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Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termMicrosoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termThe new name won't catch on. Netbooks is a lot easier to say. The only time you will see it listed as ?low cost small notebook PC" is when Microsoft describes the hardware...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, Microsoft Corp., catchy term, PC, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

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Friday Fun: Your Top 10(ish) alternatives to "smartphones"

This morning, I posted an entry about the evolution of smartphones - with the news hook being the arrival of the new Motorola Cliq, powered by Google Android. In that post, I noted that the "phone" feature on the device was secondary to other apps - notably e-mail and social...

Tags: Phone, Acronym, Smart Phone, Computer, Productivity, PDAs, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-11

News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks

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. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Microsoft's name-game: they're "netbooks" - plain and simple

What's in a name? In the case of Microsoft trying to rebrand "netbook" computers, the name game could lead to confusion. For some reason, Microsoft doesn't like the term "netbook" and instead is trying to get the phrase "low cost small notebook PCs" into...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, FireWire, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term

Just when you were getting used to the term "netbook," Microsoft comes in and changes it all up. And, if you liked the one-word term, and thought it was as cute as the little laptop it describes, then you'll love the new term that Microsoft has...

Tags: Notebook, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics

Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analyticsHe deserves to do well.Hopefully he can take over Microsoft's little share of the search market.RE: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analyticsHi there,"Algorithms: Wolfram/Alpha uses a bevy of algorithms including 5 million to 6 million of mathematical code." should probably be"Algorithms: Wolfram/Alpha uses a bevy...

Tags: Financial Planning, Engineering, SEARCH, Mathematica, IMHO, Wolfram/Alpha, analytics, search result, algorithm

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Was RIM's Wall Street beating unjustified?

Shares of Research In Motion got hammered to the tune of more than 27 percent to close the week - this despite a quarterly earnings report yesterday that included a 72 percent jump in profit from a year ago. That just goes to show that, especially in the quick-growth, suddenly-crowded...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?Wow!Jason who also publishes the Power Page blog is an avid Mac user. That Apple koolaid must stunt mental growth.i think you need to look again most of the blogers on zdnet arei think you need to look again most of the bloggers' on...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, osx, Mac OS 10.5.2, Apple Vista, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Health conspiracies usually aren't

Health conspiracies usually aren'tExonerated?Don't you mean implicated? If not, please explain.How old was Woody Allen in Sleeper?Remember the scene in "Sleeper" where Woody's character, a health food nut, is surrounded by doctors smoking cigarettes and drinking martinis?Don't think tobacco will be rehabilitatedThe health problems associated with tobacco usage over...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, statin, Health conspiracy, health care, Statins

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Who is afraid of the GGG?

Dan Farber was one of the first to cover the Giant Global Graph, here on ZDNet. A few days on, though, there's value in taking a look at how these ideas are being discussed across the blogosphere. The GGG, or Giant Global Graph....

Tags: Social Networking, Web, Graph, Tim Berners-Lee, Network, Relationship, Onus, GGG, Tim, Scepticism, WebTop, Channel Management, Semantic Web, Marketing, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-26

Don't buy out that lease

That sounds a little bit like the old Fraternity of Man song, "Don't Bogart that Joint", doesn't it? Different idea, but a catchy title, nonetheless. Easy Rider soundtracks aside, though, I was asked yesterday if we were planning to buy out the lease on all of the equipment...

Tags: Lease, Equipment, Line Item, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-09-26

Web 2.0's legacy: The startup Petri dish

Web 2.0's legacy: The startup Petri dishUse more web 2.0 tools not buttonsThe Mediavidea blog has a related story:http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/to-be-really-web-20-savvy-mainstream.htmlWeb 2.0 is Already a Bubble in the MakingThis is a bubble, and it will burst, just like others. However, just like others, there will be those companies that survive by...

Tags: Channel management, Mediavidea blog, Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, dot-com

Discussion threads 2007-01-31

iPhoning it in: Pondering Apple's new phone (iCall, iFon anyone?)

iPhoning it in: Pondering Apple's new phone (iCall, iFon anyone?)iphone etcA telephone should be just that, no more.lawsuit?it seems to me that a lawsuit filed by apple regarding the iphone name could hold up. they have been using the same system of names for years now. cisco should have...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Telecom & Utilities, iChat Mobile, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, phone, iMobile

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

Intel server revamp to follow AMD

Intel server revamp to follow AMDIn other news...Opteron beats C2D some of the time!!Good article on AMD's leadership technology but inexplicably fails to explain why their behind in performance. Anyway, good fanboy fodder..GOOD news :-) Opteron wins MOST of the workstation benchmarks!BAD news :-( The Opteron system had...

Tags: Processors, Performance management, Servers, Intel server, Intel Corp., CSI, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Opteron, performance

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

MacBook PROS: new features over the MBP

MacBook PROS: new features over the MBPEveryone's a critic!Let's keep the comments constructive here people!Do you really need to post a comment about a grammatical error?!- GeezWhat I don't like...The RAM configuration.No backlit keys.The Video.2 x 128 = 512?"Memory: The MacBook ships with 512MB of RAM in two 128MB SO-DIMMs"Must...

Tags: Notebooks, keyboard, Apple MacBook, RAM, SO-DIMM, MacBook PROS

Discussion threads 2006-05-17

If you EVER say ANY of these four tech phrases, you are so clueless

If you EVER say ANY of these four tech phrases, you are so cluelesscpu, memory, palm pilotsHm. Referring to the box as the "CPU," e.g. "move the CPU over there" -- that puts my teeth on edge. Referring to a hard drive as "memory," e.g. "800 gigs of memory."Regarding the...

Tags: PDAs, Handhelds, Greetings, Palm Inc., Palm Pilot, memory, hard drive, PDA, CPU, virus, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

Unified DVD format effort reportedly finished

Unified DVD format effort reportedly finishedAnd this means?So basically, by the time these new DVD players are actually affordable for the normal consumer, they will play both technologies anyway? First and second generation equipment is way overpriced as far as I am concerned. This is coming from someone...

Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, DVD, HD-DVD, DVD player

Discussion threads 2005-08-22

Novell reports loss as older business shrinks

Novell reports loss as older business shrinksThis is excellent news...I have hoped for years Novell would go out of business. My rep and I cannot stand the arrognace that comes out of Novell when they talk about worthless technologies like eDirectory and Linux. This move should open the door for...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, UNIX, Directory services, OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2005-05-26

Spam still a pain in the in-box, says survey

Spam still a pain in the in-box, says surveyCan Spam - the name says it all.The authors of this bill seem to have spent more time coming up with a lame name than actually trying to stop spam. I find it quite amusing, since it can be taken as...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SpamCop, whitelist, survey, spam, spammer, e-mail, Non-Solicited Pornography

Discussion threads 2004-03-17

Microsoft ad campaign digs at Linux

Microsoft ad campaign digs at LinuxAsk the people who have made the switchFrom Microsoft to Open Source. Which is cheaper and which performs? Here's what one business owner says""[i]I know I saved $80,000 right away by going to open source, and each time something like Windows XP comes along, I...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, advertisement

Discussion threads 2004-01-06