Poll: Are tech workers more productive at home or in the office?

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Do you get more done at home or the office? That’s the debate flying around tech circles these days after Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer issued a memo requesting that Yahoos spend their days working in the office, rather than at home. In a day and age when mobile technologies bring work to individuals’ fingertips at… Read More…

Poll: Are you upgrading to Windows 8 before prices rise?

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If you’re thinking about upgrading your existing Windows PC to Microsoft’s Windows 8, time is running out to do it on the cheap. Later this week, Microsoft will raise the price of the Windows 8 upgrade editions, ending the promotional pricing of $39.99 for an online upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. Starting in February, the… Read More…

Apple vs. Amazon: Whose new headquarters is cooler?

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It has been fun to see the plans come together for Amazon’s new three-block campus on the edge of downtown Seattle. The company’s architects this week took it up a notch when they showed the surprisingly cool color schemes that Amazon plans to add to the Seattle skyline (above). I’m no architecture critic, but the… Read More…

Poll: Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie, thumbs up or down?

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As Facebook prepares for what promises to be a landmark IPO for the tech industry, the attention of Wall Street this week focused on one of the company’s signature features — Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie. Yes, the attire of the Facebook CEO seemed to generate as much attention as the social network’s bottom line or growth… Read More…

Polls: How many Apple and Microsoft products do you have in your house?

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Earlier this week, CNBC published a survey which found that half of American households now own at least one Apple product. GeekWire’s coverage of the survey sparked a strong reaction, which didn’t surprise me given our location in Microsoft’s backyard (not to mention Apple’s legions of die-hard fans). Some readers said the survey results were meaningless,… Read More…

Poll: Are you still talking and texting behind the wheel?

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The problem of talking and texting while driving was put back into the spotlight yesterday as the National Transportation Safety Board called for an unprecedented nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and other devices by drivers, even hands-free technology. Of course, this has been a known problem for quite a while — a… Read More…

Poll: Are you tempted by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5?

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update has already been distributed as an update for existing Windows Phone devices, but now it’s rolling out on new phones, as well. AT&T announced that its new Windows Phone 7.5 devices, the Focus S and Focus Flash by Samsung, will be available in AT&T stores starting this coming weekend, on… Read More…

Poll: Do you accept Netflix’s apology?

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings apologized last night for the manner in which the company announced plans to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into separate offerings with a higher combined price. Not the fact that Netflix hiked prices, to be clear, but the way the company announced the price hikes. “It is clear from the… Read More…

Poll: Are you still checking in? Or have you checked out?

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The privacy changes introduced yesterday by Facebook include the news that the social network will no longer offer Facebook Places as a standalone mobile feature. Instead the company will be integrating location more deeply into Facebook, with the ability to share your place in the world from any type of post on any type of… Read More…

Poll: Time to dump Netflix?

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Netflix caused an uproar among its users today with a change in its subscription plans that boils down to a not-insignificant price hike for customers who want unlimited online streaming and unlimited DVDs by mail. Netflix will charge separately for DVDs and streaming. For example, someone currently paying $10 a month for streaming and one DVD… Read More…