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- Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not
- Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or notNo War at allThere is a third possibility in this so-called war. IT departments and software vendors are more interested in capacity than screen resolution. I believe you will see a hybrid dual format consumer version that attaches to the home TV,...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, DVD, dual format player, laser, format player, Sony Corp., disk, increment, Consumer Reports
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
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- Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games
- Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox
- News items 2008-07-23
- Cisco acquires Pure Networks, home networking software
- Cisco Systems has cable set-top boxes and your home along with the routers. Now it wants the software that puts your entire home network together. Cisco, which is determined to be a big consumer player as well as an enterprise behemoth, on Wednesday that it will buy...
- Tags: Software, Pure Networks, Cisco Systems Inc., Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?180 million soldMany buyers are selecting more expensive versions. Microsoft revenues are up extraordinarily. Despite Apple's ads and sales, PC sales are up significantly.And the SP 1 release usually helps sales.You might consider that the reputation you discuss...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft revenue, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, Apple Inc., Vista psychosis, psychosis, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?
- When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...
- Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- News to know: Apple, Crapware; Icahn and Yahoo; Brocade
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple reports record Q3 08 Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan? Dennis Howlett: Apple chaos theory Jason O'Grady: Apple Q3 2008...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Mice, Utility Computing, 3G, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Qik out of private beta
- Qik out of private beta"The format doesn’t suit video."What am I missing here?Interesting article, though. I'd already forgotten about Qik.
- Tags: Qik
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- 65% of US households play video games, 38% have consoles, 40% are female
- 40% of US gamers are women, Entertainment Software Association says. 65% of American households play computer and video games. 38% of American homes have a video game console. The average game player is 35 years old. One out of four gamers are over age 50. Women age 18 or older...
- Tags: Console, Video Game, Video, Games, Personal Technology, AM
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?FYI[url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/]FYI[/url]Just curious Dana, are you running Linux? If so, why and which Distro?If not, why?Thanks for another 'good read'.P.S.[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2660]This article[/url] isn't clear about what O/S you use.RE: Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?The simple answer is a reassuring NO! Put simply,...
- Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Ubuntu, Linux, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Qik out of private beta
- Over the weekend, Qik came out of private beta. Jennifer Leggio has all the technical details, along with some insights in Robert Scoble's outburst about how kyte.tv would kill off Qik and Flixwagon. One claim the company makes over at VentureBeat is that they have gotten latency...
- Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Business Model, Beta, Qik, Jennifer Leggio, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...
- Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Columns2TDT (exe)
- Columns2TDT is a quick utility to convert columnar ("card column") ASCII data files to a tab or comma delimited format. Define all of the fields that you wish to pick up, choose and input file, select tab or comma delimiting, and go. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Comma, Stone House Systems, Columns2TDT
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- MB Blood Type Inheritance (exe)
- MB Blood Type Inheritance is a blood type determination tool for your child. This is based on the genetic inheritance of a blood type from a parent to a child. MB Blood Type Inheritance is an interesting software with a simple to use interface. The result thus generated by the...
- Tags: Software, Blood, MysticBoard, MB Blood Type Inheritance, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- Proving Scoble wrong, Qik lives on and opens public beta to boot
- Qik, a popular streaming mobile video service, has finally opened its public beta program and has released a slew of new features to go along with it. This is great news considering last month tech pundit Robert Scoble declared Qik all but dead in the wake newcomer Kyte. ...
- Tags: Public Beta, Robert Scoble, Handset, Video, Integration, Qik, Kyte, Kyte.tv, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, workstation, Vista x64, Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop, server, Vist-___
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam
- Is Microsoft fighting an unwinnable war with its online business and search obsession? It's a valid question and one that needs to be asked. At some point you have to wonder if Microsoft's Google envy is its Vietnam. As Mary Jo Foley noted Microsoft's answer to its...
- Tags: Business, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?
- iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?Is it a battery issue for the turn by turn?Some have said a a turn by turn would be a massive drain on battery performance. Could it be that Apple actually wants a 3rd party...
- Tags: Engineering, iPhone 3G GPS, antenna department, GPS, IS IT, Garmin Ltd., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, battery
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice
- The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...
- Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Tough love: Linux needs more haters
- [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I've been spending far too much time reading a blog recently. Normally I dislike reading blogs, or as my friend from the IT News site "the Register" Andrew Orlowski calls them;...
- Tags: Blog, LinuxHaters, LinuxHater, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Blogging, Software, Internet, Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
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