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Intel chimes in on ZDNet slam of Centrino brand

Intel chimes in on ZDNet slam of Centrino brandMy $0.02After my experience with my current laptop (Dell Inspiron 5150, P4HT, generic Dell miniPCI wnic), I'll go to great lengths to make sure the built-in wireless adapter on my next laptop is NOT based on any Broadcom chipset. It was...

Tags: Branding, Processors, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, think tank, Microsoft Windows NT, Centrino branding, brand, Intel Centrino, laptop computer, Intel Corp., marketing

Discussion threads 2005-07-08

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Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft's kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?

Microsoft is taking the official wraps off Windows Live Wave 3, its consumer-focused set of services which will be phased in over the next several months. The goal of this rollout is to simplify Windows Live -- an admirable, formidable and seemingly nearly-untenable goal, given the branding and positioning problems...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Branding, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Aviary launches with brand new domain, pricing model

This is a bit old, but I haven't had time to dig in and play with the public version of Aviary until recently. After a long beta period they've officially taken the wraps off of Phoenix, their bitmap editing tool and consolidated everything under the aviary.com domain. The launch not...

Tags: Desktop, Domain, Pricing Strategy, Tool, Aviary, Productivity, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Expect pretty significant e-waste news this week

I believe this will be a big week for e-waste news, given the certification news coming on Monday from the Basel Action Network. Hope to jump on that call, if I can rework my schedule. So, quick an eye out for some more posts. Meanwhile, since my...

Tags: E-waste, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-09

Asus X83VM-X1 - Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz, 14.1-inch TFT

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.With its brown lid with a woven gold graphics pattern, the Asus X83VM-X1 might be mistaken for some sort of Gucci-branded laptop. (Hey, it...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, TFT, Asus X83VM-X1, ASUS, laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo

Product reviews 2008-11-07

Sony VGNFW270J/W

When we reviewed the 16-inch Gateway MC7801u earlier this month, we bemoaned its lack of a Blu-ray drive and the absence of Centrino 2 components. The Sony VAIO FW270, which incorporates a similarly HD-friendly 16.4-inch display, does not have these shortcomings. Its optical drive both reads and writes Blu-ray discs,...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, VAIO FW270

Product reviews 2008-11-07

Gateway MC7801u

One look at the Gateway MC7801u, and you'd think it belonged in the high-end group of retail laptops we're reviewing for our holiday roundup. A slick maroon lid opens to reveal an HD-friendly, 16-inch display with edge-to-edge glass; beneath it sits a backlit keyboard and sleek, glowing light-touch controls. Yet...

Tags: Notebooks, Gateway MC7801u, Gateway Inc., laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-11-03

Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy

Linux: The Joe Sixpack StrategyTruth in advertising.Given the seriousness of a decision to attempt Linux, people should be told that the software they bought won't work, their music won't play, and they'll have to rediscover everything they thought they knew about computing.Linux is a full (and perhaps full-time) commitment. ...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIANobody's getting frozen out. It'll fall back to DX9 if it has to.The DWM won't *require* DX 10.1, but it'll be able to use it if its there. (Actually from what I read in the...

Tags: Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, TigerDirect, DirectX, DirectX 10.1, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, Microsoft Windows, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Reengineering HR Solutions

Case #1 – MrTed's SmartRecruiters The recent HR Technology show in Chicago reinforced within me the idea that many automated HR solutions have problems. Most HR products are first-generation attempts to automate the record-keeping, transaction processing and most tedious aspects of human resources. In fact,...

Tags: Job, Human Resources, Solution, Re-engineering, Small And Medium Business, MrTed, SmartRecruiters, HR Solution, Applicant Tracking System, Smb/Sme, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-28

Sony Vaio NS140E series

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. The Vaio VGN-NS140E represents a minor update to Sony's previous 15-inch NR line. Nearly identical to the Vaio VGN-NR498 we reviewed in July,...

Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp., keyboard, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-27

Read and recognize - 10 must-know social business bloggers

I read a lot of blogs. I mean, a lot of blogs. So the other day when David Grober, ZDNet's fearless leader, told us bloggers that we have the option to include a blog roll on our site, my little head started to spin. Who do I choose? ...

Tags: Blog, Social Media, Blogger, Maeve Naughton Maeve, Stuart Robertson Here, Stuart, John Cass John, Blogging, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-10-24

Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?

Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?People make easy things complicated.The answer is pretty straight forward: Do you need to buy a new PC right now? If you don't stay with what you're using. If you do buy one with Vista. Once Windows 7 has been released...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Social media and enterprise IT demand gen -- a wrong fit?

Al Krueger's "Comet Branding Internet Radio" show always sparks interesting discussion. This morning I joined him, Brian Solis and Nicole Jordan to discuss "The Changing Role of PR as Media Evolves." While our PR fundamentals discussion was compelling, it momentarily branched into something that I feel is a bigger issue...

Tags: Information Technology, Social Media, Sales, Al Krueger, Brian Solis, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-10-22

Take business PCs to the next leve: Improve security and remote manageability with Intel® vPro™ technology-based notebook and desktop PCs

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology for notebook PCs and Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology for desktop PCs will change your IT reality. Our latest technology is optimized for business computers, taking you to the next level with leading-edge security and manageability built right into the chip. ...

Tags: Security, Intel vPro, PC, Business PC, Intel Corp., Desktop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

White papers 2008-10-22

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology and Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology

Best for Business: Security and Manageability on the Chip. The latest notebook and desktop PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology build on proven capabilities to enable greater proactive security, enhanced maintenance, and improved remote management both inside and outside the corporate firewall. These notebook and desktop PCs deliver down-the-wire security and...

Tags: Processor, Notebook, Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, Intel vPro, PC, Information Technology, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Desktop Computer, Desktops, Firewalls, Hardware, Networking

White papers 2008-10-22

The Benefits of Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ Technology in the Enterprise

PCs are essential in today's enterprises, yet managing a PC fleet can consume a significant portion of IT's time and budget. Finding ways to keep employees productive with powerful notebook PCs while keeping IT management costs low requires a combination of sound IT management practices and technology that maximizes benefits...

Tags: Intel Centrino, Intel vPro, PC, Information Technology, Benefit, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Strategy, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-10-22

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Brightcove overhauls UI with Brightcove 3

Today Brightcove is rolling out a new application as part of their web platform for content creators (Update: here's a post by one of the Flex developers who worked on it). The new user interface and features are some of the coolest things that I've seen in the ever popular...

Tags: Brightcove, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-14