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iPhone 2.0 and all kinds of little mobile RIAs: I generally break RIAs into three categories: browser-based, desktop, and mobile. After playing with the iPhone 2.0 firmware, checking out some of the applications, and going through the experience in the iTunes store one of the best RIA examples out there, I'm pretty convinced that the iPhone is the best...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Rich Internet Application, Mobile World, App Store, Web 2.0 Player, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Is designing for the small screen more fun?: I have completely fallen in love with my iPhone. As far as I can tell it comes as close to the perfectly designed device as possible and it seems like I'm discovering cool usability aspects all the time. Things like when you get a text message with a phone number...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Desktop, Application, Mobile, Mobile World, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Google sends Android to conquer mobile world: Google sends Android to conquer mobile worldMany would be wrong: Applets Rule Web 2.0The following quote is incorrect big time: Regarding "Many would argue Apple's iPhone was the first mobile computing device to allow a Web page to look exactly as it does on a PC's browser.": The iPhone browser...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Android, mobile world, Google Inc., mobile; Discussion threads 2007-11-05
Rich Internet Applications and mobile entertainment: Yesterday Peter Chernin of News Corp praised the economic and business virtues of growing the consumption of entertainment on mobile devices. We have known for quite some time that the "mobile world" was going to be hot. In Asia, it has been for a long time and people maintain...; Tags: mobile marketing, mobile; Blog posts 2006-09-14

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Preview: Plusmo Pro Football Live app (updated): As you already know I really want a good NFL application for the iPhone. Now that it's NFL season and it would be great to track teams, players and games in progress – especially when you can't be in front of a television. As I've I mentioned...; Tags: Apple iPhone, NFL, App, Plusmo Pro Football Live, Plusmo NFL App, Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-09-05

What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?: The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of a purely web based portal. As a big proponent of desktop applications in general, and especially these hybrid applications which...; Tags: Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-09-05
LHC scientists get death threats: So it's come to this: Death threats against physicists. About what? The earth-destroying Large Hadron Collider, of course. Such is the angst that the American Nobel prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has even had death threats, said Prof Brian Cox of Manchester University,...; Tags: Black Hole, Physicist, Scientist, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Mainstream media writes Windows obit: Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-09-05
The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.: I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...; Tags: Document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Appirio, SlideRocket, Digital Signatures, Collaboration, Productivity, Groupware, Fax, Microsoft Office, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up: [ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser are beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...; Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, ModSecurity, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Nokia: Our market share will slip over weak demand: Nokia said Friday that its mobile device market share will slip in the third quarter from the second quarter "due to weaker consumer confidence in multiple markets." The company also said it refused to be lured into a price war. Nokia (all resources, reviews and blogs) said...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses: Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo; News items 2008-09-05
VMworld is bringing out the vendors: Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...; Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-05
News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Master the Facts Multiplication (exe): Master the Facts Multiplication is a no-nonsense drill and practice program to aide students in learning multiplication facts. This program was created in response to teachers requesting a "non-game" software tool to use in their classrooms to teach multiplication. It is currently used in homes and schools around the world....; Tags: Fact, Fast Rabbit Software, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-09-05
Google Chrome already beating Opera: Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...; Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?: First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?Hmmm ....Could be worse ....Homer: [narrating a TV commercial] Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snowblowers? And the inevitable heart attacks that come with shoveling snow?Maybe......they should hire the company that does the Mac commercials....; Tags: humour, advertisement, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., ad air; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Should political postings stay or go? A survey.: I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...; Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft: It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...; Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Deploying and managing online communities: Who, how and why?: There was an interesting discussion at Office 2.0 that dealt with the topic of online communities. There's a lot of noise on the Web today and it's easy for that to noise to get – for lack of a better phrase – out of control. So should a company try...; Tags: Community, Marketing Research, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-04