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(Photos: Cell phone style, good and bad)

(Photos: Cell phone style, good and bad)Motorola RazrThey may well be the most sold/produced phone the last two years for a reason: they break! My wife had to replace three of the D****d things in a period of 18 months. They just don't hold up to the rigors of daily...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, photograph, Motorolla, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LCD

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

Applying the Midas touch to Mactel

Applying the Midas touch to MactelFreescale had their chanceFreescale was around and in-contention when Apple made their latest deal with the devil. Why didn't Apple jump on it in the first place? The roots of this decision go back to the begining, when Apple, IBM and Motorolla came together to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Processors, Apple Inc., PPC, Freescale, Motorolla, Daystar Technology today

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

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Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlightis Flash chopped liver?I don't get it... Flash is ubiquitous.. it's on almost every PC out there and has a huge developer base behind it, yet these people are implying Silverlight is THE platform to beat. What does Silverlight have that Flash doesn't (besides a...

Tags: Scripting languages, Adobe RIA, SWF, Chrome, WebKit RiA, Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, WebKit, Microsoft Office, SVG, Adobe Systems Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyers

Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyersDon't forget HTCThey are certainly not a software player, but neither is Samsung, LG or Moto for that matter. HTC is a major hardware player in this market and is arguably the "go-to" WM platform mfg'er right now - and...

Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Windows Mobile Platform, land grab, High Tech Computer Corp., grab, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Apple iPhone, phone, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Yes, all cellphone contracts must die

Yes, all cellphone contracts must dieGo prepaidNearly every carrier offers them. If things were as bad as you say, the prepaid market would have really taken off.Not everyone operates their cust service operations like Sprint. ATT and Verizon are fighting for customers.Both pro-rate your termination fees and allow...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, cellphone contract, SIM card

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Six things the techpress isn't talking about

Six things the techpress isn't talking aboutits because of bloggers like you for right to free speech being curtailedAll your previous articles have shown ample evidence.With every freedom comes a responsibility.However because of a few its the rest who have to suffer the consequences as well. eg take the...

Tags: Development tools, compiler, Microsoft Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2007-01-24

Amazon hits back at IBM over patents

Amazon hits back at IBM over patentsTransparent litigation ployFrom my dealings with Oracle, Amazon apparently has long used IBM's Websphere tools in building its Online foundation, in spite of using Oracle's DBMS. Of course I can not confirm that Amazon.com uses either Oracle or Websphere as tools. These are trade...

Tags: irony, Amazon.com Inc., IBM Corp., patent, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-15

Research: Sperm quality inversely proportional to cell phone usage

Research: Sperm quality inversely proportional to cell phone usageOn the other hand.Nokia and Motorolla can now market cell phones as birth control devices. The teenage boys will buy in droves :-)uh-oh...somebody better tell Matthew Miller, ZDnet's "Mobile Gadgeteer", to start lining his pockets with tinfoil.;-)Microwave damage to spermThey die...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2006-10-30

AMD wants to worm into Apple

AMD wants to worm into AppleHector is starting to smell"..Knowing Apple, why would they want to be held hostage like everyone else has been?.."Just is what is wrong with that dude? He is starting to sound like that clown from Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.Reason is simple: INTEL will BK in 2008dude,...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Hector, Wintel, Adobe AfterEffects, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM PowerPC, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2006-09-22

Intel Haifa staff work among the chaos

Intel Haifa staff work among the chaosStrategic blunder?Nothing against Israel I actually support Israel in its fight to survive against terrorism and rogue nations...but if I were an Intel executive or board member, I'm not sure I could have seen the proposition of opening a design center and fab in...

Tags: Homeland security, Hamas, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Tales of an Apple/Sun merger

Tales of an Apple/Sun mergerWhat will the "phone" be in the futureThe WiMAX Steamroller if the mobile spec is ever rescued from being held hostage by the IEEE, will generate WiMAX handhelds in the near future (2 years). I hope Apple is seeing this and doesn't do something stupid like...

Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Telecom & Utilities, McNeally, WiMAX, Apple Inc., Sun merger, Sun Microsystems Inc., merger

Discussion threads 2006-01-12

Live from Macworld

Live from MacworldSome things to look for1. Apple stock taking a major jump.2. Backorders developing very rapidly for the MacBook Pro - and probably the new iMac. If the new MacBook Pro is 4 - 5 times faster you can expect sales rates to jump close to...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, MacBook Price, iLife 06, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-01-10

A Treo that runs Windows Mobile...

A Treo that runs Windows Mobile...Those that don't learn from historyare doomed to repeat it![It does seem pretty clear, though, that the Palm OS has lost the battle for handheld supremacy. They lost it the same way Betamax lost to VHS,]They lost because they couldn't leverage their (non-existent) monopoly power...

Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Palm Treo, Newton, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., handheld, Dell Axim, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2006-01-05

Power could cost more than servers, Google warns

Power could cost more than servers, Google warnsI'm sure IBM has a solution for you Googlethey're all about keeping those pesky servers from multiplying and draining your IT and electricty, then you can bring us Google Universe and Google Antfarm. And can't wait for Google Linux.Power could cost more...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, 64-bit, Servers, Google Inc., chip, CPU, Intel x86, Intel Corp., server

Discussion threads 2005-12-09

The x86 fashion statement

The x86 fashion statementArchitecturally speakingthe x86 is a basket case. Today's x86s are like a 1945 Studebaker with a new Chrysler "hemi" engine. Sure its fast, but its a goll darn Studebaker! I remember in the late 80's, I was facing a choice of what computer to buy. I had...

Tags: Processors, PCI, Intel x86, Amiga, Studebaker, graphics, processor, PC

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

The 80-20 problem

The 80-20 problemProblem or Feature?I see the point, but, surely, this also reflects the way that the two different approaches to creating software work?Open:Stakeholders are almost entirely developers and customers. The developers have the skills to learn what they are not told - and quickly find the support networks...

Tags: Operating systems, Sales force management, developer, open source, software, operating system

Discussion threads 2005-06-14

Apple: Just one straw remains on the camel's back

Apple: Just one straw remains on the camel's backHeres a thoughtHP will be a reseller/manufacturer for Apple.. They already sell rebranded Apple products; The Ipod.. It isnt that much of a stretch to see Apple team with HP to produce the machines and sell them as Mac's or Rebranded...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, BAe, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2005-06-07

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

Will Apple switch to Intel?

Will Apple switch to Intel?Unbelieveable disinformationWow, I just spent 5 minutes on apple store and dell store and I could not find a dell pc for more than 950$ to match apple offering. More than that I could not even choose equivalent components, dell does not offer 64mb graphic cards...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Processors, Desktops, Operating systems, window, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Intel x86, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2005-05-23

Users sue Verizon Wireless over (lack of) features

Users sue Verizon Wireless over lack of featuresThere is a simple solution to thisCHANGE CELL PHONE PROVIDERS. Sorry bout shouting but damn these type of lawsuits chap my butt. I'd be that when these cry babies signed on for the service their was no mention of the services...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2005-01-13