Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

The Brolly Umbrella allows rain-splashed texters to keep their precious phones dry.

Backwards Compatible: These smartphone accessories will drain your faith in humanity

February 21, 2013

When you really think about it, smartphones shouldn’t exist. Forget AAA-level games and professional cameras and screens you can use just by touching, and think about the fact that they can call, text,...

Pebbles new smartwatch, which links with your iPhone or Android, is a revolution is wristwear.

Backwards Compatible: Pebble makes Rolex look like a geriatric dinosaur

February 6, 2013

I’m really not a big watch guy. I’ve got a couple, my favorite being a nice open-movement job I got just recently, but I really only wear it when fancy dress is required. To me, a watch is a fashion...

Backwards Compatible: Windows 8 fails to answer Apple’s simplicity challenge

October 31, 2012

If you’ve read Backwards Compatible before, you’re probably familiar with my opinion of Apple — its substandard technology, lousy business practices, questionable ethics and borderline-cultish...

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