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An early peek at Longhorn

An early peek at LonghornSounds like...........a fat, bloated cow, barely able to stagger from the barn. It looks balefully around, utters a timid moo as it catches a glimse of a lean mean tiger, stalking it.Interesting how once again, a Microsoft productis being compared to what Apple is releasing earlier.But...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Longhorn, rep, early peek, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-04-14

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Early peek inside Ceatec show in Tokyo

CNET is on the scene at the giant Ceatec trade show in Tokyo, which many consider to be a precursor to the products that will be seen in January at CES. by CNET News.com

Tags: Tokyo, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-05

HiMyTribe helps iPhone, iPod touch users network with GPS [review]

For the last couple of weeks I've been playing with Never Alone Anymore's HiMyTribe iPhone/iPod touch app, which lets users network for business or pleasure using the device's built-in GPS functionality. A social networking tool, HiMyTribe fuses aspects of Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Network, Apple iPod Touch, App, HiMyTribe, GPS, Social Networking, Handhelds, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Inside the Summer 2009 Xbox 360 dashboard update

We take an early sneak peek at the Summer 2009 Xbox 360 dashboard update. by CNET News.com

Tags: Dashboard, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-26

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Chambers plays up power of network at Cisco Live

Cisco CEO John Chambers kicked off Cisco Live, the annual training event for IT professionals, at San Francisco's Moscone Center this morning with a quick peek back in time, the early days of the company and the Internet. It's been 10 years since Cisco Live - called Networkers back then...

Tags: John Chambers, Network, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-30

What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!

What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!Y'know, I disagreeI understand Adrian's need to attract eyeballs and taking a deflationist view of Win7 in a world of gushing praise will no doubt help attract a lot of hits. HOWEVER, I think the wrong questions were asked.Instead of judging...

Tags: Operating systems, Well XP, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts

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. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Apple's early days: Documents on display

If you are both history buff and Apple fan, you're going to love the latest exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley (just a stone's throw from the GooglePlex, for the geography buffs reading, too.) The documents offer a peek back into the early days...

Tags: Document, Apple Inc., Investor, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Productivity, Sales, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate

The second day keynote address at Google I/O was sure to be full of surprises. After all, at yesterday's keynote, the company gave attendees an unlocked Google Android phone so developers could start tinkering immediately. Then, a buzz filled the conference as word spread that Wednesday's keynote was a "must-attend"...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Conversation, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Sony giving up on OLED TVs? Panasonic, Samsung push on.

Everyone who's seen Sony's 11-inch XEL-1 TV based on OLED technology has fallen in love with it, but that's apparently not enough for the company to keep working to develop bigger sets. In fact, a Sony spokesman bluntly admitted that "We really made the XEL-1 just to prove that we...

Tags: Sony Corp., Panasonic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Organic Light-emitting Diode, TV, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Mint.com offers close-to-home peek at economy's impact

There are some forms of number-crunching I hate - which reminds me that it's time to start gathering up receipts for my tax accountant. And then there are "fun" types of number-crunching. Take, for example, the guest post on TechCrunch this morning by Mint.com's CEO and founder Aaron Patzer. ...

Tags: TechCrunch, Credit Card, Mint.com, Sales Channel, 401(k), Financial Services, Retirement Plans, Personal Finance, Sales, Human Resources, Benefits, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worlds

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worldsQuake 3 predates this patent by two yearsQuake 3 would seem to run counter to this patent, as would Tribes, and several other online games from the 90s. The core concepts of such online interactions were also presented in the 90s movie...

Tags: Quake 3, patent, virtual world, patent litigation

Discussion threads 2008-12-30

Sneak Peek: BlackBerry Storm

Sneak Peek: BlackBerry StormThe true strength of the Storm......is the same as the iPhone: it creates competition. It would be very easy for Apple to rest on its laurels for awhile (and I think in many ways, it has). But the Storm appears to be bringing real competition, unlike many...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Digital music, Multitouch, Clerk, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Apple the software platform company

Apple the software platform company" ... different than ..." is the give-awayQuoting:"So we're extremely comfortable with our product strategy going forward, and we approach it as a software platform company, which is pretty different than most of our competitors."[End quote]Given that, as you have observed, Apple is a luxury brand...

Tags: Desktops, John Carroll, Apple Inc., software platform company, Apple Macintosh, software

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

News to know: iPhone 3G launch; Vista; Botnets; Dial-up diaries

Notable headlines: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards Steve O'Hear: Gallery: 25+ social networking apps for iPhone and iPod touch. Gallery right. Analyst: Most iPhone 3G buyers will pay more than $199 GigaOm: I Can't...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Vista, 3G, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Enterprise 2.0: my $0.02

Enterprise 2.0 is over for another year and despite a poor start, the event turned out well. I attribute the poor start to the performance of Oracle and Microsoft: two of Jevon MacDonald's 'drag queens.' Both seemed tired, dated and out of touch with the mood of the new generation...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Social Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Groupware, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?

I have to admit I have never taken the UMPC very seriously. A couple of years ago, I wrote a review for the now-defunct Personal Tech Pipeline of the Samsung Q1, one of the earliest versions of these machines, and I came away less than impressed. It struck me at...

Tags: Ultramobile PC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Peripherals, rjourn

Blog posts 2008-05-30

SAP's Business byDesign: the perfection conundrum

SAP's software runs the world's largest enterprises 24/7 x 365. As a mission-critical infrastructure provider of enterprise applications, SAP's cultural DNA is hard-wired to deliver stable and reliable backbone software to large organizations. Given this background, one might ask whether that "perfection-oriented" culture is ideally suited to meeting the needs...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-05-21

The worst shopping experience on the web?

The worst shopping experience on the web?Be Glad...You actually got to talk to someone.. Ive made the mistake of ordering online, not getting a confirmation email, then calling every number on the website to hear.. "we're sorry, the number you have dialed is no longer in service."THAT is worse I...

Tags: Engineering, Web, battery, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-19