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Photo: Nokia's phone for emerging markets

The cell phone giant unveils a model meant for places where affordability is a key consideration.

Tags: affordability, cell phone company, emerging market, telephone company, Nokia Corp., cell phone, photograph, telephone

Image galleries 2005-09-21

Photo: Nokia's phone for emerging markets

The cell phone giant unveils a model meant for places where affordability is a key consideration.

Tags: affordability, cell phone company, emerging market, telephone company, Nokia Corp., cell phone, photograph, telephone

Image galleries 2005-09-21

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B&W Zeppelin Mini Speakers for iPod

Back in 2007, Bowers & Wilkins brought out the uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker, which we described in our review as being every bit as sophisticated as Apple's iconic player, with detailed sound that largely lived up to B&W's high-end reputation. That Zeppelin remains on the market, but now it's...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Zeppelin Mini, Apple iPod, B&W, Apple iPhone, speaker

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980

You can't argue with a large-screen, value-priced laptop when it delivers good performance, and looks nice to boot. We appreciated the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 when we reviewed it in our 2009 back-to-school retail roundup, liking its affordability, large screen, strong battery life, and excellent-sounding speakers. Just a few months later,...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-04

RadioBOSS Std 4.0.0.417 (Windows)

If you run a bar, a restaurant, a shop, a casino, a dance club or even a radio station, music becomes one of your key daily priorities. Music is what keeps your guests' spirit high, what makes them stay longer, enjoy their time and, of course, spend money and come...

Tags: Radio Station, Radio, Microsoft Windows, Music, DJsoft, RadioBOSS Std 4.0.0.417, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect

The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Linux Distro, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in Ed

No netbooks hereI'm at a campus with 2000 students, have not seen a netbook yet.Students have to do a LOT of typing for papers, and need a full size keyboard.RE: Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in EdOur children are experienced users and will not be happy...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Car Loan Calculator - BE (Mobile)

Car Loan Calculator BE combines 3 auto calculations in one application. CLC-BE helps you to find-out monthly payments, compare the fuel cost of 2 cars. If you know how much you want to spend per month as car payment, CLC-BE has an option for that calculation as well. Just go...

Tags: Car, Payment, Mobile, Jengun

Software downloads 2009-10-11

The best VoIP solution is ...

What about hosted?Wondering if you guys would be willing to discuss the most obvious omission... hosted. It's like choosing which car to buy when its cheaper to take a limo.RE: The best VoIP solution is ...Your article was only comprehensive if you consider just the IP-PBX and desktop telephone;...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Fax, Zultys, Voice Mail, VoIP Solution, AC power, SIP, VoIP

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

A no-fuss solar-powered building

The Boston team in the Solar Decathlon competition is shooting for affordability. Apart from the solar panels, they are using almost entirely building materials that can be found at local hardware stores. by CNET News.com

Tags: Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-21

Rtime 5.5 build 2047 (Windows)

Minimize scope creep and maximizing on-target delivery with better collaboration, project planning, requirements management, development task management and test case traceability. QAVantage's RTIME is recognized for its ease of use, speed of installation and adoption, affordability, performance and ease of maintenance. Some of the most demanding large enterprises have relied...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, QAVantage, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-17

Risk rating for fatties?

Risk rating for fatties?But where are the exceptions?My wife went on heavy steroids when she was treated for acute leukemia. That changes your shape pretty fast - guess you could call it a bloating side effect.Actually, I prefer the tax on "fat food", including sugar based drinks, to build...

Tags: Vertical industries, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance company, government, insurance, health care, fatty

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school, 'while supplies last'

The annual back-to-school shopping trip is just around the corner. Load the family in the mini-van, drive over to your local Walmart, and watch as your shopping cart fills with new clothes, shoes, pencils, notebooks, protractors, calculators, and a million other things. The yearly resupply is...

Tags: Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Compaq Computer Corp., Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Toshiba's Satellite M505-S4945

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Sitting at the budget level of our round up (a step above entry-level), the Satellite M505-S4945 is positioned as a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Intel Core 2 Duo, full-HD, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-07-17

Health reform must focus on incentives to cut costs

The real beauty of the Affordability Model is that it offers minimalist steerage. It implements a relatively simple, straightforward incentive, and then allows the market to innovate to achieve the desired results. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Incentive, Health Care, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-07-10

In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business

Why pay $100 or more each month for a two-year cell phone contract when you can pay $50 and keep yourself off the hook? At least that's the thinking behind the latest ad campaign by Boost Mobile, a prepaid, or "no-contract," mobile service provider whose parent company...

Tags: Segment, Mobile, Handset, Boost Mobile, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Data Innovations Embeds Affordability Into Market-Leading Clinical Laboratory Middleware Solution

Data Innovations DI wanted to increase market penetration by making LPM affordable and maintenance-free with rapid installation capabilities for hospitals and clinical laboratories without an existing Oracle site license and develop a high availability version of LPM with dynamic data backup to increase security and sample data integrity for customers...

Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., Middleware, Data Innovation, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-07-01

News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0

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. Mary Jo Foley: One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100Well, of course [i]you are not convinced of the value[/i][i]of this particular incarnation of netbook[/i] because it comes with Vista as am option, and may push Linux to the side at many schools.If it sold as a "Linux only" you would likely be so...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Notebooks, ARRA, Latitude 2100, Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100

Not long ago, I wrote a post concerning what I saw as a high price and somewhat limited value for Dell's new educational netbook, the Latitude 2100. It seems, however, that a lot of school districts disagreed. According to a brief on Yahoo News, "more than 500 U.S....

Tags: School District, Dell Latitude, Netbook, Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-29