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SHIFT: Should cellphones work on planes?

SHIFT: Should cellphones work on planes?

I recently had the misfortune of being in a grocery store with someone who felt the need to shout into...
 
SHIFT: Why Facebook's vanity URLs are bad news for the Internet

SHIFT: Why Facebook's vanity URLs are bad news for the Internet

Did you sit by your computer late on Friday, June 12 in order to pounce on the perfect Facebook vanity...
 
SHIFT: Is Verizon FiOS just a beautiful mirage?

SHIFT: Is Verizon FiOS just a beautiful mirage?

I'm sick of those damned FiOS commercials, the ones with that WASPy passive-aggressive FiOS installer guy driving the blobby red-bearded...
 
SHIFT: iPhone 3GS, AT&T, price gouging, and 'The Endowment Effect'

SHIFT: iPhone 3GS, AT&T, price gouging, and 'The Endowment Effect'

iPhone mania once again sweeps across the land, but this time it's different. At first glance, it looks like the...
 
SHIFT: Why Project Natal is future of gaming (and how Microsoft could screw it up)

SHIFT: Why Project Natal is future of gaming (and how Microsoft could screw it up)

If you've ever played any kind of video game, you'll find it hard not to be excited watching this demo...
 
SHIFT: How alternative search engines like Wolfram Alpha and Cuil can succeed

SHIFT: How alternative search engines like Wolfram Alpha and Cuil can succeed

When Wolfram Alpha, a website devoted to providing direct answers to fact-based searches launched earlier this month, it was immediately...
 
SHIFT: Are our gadgets killing us?

SHIFT: Are our gadgets killing us?

Technology is a wonderful thing. It's advanced science, medicine, the arts, music — it's hard to imagine something that hasn't...
 
SHIFT: The more things change, the more they change us

SHIFT: The more things change, the more they change us

Last week, I joined a coterie of costume-wearing Trekkers for a 1 a.m. opening night/morning IMAX viewing of Star Trek....
 
SHIFT: Cellphone call quality is a disgrace

SHIFT: Cellphone call quality is a disgrace

As cellphone providers keep adding feature upon feature, I'm wondering if anyone's going to do something about a phone's main...
 
SHIFT: What's wrong with broadband in America

SHIFT: What's wrong with broadband in America

Show of hands: How many of you saw Miss California, Carrie Prejean, answer Perez Hilton's question about gay marriage at...
 
SHIFT: What would it REALLY take to green the U.S. power grid?

SHIFT: What would it REALLY take to green the U.S. power grid?

Last November, when the president was still President-Elect Barack Obama, we asked him to humbly consider a "New New Deal"...
 
SHIFT: Why Smart cars are a dumb choice for car rentals

SHIFT: Why Smart cars are a dumb choice for car rentals

I wanted to like the Smart Fortwo. I really did. I love writing about eco-friendly cars and thought that Daimler,...
 
SHIFT: The end of television

SHIFT: The end of television

Back in the day, watching TV was a simple two-step process:Step 1: Turn on TV. Step 2: Sit back and...
 
SHIFT: Networking your TV — it's not just for geeks anymore

SHIFT: Networking your TV — it's not just for geeks anymore

DVICE writers take a closer look at the latest tech trends in our weekly column, Shift. Show of hands, please:...
 
SHIFT: Why Windows 7 doesn't matter

SHIFT: Why Windows 7 doesn't matter

DVICE writers take a closer look at the latest tech trends in our weekly column, Shift. There's a massive tectonic...
 

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