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Are new Vista Media Center extenders too pricey?

On September 27, Microsoft and a handful of partners took the official wraps off new Windows Center Media Extenders, which are priced at about $350 a piece and available this holiday season. (Microsoft rolled out earlier this week the updates to Windows Media Center in Vista Home...

Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Media Center Most Valuable Professional Chris Lanier, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-09-27

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CES 2009: LG's 12 new HDTVs, 'Netcast,' Blu-ray, LED backlight tech [day 2]

As I mentioned yesterday at the underwhelming CES Unveiled, LG had some new models to announce, and specs have finally been released: nine new LCD HDTVs and three new plasma HDTVs from 19 to 60 inches, some using LED backlight technology for those HDTVs, and some using "Netcast," a way...

Tags: USB 2.0, HDMI, JPEG, Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Photograph, MP3, Blu-ray, USB, LHX Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability

Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging IT professionals to apply a Microsoft patch. Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft vulnerability, IT security experts have warned. Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., Business System, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, CERT, Microsoft, worm, vulnerability, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2009-01-07

CES2009: Sony Walkman X1000 revealed with OLED touch screen display

The rumors that Sony was planning to launch a touch screen media player at CES were spot on and looking at what was revealed may have been unofficial at this time since there is not a press release or other info available yet I have to say I am quite...

Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., Sony Walkman, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-01-07

January 7: Join our Ballmer CES live-blog keynote coverage

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicks off the Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas tonight at 6:30 p.m. PT. I'll be joining Paul Thurrott of WinSupersite fame, plus Tom Warren of Neowin.Net, in a live-blogging fiesta on Friendfeed tonight. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Apple Mac OS, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Microsoft preps to push IE 8; makes blocking tool available

As it has done with previous Internet Explorer IE releases, Microsoft has made available an IE 8 blocking toolkit to allow users to keep Microsoft's browser from being downloaded automatically on their Windows machines. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Company Official, IE8, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Mugliasoft meeting open source on SaaS battlefield

The promotion of Bob Muglia to a President's position in the mix to succeed current CEO Steve Ballmer may prove to be the smartest move Microsoft has made against open source in a long time. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., Bob Muglia, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-01-07

MacHeads: The movie

Review: MacHeads is a superb film that will give Apple haters a few cheap laughs, and Apple fans a few cheap thrills. But it'll entertain both equally, while educating everybody else. Prominent sex blogger and renowned Apple fangirl Violet Blue declares passionately that she'd never sleep with a Windows...

Tags: Movie, Apple Inc., MacHeads, Desktops, Hardware, Macworld, Nate Lanxon CNET UK Crave

News items 2009-01-07

Why Schiller's Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture

There are two ways to view Philip Schiller's keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs' understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasn't on stage and the announcements left a lot to be desired. Both would miss the big picture. ...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Philip Schiller, Biotechnology, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-07

News to know: Macworld, CES preview, Windows 7

Macworld Coverage: Photos: Jobs fill-in touts media, MacBook updates Jason D. O'Grady: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009 Sam Diaz: Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint Apple expands DRM-free music selection [video] Apple reveals...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital-rights Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Macworld, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Is the PlayStation Doomed?

Is the PlayStation Doomed?SadIt's sad that the PS3 isn't doing as well as its predecessor sounds like a problem Microsoft is having too. The Playstation 3 is years above anything else on the market and the games are better than any PC game I have ever played, in terms...

Tags: Game players, Desktops, Games, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

HP Entertainment Center Z555 (Pentium 4 3GHz, 512MB RAM, 250GB HDD)

HP Entertainment Center Z555 (Pentium 4 3GHz, 512MB RAM, 250GB HDD)hp z555I have owned z555 for several years . It is unreliable and expensive to keep operating. Mine is protected with Avast, Comodo and SD search and destroy just as my other PCs. The z555 is not...

Tags: z555, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

CES 2009: First impressions; CES Unveiled [Day 1]

Yes, it's that time of year again. Mere hours after my plane touched the tarmac in a surprisingly chilly Las Vegas, CES 2009 has kicked off with the unofficial opening to the show: CES Unveiled. With consideration to the terrible economic free-fall the world has and continues...

Tags: ASUS, DivXNetworks, Page, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Cloud Computing: Apple vs. Microsoft

Cloud Computing: Apple vs. MicrosoftCloud Computing: Apple vs. MicrosoftAnd in a nutshell, there is the difference between Apple and Microsoft's cultures:iWork.com vs. Microsoft Document Collaboration Companion.

Tags: cloud computing, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Some like it hot: Why waste dough cooling down a data center?

It is conventional wisdom that computer innards don't like excessive heat, which is why most data centers are conservatively cooled with powerful air-conditioners to a temperature range of between 68 degrees and 81 degrees Fahrenheit. This theory has even got its very own law explaining it, called the Arrhenius Equation....

Tags: Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Bogus LinkedIn profiles serving malware

A currently active malware campaign is taking advantage of bogus LinkedIn profiles impersonating celebrities in an attempt to trick users into clicking on links serving bogus media players. LinkedIn is among the latest social networking services considered as a valuable asset in the arsenal of the blackhat SEO knowledgeable cybecriminal,...

Tags: LinkedIn, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-01-06

How to be less stupid in 2009

How to be less stupid in 2009The ribbon, a "debacle?""As has been shown in the ‘ribbon’ menu debacle of Office 2007, no-one will likely want it."There have been some dissenters, but from what I've read so far, the biggest complaints have been simply that it's so different and the lack...

Tags: Strategy, ribbon, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Macworld show floor: More than just iPhone covers and iPod speakers?

Clearly, the jury is back on the Macworld keynote this morning. The "new and exciting" announced on stage this morning was, well, mostly new but hardly exciting. That's why I was expecting to see some great things on the expo floor today. Also see: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Speaker, Macworld, Desktops, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Forget MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama's CTO? No.

So Mike Contaxis at MacSoda had the "real reason" why Steve Jobs was not going to give the keynote today at MacWorld. This was before Jobs' disclosure of the "hormonal imbalance" that his medical team has determined is leading him to lose weight. Jobs is set to...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, CTO, Macworld, Obama, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Another former Softie joins VMware

Another former Softie joins VMwareAnother former Softie joins VMwareWhat is this, one-in one-out week?It's looks like football to me where they're trying to get all their staff moved around before the transfer window closes. :o}RE: Another former Softie joins VMwareI can see why VMWare want as many Softies as...

Tags: VMware Inc., Softie

Discussion threads 2009-01-06