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Mobileye AWS-4000

Some high-tech cars include lane departure warning systems as options, and precollision systems have become almost common, but the Mobileye AWS-4000 makes it possible to retrofit a car with this technology. The AWS-4000 is an installed unit that uses a camera mounted in front of the car to intelligently process...

Tags: car, AWS-4000, pod, lane line, display

Product reviews 2009-06-11

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Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...

Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Amazon on Tuesday launched a public beta of a service dubbed the Amazon Relational Database Service RDS. The main appeal: Allow customers to operate and scale database clusters while leaving pesky tasks like patching and administration to Amazon Web Services. Adam Selipsky, vice president of Amazon Web...

Tags: MySQL, Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., RDBMS, EC2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

Now here's a ringing endorsement of cloud computing......"HP "wouldn?t put anything material in nature outside the firewall." "Sure gives one confidence, doesn't it? And this company is trying sell people on the cloud...but its CEO doesn't trust it? Nice. :-(Translation: We make a lot of money selling overpriced, under utilizedservers...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., server

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

AT&T Tilt 2 reviewed as last of four Touch Pro2 US variants

Why does everyone bitch about the keyboard?I've got a Fuze and love AT&T's version of the keyboard. I find that I use symbols much more than numbers, so having a dedicated row for symbols actually makes typing faster. I will admit that when I first got it, it was a...

Tags: Cellular phones, Keyboards, AT&T Corp., 3G, AT&T Tilt 2

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Biggest cloud of all: Amazon EC2 makes about $220 million a year

Anyone wondering how the commercial cloud computing business model is working should look no further than Amazon Web Services. Randy Bias just published estimates that AWS is pulling in about $220 million annually for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) offerings. He bases his conclusions on "actual verified...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon EC2, Randy Bias, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Hands on: 32GB Zune HD walk around and first impressions

By that rationale...an iPhone must be compared to netbooks as they are "[i]the same type of device capable of the same type of tasks and are accordingly in the same price range.[/i]"Should the Zune HD be compared with the iPod Touch?I see the Zune as being a media player first...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Notebooks, Zune Premium Headphones, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Samsung SGH-T659 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T659 (T-Mobile)Samsung, we have a message for you: 2006 called and it wants its phone back. All right, maybe that's mean, but the fact remains that the Samsung SGH-T659 exhibits a design trend that was popular three years ago. And as features go, the SGH-T659 offers nothing that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, slider mechanism, display, T659, Samsung SGH-T659, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-09-14

Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction

RE: Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction Still thieves not "innovators".failed to live up to his role as "gatekeeper"...In English, that translates to "We lost, therefore somebody must have cheated." Microsoft as a company clearly believes that it simply can do no wrong. They must have attended the...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, I4i, Word injunction

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

EC2Dream 0.92 (Windows)

EC2Dream is a free Graphical System Admin tool aimed at Amazon EC2 and Eucalyptus System Administration. It is designed to complement the Amazon AWS Management console. It installs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X client machines. Features include: support for Amazon EC2 and Eucalyptus; multiple environments based on access...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., EC2Dream, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-18

On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition

I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, acquisition, Joe, stock, On2 Technologies, stock market, Master Corp., shareholder, On2 shareholder, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Amazon: Shares tumble late as Q2 sales fall short; quiet about Kindle

Amazon made headlines this week by looking ahead with the announced acquisition of online shoe retailer Zappos. But the second quarter performance was all about the Kindle e-Book reader. The online retailer today reported second quarter net income of $142 million, or 32 cents per share, down...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Microsoft announces its Azure cloud computing pricing

Microsoft announces its Azure cloud computing pricingCompared to Amazon...I compared the prices with Amazon's equivalent, the results are in my blog at http://bit.ly/OT7V8. Anyway, they seem to be approximately the same, which is probably the meaning that we should have associated with being "competitive" all along.Is that a lot or...

Tags: Six Sigma, Pricing, TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Microsoft Windows, Process improvement, cloud computing, Azure, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

T-Mobile Dash 3G

The poor T-Mobile Dash has been pulling duty ever since October 2006 and while it's received a minor face lift and Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade over the years, it's definitely time for the smartphone to retire. More importantly, T-Mobile customers need and deserve something more up-to-date and it looks like...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Dash, T-Mobile Dash 3G, Sprint Communications, Snap, Dash 3G, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?low end cloud computingIf you want to build your own low cost cloud computing you can try software such as ThinServerhttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmRE: Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?Not really mature. There isn't wide spread user adoption. There aren't any real standards. None...

Tags: Virtualization, Google App Engine, cloud computing, cloud computing service, Salesforce.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Why Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to run your data center

Why Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to run your data centerOld news repackagedCloud and utility computing which might be one and the same are a multibillion dollar business in 2009. Are you guys for real about reporting this like news? We have been running our business at...

Tags: Data centers, cloud computing, Network technology, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., data center

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Manco Licensing System 4.1 (Windows)

Manco Licensing System is powerful licensing and copy protection tools for .NET Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET applications, controls and components. Protection library is available for .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0, 3.5. It uses very flexible licensing schema with following main features: strong encryption,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Copy Protection, Manco Software, Manco Licensing System, Protection Library, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-11

What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?

What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?Cloud Computing Definition in 4 wordsOther people's virtual serversWhat is the Cloud? What....is computing? These two terms are definitive. We don't need someone trying to define something that is defined already by its terms.Cloud computing is accessing your IT resources through the cloud. The term...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

News to know: Salesforce.com; Microsoft; Apple tablet; Google

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. Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Pop quiz - Which would you choose (Mac vs. PC)? ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Samsung Tint (MetroPCS)

Photo gallery:Samsung TintThough Samsung makes plenty of high-end phones, many of its handsets in the United States are basic to midrange models. For example, take Metro PCS's new Samsung Tint. Inside its basic flip design you won't find much beyond a VGA camera, Bluetooth, and voice commands. The replaceable covers...

Tags: VGA Camera, Samsung Tint, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-05-11