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- Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors
- Why doesn’t a consumer electronics store work this way, in the age of the Internet? You walk into the digital photography section. On a slanted shelf sit 15 different cameras, each tied to its stanchion for security. But there’s a big screen...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Camera, CompUSA Inc., Fiorentino, Internet, Retail, Branding, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- 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
- Wal-Mart makes electronics assault on Best Buy official
- Wal-Mart makes electronics assault on Best Buy officialInteresting moveWalMart has the potential to be a major player in the electronics retail environment and a strong competition to Best Buy if it is really serious. A few thoughts for WalMart:1. In the Sunday Ads, tell consumers about the new renovations...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., electronics
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Thin-and-lights for less than a grand
- There are plenty of laptops that cost well under $1,000. And there are lots of ultraportables and thin-and-lights for frequent fliers. But there aren't as many notebooks that combine portability and price. Both CNET and PC World have just posted reviews of one such laptop, the 13-inch...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway Inc., HP Pavilion, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commercial - Lisa and Jackson
- The third television commercial in Microsoft's Laptop Hunters series is out and this time it's Lisa and Jackson. The tagline: With just $1500 in hand, Lisa and Jackson look for a laptop that can handle gaming and much more. This time more regular people off the street paid...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Sony Vaio, PC, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- First impressions of the HP Pavilion dv2 and AMD's "not-for-netbooks" Neo
- HP's latest ultraportable, the Pavilion dv2, is now available. Announced at CES in January, the dv2 is notable because it is part of AMD's strategy to counter Intel Atom-based netbooks with ultraportables that are closer in price to netbooks, but offer features more like full-fledged notebooks. To...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Athlon, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Dv2, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Two mistakes Microsoft made in its "I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person" ad
- Two mistakes Microsoft made in its "I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person" adThis is really really oldand easy to convince people that because what she bought has the same screen size as a Macbook pro then they must be equal. It's just like with the old...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., notebook, Microsoft-made, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- The sleeper HP Pavilion dv3 13-inch laptop
- HP introduced two consumer laptops at CES in January: the 12-inch Pavilion dv2 and the 13-inch Pavilion dv3. The dv2 got all the press because it employs a new AMD Neo processor, which is the closest thing AMD has to a netbook chip, but the dv3 seemed like a potential...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Dv3z, Notebooks, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- AMD's Dragon, Phenom II get official
- AMD is taking its second stab at a desktop platform--this time with a more promising processor as its foundation. The Phenom II X4, which AMD officially announced yesterday, is the final piece in its new Dragon platform for high-end desktops. The other components are the ATI Radeon 4800 series graphics...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom II X4s, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- Naivete: Web 2.0's biggest security threat
- Naivete: Web 2.0's biggest security threatNaivete - Innocence is no excuseThe underbelly of relationship marketing is the existence of those who use it for nefarious purposes, whether for profit, for power, or just for malicious mischief. This weekend's Twitter Phishing attack was probably overdue and hopefully not much damage was...
- Tags: Web, Naivete, Web 2.0, security
- Discussion threads 2009-01-05
- Surprise! Santa delivered a bunch of free iPhone apps for Christmas
- Got coal in your stocking? Not happy with your festive sweater or that beautiful tie that you've always wanted? Don't sweat it, Santa delivered a bunch of free iPhone apps - just in time for Christmas. Easy Shake â€" Do you want to have a band or...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Productivity, Games, Piracy, Quality, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-25
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget
- Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...
- Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- HP Mini 1000 netbook gets reviewed early and often
- HP's first netbook, the 2133 Mini-note, was a favorite of reviewers because of its attractive aluminum design and great keyboard. So it's no surprise the follow-on, the Mini 1000, which HP announced earlier today, received extensive reviews coverage. As expected, the Mini 1000 line ends HP's brief...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini 1000, Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Shuttle KPC K-4800
- We liked Shuttle's $230 KPC K-4500 PC mostly because it was one of the cheapest complete desktops around. This higher-end model is a different story. We should qualify "higher end," because the Shuttle KPC K-4800 still starts at $299. But at that price, it's closing in on standard Windows PC...
- Tags: Shuttle, K-4800, Shuttle KPC K-4800, KPC K-4500
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Welcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean Portnoy
- We have a few new faces on the blog network--Adam O'Donnell has been added to Zero Day and Sean Portnoy, who is taking over the SoHo networking blog. Adam rounds out the coverage of Ryan Naraine and Dancho Danchev on Zero Day, our security hub. ...
- Tags: Blog, Adam O'Donnell, Sean, Blogging, Productivity, Research & Development, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- New SOHO networking blogger intro: The Network Effect
- With this post, I will officially be taking over the SOHO networking blog here on ZDNet. First, I'd like to thank my colleague and friend Rik Fairlie for helming this blog over the last several months. This marks my return to ZDNet, where I started my tech writing career nearly...
- Tags: Network Effect, Network, SOHO, Wi-Fi Connectivity, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- I’ll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of Linux
- I’ll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of LinuxPlagiarism, Jason? :-)Exactly my thoughts, in a Talkback some time ago:http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=46338&messageID=858549&start=0Greeting, Pjotr.Planet DietsYou forgot to mean the lean but mean Mars Ubuntu, and of course the sweet Venus Ubuntu versions just to get back to the basic...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Super-Size, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Forget the paperless office dream, but how about a paperless living room?
- Like several high tech innovations Zinio began as a digital service aimed at B2B. But it worked, so it's inevitably grown to become a global, consumer-oriented service as well. If it works at work, just think how you can use it at home. And then...
- Tags: Magazine, Zinio, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Reviews of the AMD Phenom X3 8750
- Following my post yesterday on the AMD Phenom X3s, you asked for some performance numbers on the X3 8750. Below is a roundup of reviews that have been posted in the past 24 hours. The verdict is mixed. The Phenom X3 is a nice upgrade for those...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Phenom X3, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?
- Here's a bit from a Washington Post report dated Dec 22/07 and headlined "FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics": CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would...
- Tags: Database, Information Technology, FBI, Ballot, Catalist, Federal Government, Government, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
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