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Yet another iPhone killer: Samsung's instinct: Gizmodo's got the line on a new touch-screen iPhone competitor from Sprint and Samsung called Instinct. Announced at CTIA, the 3.1-inch touchscreen Instinct has a few things that iPhone doesn't, namely localized haptic feedback, EV-DO Rev A, GPS, microSD slot, and three (count 'em) hard navigation keys....; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Instinct, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications, Gizmodo, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, GPS, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Are Usability and Security Two Opposite Directions in Computer Systems?: Instinct tells us that computer security and computer usability are inversely proportional to each other. In other words, the tougher and stricter the security is, the less usability there is, and vice versa. However, there have been plenty of cases where both computer security and computer usability went hand in...; Tags: Instinct, Computer, Productivity, Security; White papers 2004-10-30
See, Feel, Think, Do: Creating Break-Through Ideas to Deliver the Perfect Customer Experience: This webcast is jam-packed with real-world scenarios that illustrate how highly successful companies use the power of instinct to create differentiated and memorable experiences that keep customers coming back for more. Based on a book 'See, Feel, Think, Do - the power of instinct in business', this webcast discusses a...; Tags: Instinct, Webcast, Cincom Systems Inc., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts

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Still ranting about interfaces: Still ranting about interfaces[b]Mr. Murphy, You are such an idiot...[b]The real reason WordPerfect lost is simple.[b]WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get [/b]You are such a biased moron that you can't get your ego out of the way to see the truth. WordPerfect lost the battle because...; Tags: Word processors, Corel WordPerfect, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless): Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset; Product reviews 2008-05-08

About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2): About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2)Consumers are the winnersalong with free markets, competition and innovation.People should stop looking at it from the perspective of the greedy pigs that push their snouts into as many troughs as they can find, otherwise tomorrow's knowledge economy is going to be a real struggle whilst...; Tags: Financial accounting, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Seagate patents Compact Flash - 10 years late!: Seagate patents Compact Flash - 10 years late!Bogus Cat Toy PatentMy favorite is a patented method of using a laser pointer to excercise your cat or any curious animal. Lawyers can turn anything into a pile of cat-box-contents.Title: Method of exercising a catDocument Type and Number: United States Patent...; Tags: laser, Seagate Technology LLC; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time: If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Targeted spear phishing attacks: Targeted spear phishing attacksFederal Subpoena email spamIt is kind of a whaling attack targeting big fishes in corporate offices like CEO’s, top executives and managers.“This is one of the best phish e-mails I've seen in the past 6 years” quoted by Mr. Steve Kirsch, a well known Silicon Valley entrepreneurRemember,...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, e-mail, phishing, Abaca Email Protection Gateway, attack; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Lower your phone bill: It's tempting to choose a cell phone plan by the shiny toy that comes with it, but we all know that it's too easy to get roped into the two-year terror of a contract you don't like (or worse, can't pay for) when distracted by, say, that shiny new Samsung...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Carrier, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-11
(Photos: A phone parade at CTIA): (Photos: A phone parade at CTIA)What I love about CTIAThe great thing about CTIA is that we get to see in 2008 what Apple will claim to have invented in 2012! :)Samsung InstinctYawn.c'mon nowApple did invent getting b-movie stars Goldblum to endorse their products and suspicious, vacant looking stoner types...; Tags: Cellular phones, photograph, Apple Inc., CTIA, phone; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
News to know: SAP; Google; XP; Windows Mobile; MuleSource; iPhone shocks: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Leo Apotheker appointed joint CEO at SAP Larry Dignan: Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music? Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Jason O'Grady, ISO, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Yet another iPhone killer: Samsung's instinct: Yet another iPhone killer: Samsung's Instinctre:How can it kill the iPhone if sprint goes out of business?; Tags: Samsung Instinct, iPhone-killer, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
CTIA '08: Can Apple's competition bring sexy back?: Toshiba, LG and Samsung sure think so. While the tech world is alive today at CTIA 2008, news of products seemingly designed to compete with Apple offerings -- Toshiba's "Fusion" Satellite laptops, LG's Vu phone for AT&T, Samsung's Instinct phone for Sprint -- has emerged, and I'm...; Tags: Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Apple Inc., Fusion, Toshiba Corp., CTIA, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-01
For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager: This is the eleventh excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. From Chapter 3.2: For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager The most difficult issue to get your...; Tags: Job, CIO, Data Center, Information Technology, Leader, Leadership, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-28
A plethora of PaaS options: A plethora of PaaS optionsApple and Oranges Compliment One AnotherGreat piece that gets beneath the oversimplification that often 'clouds' the discussion. ISV needs are definitely different than the enterprise. We are big fans of several platforms including Force.com (http://www.appirio.com/blog/2008/02/may-force.php) and Amazon Web Services. In fact Appirio has...; Tags: IT System, PaaS, PaaS option, plethora, Phil; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu: Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieure: Good riddence.mrmckeb:"...marketing has almost everything to do with Vista's sales. Apple wouldn't even be around if it weren't for marketing."Really? Most of Apple's teevee ads are style over substance, with few or no facts entered into evidence. I point you...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista, marketing, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Six screenshots here of new: iPhone 1.13 features, and why I'm mostly unimpressed: Six screenshots here of new: iPhone 1.13 features, and why I'm mostly unimpressedbb vs pearldont even try to compare the pearl to the iphone. your screen is a 4th of the iPhone. Having both cellphones im way happier with the iPhone and let's not forget that its Apples first cell?...; Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone 1.13; Discussion threads 2008-01-15
Why Google, Yahoo and Microsoft should worry about Countrywide's takeover: Why Google, Yahoo and Microsoft should worry about Countrywide's takeoverI do not like BOA,but I guess they will be buying my Mortgage, I know I can refinance but that can cost 3-6 thousand dollars. I know Ditech has a flat fee of $349, but at a much higher interest rate.What...; Tags: Financial services, Countrywide, Google Inc., advertisement, Goog, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-11
Measuring green opportunities: Measuring green opportunitiesMark Twain Nailed It"Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics." You make some good points about real impact of supposedly green technologies. There's information pollution to go with the environmental variety; responses tend to be well meaning but badly mistaken. It interests me how lemming-like environmentalists tend...; Tags: Data centers, Storage, Monitors & displays, data center, Just Like Windows; Discussion threads 2007-12-11