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GE Cell Fusion

While a lot of young people are said to be ditching their landlines, the vast majority of households continue to maintain some sort of wired line in addition to their cellular phones. As a result, people are often juggling both lines at home--fielding calls on the landline while opting to...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Processors, General Electric Co., Cell Fusion, handset, Cell, phone, cell phone, base station

Product reviews 2007-10-17

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Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980

You can't argue with a large-screen, value-priced laptop when it delivers good performance, and looks nice to boot. We appreciated the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 when we reviewed it in our 2009 back-to-school retail roundup, liking its affordability, large screen, strong battery life, and excellent-sounding speakers. Just a few months later,...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-04

Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage for the final keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 today - an afternoon session that followed lunch and got off to a rough start when Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan who was scheduled to speak after Ellison came on stage first and spent 45 minutes...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Fusion, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

2010 Lincoln MKZ

Photo gallery:2010 Lincoln MKZThe same sort of modern stateliness we saw on the Lincoln MKS last year finds its way into the 2010 MKZ, along with an impressive technology array. Lincoln's new winged-grille design covers the front of this smallest Lincoln, giving it stronger presence than its platform mates, the...

Tags: Lincoln, MKZ, car

Product reviews 2009-10-07

New and better solar cells

New and better solar cellsIf enough new and better monkeys flew out of my buttthey could make wind power work, provided they didn't need to eat, breath, and crap.If if if if if if.How about a solar tech that doesn't require the mining and use or production of heavy metals...

Tags: solar cell, environment

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault

Analysts on Wednesday panned AMD's second quarter and said that Intel's Atom chip for netbooks is squeezing its smaller rival. While netbooks may be a risk to Intel's margins, one analyst made the case that Atom is a real killer to AMD. Simply put, AMD doesn't have any answers for...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.What a difference a hundred dollars makes in the world of budget laptops. For $550, there's the 18-inch Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8930 that...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, keyboard, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-07-17

Toshiba debuts its first netbook, the mini NB205

Toshiba today announced the mini NB205 netbook, a system boasting a full-sized keyboard, large touchpad and nine hours of battery life, according to the company. It marks Toshiba's first such entry into the growing netbook market. Positioned as a premium...

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Netbook, NB205, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-02

News to know: AOL; Palm; SAP; Facebook; Oprah

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: Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues; We plan to buy Google's 5% AOL stake Andrew Nusca: Would...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Palm Inc., Oprah Winfrey, SAP AG, Matthew Miller, Flu, Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory

Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...

Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-06

News to know: Microsoft; Linux failure; Mac clones; Chip shortfalls

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Argentinian Mac clone makes an appearance ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Chip, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Wiki, UNIX, Desktops, Open Source, Network Technology, Software, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Hardware, Networking

Blog posts 2008-12-09

News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-05

AMD's Phenom II shows overclocking potential

AMD's Phenom II shows overclocking potentialAMD roadmapsI'll believe all this when the CPU is released. When AMD starts meeting the roadmaps, maybe we'll start believing again.I can't wait for the 65w version.But I don't think it'll be possible to have a 45w quad-core processor from AMD, but I can...

Tags: Processors, overclocking, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, processor, AMD Phenom

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Toshiba Satellite E105-S1402

Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. When Best Buy announced its new Blue Label program for laptops, in which the company partners with manufacturers to develop products based on...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-11-12

Toshiba A305-S6872

Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. If asked to describe the $749 Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872 in a single word, we'd say this: solid. The 15.4-inch system incorporates middle-of-the-road components...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, Toshiba Corp., satellite, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-10-27

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Russia, Georgia and NASA

Russia, Georgia and NASASelf reliance is a good thingLet's be really glad we're not dependent on Russia for more important things... and yes, I do think that foreign countries should be wary of over-dependence on the US works both ways.I think Bill Nelson has done a good job over the...

Tags: Self-Reliance, COTS, SpaceX, Orbital, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Day 2: iPhone Dev Camp 2

Yesterday I learned a few lessons about live blogging. Not many people are refreshing it as much as I was. I should list my posts with most recent at the top instead of the other way around. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, App, Melodies, Medialets, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-03

50 questions asked and answered on Android

At the very end of the Google I/O 2008 conference last week the Android development team hosted a great fireside chat on the new mobile platform. The session was free-form, completely driven by questions from the audience. Although Google was trying to keep mum on a number of issues, several...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Application, Google Android, Phone, Device, Platform, OEM, App, Question, Q., A., XMPP, A. Goal, A. Qemu, Thing Cert, Apk, UMA, A. Compatability, A. Distribution, Android Device, Linux, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-05