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Microsoft grabs lead in handheld market

Microsoft grabs lead in handheld marketLate to the partyMicrosoft grabs lead in a rapidly declining handheld market.http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118359,00.aspWell, on to the mobile phone market, where MS faces several well entrenched vendors.would not discount "others" so quicklyGrowth by Research In Motion and it balance of the declines by Palm OS, Linux, Symbian...

Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Hand-Held Device, Palm Inc., handheld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows CE, handheld market, Palm OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2004-11-12

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Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

iSubtitle 1.5.3 (Mac)

Create soft subtitled movies for iPod (Touch, Classic, Nano), iPhone (2G, 3G, 3GS), Apple TV, iTunes or any QuickTime based player or application. The first and only application to take full advantage of Apple's soft subtitle technology. The subtitle tracks are resolution independent and rendered in real-time as you watch...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple QuickTime, Movie, Bitfield, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Best Buy adds $197 HP laptop to Black Friday lineup

I hate agreeing with linuxbut alas I must do it this time :( He's right, this is some cheap hardware. Intel celeron? Who uses that anymore? I guess its good for kids, but any power user will not want this laptop. I'm holding out for a...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Black Friday lineup, laptop computer, Intel Celeron, Best Buy Co. Inc., Black Friday, HP Laptop, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Elecom's travel 'Spoon' mouse is tiny and pricey

Elecom has released a tiny, sleek new set of computer mice named "Like A Spoon." I wonder if that's supposed to be its name or it's just a literal translation... Available in white, red and black, the 2.4Ghz wireless device weighs 4.1 ounces and...

Tags: Mouse, Elecom, Mice, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Windows Mobile is better than you think

My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge

The concept makes a lot of senseIf you want access to your data everywhere and on every device, having a single platform may be the only way to go. Seamless ubiquity is the dream I guess, if you, the user, does not lose control. How they will be able to...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Google Android, Sergey Brin

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Operating System, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Samsung SCH-220 Code - silver (MetroPCS)

The Samsung Code (SCH-i220) is MetroPCS's first Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, which seems like a step backward seeing as Windows Mobile 6.5 devices are available. However, that shouldn't detract the customers from getting the messaging-centric device. The Code offers a sleek design, easy-to-use keyboard, and decent performance and call quality....

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-18

Logitech Harmony 700

When Logitech released the Harmony One in early 2008, it instantly became one of our favorite universal remotes to date. But at $250, it wasn't exactly an impulse buy for the average consumer. With the Harmony 700, however, Logitech has delivered a model that offers the bulk of the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, setup process, Logitech, Harmony 700

Product reviews 2009-11-18

Harry Potter Spells for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

In Harry Potter Spells for iPhone you are officially invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Once enrolled, receive the wand destined for you before being sorted into one of the four houses by the sorting hat. Then using specific hand gestures for each of the 14 spells...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, House, Mobile, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?

umgotta say this sounds like a justification for an iffy iphone purchase or usage maybe? you make it sound like if BIS goes down you're dead in the water, but if BIS goes down all you lose is what you don't have with any other service anyway, you still get...

Tags: Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, BIS, outage, BlackBerry Data, RIM BlackBerry, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung Behold IIFirst announced at CTIA Fall 2009, the Samsung Behold II is Samsung's second Android device for the U.S. market the Samsung Moment being the first and T-Mobile's fourth Android offering. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Lite, the Behold II tries to set itself apart from the crowd...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Behold, Samsung Behold II, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-13

B&W Zeppelin Mini Speakers for iPod

Back in 2007, Bowers & Wilkins brought out the uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker, which we described in our review as being every bit as sophisticated as Apple's iconic player, with detailed sound that largely lived up to B&W's high-end reputation. That Zeppelin remains on the market, but now it's...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Zeppelin Mini, Apple iPod, B&W, Apple iPhone, speaker

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Pocket Weather World with Push for iPhone 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Pocket Weather World with Push for iPhone gives weather information for thousands of locations around the globe, all in the palm of your hand. It features push the current temperature or forecasted high for your favourite location straight to your device, search for a location anywhere on the globe, add...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Location, Shifty Jelly, Smart Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

A greener way to shovel snow

To shovel snow...Only a shovel and a pair of arms are required... I should know... I live in Quebec, we have lots of snow during winter.Couldn't you just one-up him with a bigger snowblower?I happen to think this would be trifle excessive. It would still be cool to have though.I...

Tags: snow, greener way

Discussion threads 2009-11-12