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Happy New Year? Wait one second

Happy New Year? Wait one secondTell that to all the Zune 30GB owners...Who's Zune's bricked today. Go ahead, check on it. We'll wait :)...It's after 12All should be fine. Besides, how many people did it affect? 2, maybe 3? Remember, nobody buys a Zune.....

Tags: Happy New Year

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Happy New Year from Googling Google!

Happy New Year from Googling Google!Microsoft move overGoogle is the new Ogre, it has extended its tenacles into every aspect of the computer world. Bill Gates built a huge clumsy monster with glaring errors and built a huge cottage industry trying to fix it. We all will...

Tags: Googling Google, Happy New Year, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-01

A look back at the mobile devices of 2007

A look back at the mobile devices of 2007All Nokia products combined sominate the mobile device marketApple is in the minority if you don't cherry pick (that wasn't your intent Matthew) regardless of the vote here.Anyone who can afford to make direct hands-on comparison will recognize that Nokia, particularly the...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, WindowsMobile, mobile device, Happy New Year, mobile, S60 Platform

Discussion threads 2007-12-28

MobileTechRoundup show #84, Happy New Year

Listen here (MP3, 34 MB, 37 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS We wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year in MobileTechRoundup show #84. James, Kevin, and I are heading to CES...

Tags: Podcasts, Digital media, MobileTechRoundup, podcast, Happy New Year, Kevin

Blog posts 2007-01-02

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

This worm wishes you a Happy New YearThis is only an issue with Windows. Linux and OSX are not affected.Isn't Windows great??????This works with Donniedon't worry, as long as you don't have Donnie you're worm free, until it's ported. Most new worms and viruses are OSS styled, so it...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Happy New Year, virus, Norton Co., operating system, worm, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-12-29

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Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade

Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fadeTalk about beating a horse to death.How many more articles are we going to see about Windows pricing. Let me make it really simple for everyone:You either find the price acceptable for what you get and you buy Windows 7...

Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, rose-colored discount, Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

News to know: Facebook privacy, Windows 7, Kindle, Firefox 3.5

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. Sam Diaz: Facebook's privacy settings: users get more control as wall gets torn down Ed Bott: Microsoft to offer Family Pack...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Privacy, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-07-02

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Desktops, OEM, Crapware, laptop computer, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: turkeys voting for Christmas?

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: turkeys voting for Christmas?Ready to sell them short?Dennis: Sure, Oracle's past performance as a company is no prologue to the future. Seeing as you see the future as distinctly different for Oracle than its history from here on in, I assume you'll be devoting half your...

Tags: Strategy, ORCL, Oracle Corp., Dennis

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Firefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorilla

Firefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorillaFirefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorillaFinally! It has been released. Now to download and install it. I'll be the first one at work with FF 3.5.Thank god I do not have the same attitudeRegarding your comment "I see no need...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Opera Software, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.5, browser gorilla, mid-sized browser gorilla, Well-Positioned

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still win

Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still winFree internet, a distruption to govt run bussinessesFor past few centuries governments always picked businesses which are very easy and made sure of no-competition. Some of these businesses are tax collection, lottery program, etc. Only politicians have full...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Amazon.com Inc., happy state, tax, still win, online retail company

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still win

Updated: Amazon is in a high-profile tax showdown with states over its Associates referral program and is likely to come out a winner either way. Amazon has pulled its Associates program, which allows Web site operators to drive sales to the e-tailer in exchange for commissions of...

Tags: Tax, Amazon.com Inc., State, States, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Are iPod touch users second-class citizens? Apple says yes

Almost half of all Apple iPhone users have already installed the free iPhone Software 3.0 update released last week -- 6 million customers, according to Apple on Monday. But iPod touch customers? Facing a $10 upgrade fee, the vast majority are saying, "No...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Palm shares up after reported loss; upbeat about future with Pre, WebOS

Palm appeared to perform better in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected and that seems to be good news for investors, especially considering that the results don't include the new Palm Pre, which didn't start shipping until after the close of the quarter. Shares of Palm skyrocketed on the...

Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook market, netbook, laptop computer, Confusion Reigns, notebook, battery

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7

Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7add at least 60% if you are outside the US! ntnt @pico_D: It cost that much to remove the browser? :) nt:)(Meant to be a reply to message, not user)RE: Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7This isn't a deal for the versions of...

Tags: Operating systems, Corporate IT department, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

My Experience with Dell's Namastechnical Support

Despite my dislike for all things outsourced, my first experience with DELL's call center in India was a largely positive one. So this week, during a particularly intense session of software testing, the 500GB hard drive on my DELL Precision 530 decided to...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, CD, Call-center, Indian, Minesh, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Desktops, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-24

The Real Case in Social Media: Zappos CEO Not All Atwitter About Twitter

When reporting first began on ZDNet’s look at Zappos’ use of social media to build its online retailing business, its CEO, Tony Hsieh, had just crossed 600,000 followers on Twitter. This past week, he passed 800,000. No, the reporting didn’t take that long....

Tags: Phone, Social Media, Twitter, Zappos, Sales Strategy, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-23