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3G BlackBerry coming to Australia

 Australia-based ZDNet colleague Jo Best reports that BlackBerry is working on a 3G BlackBerry device for Telstra's Next G bnetwork.BlackBerry Asia Pacific technical account manager Chris Ting, tells Jo that BlackBerry has a model "in development" for Telstra's high speed 3G network."They want it to have all the bells and...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-07-13

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News to know: Yahoo, Windows 7, Palm, AMD, Blackberry Tour, Netbook

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: Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-06-26

News to know: Apple, iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; Blu-ray; Bartz

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. Jason Hiner: Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days CNBC:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Voice, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Blu-ray, Carrier Strength, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-23

FTC to go after product reviews bloggers who accept freebies

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to crack down on bloggers who review or promote products while earning freebies or payments, according to an Associated Press report. That means bloggers who review gadgets -- such as this one -- would be subject to...

Tags: FTC, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

News to know: Morro reviewed; RIM; Intel; Windows 7

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. Ed Bott: How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows 7, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Cloud Computing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-19

"Morro" in the cloud: a retraction and apology

Earlier this week I wrote a post defining "Morro", what it is, what it does and separating fact from fiction. I'll get the harsh truth out first: I was wrong, quite a bit wrong, and it's not easy to admit to it but it needs to be said. I decided this...

Tags: Blog, Post, Morro, Blogging, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-18

News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm

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. Mary Jo Foley: Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Matthew Miller: iPhone OS 3.0 update fails connecting...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Search, Palm Inc., Text Messaging, Corporate Communications, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Branding, Marketing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Microsoft bets big on a new platform subscription license

Microsoft bets big on a new platform subscription license"rental" under a different nameHi Mary Jo, yep we've seen a number of APA pitches recently. The CRM angle looks interesting, especially for a customer who's competing Saleforce.com and Oracle's online CRM. The APA generally works out well if you're...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, APA, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

News to know: Apple vs. Palm; Windows 7; Adobe; Twitter and Iran

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. Larry Dignan: Apple: Third party read Palm Pre iTunes sync can work for now Jason O'Grady: A fix for Mail...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mice, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Blog posts 2009-06-17

News to know: Nokia; Salesforce; Mozilla; Google; Facebook

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: Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and open source face-off...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Flaw, Palm Inc., Mozilla Corp., Keyboards, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-06-15

News to know: Yahoo CFO; Oracle's Java; iPhone 3G S specs; EC2 outage

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: Yahoo names Tim Morse as new CFO Larry Dignan: Can Oracle give Java a boost (and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-06-12

Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?

Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?I think you need more options.I think it's a brilliant move on Microsoft's part. But I wouldn't be surprised to see the EU reject it. I think they want to force MS to install other browsers (one who's name shall not...

Tags: Web browsers, MS obviously, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows 7 E, Microsoft Windows 7, stroke, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in EuropeYes, it's very lameIt's going to be the same as the no media player edition. No one will buy it, they'll probably pirate the ie edition first before they would buy it or switch to another os. The EU is...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, end goal, Microsoft Corp., IE-free Windows 7, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

We're not in Omaha any more: Microsoft's Bing share on the rise

We're not in Omaha any more: Microsoft's Bing share on the riseThoughts on BingI initially set my home page to Bing.com when it was announced. As a designer, I really like the graphics on the home page. However, I ended up switching back to Google due to page-load...

Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Bing

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Live Webcast: All About Azure

Azure, Microsoft's cloud-computing platform, is still a mystery to many Microsoft developers, customers, partners and even competitors. The final version of Azure is going to launch this fall -- with pricing, SLA terms and other details coming even sooner this summer. Now is the time to get...

Tags: Webcast, Platform, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Azure, Blogging, Internet

Webcasts 2009-06-09

News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts

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: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing

Microsoft officials may not be ready to share the date of the Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade program they preannounced this week. But Best Buy is. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-06-05

News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks

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. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

News to know: Windows 7. iPhone in China, CircuitCity.com, Java, Google books, Apple history

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. Ed Bott: Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month Mary jo Foley: Windows 7: The incentives are...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Circuit City Stores Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-03

With Wave, did Google jump the (Microsoft) shark?

Is Google Wave a threat to Microsoft or an example of Google becoming too Microsoft-like for its own good? If and when you manage to wade through the "Google Wave is the next best thing to Google search" tweets and posts, a few interesting counterpoints rise to the surface. by...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-29