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Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift

Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftAll part of the evolution of the Linux desktop. Looking forward to somegreat user interface innovations in Jaunty Jackalope. But, in any case, the user interface for Ubuntu has been advancing rapidly. This will make it even faster.Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftIs linux in...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Right Now IT, Shuttleworth, facelift, Ubuntu, KDE, open source, Linux, desktop, Open-source desktop

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

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Apple's Mac mini refreshed; trio starts $599

Apple's new Mac mini gets a facelift and new hardware, now offered in three versions that start at $599. Most notable: a $999 model that comes preloaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and sports a pair of 500GB hard drives. Here's a look. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Apple Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, product photos, Apple, Mac, mini, desktop, computer, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-10-20

QuickCalendar 1.5 (Mobile)

Did you ever need to check a date on a calendar and found it cumbersome making several taps to bring up the monthly view under the built-in Calendar app? With QuickCalendar installed, you can easily bring up two full calendars with a single tap on your Today Screen!QuickCalendar is a...

Tags: Mobile, Calendar, ScaryBear Software, Pocket PC, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-11

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Microsoft 'Chelan': A new Windows Embedded platform takes shape

Microsoft 'Chelan': A new Windows Embedded platform takes shapeBetter be good . . .With the iPhone and the Pre showing how phone OSes should be made - Microsoft's new phone OS had better be good. Dumping a Windows 9x interface onto a phone doesn't work so well, and just won't...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Chelan, new Windows Embedded platform, Windows Embedded platform, Microsoft Windows, Windows Embedded, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., mobile

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Green landmark in New York

Courtesy: Empire State Building. The famous Empire State Building is undergong a facelift. But this is not just for looks, not a mere cosmetic makeover. This is a deliberate, expensive green-over. They are aiming to reduce energy use by 38% and save over...

Tags: Energy, Empire State Building, Enterprise Service Bus, Corporate Communications, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Facebook tweaks privacy settings while users continue to resist new look

Facebook today unveiled an additional choice in its privacy settings, one that allows users to share their information with anyone on Facebook - not just their friends or people in their networks. Facebook engineer Mark Slee writes in a blog post: One of the top priorities at Facebook is...

Tags: Facebook, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-16

News to know: Firefox patch; Windows 7; Facebook; RIM's app store

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: Mozilla plugs Firefox code execution holes Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new...

Tags: Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Facebook's new look: Will it show us the money?

As a Facebook member, I have mixed feelings about today's announcement about look-and-feel changes that are coming to the site. Total strangers can now follow me without asking to be my friend. Fan pages will look just like profile pages. And the news feed becomes a live stream and adds...

Tags: Revenue, Facebook, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Facebook's fan page facelift diminishes brands

Facebook's fan page facelift diminishes brandsWhy Facebook?!1) My facebook page along with everyone elses apparently is currently broken. That means my thousands of fans can't get to us right now.2) The new page definitely diminishes our branding to a degree.3) No one liked the new facebook profile pages when they...

Tags: Branding, Facebook, brand

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Facebook's fan page facelift diminishes brands

Facebook, you make me cry. Today the social network introduced it's new homepage layout and a new look and feel for its fan pages, aka the pages that many brands and their customers are using to interact with each other. Fan pages originally had a nice quality...

Tags: Facebook, Brand, Branding, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Yahoo 2.0: Richer ads and a tiny piece of Google's audience

Yahoo is getting ready to throw richer advertisements - think video - into its search results page, bringing a much-needed facelift to the boring ads that are made up of a headline, a couple of lines of text and a link. More importantly, Yahoo - now under...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Pedigree, Esurance, Corporate Communications, Search, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Windows 7: The New Taskbar

This paper says that Microsoft did a lot of work on the new taskbar for Windows 7. They looked extensively how people were using their computers and started making improvements based on those observations. The number one task for which people use the taskbar is switching between windows. Microsoft has...

Tags: Icon, HelpWithWindows.com, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-01-09

First reactions to Windows 7

First reactions to Windows 7Wow, Vista has 1/5 of the Market?Not bad for such an unqualified failure that Vista is supposed to be. I'd imagine militant iBoi's and FOSS Bolsheviks could only dream of that kind of market share.As far Win7, I don't expect the echo chamber of FUD that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), desktop virtualization, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, First reaction, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-01-04

Better, Stronger, Faster: The Windows 7 Taskbar

One knows what the Windows taskbar is, isn't it? It's that familiar horizontal strip at the bottom of the desktop where the open files and programs appear. It's where the Start button lives. It's where one receives an assortment of pop-up notifications. Face it, one has probably never even given...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-01-01

Crazy Mouth 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Transform yourself into a living cartoon character! Select one of the fully animated mouths, hold your iPhone up to your face and get ready for some laughs. With 10 crazy animated ways to change your mouth you'll be sure to have everyone in stitches. Why waste money on an expensive...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Ezone, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-12-26

News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging Garett Rogers: Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts Jason Perlow: Microsoft: It's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Text Messaging, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Spamming, Spam, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-15

SocialCast: enterprise Twitter/FriendFeed mashup

SocialCast has revamped its group comms service, given it a facelift, aligned itself more closely to consumery apps like Twitter and FriendFeed and then given it an enterprise twist. As far as I am aware, this is the first enterprise facing application that has gotten close...

Tags: Enterprise, Mashup, SocialCast, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Branding, Wiki, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-04

More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori'

More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori'Very nice!I am impressed with the idea of making GUI elements directly accessible from any thread within your application. An emphasis on .NET languages is also a significant plus. .NET is the future on the Microsoft platform! Developers who resist the migration do so...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Midori, tech detail, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Facebook unveils redesign

Facebook unveils redesignFacebook FaceliftWhile the "Facebook Facelift" might sound appealing, until they disallow applications that must 'have permission to view your profile', nothing much is going to change.It is upsetting is today's 'spam market' of cookies, spybots, and phising people are focusing on minute issues like appearance.RE: Facebook unveils redesignI...

Tags: Facebook, MySpace

Discussion threads 2008-07-21