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Photographer Brings Entertainment Into Focus With New Windows XP-Based Digital Workflow: Matthew Jordan Smith is the man behind the lens for some of the most popular entertainers today, including Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey, and Angela Bassett. Smith recognized the advantages that digital technology would bring to his photography early on, but had been hobbled by an out of date...; Tags: microsoft corp., workflow, entertainment, matthew jordan smith, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, operating systems, software; Case studies

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Nokia Email service drastically improves the email experience on S60 devices: The Nokia S60 Nseries and Eseries devices are incredible mobile devices, but the email client is very basic and has a rather plain look and feel to it aka BlackBerry look. The default Messaging client does a poor job with hyperlinks, doesn't display my messages forwarded from other services, and...; Tags: device, nokia corp., mobile, client, service, nokia email service, e-mail, online communications, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Last.fm is rocking on various mobile operating systems: While I enjoy listening to music, I actually have a very small personal collection and primarily listen to the FM radio or stream my music over the internet. The recent iPhone 2.0 update opened my eyes to Pandora, AOL Radio, and Last.fm on mobile devices. I enjoy listening to Last.fm...; Tags: apple iphone, microsoft windows mobile, nokia corp., mobile, operating system, music, last.fm, advertising & promotion, tablets, marketing, hardware, notebooks & tablets, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera: Researchers have developed a camera that's about the same size and shape of a human eye, and see it developing into sharper pictures and even a bionic eye. by Andy Smith; Tags: eye, camera, picture, eye camera, lens, andy smith; Image galleries 2008-08-07
News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...; Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software; Blog posts 2008-08-07

Lenovo announces plans to enter the netbook market with the S10: The mini notebook aka netbook field was kicked off in high gear by Asus last year with the EeePC, but now the field is getting very crowded with the likes of MSI, Acer, Dell, HP, and more. I was pleased to read the news over at jkOnTheRun that Lenovo is...; Tags: mini-notebook, lenovo group ltd., notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-06
HTC Touch Diamond to pass 1 million mark in August, rumors of US CDMA models surface: The HTC Touch Diamond is an outstanding Windows Mobile device and according to an article on Into Mobile HTC will reach the one million device mark by mid-August with plans to ship two million units this year. The one million mark is a nice achievement, especially considering the device is...; Tags: high tech computer corp., device, cdma, htc touch, htc touch diamond, 3g, cellular phones, microsoft windows, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, operating systems, software, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Gallery: Lenovo hops on the netbook bandwagon: Lenovo announces the IdeaPad S10 netbook PC, a $399 Atom chip-based netbook that's about an inch thick and weighs just over two pounds. by Andy Smith; Tags: andy smith, lenovo group ltd., semiconductors, network technology, desktops, hardware, networking, netbook, atom chip, lenovo; Image galleries 2008-08-06
News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...; Tags: apple iphone, linuxworld, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., microsoft corp., cisco systems inc., cloud computing, help desk, data centers, corporate communications, it operations, storage, hardware, data management, marketing; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Did the iPhone 2.0.1 update improve the 3G/EDGE auto switching?: I bought my white iPhone 3G last Friday and by Sunday night I was already thinking of returning it to Apple for a refund, primarily due to poor reception issues. I was at the Seafair hydroplane races on the shores of Lake Washington on Saturday and the iPhone couldn't get...; Tags: apple iphone, signal, at&t corp., apple iphone 3g, 3g, cellular phones, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-05
Is copy and paste really needed on the iPhone?: I've been using Windows Mobile, S60, and Palm OS devices for years where most of those devices have had support for copy and paste and I admit to being one of those who have been talking up the need for copy/paste on the iPhone. However, I just picked up the...; Tags: apple iphone, mobile, mobile device, advertising & promotion, marketing, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-05
Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters: Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging...; Tags: google inc., spammer, messagelabs ltd., cyberthreats, security, spam and phishing, matthew broersma zdnet.co.uk, spam, worms, malware, google, securuty, google sites; News items 2008-08-05
Cisco faces tricky fourth quarter report: Cisco Systems reports its fourth quarter earnings Tuesday and an analyst says the quarter may be "the trickiest in memory." Wall Street is expecting fourth quarter earnings of 39 cents a share on revenue of $10.31 billion, according to Reuters' Thomson Financial. But observers will be combing...; Tags: john chambers, analyst, cisco systems inc., data centers, storage, hardware, data management, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-05
News to know: Vista x64; Apple; Phishing; Facebook: Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista Ed Bott: You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers Jason O'Grady: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 software (updated 3x) Infinite Loop: Steve Jobs:...; Tags: facebook, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., intel corp., vyatta, mauku, phishing, service-oriented architecture (soa), sales strategy, cyberthreats, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), spam, security, spam and phishing, web services, enterprise software, software, sales, operating systems, microsoft windows, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-05
Mauku provides Twitter and Jaiku access and updates on your Nokia Internet Tablet: The Nokia Internet Tablets, N800 and N810, are interesting devices that are quite powerful in many respects, but also have limits from making them a must-have. I keep bouncing back to the N810 as updates and applications continue to improve the device and make it more functional for me. The...; Tags: nokia corp., twitter, mauku, tablets, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-04
Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health privacy breach: Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health privacy breachRegulation neededI agree that regulation is needed. But until consumers really start pitching serious fits, and/or the courts start implementing some punitive damages with teeth, it's not going to happen. http://whistlersear.wordpress.comRE: Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health...; Tags: regulations, health care, information technology, blue cross blue shield, georgia blue cross health privacy breach, georgia blue cross health, failed it cause, privacy breach, regulation; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
Is Nokia working with the Zune team to support the Zune library?: There have been rumors floating around of a Zune phone and I personally am not that excited about such a device and wonder if many people really are. The latest rumors about the Zune and phones though does seem to make a bit of sense. Zunescene reported that Nokia iw...; Tags: team, nokia corp., microsoft zune, team management, microsoft windows, operating systems, management, software, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-04
MobileTechRoundup show #142, Is the line blurring between feature phones and smartphones?: James and I started off MobileTechRoundup show #142 with our thoughts on the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device and then Kevin joined in to talk about Windows Mobile and the apparent lack of excitement for the platform. Usability is becoming quite the topic of conversation in the...; Tags: mobiletechroundup, phone, mobile, smart phone, podcasts, advertising & promotion, internet, marketing, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-08-04
News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...; Tags: google inc., facebook, larry dignan, pc, yahoo! inc., apple inc., electronic data systems corp., ibm corp., firewire, sales strategy, desktops, consumer electronics, personal technology, sales, hardware; Blog posts 2008-08-01
Google adds transit directions to S60 and Windows Mobile clients: There are full navigation and routing programs available for S60 and Windows Mobile that I use for major trips, but for quick positioning and some trips I just fire up the Google Maps for Mobile application on these devices. Google just released an update that adds transit directions to these...; Tags: google inc., microsoft windows mobile, mobile, microsoft windows, seattle, advertising & promotion, marketing, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-07-31