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Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?

Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?yawn...yet another itunes/ipod killer, doomed to be more blood on Apple iPod's Click Wheel.This Zune owners patience is wearing thinI'm getting a bit impatient for the Zune offerings in come along. I want television, movies, more artist and a way to put podcast into playlists. If...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Zune VideoX, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

A 100-million-year dragon killer

A 100-million-year dragon killerProof pleaseFirst of all, you have a deceiving title "A 100-million-year dragon killer" it should have been "A 100-million-year killer dragon". Second you have NO PROOF that it's 100 million years old, and no way to prove it, and Third a computer simulation based on the assumptions...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, killer

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web searchSo what?So what if her "rights" were "violated"? If, in fact, the illegality of the actions of the police had not shown her to be guilty, then she is owed an apology and possibly some sort of monetary award. However, as...

Tags: SEARCH, Internet search, Web, killer, Police Blotter, investigator

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Google Knol: Wikipedia killer or knowledge management app?

Google Knol: Wikipedia killer or knowledge management app?I Vote For Knowledge ManagementI like, and agree, with the different slant you have taken on Knol. My perspective on your post can be found at http://abovethenoise.blogspot.com/2007/12/googles-knol-initiative.html.too much fragmentationI'd better have one knowledge repository than 3 to query against. The only way...

Tags: Strategy, Business intelligence, Wiki, knowledge, Google Knol, knowledge management, Wikipedia killer, Wikipedia, knowledge management app, killer, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

Google's iPhone killer?

Google's iPhone killer?I like Google's interface better than iPhone.When it comes to scrolling through files, I really like it, but it'd be nice if it had a reflective look from Apple's "Cover Flow."Plus, playing 3D games like Quake is aaawwweeesssooommme! *two thumbs up!*I wish my Pocket PC PPC6700 can do...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, Google iPhone, Google Inc., mobile

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killer

Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killerIt should be 320K bit rateOr even better, direct full bitrate downloads! Apple needs competition since they're no angels themselves when it comes to DRM.RE: Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killer89¢ is a lot more than 0, thoughRE: Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killerI think its a...

Tags: Digital media, EMusic, Amazon.com Inc., DRM-free iTunes killer, DRM-free iTunes, killer

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

Confirmed: TV networks launch "YouTube killer"

Confirmed: TV networks launch "YouTube killer"Why do people?Why do people tack on "killer" to the end of a competitors product?About 99% of the time when "killer" is tacked on the end of product the competitions products glows brightly for a very short time then fizzles out.I have yet to see...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, killer, YouTube Killer, TV network, YouTube Inc., TV, network

Discussion threads 2007-03-24

Samsung stealing iPhone thunder?

Samsung stealing iPhone thunder?Killer this killer thatThis killer this killer that is already tired! Guess what the iPhone is not out yet, this phone will NOT be released in the US, it runs windows mobile 6 w/ flash on top. Need anymore reasons that this will NOT be a killer...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, 3G, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, phone, GoodLink, killer, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple Paranoia

Discussion threads 2007-02-09

Spammers plead guilty after EarthLink probe

Spammers plead guilty after EarthLink probeThey abuse it in Texas...Yeah, they use the death penalty there... to execute the retarded, etc.Shoulda tried them in Texas,They have the Death penalty there, and they USE it. :DHand them over to meand I promice they will NEVER spam anyone again.Here's hoping they get...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spammer, spam, EarthLink Inc., killer

Discussion threads 2006-10-03

Blog swarm on Writely

Blog swarm on WritelyIt's warTo understand why this deal is Peal Harbor for Microsoft, and a declaration of all out war for Google, i think one has to make a leap and consider that this isn't about applications. It's about the quality of the information experience one can find...

Tags: Blogging, killer, blog, collaboration, Google Inc., Writely, mankind, Internet

Discussion threads 2006-03-10

killer (zip)

This VST effects plug-in requires a VST compatible host program such as Fruity Loops and Logic is a very simple, yet effective distortion. Killer is especially good at maiming rhythm tracks. The distortion is produced through amplitude minimum and maximum limiting also known as clipping.

Tags: Distortion, Killer

Software downloads 2006-02-15

IBM's potential MS-Office killer to roll out by year's end

IBM's potential MS-Office killer to roll out by year's endWell, that bitesAll I needed to start me gagging was seeing that this is modeled on Lotus Notes. What's the point of having standards-based documents if the fool things are locked away in a binary blob, never to return without...

Tags: Groupware, Enterprise software, Even IBM, Microsoft Corp., killer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Notes

Discussion threads 2005-09-20

Is this a VoIP killer?

Is this a VoIP killer?but of course...only available to their existing landline subscribers, in addition to normal rates, and doesn't integrate with wireless except to forward calls and call notifications there.Really good function that should have been available for a long time from all the telcos, but don't see this...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP killer, killer, VoIP

Discussion threads 2005-04-18

Microsoft's iPod killer?

Microsoft's iPod killer?Actually, that would be an iTunes Killerat least initially.I can easily see a 10 bucks a month rental fee drastically reducing iTunes's income.. But people aren't going to throwing away iPods which they have already bought songs. iTunes and iPods aren't going away that easily, my friend. MS...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Media players, music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, killer, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-04-02

Additional Resources

Google losing cellphone battle?

In the fight to create a competitor to the Apple iPhone, which defines the Mobile Internet Client MIC category, many people put their money on Google and its Open Handset Alliance. That bet looks shaky today. RIM has come up with its own "iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Alliance, LiMo Foundation, Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile, Cell Phone, Sprint Communications, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-14

CODA2Go and the economics of PaaS

I had the opportunity to talk money last week with Jeremy Roche, CEO of CODA, the venerable UK-based business software vendor that has become the poster child for Salesforce.com's platform ambitions after the release at DreamForce Europe of its new on-demand financials application, built and delivered entirely on Force.com. Why...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Roche Holding AG, PaaS, On-demand, CODA2Go, Force.com, Coda, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Powerset shows semantic search solution

Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...

Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?Bring it onThe HailStor... I mean Live-Mesh was a good idea back in 2001, but I seriously believe it might have been a bit ahead of it's time. I'm normally an Apple person, but I love the idea of having all these services co-ordinated and...

Tags: RSS, Microsoft Corp., Hailstorm

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?

"What is this Windows Live Mesh? It's a way to synchronize files." Joel Spolsky -- in classic Joel Spolsky style -- takes on Microsoft (but Google is also on his "radar") to task for fueling a round of hype around the whole notion of Cloud Computing....

Tags: Hype, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-05-11