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- Big memory cards keep getting cheaper; get the best deals at discount stores and online
- The average price of 1GB or larger memory cards decreased 33 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to data released last week from the 2008 PMA U.S. Digital Imaging Survey. The survey indicates that the average price for 1GB and larger cards was $32 in 2007, down from $48 in...
- Tags: Card, Memory Card, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Official: Google's 'Friend Connect' brings social networking to the Long Tail
- In case you didn't think Google wanted to be a big player on the Social Web -- Orkut, Google Talk and shared items in Google Reader aside -- the search giant revealed an ambitious new strategy today: 'Friend Connect' is a platform designed to help the 'long tail' of sites...
- Tags: Long Tail, Google Inc., Network, Friend Connect, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Powerset's search: Does it deliver?
- Powerset has rolled out its semantic search engine and has managed to get a ton of attention. The larger question for me: Does it deliver? And where does Powerset make the most sense? Powerset on Monday introduced its natural language search for Wikipedia content (Techmeme). This effort...
- Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Web, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Blackberry users to get Windows Live services
- Research in Motion (RIM) and Microsoft have struck a deal via which Blackberry users will be able to run Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on their devices. The two companies announced the deal on May 12; actual availability is slated for some time this summer...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Live, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Facebook makes its own 'data portability' move, Google to follow?
- Not to be outdone by MySpace's "Data Availability" initiative, Facebook announced on Friday its own data portability strategy dubbed "Facebook Connect". Described as "the next iteration of Facebook Platform" the new feature will allow users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to participating sites --...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Social Networking, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- More on RIM's moat: Launches BlackBerry Bold; App developer fund
- Business people can be hip too. That appears to be the message from Research in Motion and its motives behind its new BlackBerry Bold smartphone. There's definitely a hint of some iPhone envy here, but the device isn't a direct competitor. From the statement (Matthew Miller's take,...
- Tags: Developer, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Smart Phones, B2C, Handhelds, B2B, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM
- Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Informatica is on the block say senior sources
- I have heard from two senior sources in the software industry that Informatica [INFA] is on the block and it has approached Oracle [ORCL]. I don't know what the possible acquisition price would be or any further details. Informatica's share price closed at $16.45 on Friday May 9. It's...
- Tags: Informatica, Oracle Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic
- The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...
- Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58
- The New Orleans MP58 shows that Blaupunkt customers get what they pay for. In contrast with the Brisbane SD48 that we reviewed recently, the New Orleans MP58is a stylish head unit with a well-thought-out interface for letting drivers search their MP3 files with ease. It may not have the...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, New Orleans MP58, Blaupunkt, disc, display
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
- Philips DCP851 portable DVD player w/ iPod dock
- While the DCP750 and DCP850 weren't the first portable DVD players to include built-in iPod docks, the Philips brand ensured that they made a bigger splash than earlier models from the likes of iLuv. For 2008, Philips has overhauled the design, opting for a tablet configuration instead of the standard...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD player, Philips DCP851, Apple iPod, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
- Exploring Mars with Java
- At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco Friday, James Gosling, Sun Microsystems vice president and fellow, talks to Arizona State University geological sciences professor Phil Christensen about the school's geospatial software, JMARS. The open-source project is available to the public and used by NASA to find and gather scientific data...
- Tags: Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mars, NASA, JMARS
- Videos 2008-05-09
- VCs put big sums into SaaS
- Several SaaS vendors have announced some big funding rounds the past couple of weeks, which suggests that SaaS is still able to command strong VC support where vendors can show good traction for their offerings. The three rounds that caught my eye were: Rearden Commerce, $100 million....
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Rearden Commerce, Analytics, Sales Compensation, Intacct, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far)
- Microsoft isn't halting Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 distribution -- so far, at least -- in spite of endless-reboot problems reported by AMD-based PC customers, a company spokeswoman said on May 9. Reports of the reboot problem are cropping up on Microsoft forums and other sites...
- Tags: Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...
- Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Online Media, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, MSFT, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphereLots of profit......jobs and innovation in jeopardy? Too bad we didn't jeopardize Sub-Prime lending when we had a chance. Same kind of profit potential here for the telcos IMO.Drop ComcastThere are lots of ISP's out there.AT&T Yahoo comes to mind.Could Comcast's big usership...
- Tags: INTERNET, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., Comcast-charged atmosphere, Net Neutrality, net neutrality bill
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- Since I'm testing the viability of running Ubuntu on a number of platforms, and paving the way to shift from Internet Explorer to Firefox 3.0, I might as well take a look at the viability of abandoning Microsoft Office and making the leap to OpenOffice.org. Check out the OpenOffice.org...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Document, Launch, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the testLHC Safety Assessment Group ReportHas any information been release about the status of the promised LHC Safety Assessment Group study?I would like to know that before micro black holes may be created at a rate of up to 1 per second,...
- Tags: network, Large Hadron Collider, safety study
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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