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Tit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringement

Tit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringementTit for tat: TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringementTomTom just signed its own death warrant. It was nice knowing you. This is one of the dumbest moves I have ever seen any company make. Those of you with the...

Tags: TomTom, Tit-for-Tat, patent infringement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Using cell phones to track traffic

News.com's Erica Ogg reports on what happens when 100 volunteers with GPS phones start driving up and down a 10-mile stretch of freeway.

Tags: erica ogg, nokia, cell phones, traffic, bay area, san francisco, gps, internet, uc berkeley

Videos 2008-02-08

Interactive game merges tech with urban adventure

Hewlett-Packard's Mscape suite of software applications helps users create location-based games and tours. HP brings its technology, currently in beta, to life with an urban adventure using handheld devices and actors. Here, CNET News.com's Erica Ogg chronicles her journey in San Francisco.

Tags: Game, Hewlett-Packard Co., Adventure, Games, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, gps, location, hp, handheld, erica ogg

Videos 2007-11-06

Can plasma HDTVs stop being power hogs?

Erica Ogg has an interesting story on the future of plasma displays on how companies are trying to improve the brightness and energy efficiency of plasma display technology.  A few months ago when Samsung was showing off some of their new products in San Francisco, I checked out some of their...

Tags: Plasma, HDTV, LCD, Erica Ogg, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-10-18

DemoFall 2007: Most memorable of future tech

Check out the best--and worst--that the DemoFall 2007 conference in San Diego has to offer.

Tags: San Diego, demo, demofall, product, future, tech, technology, rafe needleman, erica ogg, webware, dimdim, vyro, games, video game, gaming, feedhub, fixmymovie, motion dsp, phreesia, pudding

Videos 2007-09-28

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Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer

The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No....

Tags: Cray Inc., IBM Corp., Jaguar, supercomputer, IBM, Cray, Erica Ogg CNET News

News items 2009-11-16

Sony announces 11.1" VAIO X ultraportable: Intel Atom, 1.5 lbs.

Sony just announced the VAIO X at IFA 2009 in Berlin, Germany, a half-inch thin, 11.1-inch ultraportable notebook with an all-day battery that "will set the new standard for stamina," reports Engadget. The system is reportedly built of carbon fiber, weighing only 1.5...

Tags: Sony Corp., Notebook, Sony Vaio, Intel Atom, Netbook, Intel Corp., VAIO X, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Psystar countersues Apple for anticompetitive business practices

Those following the Psystar saga will be interested to know that the Miami-based clone maker has fired a salvo in their legal battle with Apple. Psystar has been selling Apple clones with Mac OS Leopard pre-installed since April 2008. At a press conference yesterday Psystar CEO Rudy...

Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-27

The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?

The message out of Computex this week is loud and clear: The Netbooks are coming. Intel is touting its Atom processor. Acer is on the board with its Aspire one. Microsoft is adapting Windows to the Netbook market. Nvidia says Netbooks will be graphics intensive. The big question: Are buyers...

Tags: Computex, Device, Acer Inc., Smartphone, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Computing Device, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

(Photos: Art of the printer cartridge refill)

(Photos: Art of the printer cartridge refill)What about the electronics side?What do they do to ensure the HP printer doesn't reject the cartridge? I've tried their product with little success because my HP Deskjet didn't like the cartridge since it didn't think it was a valid HP refill cartridge. I...

Tags: Printers, cartridge, printer, advertiser, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer cartridge, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Photos: Dissecting a hard drive

Western Digital invites CNET News.com's Erica Ogg to rip apart its 160GB "Scorpio" hard disk drive. by CNET News.com

Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., Photograph, News.com, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-11-09

The three big takeaways from yesterday's BlackBerry email outage

Remember those early reports we broke (before anyone else, by the way), of BlackBerry email outages on T-Mobile? Well, as colleague Erica Ogg reports, those early outages were just the start of something far more widespread. BlackBerry users who are also customers...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, E-mail, Outage, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Why the MLB is really after Slingbox

Major League Baseball has given Slingbox a brushback pitch amid fears that time shifting devices could hamper its online television cash cow.As News.com's Erica Ogg reports MLB contends that Slingbox is misusing its content. In fact, MLB may even try to sue Slingbox. Charles Cooper argues that MLB would annoy...

Tags: Web Technology, Legal, IT Management, Hollywood on Demand, General, Enterprise 2.0

Blog posts 2007-06-01

Dell vs. NY Attorney General: What's the risk?

Dell went on the offensive to get ahead of a coming lawsuit from the New York Attorney General. Erica Ogg reports the suit, which will be announced formally today at a press conference, accuses Dell and Dell Financial Services of fraud, false advertising and deceptive business practices, including offering misleading...

Tags: Dell, Government, Hardware Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Broadcast news saves big using Slingbox

Consumer device an innovation for TV news crewCNET News.com's Erica Ogg visits CBS 5 in San Francisco to see how the newsroom is using a Slingbox to get live video feeds for traffic, weather and breaking news instead of relying on standard news vans using satellite signals.

Tags: Slingbox

Videos 2007-05-08

Web 2.0 Expo: Top 5 picks

Webwares Rafe Needleman, Josh Lowensohn and Erica Ogg scoured the isles at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco this week and selected their Top 5 products and services: Tellme, Octopz, Dapper, Coghead and Spock. Watch to video to find out why.

Tags: Web Technology, Web 2.0 Expo, Social networking, Search, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Web 2.0 Expo's top 5

Webware.com chooses the best of showWebware's Rafe Needleman, Josh Lowensohn and Erica Ogg scout the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco this week and select their top five products and services. From a new search engine to a mobile application to a breakout database app, there's a little of everything...

Tags: Webware.com, Web 2.0, Web

Videos 2007-04-18

Are consumers still buying tube TVs?

CRTs still in the raceCNET News.com's Erica Ogg talks with customers looking for new sets to see if CRTs are as unpopular as retailers say they are.

Tags: Monitors & displays, TV

Videos 2007-02-23

CNN makes it official; Zune is ugly

CNN makes it official; Zune is uglyThere goes your JC opportunityCriticism of MS like that does not go unnoticed in Redmond.You might be saying what everyone else is thinking but even ZDNet/CNet's Erica Ogg put it kinder "One feature getting lots of attention, but little consensus, is the color."With George's...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, CNN, ipod, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-16

What do consumers think about the Zune?

How does the public perceive Microsoft's Zune?CNET News.com's Erica Ogg talks to consumers at Best Buy in San Francisco about Microsoft's newest digital audio player.

Tags: Microsoft Zune

Videos 2006-11-15