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eBay wins round in 'Buy it now' patent redux

eBay wins round in 'Buy it now' patent reduxClarification is goodI'm hopeful that this case will clarify to what degree the "infringer" sic can be subject to an injunction, which can literally stop the business. Seems harsh if something can be worked around so easily, no?I'm glad also that there...

Tags: patent, Buy-It-Now, clarification, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-30

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Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Motorola's Jha clarifies MotoBlur, Android 2.0 conundrum (Cliq vs. Droid)

What?That was not exactly a clarification, and I don't see this as a small issue. What, exactly, can we expect from Motorola as Android matures? Further, will it be possible to choose, at will, whether our handsets will use one or the other, or if MotoBlur can run on top...

Tags: Cliq, Android 2.0, Motoblur, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Nook Clarified: Really solid progress for e-readers

Yesterday, I posted a long analysis of what I thought was right and strangely wrong about the Barnes & Noble Nook. Matt Miller today got a clarification about my main concern, which was that Barnes & Noble seemed to have said, according to several published reports, that Wi-Fi would work...

Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-21

B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why

I posted yesterday about the Barnes & Noble Nook and then read Mitch's post where one of his four points about the Nook not being revolutionary focused on the apparent limited use of WiFi. I just posed a couple of questions on the Nook press call and have to now...

Tags: Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

IAB to FTC: Rescind blogger rules

Completely self-servingBy this rationale, why does anyone ever have to disclose anything? You can apply this logic to traditional media as well. Afraid to admit in the blog that you got the stuff you rave about was free? The real impact is it opens a channel for the vendor to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, blogger, free speech, traditional media, blog, blogging, Interactive Advertising Bureau, FTC

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan

First of allThe Phillies will eat the Dodgers starting pitching for lunch, and any person or computer that can't see that doesn't deserve to be talking about baseball. Also it is worth noting that a computer cannot predict the heart, desire, and most of all patience of a real champion...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, public relations, Phillies, Yankees, World Series, baseball, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Preview Party: Windows 7 makes a big splash in a Mac house

No, they're not.[i]How sad that PC users are impressed and astonished when the following problems DON'T happen:[/i]Such events are abnormal for Windows too. Have been for years. If you're experiencing any of these then there's a problem you need to investigate and resolve. It's not normal behavior for Windows. Sam...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, Ubuntu, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Sam

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

NYC expands Gov 2.0 with Big Apps

NYC expands Gov 2.0 That's all we need, another unofficial layer of data spouts that will still send a serious person scrambling for the actual wording of the rules & regulations. It won't be any clearer than it is now when all that's needed is notes to indicate which...

Tags: Gov 2.0, NYC

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom

Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Flash 9, Apple iPhone, Flash Lite, smart phone, security headach, monoculture, Adobe Systems Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Amazon clears up Kindle content deletion policy

Perfect. Just drop exceptions A - D. Problem solved.nt.I am not and will not be a Kindle user, but ....any business that "takes without permission" something of value that you have paid for needs to be treated like a thief (penalties, costs, restitution, etc).Bottom line, unless the book was returned...

Tags: Blogging, Amazon.com Inc., deletion policy

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Virginia backs off demands for Facebook data

Minor nitpick..but VA is a Commonwealth...NTNTI am not a fan of people who claim to be injured that are not.I am not saying she is lieing or they are being overly burdensome with proof requirements. I think if they just spent the dough to watch her at her house,...

Tags: Facebook, privacy

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

HP (Voodoo) Envy 13, 15 thin-and-lights expected this month

I kind of hope for hardware upgrades...I can't judge a product before an official launch with out official specs. However, if the post was accurate, the hardware is kind of weak for a supposedly high end machine. I have heard rumors of 6 GB RAM or even 8 GB RAM...

Tags: Games, Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., hardware, 64-bit, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

More Microsoft PDC 2009 sessions revealed

Pointof clarificationI think you post on the changes to the Live Framework was somewhat off-base. It seems true that Microsoft is not directly linking Windows Live Services to Windows Azure but they're absolutely going to encourage developers to use Windows Live Servies in combination with Windows Azure.For example, when it...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Hands-on with the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600

BooksDid you get the Cory Doctorow books from Project Gutenberg? If so, what format did you download them in?Connectivity?The Sony sounds like it's worth a look, but I didn't see much about connectivity. Does the PRS-600 include lifetime free wireless like the Kindle, or must it be tethered...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Adobe PDF, Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, Sony Reader Touch Edition, Hands-On

Discussion threads 2009-09-03