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- Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?
- No it isn't.It needs two things to even dent the iPhone, much less kill it. It needs a REAL equivalent to iTunes & App store. It needs to have a crazy simple interface. I haven't seen anything which leads me to believe Droid has either of those.Well, they will not...
- Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
- Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...
- Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- There's no question that there's been some pretty astounding growth around Android, Google's open-source mobile phone operating system. A year ago, there was only one Android device out there - the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers - and there's more on...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google Android, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Tool, Carrier, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- AT&T: Google has it in for nuns, mom, and apple pie
- Ummm what?Ok let's start:Blocking ambulance services: Errrm would a call to this service always be without error? no.Blocking other numbers: ok they might have a case.Does the blocking of the other numbers prevent the User from contacting those numbers by not using Google Voice?... I think not.Does AT&T has...
- Tags: Federal government, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Sister Mary, pope, Google Inc., AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don't
- "Surface" is not a transitive verb.Sheesh.That's incorrect.You'd know that if you ever surfaced your driveway with asphalt.RE: 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don'tSo what about someone who is not a social social networking fanatic but likes good access to email and facebook...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Cellular phones, smart phone, phone, carrier, SIM card, Apple iPhone, Motorola Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- 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
- In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl
- T-Mobile's Sidekick/Danger Inc. meltdown has far-reaching implications for wireless carrier data integrity responsibilities way beyond any immediate remediation the company may need to offer its customers. Yesterday, T-Mobile notified all of its Sidekick device customers that a failure which occurred on Microsoft's Danger,...
- Tags: T-Mobile, Customer, Storage, Workforce Management, Disaster Recovery, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Google defends itself as FCC asks for more information
- Per Wikipedia Google Voice IS a Telecommunications Service "Google Voice formerly GrandCentral is a telecommunications service by Google[1] launched on March 11, 2009. The service provisions a U.S. phone number, chosen by the user from available numbers in selected area codes,"and as such they should be required to play by...
- Tags: Federal government, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VOIP, Google Inc., FCC, phone, GrandCentral
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream
- If you're a T-Mobile Sidekick user who put data, contacts and other items in the cloud we have some bad news for you: Your data is gone...probably forever. With cloud computing increasingly reaching the masses the average consumer will soon be enmeshed in the world of poor IT management. Welcome...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, T-Mobile, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- Altec Lansing inMotion Classic
- Photo gallery:Altec Lansing inMotion ClassicAltec Lansing has a long history of producing stellar little speaker systems designed around the iPod. Its latest portable speaker, the inMotion Classic ($149), continues the company's tradition of delivering quality audio in a compact and stylish design.DesignThe first thing you'll notice about the inMotion Classic...
- Tags: speaker, Apple iPod, Altec Lansing, kickstand
- Product reviews 2009-10-02
- Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice
- How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- AT&T cries foul to FCC, uses Google Voice to spark Net Neutrality debate
- There's a Net Neutrality battle going on and AT&T has put a double-edged sword at the feet of the FCC - and Google's name is written all over it. AT&T sent a letter to the FCC today, asking the regulatory agency to look into the practices of...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Google Voice, Federal Government, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?
- I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...
- Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- FCC lays out Net neutrality framework: Transparency of network management eyed
- Thank GoodnessIf left to the ISPs and Computer Industry, within 5, years you would be paying outrageous fees for limited Internet access and bandwidth, and your ISP would dictate what applications you used, where you went and when you went there. Imagine if Apple, with its controlling, narrow mindedness,...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Federal government, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Internet Service Provider, Internet, cable, network management, content provider, FCC, network, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Was Apple a "Liar Liar" to the FCC about the Google Voice app?
- right...So now you are milking 2 cows: M$ and Apple.Google rules when it comes to software!M$ & Apple would not hold a candle if it was not for their monopolies!Awaits the impending destruction of Google by "The Followers..." ...Yes, there must be an explanation other than "Apple lied... again"[i]Apple hasn't...
- Tags: FCC, Apple Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- Poll: How often do you use your pocket camera?
- I fall into that "Only on special occasions" category so I selected every few weeks because that's about right. I always have it with me in my bag but typically only use it for vacations and festivals and that sort of thing.RE: Poll: How often do you use your pocket...
- Tags: camera
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Eight top picks from TechCrunch50
- TechCrunch50 came and went quickly after a flurry of demos and presentations from hopeful start-ups. This year's winner, RedBeacon, which helps people match a service to a reputable local business, took home the prize but there were eight other companies that struck my fancy during their presentations. Here's a quick...
- Tags: Patient, Health Care, CrowdFlower CrowdFlower, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business
- What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...
- Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-09-06
- Young man yells at cloud
- Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...
- Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- How a software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device
- A CREDIT TO ENTREPENEURSThis is the stuff of history; Thomas Edison, Alexander Fleming, John Logie Baird.I lost my sister to cancer at age 36yrs so he has my heartfelt sympathy and utmost admiration Robert Goldman is the kind of person who should be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine.RE:...
- Tags: software, GoldMan, breakthrough medical device
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
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