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Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics

Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analyticsAster In-Database MapReduce Available NowDana - great article – thanks for covering this. Many agree this is a game-changing innovation for the database industry. I'd just like to point out: [1] Aster In-Database MapReduce is available now for evaluation...

Tags: Storage, Financial Planning, juice data, database, MapReduce, analytics, performance

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

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Is Google the Center of the Universe?

It's not even a year since the triumphalism of Jeff Jarvis's Google 'reverse engineering' book 'What Would Google Do?' hit the book shelves, but it seems an age ago now. Jarvis's publisher Harper Collins claims this book is 'all about you' in their promo blurb - how you...

Tags: Google Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Jarvis, Wiki, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-24

News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon

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 D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Brickbats over bricks

This is an IT Tech site, Mr. Fuller.ntCodes as gatekeepers?As an architect, I have never once consulted a building code to determine which product I should use for a building, especially considering that neither clay brick or fly ash brick is likely to be used in a structural capacity. ...

Tags: Performance management, CalStar

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

T-Mobile offers Sidekick customers $100 credit, is that enough to retain them all?

Lets see those T-Mobile Customer Service figures againSomehow Sprint or even MetroPCS don't seem too shabby anymore. Personally, if I just lost all my data from my cell company's incompetence there is no way in hell I'd stay with them. They'd have to give me that android phone and comp...

Tags: T-Mobile, SideKick, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Samsung Go N310 (sunset orange)

We've gotten to the point where mainstream Netbooks are a fairly rigid format. Slap together an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a copy of Windows XP, and you've got your hands on essentially the same product sold by PC makers such as Dell,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, netbook, N310, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-03

Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Netbook Computer (Intel Atom N270, 120GB HDD, 1GB)

The "v" in the Dell Mini 10v's name is seemingly there to indicate value for thrifty Netbook shoppers. The system is in many ways hard to distinguish from its more expensive cousin and is one of the better under-$299 Netbook packages we've seen. It does, however, lack the high-end configuration...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, computer, hard drive, Intel Corp., Intel Atom, Mini, Mini 10, Dell Computer Corp., netbook, Dell Mini, Dell Inspiron

Product reviews 2009-08-17

Review: Verizon MiFi 3G access point

I just returned from a family vacation in and around Denver, Seattle and Vancouver more on that later and had the pleasure of toting a Verizon MiFi 2200 with me for the trip. The MiFi is billed as an "intelligent Mobile Hotspot" and is basically a 3G...

Tags: Verizon MiFi, Verizon Communications Inc., Access Point, Wireless LANs, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-13

News to know: Clearwire; Google Caffeine; innovation; Office and Nokia; VMWare; 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. Larry Dignan: Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point Garett Rogers: Google to Caffeinate search results ...

Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Android, Nokia Corp., Clearwire Corp., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile Operating Systems, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Virtualization, Microsoft Office, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Review: Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3GS

A guest blog post by Vic Orly: The iPhone 3GS is awesome except for one thing: its battery life, or lack thereof. My battery experience had been awful. Recently, I was on a flight from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego with my new 32GB...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Juice Pack 3G, Smart Phones, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Insignia NS-HD01

The price of HD Radio technology has been dwindling over the past few years, with digital-capable car stereos, home tuners, and clock radios priced south of $100. But Insignia's new NS-HD01 adds two new wrinkles to the HD Radio equation. The iPod-size unit is the first truly portable (battery...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, display, Insignia NS-HD01, radio, HD radio, battery

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Micro-USB to be universal EU phone charger

In a brave move, the vast majority of mobile phone manufacturers in Europe have signed an agreement which sees future mobile phones across a variety of brands and models all sharing the same charger port - the micro-USB. This means every phone you will find in Europe, starting next year...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Agreement, European Union, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse

Despite their cord-free convenience, wireless mice have a poor adoption rate among serious PC gamers due to lag and signal hiccups. Microsoft's feature-heavy SideWinder X8 solves that problem with a hybrid design that lets you swap almost seamlessly between wired and wireless connection. Throw in Microsoft's souped-up BlueTrack sensor technology,...

Tags: Mice, Microsoft Corp., SideWinder X8, mouse, BlueTrack

Product reviews 2009-06-04

The time is now for Mozy and cloud backup services

Here's my top three reasons why I'm considering a cloud offering to backup my most valuable data - my personal digital music and photo collections. The cloud won't fall off the desk and become damaged. Kids can't spill their juice on the cloud. In case...

Tags: Backup, Photograph, EMC Corp., Cloud, Mozy, Storage, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Iomega eGo BlackBelt portable hard drive: 500GB that can survive 7 ft. drops

Storage manufacturer Iomega today announced the worldwide availability of the next generation of its eGo portable external hard drives featuring a new rugged look, USB 2.0, and a suite of bundled data protection software. The new drives are available in four colors and...

Tags: Hard Drive, Iomega Corp., Ruby, eGo, Scripting Languages, Backups, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-18

News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft

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: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Report: Android sales to outstrip iPhone's by 2012

Report: Android sales to outstrip iPhone's by 2012RE: Report: Android sales to outstrip iPhone's by 2012Google has an opportunity. I use an iPhone and consider myself a typical adopter. We like the slickness of the iPhone, its thin and light slips into the pocket easily and "just works"....

Tags: Sales strategy, sales, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Android sale, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

2009 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

Photo gallery:2009 Chevrolet Corvette ConvertibleWe called it Big Blue when it came into our garage: the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, the latest example of a strong pedigreed line of American sports car. Chevrolet has been pushing the Corvette model line, coming out with the Z06 version, and more recently the...

Tags: Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet

Product reviews 2009-02-02

My BlackBerry is an Obese Glutton

There are those that say that pets resemble their owners. In my case, it couldn't be further from the truth -- I'm the proud owner of two miniature poodles. While poodles are intelligent, neurotic, starved for attention, compassionate and kind dogs -- traits which I can...

Tags: Smart Phone, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, 3G, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Engineering, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-22