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Pro Tip 1.0 (Mobile)

Pro Tip remembers the last calculation so if you always tip the same percentage you don't have to type it in every time. Pro Tip's Quick Round buttons instantly round the tip, percentage or bill total up or down making the tip perfectly what you want quickly. Pro Tip divides...

Tags: Mobile, Percentage, Tip, Digital Home Technologies, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-24

Pro Loan 1.0 (Mobile)

Pro Loan is a sophisticated tool to help you evaluate whether or not a loan is a good deal. No need to trust the banker or car dealer, trust yourself and compare loan options using Pro Loan. Other loan calculators trap you in one monthly payment calculation for one loan....

Tags: Payment, Mobile, Loan, Digital Home Technologies, Pro Loan, Operational Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2008-11-21

Additional Resources

Otellini at IDF: Innovation shifts as technology grows beyond the PC

Someday, I'd like to be able to stream music while swimming. I'd also like to be able to watch a movie premiere - from my car. And wouldn't it be cool if there was technology that allowed computers to fix themselves. No one is saying that Intel...

Tags: Innovation, PC, Industry, Paul Otellini, Netbook, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Strategy, Hardware, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-22

10 bits of tech the back-to-school student should avoid

As the countdown to the academic season starts about now, the race to get the best deals and offers at your local tech stores is on. You'll need to start working out what you didn't have before which could have made your life a lot easier at university, and what...

Tags: Online Backup, Backup, Wireless, Home Server, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops

LAS VEGAS -- A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers. The service -- called Computrace LoJack for Laptops -- contains...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Rootkits, BIOS, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?

Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?NO! Apple will block VOIP appsOnes like Ventrillo and TeamSpeak will be blocked if they plan on making an app.some have already been blocked... I forget the names. But ones like Skype and Fring are allowed since you...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Digital media, Digital music, phone, VoIP phone, VoIP, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, new iPod Touch, camera, Fring

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, Aircraft, LEM, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-19

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

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. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Home Networking Technologies: Delivering Media in the Digital Home

Distribution of entertainment services within the home presents service providers with a tremendous opportunity to increase their value and appeal to consumers. Striking a balance between performance, future growth potential, ease of installation and other factors will be the key to fruitful deployments. For more than a decade, operators have...

Tags: VoD, Home Networking, Media, Entertainment, Motorola Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Telephony, Broadband Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Telecommunications, VOIP, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Marketing, Consumer Electronics

White papers 2009-06-01

Should broadband connectivity be a right?

Should broadband connectivity be a right?Not at all.Yes, it is going to be a necessity but it will never be a right. In my opinion, this goes along with the whole "Is health care a right" ordeal. Neither of these are rights. They are both almost absolutely necessary but no...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband connectivity

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Palm Pre has a date: June 6; Price: $199.99; A 'crossover' device?

Palm Pre has a date: June 6; Price: $199.99; A 'crossover' device?Good luck, they'll need it...It ain't no iPhone, and never will be an iPhone. No AppStore, iTunes or iPod and limited to what it comes with. Why would I buy one of these when I can buy an iPhone...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Digital music, Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., Pre

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Wireless HD update: Sony drops price on DMX-WL1 Wireless Video Link, In-Stat says 802.11n Wi-Fi will win

The wireless transmission of high-def video from the source to an HDTV is still a bit of a Holy Grail, as technologies like Wireless Home Digital Interface WHDI, WirelessHD, and Ultrawideband UWB are struggling to gain any traction. One example: Sony has just slashed the price on its DMX-WL1 Wireless...

Tags: UWB, Sony Corp., IEEE 802.11n, Video, Wireless, Market Research In-Stat, Amimon, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wi-Fi, Corporate Communications, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Apple is building a moat (of semiconductors)

Apple is building a moat of semiconductorsIn other newsWWDC 2009 has sold out in a little over four weeks.http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/As a past attendee those attending will find it invaluable and great fun.The rest of us will will have the opportunity of getting the session videos earlier.Why is Apple doing it? ...

Tags: Research & Development, Semiconductors, Wi-Fi, semiconductor, WWDC 2009, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Signs of the Times, Redux: The World's Next Mass(ive) Medium?

In colonial times, journalism was born on broad sheets of cheap paper and the vocal chords of human marketing throats. The long sheets delivered news to those who could read. But in the middle of most cities of any size, from Derby, England, to New York, NY,...

Tags: News, Willard, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-29

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?Double edged swordWith the ISPs boosting fees and limiting monthly usage the "instant media download" scheme will never take off. The "flash" thing is still too expensive and unreliable (what would a 500 gig flash module cost). ...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Flash Media, DVD archive, killer, G.E., disc, DVD, disk, Flash Movie

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7

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. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Microsoft hit with patent suit over update tech

Microsoft hit with patent suit over update techMicrosoft hit with patent suit over update techIf this goes to court Microsoft will need to win this case otherwise it could spell disaster for every other company that has updates. Again, that is "IF" since they never were served their papers...

Tags: BitTorrent DNA, update tech, Microsoft Hit, Microsoft Corp., patent suit, BackWeb

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Open source share growing in netbook market

Open source share growing in netbook marketOpen source share growing in netbook marketI don't see linux growing in any market. The reports as you stated say linux is on the decline. I'm not a fan of the netbooks and think its a fad that will pass. You personally don't...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Echo Chamber, netbook, netbook market, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Cisco Flips for Pure Digital; Acquires it for $590 million

Cisco Systems said Thursday that it is acquiring Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the Flip video camcorder, for $590 million. Cisco said the acquisition of privately held Pure Digital is in keeping with its strategy to take more share of your home network. The linchpins of Cisco's effort are...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3

Photos and image samples: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3While it might be overstating the case to say the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3's Wi-Fi implementation drove me to tears, I can state without hyperbole that it terribly disappointed me. When I was first briefed on the camera, I had high hopes that with...

Tags: Keyboards, Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi, Sony Corp., camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3, Sony Cyber-Shot

Product reviews 2009-03-16