, in the... More »

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technology • cell phones • Walt Mossberg • Apple • iPhone 3G • David Pogue

OPINION

 Welcome
 to Remedial 
 Web Trends 101 

David Pogue searches for the meme canon

May 7, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the New York Times’ tech guru admitted on Twitter to only recently having heard of “Rickrolling”—the Internet prank in which a link promises something desirable but delivers the video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up—his followers blasted him for being “so... More »

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Internet • YouTube • culture • memes • Rickroll • Twitter • Rick Astley • David Pogue

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Windows 7: 
 Finally, an End 
 to Vista Misery 


'New' Microsoft OS is major improvement, say critics

Jan 22, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft is rolling out a successor to Vista, its universally reviled operating system, with Windows 7 now available in a relatively bug-free beta download. Early users report that the new edition is a marked improvement. David Pogue, in the New York Times, says Windows 7 ends “a big part... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Mac OS X Leopard • computer • upgrades • David Pogue • Windows 7 • beta testing • Windows 7 review

PRODUCT REVIEW

Pogue Loves the
New MacBook, But...

Tech writer mourns the end of FireWire, and of home movies on tape

Oct 30, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s much to love about the new MacBook, writes David Pogue in the New York Times. The laptop is “a thing of beauty,” with a fabulous trackpad-cum-clicker, an easy way to switch out the battery or even hard drive and a smaller environmental footprint. But there’... More »

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Apple • laptops • David Pogue • MacBook

OPINION

Tech Tips You
Should Know, But Don't

'Common knowledge isn't the same as universal knowledge,' Pogue writes

Oct 2, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - What people don’t know about basic computer tricks is pretty shocking, David Pogue found while gathering info for his New York Times column. After a call for tips from readers, all involved “soon discovered that what’s common knowledge isn’t the same as universal knowledge.”... More »

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technology • Internet fraud • tips • computers • David Pogue • shortcut

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Gadget Checks Email—Period. 

It's light on features,
but Peek is perfect
for the non-Geek

Sep 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are two kinds of gadget-buyers: Feature-listers and elegance-appreciators. And, boy, will feature-listers ever hate the Peek, writes David Pogue in the New York Times. The Peek is a simple, cheap little gadget that does nothing but send and receive email. Feature-rich, it ain’t, but it may well... More »

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email • iPhone • BlackBerry • Treo • smartphones • gadget • David Pogue • Peek

NEW RELEASE

Computer Hard of Hearing? Try This Software

NaturallySpeaking takes a great leap forward in voice control

Aug 7, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest incarnation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking “takes voice control unmistakably closer to that holy grail of computing,” David Pogue writes in the New York Times—being able to talk directly to your computer. Version 10 is better than 99% effective at transcribing speech, and upgrades make correcting, italicizing,... More »

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software • Bluetooth • typing • computers • Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 • David Pogue • voice recognition

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