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Does Drew decision criminalize TOS violations?

Does Drew decision criminalize TOS violations?I am sorry, but that verdict was bull and it will and MUST be overturned.Yet another instance of prosecutors grasping at straws. yes, people wanted to see this chick do some time for bullying this girl verbally... but doesnt what they are doing amount...

Tags: Free Speech, Does Drew, Does Drew decision, TOS

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

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Samsung launches Google Android-powered Galaxy Spica i5700

It's funny how many people snickeredwhen it was stated that there would be 19 Android devices on the market by year's end. I wonder how many we are at right now.Is this.....Apple iPhone vs MS Android all over again? It will be interesting to watch.MS Android ? WTF? ntntthat would...

Tags: Smart phones, Strategy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Google Android, Android Devices, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., gloves off, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Two Views of the Software Market

A Bridge Too Far? In a blogger briefing this week at SAP’s TechEd, SAP CTO, Vishal Sikka, drew a chart of the application software market and what new areas of technology are of interest to the firm. I’ve tried to reproduce his freehand drawing into the following...

Tags: ERP, Vishal Sikka, S-curve, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-16

News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

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. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Frustrated developers and scrutiny of other apps: Are things falling apart at Apple's app store?

textPlusThanks for the textPlus mentions. Would love to talk to you a bit more. I think we have some info that would kind of clear up the "core functionality replacement" thinking ;)drew@gogii.netBreaking news: Apple admits that iPhone is a toyhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/24/iphone_apps_not_for_business/[i]This makes it all the more surprising that Apple...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

EVGA InterView 1700 Dual Monitor System

The EVGA InterView is essentially two 17-inch monitors combined into a single unit at the cost of $650. Its notable amenities include an integrated Webcam, three USB ports, and a built-in microphone. The EVGA InterView looks impressive on a desk, but its performance with games, movies, and on our DisplayMate...

Tags: Monitors & displays, eVGA, monitor, footstand

Product reviews 2009-08-20

Gateway FHD2402

For $260, the Gateway FHD2402 brings you a high-gloss and high-contrast screen with built-in speakers that has great movie and game performance, HDMI support, and a couple of USB ports. Unfortunately, the sound from the speakers is highly muffled and the high-gloss means you can practically use it as a...

Tags: Gateway FHD2402, Gateway Co., bezel, display

Product reviews 2009-08-18

Microsoft is switching from defense back to offense

Microsoft is switching from defense back to offenseThis is just a repeat of...Larry's "Edge" article. A huge waste of time and money?[i]I still think Bing was a huge waste of time and money[/i]Why? It has you talking. And Ed, And Christopher. And even Paul Murphy![i]drew praise from tech pundits and...

Tags: Corporate law, Office 2010, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

We don't know what we don't know

We don't know what we don't knowShock! I thought the debate was over...You mean we really don't know everything? You mean we have no idea why more and more reliable scientific studies show that we are currently in a global cooling trend? You mean we don't know why there has...

Tags: carbon dioxide, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftTime for the Old Gaurd to retirelike Gates, Jobs, ect.May be time to see where the new generation takes theses companies. Microsoft will only survive if Balmer leaves as well.....because Microsoft needs change.RE: Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftDespite the changes...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Five-Way

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

MySpace suicide conviction tentatively overturned

MySpace suicide conviction tentatively overturnedThe last sentance is the rub...?Ultimately I think Congress has to deal with this issue,? said former Assistant U.S. Atty. Laurie Levenson, now a professor at Loyola Law School. ?The challenge is to draft legislation that . . . isn?t so broad that it chills people?s...

Tags: suicide conviction, MySpace, MSN

Discussion threads 2009-07-03

Amazon on the record: Device limits set by publishers

I queried Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Books, at Amazon about the lack of clarity about how many devices can access a Kindle book or how many times a buyer can expect to download a title from the Kindle Store. He referred me to Drew Herdener, director of communication at Amazon,...

Tags: Device, Amazon.com Inc., Title, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-24

One example of "smarter planet"

The smart grid for electricity has become so mainstream Congress wrote it into the stimulus law enacted earlier this year. IBM's marketing of "smarter planet" goes way beyond electricity and networked grid. I recently spoke with Drew Clark, director of strategy of IBM Venture Capital Group. And...

Tags: Sensor, Grid, IBM Corp., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-21

LG W2053TQ-PF - LCD display - TFT - 20"

The LG Flatron W2053TQ can be found priced from $150 to $180. The monitor includes a couple of useful eco-friendly options, and it has decent movie and game performance. Its matte screen also allows dark details to be seen more easily than the HP 2009m's glossy and reflective screen....

Tags: Monitors & displays, TFT, LCD, display, LG Electronics Inc., bezel, Autoset, LG Flatron W2053TQ, brightness, monitor, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-06-19

UK retailer pulls Linux netbooks from stores

Windows "has emerged as the preferred operating system because Windows makes it easier to share content and provides customers with a simpler, more familiar computing experience on the move," said a PC World spokesman. PC World, the UK's biggest computing retailer, is to stop selling Linux netbooks in its...

Tags: PC World, Netbook, DSG International, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, netbooks, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2009-06-03

Woz revises his "most astounding" Bing review

When Fudzilla posted a story under the linkbait headline yesterday that read Apple founder praises Microsoft I have to admit that I got sucked in. I was immediately skeptical, but really, who could resist a headline like that? Turns out that the piece was about Microsoft CEO...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Woz, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Search, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Google I/O: Coding for better battery life

Jeff Sharkey, recently hired by Google, presented an interesting session this afternoon called "Coding for Life - Battery Life, That Is". In it, he offered several practical tips for Android developers to prolong the life of their users' batteries. All apps need to work together to be...

Tags: Google Inc., I/O, Battery, Wakelocks, Engineering, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Your next software buying decision: zero cost?

My piece about SugarCRM contains a line from Vinnie Mirchandani that's been ringing in my ears: "They're tiny." What's tiny about: Free edition 400,000 users 50,000 systems Commercial customers 100,000 users 5,000...

Tags: Software, Open Source, Margin, OSS, Jeff Nolan, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-01

SAP software revenue skids in first quarter; Maintenance terms tweaked

SAP's first quarter software revenue---an indicator of maintenance and services health skidded 33 percent due to a "difficult operating environment" and a tough year ago comparison. Meanwhile, SAP altered its maintenance pricing plans to allay customer concerns.  SAP on Wednesday reported first quarter net income of €204...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Customer, SAP AG, Dennis Howlett, Vinnie Mirchandani, Upgrades, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-29