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HTC kicks off global ad campaign and its all about YOU

HTC Touch Pro2 has made me appreciate HTCOnce I was not a fan of HTC, but they have improved functionality and quality so dramatically with the new TP2 and the Hero on Sprint that I am now sold on HTC. I have the TP2 and got my wife the...

Tags: HTC Touch Pro2, advertisement, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'Good Article I'm a PC and I don't like the Apple ads. Mostly because they poke fun at the stereotypical "geek", which is me and it wears on me. Nonetheless Apples strategy is...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, NOW IT, Apple Inc., advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., new ad campaign, ad campaign, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Spinning the Chevy Tahoe ad campaign

Spinning the Chevy Tahoe ad campaignTahoe.Tahoe will still be my most fave ride of all time,RE: Spinning the Chevy Tahoe ad campaignTalking about 07 Tahoe, the gas saving devices are great.I like its brakes. They are awesome & responsive. Quiet and comfortable that's Tahoe.

Tags: Chevy Tahoe, ad campaign, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

Gates

Gates4:30?Gawd. Does anyone watch a TV show uninterrupted for 4 minutes and 30 seconds? Is this really a 4:30 commercial? And if this is the pace at which we get to find out what's so new and great about Vista, let's all re-emerge from our caves in 2011. Nice take,...

Tags: Ad campaign, Corporate America, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

First hints of Microsoft's "fight back" ads appear

First hints of Microsoft's "fight back" ads appearPerception IS reality.The damage is done. Apple is #3 in US home computer sales today. Perception [b]is[/b] reality and unfortunately for microsoft they've got battered, much of it being well deserved. This is the proverbial finger to plug a dyke breach.RE: First hints...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Microsoft's $300 million makeover

Microsoft's $300 million makeoverI'm For GatesIt works for Apple. why not turn Apple's lovable, but inept buisiness type into Bill and fight fire with fire?sell the company...there's no way, that M$ is getting a better name because of this "stunt"..They can take classes about ethics, morality etc.. all they like,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement, operating system, ad campaign, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

Apple launches new Macintosh ad campaign

Apple launches new Macintosh ad campaignMicrosoft buying TIME, for INTEL?Just so it will have time to produce a decent 64-bit CPU?The ads are funnyThey are, of course, utter and total FUD but that's to be expected. Good luck with the ad campaign Apple although you would be better served by...

Tags: Desktops, PC, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., ad campaign

Discussion threads 2006-05-03

Additional Resources

Gawker Media tricked into featuring malicious Suzuki ads

A group of cybercriminals have successfully managed to trick Gawker's ad sales team into featuring malicious ads serving Adobe exploits (CVE-2008-2992; CVE-2009-0927) and scareware, by impersonating a legitimate ad agency inquiring about an upcoming Suzuki ad campaign. According to Gawker Media, the malware distributors were one of...

Tags: Advertisement, Gawker Media, Suzuki, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special

Viewers watch Family Guy because they want tonot because it's forced in to their cubicles at work.That doesn't fit with the Windows brand, indeed.MSFT tried to alter the content of the show"Microsoft sent MacFarlane and Fox several notes expressing their concern over the show's content but ultimately decided just to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Family Guy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

When are people going to learn that off the record is off the recordNot open mouth insert foot.Yes, some people are excited about some new tech, but to go to some of the lengths these guys keep going to, makes me wonder.I think engadge is just in it for the...

Tags: Tablets, 3G, Notebooks, iTablet, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

HTC kicks off global ad campaign and its all about YOU

HTC Corporation today kicked off their new global advertising campaign based on their "Quietly Brilliant" brand positioning and everything is about YOU. They are focusing on the personal experience that we are coming to associate with our mobile phones and have been working with a LA-based agency, Deutsch LA Inc.,...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Advertisement, Branding, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Motorola Droid official specifications leaked: 16:9 touchscreen, DVD-quality video, 0.5" thick

Colour me interested!!The only problem is that it is by Motorola and their quality has really been suffering for quite a few years.Other than that, the only other phone that has me as excited is the HTC HD2. There isn't a single phone in the entire world that can hold...

Tags: Smart phones, video, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Motorola Inc., official specification, DVD-quality video, touch screen, specification

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Apple ad swings at Windows 7: 'Trust me, this time it's going to be different'

Hilarious! Apple is getting quite bold these days, I think they smell bloodNT.Just like Snow Leopard was supposed to fix all that was wrong with LeopardBut it didn't. :(Poor Apple, that sound you hear of glass shattering is not the sound of Windows, it is the glass house in which...

Tags: Operating systems, Investment, advertisement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Win7, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Was Windows 7 totally your idea?

W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...

Tags: Desktops, Crispin, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

Verizon Wireless has released a television commercial for its new Droid handset â€" which runs Google's Android OS natch â€" and it's a shot directly across the bow of the S.S. iPhone. The ad (and corresponding Web site DroidDoes.com) are part of a new advertising campaign which...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, iDon't, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Microsoft breaks Firefox

IE Welded into WindowsIE is welded into the Windows Operating System,that is why Windows is so insecure and proneto viruses/worms.They thought by making IE basically explorer.exein concept they would ruin any competitor likeNetscape well they did in a way.Interesting part of it is, they failed becauseFirefox is the most popular...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

BGR gets hands-on with the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless

Andrew wrote an earlier post showing the new ad and campaign against the iPhone and for the Google Android platform that Verizon just kicked off. I saw the Droid Does commercial on TV this weekend and am interested in seeing what Verizon's device looks like. It turns out that I...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., BGR, Smart Phones, Palm Pre, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-18