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- Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files
- Internet services have created explosive growth in distribution of copyright materials. Some people are distributing it and don't even know it, some argue. The reaction, regardless whether a consumer knows it or not, is to push for extensive reform. by Doug Hanchard
- Tags: Wireless, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Doug Hanchard
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android
- 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.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...
- Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- A visit to Microsoft's first store
- I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline
- Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid
- HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- SAP regaining its mojo?
- Earlier today at SAP TechEd Vienna, Jim Hageman Snabe, SAP senior vice president in charge of products said: "Business ByDesign will be multi-tenant." It was almost a throw away line in a broad conversation discussing SAP's slow conversion to all things SaaS and cloud computing. I...
- Tags: Blade, SAP AG, Operational Planning, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Roi/Tco, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted
- First thoughts"the incumbents fought it tooth and nail"Same thing happened in the last 4 industrial revolutions!I'm broadly in favour of your improvements ... with a few caveats ... and will look at the 2 papers you plugged, sorry referenced ;-)"Users should be concerned that the Internet services they pay for...
- Tags: Fiber optics, Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Solution
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year. Jason Hiner outlines the latest findings in the TechRepublic CIO Jury. In a nutshell, it looks like this: So...
- Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Enterprise, Jason Hiner, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- WSJ chief criticizes news aggregators - creators carry cost burden
- More important...than net neutrality? You are out of your mind. You probably think you are a journalist as well. What a joke. Do you even proof read your own dribble? It's obvious you don't. What kind of journalist would send out content with grammar and spelling errors? it has...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, advertisement, Google Inc., revenue
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all
- If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- AT&T cuts churn rate; Activates 3.2 million iPhones; Touts network upgrades
- AT&T's bet on the iPhone continues to work well. The company reported a better-than-expected third quarter, delivered post paid churn of 1.17 percent (a low for AT&T), activated 3.2 million iPhones and boosted data revenue by 33.6 percent. The telecom giant on Thursday delivered net income of...
- Tags: Network Upgrade, Apple iPhone, Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7
- 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: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Twitter Inc., Net Neutrality, VMware Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Software As A Service (SaaS), Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Net Neutrality: Hit satire coming to a theatre near you
- wow bravo again encore bravowhat what a introduction ... Come on Doug bring some more .... If this is the type of blog that you are planing ill by hook like a addict .... give us more dammit .Goverment should nationalize the infrastructure...
- Tags: Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Are today's new iMacs and Minis game-changers?
- It's been a logn time since Apple was ...... competitive at these retail price points but that day may finally have come! Good for Apple and good for the rest of us. Still, EdTech has always enjoyed extremely aggressive enterprise-level discounts from the top tier of PC vendors...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Desktops, Apple Inc., keyboard, mouse, Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Will Windows 7 have the right touch?
- The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which has multi-touch support built-in, and a separate Touch Pack with sample apps and games, has rekindled interest...
- Tags: John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features
- I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...
- Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Beware the allure of Fool's Cloud
- no securityNo one in their right mind would send theircritical apps off to the cloud.Another pie in the sky to dream up getting ridof expenses only to make more expenses.Still no Security or...Public clouds are not secure. They are just like the regular Internet. Only put on the public cloud...
- Tags: Strategy, cloud provider, Clear, public cloud, security
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?
- Android will winThe ATT exclusive and the other closed Apple policies for iPhone have kept the door open and now Google is in. The fact that Goole is behind it and that all the phone mfgs. and carriers will be using it bodes well for quick adoption and a buzzing...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Google Android, Google Inc., phone, carrier, operating system, Apple iPhone, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
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