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Sony's new Reader lineup assaults Amazon biz plan

All good developments for the consumerMore competition equals more innovation and better pricing. I like their move towards a more open standard and it'll be interesting to see how Amazon responds to that. Yep, it's gonna be a heck of a battle with three competent players (Sony, Amazon and B&N)...

Tags: HD DVD, Notebooks, MORE COMPETITION, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

More competition for low-cost laptops

More competition for low-cost laptopsGreat to see all of the competition brought on by OLPC. This is exciting.NTRE: More competition for low-cost laptopsThis is good. More companies will drive the prices down in order to look for demand. We may have a new market. These laptops could be the answer...

Tags: Notebooks, MORE COMPETITION, low-cost laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

European archives release vintage films online

European archives release vintage films onlineMore competition is good, especially if it's free!This type of offering is great for a number of reasons: it brings art that was essentially lost back into the mainstream, and it presents a wider range of content to the public that will compete with the...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), MORE COMPETITION, public domain, domain, cartel, DMCA, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Microsoft planning music subscription service

Microsoft planning music subscription serviceYes, planning... announcing... ..Scamming.. infringing..All in a days work for Microsoft.Just like iTunes exceptunsecure and crashes often.Oh boy to I am looking forward to this as a Death Row inmate looks forward to execution.OMG ANOTHER EARTH SHATTERING INNOVATION FROM MICROSUCK!!!Next thing you know they will invent...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MORE COMPETITION, subscription model, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, WMP, music, music subscription service

Discussion threads 2005-06-09

Sun tries $50 million image makeover

Sun tries $50 million image makeoverAdvertising, branding, marketing, moneyWill that help restore a tarnished image? All the fine work Sun's done has been drowned out by naysayers from the open source collaborants from HP and IBM to the closed boxes at MicroSoft and Dell. Aside from the economy and insider...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, MORE COMPETITION, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Java

Discussion threads 2005-05-31

Additional Resources

FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management

FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....

Tags: Federal government, Big Government, identity management, FCC, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole

There's a Cr-app for that!I only have one thing to say, Sprint! Well, two things, AT&T neglects to mention 4G. Well, three things, They are the most expensive carrier for the least amount of quality delivered. Oh wait, 4 things, I had an iPhone and loved the interface. In the...

Tags: 3G, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T launches Verizon, AT&T Launches, ATT, Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T loses bid to stop Verizon ads, responds with its own

AT&T could use Apple's patentApple has patented a technique where a user is forced to watch an ad and then answer a quiz about that ad before they are allowed to use their Apple device. AT&T could use this to force all iPhone users to watch AT&T ads.AT&T has no...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

iBattery Meter for iPhone 1.4 (Mobile)

iBattery Meter for iPhone allows the user to know how much battery life they have left on an application by application basis, thus providing the essential information for battery life management. iBattery Meter for iPhone provides more battery life information than the competition in an easy to use interface. iBattery...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Battery, BahnTech, Engineering

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise

Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 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

Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch

This will usher in an era of intense competition and innovation, as well aslower prices.This will be good for all concerned. Windows users will get lower prices and faster innovation. The Windows users should be Google's biggest fans here.Chorme OS could get 10% or more of the netbook market. That...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Competition made Microsoft open source embedded .NET

Hair line cracks?Is the "Kontrol" program from "Tron" beginning to crack?CE would be smart to go Linux.Less hassles, more reliability and no licensing costs.It's a no-brainer - Linux > Windows.LOL!"The handwriting was probably on the wall here years ago, when Linux bought Wind River, and when innovative start-up Cavium bought...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Construction, Microsoft .NET, Linux, handwriting, Microsoft .NET Framework, wall, Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

I agree - SomewhatAlthough I agree that Google's Image Swirl is basically useless, I would disagree with your prosition on Bing's Visual Search. Google's offering is mainly designed as an image discovery tool, by grouping pictures of similar content or features. While its presentation may be cool, I...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 3.06Hz Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Fall 2009)

We awarded Apple an Editors' Choice for its new $1,699 iMac, largely because its 27-inch screen dwarfs its competition in that price range. So what to make of Apple's new lower-end iMac? At $1,199, its 21.5-inch screen is hardly the size leader for its price, and without a touch screen...

Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, Acer Aspire Z5610, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Apple iMac, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Mytopia - Texas Holdem Live (Mobile)

Game Description:Play mobile Texas Hold''''em the way it was meant to be: online against thousands of real players from around the world. Full tables 24/7, ring games, tournaments and multi-table events. Multiplayer Championship Poker is in a league of its own. Features: Online Ring games and Multi-table events Spectacular graphics...

Tags: Mobile, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-17