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WSJ: Dell working on mobile Internet device

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell is working on a mobile Internet device that would run on Google's Android operating system and compete with Apple's iPod Touch, which is basically an iPhone without the phone service. It's tough to say whether this device will ever...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Dell Computer Corp., Mobile, Music Player, Internet Device, Mobile Internet Device, Journal Story, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Media Players, Digital Music, Wireless And Mobility, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-29

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New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

WSJ chief criticizes news aggregators - creators carry cost burden

Hat tip to Danny Sullivan for pointing out the above panel at Web 2.0 Summit, which featured Robert Thomson, Wall Street Journal chief, and Marrissa Mayer head of search products at Google, plus Martin Nisenholtz, The New York Times Company, and Eric Hippeau from the Huffington Post, moderated by...

Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Journalist, Thomson Corp., Internet, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Nook Clarified: Really solid progress for e-readers

Yesterday, I posted a long analysis of what I thought was right and strangely wrong about the Barnes & Noble Nook. Matt Miller today got a clarification about my main concern, which was that Barnes & Noble seemed to have said, according to several published reports, that Wi-Fi would work...

Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-21

B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why

Thanks for double-checking on WiFintLooks good butNo international support. Like the Sony not available outside the US. Again Amazon Kindle is ahead of the curve even if the device is not as sophisticatedRE: B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's whyI have a Kindle, the service for...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, B&N Nook, B&N, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

McSweeney's introduces iPhone app, literary nerds rejoice

Today's news will make both tech nerds and literary nerds very happy. McSweeney's, a publishing house founded by writer/editor Dave Eggers, has released an iPhone app. If you're scratching your head trying to figure out why the name McSweeney's sounds familiar, or you just don't know...

Tags: Apple iPhone, McSweeney, App, Small Chair, McSweeneys.net, Internet, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Works of Upton Sinclair. The Jungle, King Midas, The Moneychangers & more (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Midas Inc., Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-12

We ferret out the latest flu questions

Genes included in the new swine flu have been circulating undetected in piGenes included in the new swine flu have been circulating undetected in pigs for at least a decade, according to researchers who have sequenced the genomes of more than 50 samples of the virus. The findings...

Tags: H1N1 flu, latest flu, flu

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Do video games really make you fat, depressed?

The headline du jour is that the average gamer is 35, depressed and fat. The reality may be a bit more nuanced. MSNBC runs with a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University. That trio analyzed survey data from...

Tags: Health Care, Video Game, Video, BMI, Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Google Books privacy debate: Whose side are you on?

Privacy is currencyI generally understand what it is you are saying, even if it makes too much use of the "If you have nothing to hide..." argument which I doubt needs to be discussed here. However, I think some of your points are missing the bigger picture. For instance, you...

Tags: privacy issue, Google Book, Google Books privacy, privacy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Who might get health reform passed?

They're notAnother poll shows that 71% of those surveyed believe there should be a public option. Again, it's of those surveyed - not all Americans. Sort of like your poll.As for the Round Table, I think most large companies are aware of how much their health care benefits...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, public option, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

AMD still sending mixed signals on netbooks

The Wall Street Journal has an odd story in today's print edition with the headline: "AMD enters netbook market." It was posted on the Dow Jones newswire earlier. The basis of the story seems to be a comment by Pat Moorhead, AMD's vice president of advanced marketing, acknowledging ...

Tags: Processor, Notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-08-05

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogus

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogusbunkI've only re-downloaded an app twice, and both of those no more than once. Both times, as a result of a possibly corrupted file.Re-loading your iPhone, or even restoring it, re-loads the apps from iTunes, NOT from the App Store, at least...

Tags: Financial accounting, Apple Inc., app download

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Sun Valley roundup: Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and more

There's plenty of high-profile buzz coming from Sun Valley, Idaho, where media executives have gathered for the annual Allen & Co. conference, considered to be an exclusive event for the who's who in the world of media and technology. Among the big questions capturing some attention: Will...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Twitter, Corporate Governance, Operating Systems, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-10

What should SAP do with its $5bn war chest?

A number of recent conversations with the financial analyst community about the ongoing tussle between Oracle and SAP have proved extremely interesting. There is speculation whether SAP will hit the numbers it has internally set itself for Q2 although nothing I hear or see suggests the company has been blown...

Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., SAP AG, SoftwareAG, OpenText, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-06

The Wall Street Journal shows the limits of its HDTV knowledge

I can't really argue with some aspects of a new Wall St Journal story titled "Lower Price Tag for Plasma TVs Comes at Price, but if you already have some knowledge about HDTVs, don't expect much illumination from the article. There are several minor gaffes and omissions...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Plasma, Knowledge, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-30

News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0

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: One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

July 1: Day for offline protest against Green Dam

While PC makers are saying nothing about the impending July 1 deadline to install Green Dam Youth Escort on machines sold in China, as The Wall Street Journal non-reports in a non-story, Beijing artist Ai Weiwei is agitating for Chinese citizens to protest by staying offline July 1. The Daily...

Tags: China, Protest, Citizen, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Search, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning news

Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning newsPlayed?"It just feels a little too convenient and I can?t help feeling that I may have been played a bit."Duh.Not a bit. A lot.I Moved OnBut, I'll hesitate here one moment.I don't think the Journal would have run the story...

Tags: Public relations, job, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning news

You've got to really hand it to Apple and the Wall Street Journal - they came in out of nowhere and threw Wall Street for a loop that left investors and analysts looking a bit bedazzled, as if they didn't know what had him them. Backtrack to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Steve Jobs, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Story, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-22