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- HD-DVD folds, Java comes out on top
- The high-definition DVD wars are over and Blu-ray is the winner. While it doesn't happen very often, in this case the technically superior choice won out over the cheaper and first-to-market leader. One of the best features of Blu-ray is a Java virtual machine and platform called BD-J. ...
- Tags: HD-DVD, Amazon.com Inc., Blu-ray, DVD War, BD-J, Blu-ray Application Development Site, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
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- GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation
- I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Why is Apple meddling with my Windows AutoRun?
- Not suprised...Why would Apple try to keep their competitor secure? It would go aggainst their own adds.Oh and I'm not suprised that apple wants to meddle with autorun... I always disable that feature and it will stay disabled... I just hope Apple wont try to stealth enable it... PS: Great...
- Tags: Zune HD, Microsoft Windows, Autorun, Apple Inc., CD, Apple iTunes, Auto-run, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Tritton AX900
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested a...
- Tags: Games, Tritton Technologies, headphone, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- Tritton AX 720
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, Tritton Technologies, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- Sony's new Reader lineup assaults Amazon biz plan
- All good developments for the consumerMore competition equals more innovation and better pricing. I like their move towards a more open standard and it'll be interesting to see how Amazon responds to that. Yep, it's gonna be a heck of a battle with three competent players (Sony, Amazon and B&N)...
- Tags: HD DVD, Notebooks, MORE COMPETITION, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Good riddance: Digital music sales to surpass CDs in 2010?
- Sorry kid. There are plenty of us who buy CDs. You might want to read this:http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22862They are folks who don't give a rat's a$$ about being on the bleeding edge of technology.They have CD players in their cars, and most likely in their homes, and the purchase of an MP3...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Digital media, digital music, CD, music, sales, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?
- who buys cds? why buy cds?own/control music no DRM issues!control quality/type of rip (mp3, wma, bit speed etc)!if you want the entire cd's music why buy track by track?RE: CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?I buy um. Always nice to have the real thing around. They often have...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, CD, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- The price factor
- Prices and profitsCompetition is supposed to erode ALL excessive profits, so that is what is happening. PCs (incl. Apple) have largely become commodity products, which makes it almost impossible to compete on anything BUT price.And why so obsessed about quality? We throw away millions of WORKING PCs every year because...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, price factor, Toshiba Corp., notebook, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood business model
- RE: Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood Just shows you who the government actually works for.So what's new? [NT].broken systemWe have a broken judicial system that repeatedly favors the rich and the powerful at the expense of the citizens.Judge acknowledges system is brokenNo mavericks in the court,....
- Tags: Strategy, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, business model, agreement, MPAA, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Toshiba to join Blu-ray club
- Toshiba said Monday it is planning a lineup of products that support the Blu-ray storage format. Toshiba was one of the leading companies behind HD DVD, a standard that lost to Blu-ray. In a statement, Toshiba said that it will provide "a wide range of advanced digital...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Toshiba Corp., Hd Dvd, Corporate Communications, DVD, Storage, Consumer Electronics, Retail, Game Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- The American Textbook Accessibility Act
- The American Textbook Accessibility ActChris, you're dreamingThe only way this is going to get a Federal charter is if someone with enough muscle gets to skim rents.None of the players have enough concentrated political pull to overcome the others who would gang up to block the monopoly play, so it's...
- Tags: Vertical industries, American Textbook Accessibility Act, government
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7A massive success for Windows 7!"On July 20, TechRepublic asked its pool of U.S. IT leaders if they planned to begin Windows 7 deployments by the end of 2010. The jury, made up of the first 12 respondents from the 90-member group, was...
- Tags: Operating systems, SMB customer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-07-28
- "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"
- "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"Well, I agree, but, the flame war will not end, and MS will not go down without a fight. It has been obvious for quite some time, that the only thing that windows has going for it is familiarity (both the brand and the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Media players, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-03
- Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD format
- Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD formatI like my HD-DVDI've got an HD-DVD player along with several titles. Of course it looks as good--identical--to BluRay. But the technology was fundamentally less expensive. The players cost less. The disks cost less to make (and could be...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., BluRay, research company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-27
- Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite back
- Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite backI own a BR player and have 3 BR movies ....Only movies worth the extra bucks and that is a very small number will make me think about purchasing a BR movie. For all other, upconverted DVD is good enough.If the BR movies were about the...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Why Linux is ready for the desktop today
- Why Linux is ready for the desktop todayNot to be offensive, but....What does Novell's marketshare look like nowadays?This seems like a bit of wishful thinking from the 'Anybody but Microsoft' camp.I'm not a MS fanboy, but I think Novell is in about the same place that Mac is right now.......
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, desktop, Linux IS
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- As Blu-ray sales surge, Best Buy holds on as format's top seller
- As Blu-ray sales surge, Best Buy holds on as format's top sellerCan't possibly be trueZDNet has been writing of zero prospects for Blu-ray's since MS lost with it's HD-DVD format. Come to think of it the failure of HD-DVD was also a surprise given the number of articles ZDNet pushed...
- Tags: HD DVD, Sales strategy, Consumer electronics, Sales force management, Special Effects, Blu-ray sales surge, Blu-Ray sale, Best Buy Co. Inc., top seller, sales, HD-DVD, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?
- Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?Common Carriers?Until we have real competition, like they do in Japan, we're going to be discussing caps and net neutrality. You want competition? Make every ISP a common carrier. Separate the content interests from the carriage interests. Allow...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., bandwidth, Mb/s, Cablevision 101 Mbps claim, Mbps claim, Cablevision 101, Price-War
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Get involved: build me your perfect tech-filled house
- I am the luckiest sod alive. With a recession the deepest it has been since World War II, with swine flu slowly spreading to pandemic levels, and universities on the edge of closing down completely, we are in uncertain times. But, I have scraped together every penny...
- Tags: Phone, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
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