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May 22, 2017 When Video Game Consoles Wanted (and Failed) to Be Computers
Image: Scan of Intelivision owner manual. A lot of early video game consoles secretly wanted to be home computers, too. Their makers either sold keyboard add-ons or failed miserably in the process. A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. Of all […]
COMPUTERS February 8, 2017 City to collect $2.5 million settlement over failed computer aided dispatch system
File photo INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The City of Indianapolis will collect $2.5 million from a contractor that failed to provide a workable Computer Aided Dispatch system for public safety that wildly out promised the capabilities of an untried technology. The agreement with Colossus Incorporated, which took over InterAct Public Safety Systems and N. Harris Computer […]
NEWS November 16, 2016 Google Andromeda Would Be an Admission That Chrome OS Has Failed
Google Andromeda Would Be an Admission That Chrome OS Has Failed HIGHLIGHTS Chrome OS has not made a big dent in PC marketshare Merging Chrome OS with Android is an admission it failed The rumoured Andromeda would compete outside the budget segment Just days away from Google’s upcoming event, juicy tidbits from the rumour mill […]
NEWS November 2, 2016 Infographic: The Most Tried and Failed Small Businesses
If you are running a small business and have been around for any length of time, give yourself a pat on the back. I’ve been running my small business for 16 years now and believe me, I’m thankful each and every day. I especially feel that way after coming across this small business infographic on […]
ALL DEALS 
February 25, 2016 Apple’s Failed Retail Revolution: Beacons Still Won’t Be Big on Black Friday
Hari Gottipati, an independent tech consultant, saw the future of shopping in 2013. In its annual update to the software for its mobile devices, Apple had just made it possible for its phones to allow super-precise location services-and that would be a major coup for the staid world of coupons. While the global positioning system […]
