We were lined up in front of the computer store, waiting for the stroke of midnight. The others were there to get a new operating system. I wanted to see history.

November 21, 2004

Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple’s full-size iPad and other tablets. Here’s a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.

Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple’s full-size iPad and other tablets. Here’s a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.

Q: Curious what y'all thought about the (Google) Chromebook or if you could point me to a post if you've already covered it. - Cathy

NEW YORK - Perhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of Internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power.

The recent success of Amazon's Kindle Fire has given Google hope that the small-screen, inexpensive tablet market is worth pursuing. Google has set the tech world abuzz by announcing its new Nexus 7 tablet, the result of a partnership with ASUS, a multinational computer hardware and electronics company.

The world of news and information, in terms of who produces it, how it gets produced and how it is delivered, is exploding with new enterprises popping up almost every day. Traditional media is struggling to find its way in this new world, both in terms of understanding how it works as well as competing in it. If traditional media is to survive it is essential that it understands this new world and to figure out how to carve out a place in it.

Microsoft is making the claim that you can’t trust Google anymore because they only show search results for those that are willing to pay. Is this true?

Q: I have thousands of songs in my iTunes at home that I would like to listen to at work and I don’t want to pay Apple to use iTunes Match. Any other suggestions? - Nicholas

Want to know what the air condition is outside today or if a health alert has been issued? Ask your smartphone.

Mesa officials hope to gather ideas for buildings, parks, programs and more from residents through a new app dubbed “This is My Mesa.” Through the app, people can provide ideas of what could be part of the city’s general, transportation or transit plan.

Q: I have thousands of songs in my iTunes at home that I would like to listen to at work and I don’t want to pay Apple to use iTunes Match. Any other suggestions? — Nicholas

Fixing electronic devices is big business in the Valley, and around the country.

Fixing electronic devices is big business in the Valley, and around the country.

Q: I’m strongly considering a jump from my iPhone to the Samsung Galaxy S III but concerned about getting all my stuff over. Is this an easy thing to do or is it going to be a nightmare? — Glen

SAN FRANCISCO - They're technology celebrities who are responsible for one of America's hottest products (the iPad 2), its most transformative cultural trend (Facebook), and one of the coolest additions to the national vocabulary (Googling).

ATLANTA (AP) — Two new computers running Google's Chrome operating system are looking to lure people to a browser-based environment. Both target light-duty computer users who don't need the full range of capabilities that traditional Windows and Mac computers provide.

I'm reminded of a line in the movie "Ladyhawke" that a gentle breeze can portend the greatest of storms. My gentle breeze is the Wild Birds Unlimited store at Guadalupe Road and McClintock Drive.

In protest of what’s being called a monopoly by bookstores small and large, Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe will no longer offer books published by Amazon Publishing.

In protest of what’s being called a monopoly by bookstores small and large, Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe will no longer offer books published by Amazon Publishing.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Unwanted software slithered into Patti McMann’s home computer over the Internet and unleashed an annoying barrage of pop-up ads that sometimes flashed on her screen faster than she could close them.

Q. How can I request a return receipt for email I send using Outlook Express?