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Recommeded improvements to each mobile OS to reach perfection

As a mobile phone enthusiast I always seem to be on the hunt for the "perfect" device and while many devices come very close there always seems to be a few features that keep a device from perfection. I've been using the Nokia N85 first impressions coming later this week...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Operating System, Nokia N85, Nokia E71, Keyboard Functionality, WMP, Dash, HTC Rose, Bold Hardware, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-30

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What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

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

News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7

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: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Twitter Inc., Net Neutrality, VMware Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Software As A Service (SaaS), Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)

Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Five steps before moving to Windows 7

I found this part disturbing.[i] Gartner estimated that it will cost US$339 to US$510 per user to move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and US$1,035 to US$1,930 per user to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.[/i]Unless that includes more than just the OS. A site license should cost...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Whole Thing, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

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: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

I'm usually the last one to suggest that lawyers get involved in business disputes, largely because the only ones who win are the lawyers. I can't help but wonder if it's time for Apple's legal team to step in and ask a judge to bring to an end - once...

Tags: Game, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre, Software Upgrade, Digital Music, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Can we let the Kindle/1984 thing go already?

I wanted the Red TruckBut I wanted the red truck.Oh no, that was a limited time offer, says so right here in the fine print.Even kids know its wrong to hide behind fine print...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiAvHPPc8M8$150,000 is a little excessiveBut I like to think that Mr. Orwell's spirit is smiling at the...

Tags: Litigation, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle/1984 thing, Kindle/1984

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

AT&T: No Balls, Just Bull

Buy a phone without a trackballn/tI like the title......and is so true.My fix to this situation is simple.I just buy the cheapest cell and don't worry about waranties when it is dirt cheap.It is not just saving money, but it is even more reliable and smaller because it is not...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Court stays ban on Microsoft Word sales

Install Open_Office and be DONE!Why do you need a $500 Office Suite to write a letter?It is a waste of money, Open_Office does so much and it can actually create PDF's without buying more software licenses.Indeed...You'll be done, as those with Microsoft Office work circles around you.Another MS DroneI find...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, sales, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Essential student Office applications brought to Nokia phones

Just announced in an online press conference, news of which broke yesterday, Microsoft and Nokia have formed an alliance to create and develop a slimmed-down Microsoft Office suite designed for Nokia mobile phones. Both Nokia and Microsoft will begin designing and building the software together. It will...

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Office, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Verizon trashes AT&T over its lousy event coverage

Verizon trashes AT&T over its lousy event coverageAs long as customers are willing to buy ...Jason,AT&T must feel that as long as people are willing to purchase an iPhone knowing full well that they have to also subscribe to AT&T's service, they really don't have to do much to make...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Computer errors in public places

Computer errors in public placesME ME ME!!Not sure what the point of this blog is but I guess the idea is to blame Windows?So yea, Windows is Teh Sux for crashing on faulty hardware and showing a dialog on badly written software.There, now I saved a lot of people a...

Tags: ATM, Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, sarcasm, Microsoft Windows, Computer Error, computer

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

DRM licensing group plan to plug analog hole

DRM licensing group plan to plug analog holeI don't piratebut I hate DRM. It's a huge scam that penalizes legitimate users and doesn't do anything to stop real pirates. It makes me disrespect the industry and less likely to buy encumbered products. In my life, I have bought a total...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, analog output, piracy

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 for AT&T is similar to T-Mobile's Curve 8900 in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the T-Mobile version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our review of the RIM...

Tags: Handhelds, 3G, Cellular phones, Blackberry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry Curve, T-Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Curve 8900

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Forget the iPhone: Palm targets RIM, business customers with Pre

Few business customers look to Apple's iPhone as the solution for the enterprise. Perhaps it's the device's popularity with teenagers. Perhaps it's the device's pedigree as a media player. Perhaps it's because RIM exerts such power over the business community with its BlackBerry lineup, and the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Team Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Wither the 'smartphone': Reorganizing the mobile market when all devices get smart

Smartphones as a term is dying a quick death as all phones become smarter with Internet access, email and other capabilities. Meanwhile, the mobile market will be carved up based on whether devices are open, foster consumption or content creation, and utility and entertainment, according to Forrester Research. Simply put,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Device, Mobile, Smart Phone, Openness, Hardware Game, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Is the 'Onyx' a bolder BlackBerry Bold?

Is the 'Onyx' a bolder BlackBerry Bold?Touchscreen w/QWERTY hardware? Yes!Being a fan of both hardware keyboards and touchscreens, I would purchase a unit like this from Blackberry!I highly enjoy my Centro personally owned, but the speed and screen clarity of the Blackberry is great. I don't like the heavy use...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry, Onyx Software, keyboard, BlackBerry Bold

Discussion threads 2009-05-11