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- MobileTechRoundup show #133, REDFLY and Nokia N82 arrive, IdeaPad U110 is rocking
- Listen here (MP3, 32.1 MB, 35:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) James, Kevin, and I were up early Saturday morning to record MobileTechRoundup show #133 and as you may be able to...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Nokia Corp., James, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Facebook makes its own 'data portability' move, Google to follow?
- Not to be outdone by MySpace's "Data Availability" initiative, Facebook announced on Friday its own data portability strategy dubbed "Facebook Connect". Described as "the next iteration of Facebook Platform" the new feature will allow users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to participating sites --...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Social Networking, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- More on RIM's moat: Launches BlackBerry Bold; App developer fund
- Business people can be hip too. That appears to be the message from Research in Motion and its motives behind its new BlackBerry Bold smartphone. There's definitely a hint of some iPhone envy here, but the device isn't a direct competitor. From the statement (Matthew Miller's take,...
- Tags: Developer, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Smart Phones, B2C, Handhelds, B2B, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- The application interface problem
- I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...
- Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM
- Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund
- There have been rumors of a new BlackBerry design, often labeled the BlackBerry 9000 series, and today RIM posted the official announcement of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone that will be coming this Summer to a carrier near you. RIM also announced a US$150 million mobile applications and services development fund...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Display, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?
- Here's a map that purports to show how much oil there is in North America and that the supply far exceeds the demand. This website argues greed is driving the high oil price, not shortage. Wait a minute, isn't greed the heart and soul of a free makret...
- Tags: Oil, Petroleum, Clean Technology, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em off
- Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em offuh huhDon't know about Canada. Here in Montana, two years ago it was -50 so they are dead...all of them. What wasn't mentioned here is that they are a constant thing, but if it gets below -40 they die. The more...
- Tags: global warming, winter
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58
- The New Orleans MP58 shows that Blaupunkt customers get what they pay for. In contrast with the Brisbane SD48 that we reviewed recently, the New Orleans MP58is a stylish head unit with a well-thought-out interface for letting drivers search their MP3 files with ease. It may not have the...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, New Orleans MP58, Blaupunkt, disc, display
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
- Philips DCP851 portable DVD player w/ iPod dock
- While the DCP750 and DCP850 weren't the first portable DVD players to include built-in iPod docks, the Philips brand ensured that they made a bigger splash than earlier models from the likes of iLuv. For 2008, Philips has overhauled the design, opting for a tablet configuration instead of the standard...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD player, Philips DCP851, Apple iPod, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online mediaAnti-economies of scaleYou can't just be a big fat monster and demand more more more.Humans are cleverer than that.MS should mitigate the importance of searchI personally believe having ad overlays on music tracks and video could be a great way to mitigate...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Corp., algorithm, search algorithm, Google Inc., Web page, online media, MSFT, acquisition
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- VCs put big sums into SaaS
- Several SaaS vendors have announced some big funding rounds the past couple of weeks, which suggests that SaaS is still able to command strong VC support where vendors can show good traction for their offerings. The three rounds that caught my eye were: Rearden Commerce, $100 million....
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Rearden Commerce, Analytics, Sales Compensation, Intacct, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...
- Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Online Media, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, MSFT, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- HRH Prince Penguin
- HRH Prince PenguinHis eyes are set too close togetherIs this the real Prince?A Different Kind of AuthorityPeople may ask why the opinion of the Prince of Wales is worth more than an ordinary mortal's.Or why his son the second-in-line to the throne is entitled to commandeer elements of the nation's...
- Tags: Linux, Prince, HRH Prince Penguin
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?
- Last weekend, in the course of a column about Steve Ballmer, my colleague Larry Dignan tossed an offhand shout-out in my general direction: When Ed Bott has a series on how to fix–or at least cope with Vista–you know this OS isn't so hot. Why should this thing need...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Images: Satellites follow killer cyclone
- Satellite images from NASA track a cyclone and the flooding it caused--which may end up killing over 100,000 residents of Myanmar (formerly Burma).The government of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has reported that over 22,000 people have died so far, due to the effects of Tropical Cyclone Nargis which hit...
- Tags: Myanmar, Satellite, Image, Government, Network Technology, Networking, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-05-09
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fine
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fineExtortion?IIUC the fine is for 'abusing a monopoly position'. All MS have to do is stop the abuse. Simple. If they carry on, or they argue that the abuse is justified, then they will keep getting fined. That will hurt themselves, their customers and their...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- Since I'm testing the viability of running Ubuntu on a number of platforms, and paving the way to shift from Internet Explorer to Firefox 3.0, I might as well take a look at the viability of abandoning Microsoft Office and making the leap to OpenOffice.org. Check out the OpenOffice.org...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Document, Launch, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Gallery: Satellite images of killer cyclone
- Satellite images from NASA show the track of a cyclone and the resulting flooding that may end up killing over 100,000 residents of Myanmar (formerly Burma). by Andy Smith
- Tags: Satellite Image, Network Technology, Networking, Andy Smith, cylcone, storm, satellite, NASA
- Image galleries 2008-05-09
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