Steve Kovach of Business Insider reviews the Nexus 5.

Either way, the Nexus 5 is the perfect device if you want to make sure you always have the best Google has to offer with Android. It might not be much to look at, but it’s the best device you can own if you care about the experience and Google ecosystem above anything else.

Using Android the way Google intended it to be.

Ars Technica reports about the Nexus 5’s “exclusive” launcher being available on other Android devices through a workaround.

Late yesterday, a new version of Google Search hit the Play Store for everyone running Android 4.1 and higher—Google Search version 3.1. All the Google Home code was completely intact, meaning that Google just shipped its new launcher out to every modern Android phone. In order for Google Home to work, it requires a tiny enabler app that comes with the Nexus 5. The enabler app isn’t being shipped out to these other devices, so while 99 percent of the code is now on everyone’s device (or it will be when the rollout finishes), it’s disabled.

Why include the code but not enable the function?

Polygon reviews the PlayStation 4.

An in-depth review coupled with a gorgeous page design for a beautifully crafted console.

Ed Dale thinks Apple’s soft launch of the Retina iPad mini was a brilliant move.

By soft releasing the iPad Mini Retina, Apple achieved three crucial things.

• Apple’s biggest fans got theirs first. Who knew about this first? The people who follow the Apple blogs and digerati. Judging by Twitter, this worked perfectly.
• The grey market queing for the iPad Mini Retina was going to be immense. By going online the incredibly poor optics (The front of Apple lines, which attracts a lot of media, was full of people who were not fans but paid to be there) are mitigated.
• The last thing Apple wants is 100’s of customers turning up everyday to be dissapointed in a store which is meant to be a happy place – Apple does not want their stores to be associated with disappointment and frustration!!

Business Insider reports on how Windows has evolved over 30 years.

It also shows how much technology has advanced during that period of time.

This has certainly taken a long time, though considering it’s related to copyright issues, we should hardly be suprised. Just look how long it took for us to get legal MP3 downloads.

Judge Says Google Book-Scanning Is Fair Use

Google Books “advances the progress of the arts and sciences, while maintaining respectful consideration for the rights of authors and other creative individuals, and without adversely impacting the rights of copyright holders,” wrote Judge Denny Chin.