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Ubuntu: Get set for 'cutting-edge' Linux

Ubuntu: Get set for 'cutting-edge' LinuxRE: Kind of like Microsoft's OS release promises?No one who spends any appreciable time here takes loverock seriously and none of us respond to him. Never, and I mean NEVER expect a response with any substance from Loverock. Worst of the worst.Take your...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, distro, Ubuntu, GET SET, cutting-Edge, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Windows-killer

Discussion threads 2006-04-20

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CES 2009: I demo Panasonic's 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System

One of the hottest tickets—literally—at CES this year is to demo Panasonic's 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System setup, which uses a 103-inch plasma and a Blu-ray player to give users full 1080p content for each eye that's then yoked together into three dimensions with a special set of...

Tags: 3D, Panasonic, Home Theater, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-09

CES 2009: Toshiba's Cell TV prototype can record six HD streams at once

Toshiba's leaning TV concept is pretty slick, but it probably won't ever see the light of day in living rooms. Instead, the company is showing off an equally cool TV concept around the Cell processor. The Cell CPU is best known for being the computing guts inside...

Tags: TV, Toshiba Corp., Cell, Cell CPU, Tv & Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-09

ISP bandwidth restrictions must go

This post was written a couple of weeks ago, I just forgot to post it. This evening, I received a snotty email from the ISP which is providing my parents house back up in Nottinghamshire; after all, I am home for Christmas. I discovered we only have...

Tags: Bandwidth, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-09

iPhotos '09: Wither Aperture?

Apple's announcement of iPhoto '09 has most people attending Macworld Expo in a lather over its stunning new features. But there's a segment of the Mac population that isn't exactly thrilled with iPhoto's ever expanding feature set – Aperture owners. You see, Aperture ($199) is marketed as...

Tags: Apple iPhoto, Aperture, Aperture Owner, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Ballmer takes on Google, the economy and Windows 7

What does Microsoft's CEO worry about most? It's Google, Google, Google. Steve Ballmer also talks about the state of Windows, taking software to the web, and the troubled economy. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer arrived at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with his usual optimism, but he...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Q, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Netbook, Microsoft, Google, economy, CES, Ina Fried CNET News.com

News items 2009-01-09

Palm gets in game but doesn't change it; Reality lurks

Palm unveiled its long-awaited operating system and Pre device and has generated a lot of love among the tech set. The OS -- webOS -- appears elegant, and the Pre looks like it could be a winning device. Sprint is also betting on Palm and is showing...

Tags: Game, Palm Inc., Om, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

CES 2009: Intel recruits Comcast, Samsung, Toshiba for its Widget Channel Internet TV initiative

While Yahoo has been grabbing headlines this week with its partnerships with TV makers like Samsung and Vizio to bring its Internet TV widget platform to new sets, Intel wants to make sure people remember that it also introduced the underlying API with Yahoo last fall at the Intel Developers...

Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, Internet TV, Comcast Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corp., Intel Corp., Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-08

CES 2009: Panasonic refreshes plasma, LCD line-ups, introduces 3D plasma TV

As with Internet-connected TVs, everyone seems to be jumping on the 3D bandwagon, with Panasonic leading the way. Along with the usual upgrades to its HDTV lines, it's also showing off its 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System, which consists of a 103-inch set and Blu-ray player that can...

Tags: 3D, Panasonic, Plasma, LCD, X1 Series, Z1 Series, G1 Series, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Let 'Em Go Cold Turkey on DTV, President Obama

By February 17, Barack Obama will be president. Already, he wants to delay the DTV transition scheduled for that night. Right now, TV stations across the country are supposed to flip the switch to all-digital signals at the end of...

Tags: Barack Obama, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-08

CES 2009: Sony launches eco line of Bravia TVs, adds Internet Widgets to XBR, Z series sets

At yesterday's news conference, Sony introduced a few novel products for the company, but when it came to HDTVs, there were no major announcements. Along with adding 240Hz refresh rates and its InternetLink features to more sets, the biggest news was a new series of energy-efficient TVs that fall under...

Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Internet, VE5 Series, TVs, Mainframes, Tv & Home Theater, Servers, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Welcome to the Consumer Electronics Show. Sales Are Flatlining.

The semi-annual forecast of industry sales for consumer electronics makers just came out. And the projection is that, despite the transition to digital TV and lust for portable electronics of all types, sales are going down this year. Not by much. Percentage-wise,...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Association, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Get smart about skills today for tomorrow's jobs

Our future will require today's high school and college students to develop a unique skill-set never seen before. We must develop 21st century skills to prepare for tomorrow, says IBM's Kevin Faughnan. Commentary - Over the next five years, the United States is...

Tags: Job, Skill, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, jobs, IBM, careers, Kevin Faughnan, IBM’s Academic Initiative, Special to ZDNet, Kevin Faughnan, IBM’s Academic Initiative, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-01-08

Microsoft: Windows 7 means business

A top Microsoft Windows exec spoke to ZDNet UK about the new operating system's potential appeal for enterprise users. Windows 7 is going into public beta, Microsoft head Steve Ballmer announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas late on Wednesday. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Microsoft Corp. Windows 7, John Curran, operating systems, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2009-01-08

Daniusoft Video to Apple TV Converter 1.3.34 (Windows)

Daniusoft Video to Apple TV Converter can converter AVI, MP4, MPEG, WMV, XviD, H.264, DAT, MOV, ASF, and FLV to Apple TV MPEG-4, H.264, M4V and rip video audio to Apple TV music MP3, M4A, AAC fast and easily. It allows you to set many video editing functions: video crop,...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Video, TV, Apple TV, Daniusoft Studio, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-01-08

Default Access Policy

Many organizations have a default level of access provided to employees. This ensures that everyone starts off with a defined set of access to documents and resources. Once roles are more clearly defined additional access can be added to provide further resources to an employee. ...

Tags: Employee, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Download resources 2009-01-08

CES 2009: Samsung's new LED-based LCD HDTVs

I'm in Vegas now for the next few days, and CES is kicking off with the usual Wednesday press conferences from the major electronics players. First up for me at least is Samsung, which is announcing a slew of new TVs and home theater products I'll...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Engineering, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-07

CES 2009: Six new Samsung HD camcorders, 64GB internal SSD, YouTube cam [day 2]

Forget the economy: Samsung's press conference was so packed that despite the several hundred they let in, a hundred or so more spilled over into the press room. No matter, though -- let's get to the goods. Samsung's new H-Series full-HD camcorders Samsung's new...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Camcorder, YouTube Inc., Photograph, SSD, SMX-F34, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07

The Satyam saga worsens – terribly so

The Enron of India (Probably!) The news today re: Satyam is really bad. It makes the events of last month pale in comparison. To begin, you should read Satyam Chairman Raju's letter of resignation where he accounts for the accounting sleight of hand he says that...

Tags: Satyam, Andersen, Asset Management, Balance Sheets, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-01-07

CES 2009: LG's 12 new HDTVs, 'Netcast,' Blu-ray, LED backlight tech [day 2]

As I mentioned yesterday at the underwhelming CES Unveiled, LG had some new models to announce, and specs have finally been released: nine new LCD HDTVs and three new plasma HDTVs from 19 to 60 inches, some using LED backlight technology for those HDTVs, and some using "Netcast," a way...

Tags: USB 2.0, HDMI, JPEG, Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Photograph, MP3, Blu-ray, USB, LHX Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07