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Are the exclusive-to-one-carrier phones getting out of control?: Customer choice is apparently out the window these days when it comes to picking a cell phone. Imagine for example, if when you purchased a car, it was only allowed on certain roads. You'd have to figure out which roads you most travel, and then buy a car...; Tags: Apple, General, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Motorola Q Review, Personal Technology, Telephony, Video, Wired &, Wireless; Blog posts 2007-07-11
Utopia awaits moment of truth: Utopia awaits moment of truthGovernments should not be mixed with business.Sorry but it is not the role of governments to be in business. Especially when theyre are competitive alternatives being offered.I would also question how smart it is to be burying more fiber/wire in the ground when true high...; Tags: WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Network technology, investment, Customer Choice, valley, wireless, fiber, IEEE 802.16, cable, SHARED BANDWIDTH, UTOPIA; Discussion threads 2004-04-13

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DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...: Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register...; Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Android losing its mojo fast: Android started off being a great idea, from a great company, with lots of support from carriers and manufacturers, and an awesome $10million contest to get developers drooling. With some stiff competition from Apple, and loss of developer morale, I'm afraid of what the future might hold for this...; Tags: Google Inc., ADC Telecommunications Inc., SDK, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Spam coming from free email providers increasing: After analyzing three weeks of spam data between June 13 to July 3, 2008, Roaring Penguin Software Inc. found evidence that spam originating from the top three free email providers (Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail) is increasing, with spammers in favor of abusing Gmail's privacy preserving feature of not including...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Gmail, Free Email Company, Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail Company, IP, Service, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-18

Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!: Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, workstation, Vista x64, Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop, server, Vist-___; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018Infogreat info...to bad most want to stay on the bandwagon...politically correct view...passing the LIE around...then understanding Global Warming is a political tools to keep those we dont want in power to stay there.RE: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate...; Tags: global warming, foreign oil, attention-getting challenge, latest attention-getting challenge, oil, Gore, dependence, fossil fuel; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Legg Mason takes Yahoo's side vs. Icahn; Yang takes campaign to home page: Updated: Yahoo's argument that billionaire investor Carl Icahn is a short-timer with no clear plan to run the company has won over a key investor: Legg Mason. In addition, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is taking the company's campaign to its home page. In a broadcast to employees...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Legg Mason Inc., Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-18
UPDATE: AT&T free WiFi access offer to iPhone owners is up again, NOT!: We have seen the on and off saga of free WiFi at AT&T hotspots for a couple of months now and it looks like iPhone users may again have access to free WiFi at AT&T locations, such as Starbucks. There doesn't seem to be any time limit on access either,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Untrustworthy students: lighten your restrictions: You know the drill. You spend thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars on higher education at your college or university of choice. But when you go to use your Internet connection or a public computer on campus, you login and it's locked down so tight, you can barely...; Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Network, IT Administrator, Operating System, Web Site, Computer, Productivity, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-18
iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?: iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?Is it a battery issue for the turn by turn?Some have said a a turn by turn would be a massive drain on battery performance. Could it be that Apple actually wants a 3rd party...; Tags: Engineering, iPhone 3G GPS, antenna department, GPS, IS IT, Garmin Ltd., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, battery; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Why does open source need a villain?: Why does open source need a villain?It doesn't need a villianIt just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.villain or hero?Linus Torvalds"By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history""Some of Torvalds' supporters portray...; Tags: open source, villain, open source need, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Offshore outsourcers turn cautious: The three primary publicly traded offshore outsourcing companies have turned cautious about the future even as their financial results remain strong. Among the worries--a weak dollar that's hurting revenue and margins, economic uncertainty, murky IT budgets and a concentration of financial services and retail customers. Meanwhile, CIOs...; Tags: Revenue, Wipro Technologies, Financial Service, Outsourcing Company, Net Income, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Magic Memory Optimizer (exe): Whether you want to optimize your system performance or cleanse fragmentation collected in your system with as little effort as possible, Magic Memory Optimizer is the tool of choice. No other program is as feature-rich, yet as easy to use as Magic Memory Optimizer. Magic Memory Optimizer is designed to...; Tags: BitBitCare PC Optimize System, Magic Memory Optimizer, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-07-18
MB Fruit Astrology (exe): MB Fruit Astrology tells you more about your personality based on your choice of fruit. Each fruit has it own personality that is reflected in the choice of the person. It tells you more about your inner and outer self. Fruits are not only good for health but they are...; Tags: Fruit, MysticBoard, MB Fruit Astrology, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Open source should support Apple over Psystar: Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...; Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?: Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges: Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member of the...; Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-17
iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is t: iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is tawesomemy buddy showed me monkey ball and i was blown away. i saw a few other games and i think it could compete on some level with other portables if they get the buttons thing and...; Tags: Games, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, game, Apple iPhone, Dreamcast; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Super flash, hyper flash: Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage Pyramid, Marketing Research, Storage, Marketing, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-17