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- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Microsoft's fancy footwork around netbooks continues
- Microsoft's fancy footwork around netbooks continuesRE: Microsoft's fancy footwork around netbooks continuesThe problem is that everyone uses the term "netbook" but nobody can agree what one is. Is it defined by price? Size? Screen size? Processor power? Intended use? Form factor? Keyboard pitch? 3G/4G radio?Without agreement on terms, there's no...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Microsoft Corp., fancy footwork, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)
- Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks for nowTechnically speaking - there IS a Windows for ARMWindows Embedded Compact aka WinCE is a subset of the full Windows API with all the old legacy API removed and Unicode-only calls.It's definitely not the full Windows API, but a lot of stuff...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows CE, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows 7, ARM, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?Isn't it a tad too prematurefor there to be Kindle fanboi-ism?No "fanboi-ism" sicI just paraphrased some of the nonsense you usually propose and added a couple of thingsHowever, isn't it premature to deride the Kindle DX?Apparently not.This one has his/her shorts in a wad...
- Tags: E-books, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, e-book, ZuneBook, Forget Kindle DX, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- The $200 "Mac"
- The $200 "Mac"It's a DELL COMPUTER...period. It will NEVER be a Mac.Aren't you familiar with the "lipstick on a pig" analogy?And why are you so obsessed with putting OS X on non-Apple computers? Could it be that the Apple computers are OVER PRICED?More cost than $199.00How much does it cost...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Handhelds, Desktops, Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Dell Axim, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- Intel joins Dell in fight against 'netbook' trademark
- Intel has joined the fight against Psion over the "netbook" trademark, arguing that the public already uses the term in a generic manner to represent "extensions of the notebook category, smaller computers purpose-built for mobile Internet access," according to the Courthouse News Service. Intel also pointed out...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Psion, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-25
- Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop
- Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows dropArrogance takes the blameThey sit up there blowing money and thinking they're entitled to the number one position. They waste money on crappy POS music players and search portals. Hey, Ballmer, fire anyone who is not MAKING MONEY for your company. I...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, marketing, Microsoft Corp., netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- NCP Network Communications Products Engineering Case Study: VR-Netze GmbH
- The VR-Netze GmbH is a subsidiary of the DZ BANK Konzern und Gesellschaft für Netzwerk-Services im genossenschaftlichen FinanzVerbund association for network services within the cooperative financial transaction banking network. NCP's task comprised: deployment of centrally managed secure remote access services managed VPN for customers clients and utilisation of various media...
- Tags: NCP Network Communications Products Engineering, VR-Netze GmbH, NCP, Remote Access, VPNs, Telecommunications, Banking, PKI, Network Security, Networking, Financial Services, Security
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Cell phone as desktop computer
- Cell phone as desktop computerGood stuffThat is a really good idea and if Microsoft doesn't implement it, someone will like meS. Jobs said something similar not too long agoIn a WSJ interview he said that he thought we'd see most big advances come from "devices" rather than normal computers.The conversation...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, phone, computer, cell phone, desktop, desktop computer, docking station, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Microsoft's storage geeks speak
- What do Microsoft storage heavies say when the suits let them off leash? Microsoft engineers at the ubergeek Usenix FAST 08 conference last month talked about Microsoft's storage intentions to a crowd of PhDs - and a stray storage blogger. Soft sell Understand that Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Simplicity put Palm's Pilot on the map. Is Palm's Foleo 'PC' an encore performance?
- Much the same way Steve Jobs was Apple's Prodigal Son, returning to the company and reinvigorating it with the sorts of innovations that put it on the map in the first place, Palm founder Jeff Hawkins has apparently returned to his roots in hopes of sparking a revival at...
- Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Web technology, Video, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?
- Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies!Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies. I already have the bèta of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn on my notebook for a couple of weeks. Wireless connection to the internet is easier than ever, with Network...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu 7.04
- Discussion threads 2007-04-17
- Should Rich Internet Applications be cross platform by definition?
- Should Rich Internet Applications be cross platform by definition?By your definitionKWeather, Kdict, etc. all qualify.defining RIAMy definition of RIA is any application with a cinematic user interface (thus "rich") not tied to or installed on a specific computer (thus "internet") going beyond simple static content (thus "application").While an RIA could...
- Tags: Operating systems, Widget, rich Internet application, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- More wag the dog: Mobile databases not exactly free
- One of the reasons I was finally inspired to finish that JavaDB piece I just wrote after starting the homework for it in January was because a ZDNet reader recently contacted me regarding a two year old piece I wrote that asked whether or not Sybase and iAnywhere were...
- Tags: iAnywhere Solutions Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-05-01
- Is the Sony PSP a better iPod Video?
- Is the Sony PSP a better iPod Video?Neither thrills meThe bigger screen on the Sony is certainly better, but given their DRM and media format, they're certainly no better, probably worse, than the iPod. At least for the iPod you can buy $1.99 shows to watch. I haven't...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Digital music, Sony Corp., ipod, video, Sony PlayStation Portable, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2006-03-15
- Is the hundred dollar PC possible?
- Is the hundred dollar PC possible?Internet is the Computerwith AJAX yes, no problem. In fact if we create a bios only PC without harddisk and other stuff. make it like TV or TV with a WebBroswer then yes.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AJAX_2-0Is bringing high-paying jobs back to America possible?Maybe a long time after the...
- Tags: Desktops, Wireless LANs, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, CPU Speeds, PC, Linux, RAM, notebook, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2005-10-11
- Is the $100 PC possible?
- With last week's non-event announcement of the Sun-Google alliance, there was a lot of talk about the end of the PC and the emergence of a new cheap $100 computer. Last month, Nicholas Negroponte announced his plan to mass market a cheap $100 laptop for students and the third...
- Tags: PC
- Blog posts 2005-10-11
- Mobile management: the devil is in iAnyWhere's details
- If there's a market for the last mile of software -- software that moves actionable data (be it customer information or device management/reconfiguration instructions) closer to the front lines of business where the actual transactions and customer interactions are taking place (whether we're talking about a mobile workforce, a distributed...
- Tags: mobile marketing, iAnywhere Solutions Inc., XcelleNet, mobile
- Blog posts 2005-06-24
- USB-enabled products to grow at 25% a year
- High-speed USB has nearly saturated the PC desktop market, and now comprises over 75% of the notebook market, where slower design cycles mean less rapid adoption. Wireless USB 1.0 should make its debut in the PC market late in 2005 in the form of dongles that hook into USB ports....
- Tags: USB
- Blog posts 2005-02-24
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