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Blame Nokia? Multiuser accounts a no-go on Android phones

Nokia may be to blame for limitations on multiple user accounts in Google's latest Android update, according to a report.

Google yesterday unveiled Android 4.2, an updated version of Jelly Bean that will come preinstalled on the company's new line of Nexus devices. One of the big features of the OS is the ability to add multiple user accounts. However, it will only work on tablets, and TechCrunch is speculating that's because Nokia owns the patents for such a feature on phones.

However, Nokia says it actually abandoned its application for such a patent several years … Read more

Futuristic touch screen puts the desk in desktop

editor's notebook The future just keeps getting closer and closer these days. Not only do we have iPhones with FaceTime--which, when combined with the iPod Nano (as I'm sure they will be before too long) will come pretty close to creating a mass-market version of Dick Tracy's two-way wrist TV--we've also got robot cars and, ahem, robot journalists (which I'm trying to keep at bay by way of this terribly sophisticated and never-ending sentence--apparently the roboscribes have trouble with such Proustian gymnastics: Quick! They're coming for our jobs! Hand me another semicolon and an … Read more

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MSD Organizer Multiuser could be the ultimate life management tool, as it comes with tools to create a calendar, budget, and even manage music files. With so many offerings, we might have forgiven the cluttered interface, but a glitch that caused our computer to crash wasn't as easily dismissed.

The user interface is very busy, but before we time to even try and getting our bearings, we were annoyed by a barrage of preset reminders. We also had to spend time learning how to navigate and position the clock and reminder windows. Adding new tasks to the calendar was … Read more