Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

When I started my professional career over two decades ago, I threw myself into all things Microsoft with boundless enthusiasm, vim, and vigor. I was especially keen on learning everything there was to know about Windows, and making as much use of what I learned as possible. And I did just that. For over fifteen […]

Back in January, Microsoft announced that it had sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses. But it seems that the majority of these licenses were sold to PC makers and have yet to be loaded onto system and sold to the public. More than four months after its release, Windows 8 is seeing very slow adoption […]

Windows 8 is out, and while the hype is far more subdued compared to previous releases – I think echoes of the Windows 95 launch are still reverberating around the globe – Microsoft and its hardware partners are hoping the new OS will jump-start the stalling PC industry. It won’t. There’s no doubt that the […]

Now that the iPhone 5 is out — and I’m just as surprised as everyone that it wasn’t called ‘the new iPhone’ — the unceasing rumor and speculation mill has now turned its attention towards the most mythical of Apple products, the iPad Mini. The iPad Mini prompts interesting product rumors because they appear to […]

It’s widely expected that Apple will debut the iPhone 5 — or “the new iPhone” or “sixth-generation iPhone” or whatever you want to call it — at an event next month. But after a spate of hardware leaks, is there any point in CEO Tim Cook making a big deal of the unveiling? Officially, we […]

Up until recently, Linux and Android have been two separate open source projects with two separate identities. But now with the release of the new version 3.3 of the Linux kernel, the two projects have begun an assimilation into a single entity. What does this mean for Android and Linux on the desktop? Android started […]

Apple and Microsoft are once again locked in a battle, but this time around it isn’t for dominance in the desktop or notebook markets, but instead for supremacy in a new market that potentially threatens the entire PC industry – the post PC market. And right now, Apple looks like it is set to control […]

The iPad 3 is coming, and as with all new Apple releases, the anticipation is at fever pitch. There’s crazy levels of hype and speculation leading up to the official unveiling. Apple has finally sent out invites to the iPad 3 unveiling, at which point we will be formally introduced to the next-generation Apple tablet. […]

Have you heard this one: You know why the Android droid doesn’t have a mouth? Because it wouldn’t have much to smile about. The joke, such as it is, reflects a new truth. While it’s safe to say that Android is enjoying considerable success in the mobile marketspace – it’s giving Apple’s iOS a run […]

Ever been in one of those situations where you’re doing or thinking something and then the perfect song comes up on the radio or jukebox that sums up exactly how you feel about the situation? A few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk using Windows 8, which I’ve done pretty much daily since […]