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- Review: HTC HD2 raises the bar for Windows Mobile devices
- While Windows Mobile fans like myself are very pleased with the HTC Touch Pro2 there hasn't been as much excitement around a Microsoft smartphone as we have seen with the HTC HD2 for quite some time. People are enthusiastic about its release due to the 1GHz Snapdragon processor, capacitive display,...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-26
- Death of the black box EULA
- Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...
- Tags: EULA, black box, software
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Microsoft Office 2010 Beta (Windows)
- Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems, and connect with people.Itlets you work how, when, and where you want, letting you get things from a PC, the Web, and even a smartphone.Microsoft Office 2010 features new photo, video, and text effects for creating...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Gateway One ZX4800-02
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The good news about the Gateway One ZX4800-02: it's not a Nettop. Nope, instead this is a full-fledged, $750 all-in-one desktop, complete with a...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Monitors & displays, Processors, Gateway Inc., desktop
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- HP Envy 15-1050nr
- A big brother to HP's 13-inch Envy 13, this upscale 15-inch model crams more computing power into a midsize laptop than anyone outside of Alienware's m15x. And while that system is a 10-pound monster, the Envy 15 manages to be both slim and reasonably lightweight, partially by ditching the internal...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Notebooks, DVD, Branding, Consumer electronics, Envy 15, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2009-11-19
- Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist
- Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Samsung SCH-220 Code - silver (MetroPCS)
- The Samsung Code (SCH-i220) is MetroPCS's first Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, which seems like a step backward seeing as Windows Mobile 6.5 devices are available. However, that shouldn't detract the customers from getting the messaging-centric device. The Code offers a sleek design, easy-to-use keyboard, and decent performance and call quality....
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2009-11-18
- Yahoo's dwindling search share: Time to panic?
- Typical MicrosoftThis is normal business practice for MS. Partner up with someone, take what they need, then discard them.Ask anyone from RealNetworks how their partnership went.It's about search.Wow, it looks like the volume of search users use the search engine that delivers better results.Google search is better than Bing...
- Tags: E-mail, SEARCH, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bing
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor
- Product reviews 2009-11-11
- Google offers 20GB online storage for price of a latte
- Or get 25GBfor free with SkyDrive from Microsoft.ThanksI did not know about purchasing added space for Gmail and Picasa. Good to know and yes I do have a ton of photos :)Re: Or get 25GBNice! I'll take the 25GB for free, with a latte.Perhaps an idea for Mr Andrew Nusca...
- Tags: E-mail, Google Inc., SkyDrive, latte, storage
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone - Apple.com (Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone)
- RE: Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone - Apple.com (Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone)I too would be very bothered by the yellowness of the screen if these pics are acurate.Droid whitesIn looking at each of these pics, the white on the Droid seems very yellow. Is this eactually the case...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Droid, Apple iPhone, Screen Shootout
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Microsoft Office 2010
- Nothing beneficial for most businesses - no reason to upgrade/purchase - Nothing beneficial for most businesses - no reason to upgrade/purchase - Like Vista - all bling - no function.If they wanted to improve Office they SHOULD have -1. Made outlook open multiple e-mail accounts as full exchange -not...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., ribbon, Microsoft Office, menu bar
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
- anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- 3DPaintBrush 2.0 (Windows)
- 3DPaintBrush is a real-time and easy-to-use visualization tool that enables you to create near photo-realistic images and videos from your 3D models. You can easily enhance an existing model by adding colors, textures, shaders, background, lighting and camera effects, background environments to create quick yet stunning images. Import 3D models...
- Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, 3DPaintBrush
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Microsoft refreshes Bing for touch phone users
- but...nobody's 'touching' bing!No luck with bing for M$....even after they bribed people with cash back!Strategery"FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!??!!?? FULLY SUBSIDIZED WITH A PLAN! That is the most expensive phone in the world, and it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard!"But, we'll create a customized version of...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Bing, touch phone user, phone, phone user, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google
- 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. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds
- Linus Torvalds, pictured at an unidentified Yodobashi store in Tokyo, Japan. Source: Chris Schlaeger click to enlarge I was determined to not write about Windows 7 today, because any analysis I wrote would get buried in all the other news. I...
- Tags: Linus Torvalds, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade
- That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
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