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DEMOfall 2006 begins today

A number of ZDNet and C|Net folks are here in San Diego at DEMOfall 2006 so look for great coverage of the event which kicks off in just a couple of hours. Last night at the opening reception, I had a chance to connect with some old friends and make...

Tags: Demos, DemoFall 2006

Blog posts 2006-09-26

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Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot

News items 2008-07-23

The App Store's buggy update process

The App Store's buggy update processI got mine to updateBasically when it gave me that "find all the updates" screen, I would just look for version numbers that had changed (this is easy to do now that everything is 1.0 generally, it will only get harder as time goes on,...

Tags: Desktops, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App Store, cryptic error message, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Ginza Walk Internet Explorer Addon (exe)

Enables you to share your current page with a friend in real-time. Mouse and keyboard inputs are visible to your friends. Good for demos or doing stuff together online. Other ways to use Ginza Walk are Online Collaboration & Help and Online Demos. This version is the first release on...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Friend, Ginza Walk, Keyboards, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-07-09

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos?

The 'shoot out' between Microsoft Sharepoint and Lotus Connections, two juggernauts in the enterprise space, played to a packed audience at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston. The two companies went head to head, squaring off with product demos. I chose to instead attend John...

Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Samsung Z400 - black (Sprint Nextel)

Photo gallery:Samsung Z400Though Sprint Nextel has been a combined company for three years, the carrier has pursued a rather circuitous post-merger strategy. At first, the carrier said it would move all voice calls to Sprint's CDMA technology, while keeping Nextel's iDEN network for push-to-talk communication. But when customers failed...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Sprint Nextel Corp., Samsung Z400, QChat, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-19

Apple finally goes RIA

I shouldn't say finally. The writing has been on the wall forever but most people couldn't figure out what the writing said. It turns out it has a name, SproutCore, an open source Javascript framework that has been getting some buzz because it may be powering the Mobile Me suite...

Tags: Rich Internet Application, Apple Inc., SproutCore, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-06-17

Playing around with the iPhone

Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software demos two games: 'Enigmo' and 'Cro-Mag Rally', a racing game that utilities the iPhone's touch screen to steer a caveman's vehicle.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, News, apple, developers, WWDC, Brian Greenstone, Pangea, Enigmo, Cro-Mag rally, games, racing, caveman, san francisco, moscone

Videos 2008-06-10

Are all (Microsoft and Apple) sync services created equal?

Are all Microsoft and Apple sync services created equal?Obviously it's relative.If you lost your home and still commute 100 miles per day, it's downright cheap relative to the cost of gas.What idiotcommutes 100 miles a day when they've lost their house. MOVE CLOSER TO WORK. It's not like you have...

Tags: Obviously IT, Sync Framework, Live Mesh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., emperor

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Major League Baseball pitches new app to iPhone users

At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Jeremy Schoenherr of MLB.com demos At-Bat, a new iPhone app from Major League Baseball. Users can access statistics and information about who's pitching and batting, as well as video highlights in near real-time.

Tags: Apple iPhone, MLB, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Apple

Videos 2008-06-09

Apple goes demo happy to the dismay of bloggers, traders

This just in: Apple has gone overboard with the product demonstrations. Apple CEO Steve Jobs kicked off his WWDC keynote with a video and a parade of developers showing off games and devices that will appear on the iPhone App Store "in a few weeks." ...

Tags: Trader, Apple Inc., Blogger, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Hardware 2.0 WWDC "blogging the blogs" coverage

Unfortunately a series of prior commitments meant that I couldn't make it to WWDC 08. Since I can't be there, I've decided to do the second best thing and cover WWDC from the angle of "blogging the blogs." So, here I am sitting in front of three...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, Blogging, Hardware, App, Steve, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-09

50 questions asked and answered on Android

At the very end of the Google I/O 2008 conference last week the Android development team hosted a great fireside chat on the new mobile platform. The session was free-form, completely driven by questions from the audience. Although Google was trying to keep mum on a number of issues, several...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Application, Google Android, Phone, Device, Platform, OEM, App, Question, Q., A., XMPP, A. Goal, A. Qemu, Thing Cert, Apk, UMA, A. Compatability, A. Distribution, Android Device, Linux, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Could Apple kill the Nintendo DS? I doubt it

Brian Caulfield, writing for Forbes TechMeme coverage, believes that Apple could represent a threat to Nintendo's dominance in the gaming arena. I'm certain that no matter what Steve Jobs pulls out of his pocket at WWDC on Monday, Nintendo isn't going to be worried. Monday, however, Nintendo will likely face a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Apple Inc., Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-05

ASUS R700t

While best known for its computer components and motherboards, Asus is branching out to all sorts of consumer electronics, including GPS. The Asus R700t is one of its first portable navigation devices, and we must admit we're pleasantly surprised. The slim device is easy to use and features some great...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Media players, display, ASUS R700t, ASUS

Product reviews 2008-06-04

AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live

AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes liveMaster Joe Says...How is this a win, even a small win, over Intel? AMD has produced one disaster, after another, after another, as of late. Intel has been taking leaps and bounds ahead, while AMD is stuck in the "theory" stage...

Tags: Corporate communications, Processors, Notebooks, BluRay, notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?

Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?It's the Tip of the IcebergThis is just a new revenue stream for Time Warner. It's also a step back in time to the early days of the Internet when you had usage fees. And, if they decide to keep it, the other...

Tags: Cable, Network technology, BluRay, Time Warner Cable Inc., wireless, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Google I/O doesn't disappoint

CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi checks in with News.com Senior Writer Stephen Shankland about the two-day Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. From demos of the Android touch screen to details on the Google App Engine (don't forget the free junk food), Shankland calls the event a success.

Tags: Google Inc., I/O, Stephen Shankland, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, News, kara tsuboi, steven shankland, google, android, developer

Videos 2008-05-30

Sabotage and the cost of change

Once upon a time, not so long ago and in a province well north of most of my American readers, I developed a complete membership management update strategy for a provincial political party. The key to the plan was ultimately the replacement of the four part paper card issued to...

Tags: Card, Client-server, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Live from Google I/O 2008

An estimated 2500+ developers descended on Moscone West today as Google started its first (annual?) Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The two day conference drew folks from all over the world. While I was waiting in line for registration, I met a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google App Engine, Performance Management, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-05-28