After using the new Lumina 928 with Windows Phone 8 for a couple days, the iPhone feels very outdated. This was totally unexpected.    I’ve been using an HTC Thunderbolt Android phone for two years and I liked it. Along with way, I’ve had an iPad and liked it. But my early impression is that Windows Phone 8 seems easier to use than either of those two mobile operating systems.   Then, last night, I was helping my wife set up Flickr on her iPhone and I was shocked at how old it felt. iPhone is still a good operating system and works fine, but it’s dated. The

The long-awaited ThinkPad Helix from Lenovo finally was available for sale yesterday at Lenovo.com. This is a convertible—a laptop and tablet in one—that packs more processor power and much longer battery life than previous convertibles.   For most advisors, this could be the only computer you need. It will replace your iPad with the Windows 8 touch interface, which is integrated with Microsoft Office. While you won’t have as many apps to choose from, most of the important ones advisors need are available and the Microsoft app store is growing fast.

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With Google Reader shutting down July 1, you may be looking for alternatives. Here are some for finding a replacement:

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Flickr, a photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo!, got a huge upgrade. With Yahoo! fighting to make itself more relevant, Flickr will now give you one terabyte of free storage for your photos.   While everyone wants to consolidate their files as much as possible, we're already seeing seeing apps that let you manage free storage space from multiple providers in a single interface. So this could be an ingenious move by Yahoo!.   In addition to the massive upgrade in storage, Yahoo! gave Flickr a new interface that is much more modern.