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- 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
- Nielsen: Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutes
- A recent report from Nielsen PDF reveals that Apple.com was the number 1 hardware manufacturer Web site destination with 55.7 million unique visitors in May 2009. This more than doubles the number two Web site, HP.com, which received 21.3 million unique visitors during the same period....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Apple Inc., Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Smart Phones, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterprise
- Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterpriseBeta Worked For Apple[i]Unfortunately, beta isn?t ?good enough? for smartphones.[/i]It worked well for Apple. Only with 3.0 is the iPhone coming out of beta.Fragmentation and controlFrom what I can tell from reviews and comments by people who have used either...
- Tags: Smart phones, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., software, smart phone, software approach, Apple iPhone, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite back
- Someone hired the PR/lobbying firm Corporate Advocates to bite back at Storage Bits. Their message: the Harris Poll on Blu-ray was wrong about the number of homes with Blu-ray players. A fact, it so happens, I never mentioned. But blow enough Blu-smoke and people will forget what...
- Tags: Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- 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
- So what's it worth to you?
- I spent a lot of time talking with people at last week's Intel Classmate PC Ecosystem Summit about "value propositions". I know that's marketing jargon, but as I sink deeper into the Twitterverse, I'm beginning to embrace a bit of marketing voodoo. What does that phrase really mean, though,...
- Tags: Software, Netbook, Intel Corp., Classmate, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones
- A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphonesWho benefits from this partnership most?It looks like Intel will benefit most by this 'partnership' with access to Nokia Modem technology.Intel is faced with the challenge of designing a chipset that provides better technology than ARM. That is...
- Tags: Smart phones, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Business structures, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., smart phone, ARM, Intel Corp., partnership
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in business
- CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in businessCorporate PDANot ready for Business? I think it depends on your business. I'm A Senior Systems Engineer, my needs for email and calendar are fairly basic. As long as it syncs, and I can access my mail it is fine.What I use my...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple Safari, mobile, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch Pack
- Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch PackMicrosoft touch support is poor overallTalk to any Viliv S5 owner who put a Windows 7 beta on their little tablet/umpc.1) There is poor digitizer support.2) If the digitizer isn't recognized during install, the tablet-oriented stuff is disabled.3) No easy way to enable...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Touch Pack, Microsoft Corp., Hands-On, multi-touch, Apple Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Will touchscreen Windows 7 netbooks be hot or not?
- Will touchscreen Windows 7 netbooks be hot or not?Hardware FirstWithout the hardware, there's no way it'll take off since no one will be able to take advantage of Touch features. I think the hardware has to come first, and I've been interested in touchscreen netbooks but there are very few...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, netbook, touch screen, Microsoft Windows 7, mouse, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks
- The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...
- Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- China demands new PCs carry spyware
- China demands new PCs carry spywareI don't think that anyone thinks that China's government has changed its position on freedom of speech.RE: China demands new PCs carry spywareWait for something like this to come our way in the US. Except under the guise of protection against software piracy.RE: China demands...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, COMPANIES, spyware, government
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Wind River: Tasty Embedded Linux Treat
- Intel just purchased embedded systems vendor Wind River for a cool $884M. But why? The answer may lie in Linux and device virtualization. For many, Intel's acquisition of Wind River may have gone over this week as just another asset grab by the...
- Tags: Wind River Systems Inc., Embedded Linux, Operating System, Intel Corp., Smart Phones, Linux, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- WWDC banners hung at Moscone West
- WWDC banners hung at Moscone WestLight years ahead of what, exactly?Smoke signals?The 1st iteration of the iPhone had the same functionality as very basic phones for the time. It didn't have 3G and you couldn't install programs on it.The 2nd iteration of the iPhone got 3G (everyone else had this...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Macwow i started out with apple too=/My first computer I bought was an apple IIc in 1985 and I loved it. It was beautiful, was very functional and had a lot of programs that I copied....
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., arrogance, Apple Faithful, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble
- The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...
- Tags: Istanbul, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Dell cedes gaming spotlight to Alienware; introduces M17X laptop
- Gamers: say your goodbyes to Dell's XPS line. It's going away, for good. Well, not exactly -- but the computer manufacturer is shifting the rest of the gaming community toward its Alienware arm the hardcore gamers already switched and plans to move its...
- Tags: Alienware, Dell Computer Corp., Laptop Computer, Games, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- RIM and Google: The Perfect Storm?
- A "Perfect Storm": The Linux-based Android OS, and tight integration with Google's web services, running on BlackBerry hardware and connected to RIM's corporate messaging/calendar syncing infrastructure would be an unstoppable mobile enterprise device platform that not even Apple's iPhone, Windows Mobile or Palm webOS could dare...
- Tags: Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
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