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Microsoft trims MSN TV price, adds features

Microsoft trims MSN TV price, adds featuresMicrosoft trims MSN TV price, adds featuresHas anyone ever used one of these things? Does anyone know anyone that has ever used one of these for that matter? I surely don't. This is just a bad idea.Now THATwill surely help make M$N...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, TVs, Microsoft Corp., MSN TV, TV, MSN, MSN TV price, Media Center PC, e-mail

Discussion threads 2005-08-23

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Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?

Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?RE: Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?Skype, yahoo messenger, and shoutcast radioWill Apple allow........As soon as I read that headline, I got another reminder of why I avoid Apple...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Skyfire, mobile, Skype Technologies S.A., Nokia Corp., Simplify Media

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Microsoft's next-generation Zunes: The end of the line?

Microsoft's next-generation Zunes: The end of the line?I had a ZuneLove my my iPod better. Wasn't at all impressed with it. The Service in the music store was shoddy. If you buy music from their store, you have to immediately burn it to disc, and rip it back off, because...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

Cringely's right, Windows Mobile is dead

Cringely's right, Windows Mobile is deadPeople who know nothing have the loudest opinions"Cringley is right, unless you can point me to any hot new product that will be using it."@UninformedIdiotHave you heard of the HTC Touch HD or the Xperia X1?Triple......I like your posts sometimes but you're way out on...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., mobile, WM7, Microsoft Zune, Cringely, handset, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Low cost is king

Analysts have recently revised downwards sales estimates for Blu-ray disc technology, a move largely related to the fact that Blu-ray hardware is comparatively rather expensive. Blu-ray always had an uphill battle, in my opinion, irrespective of the down market. The visual clarity, for most, will be non-existent barring TV sets that...

Tags: Game, Advertisement, Disc, Apple Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Blu-ray, Nintendo Wii, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-21

Qwest CTO on FTTP, bandwidth caps and integrated services

Qwest plans to roll out integrated home services where it ties its services in with those from its partners such as MSN and DirecTV in a move enabled by a thin layer of software, according to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll. Poll right talked about Qwest's broadband strategy...

Tags: Bandwidth, Qwest Communications Inc., Service, West, Cable, Network Technology, Fiber Optics, Broadband Internet, Optical Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Software's drive to become like television

Software's drive to become like televisionTypoFrom the comment:Free as in cost software, however, has the advantage of achieving large market share very quickly, as the consumption barrier is practically non-existent. That's the recipe for the success of both Adobe and Flash, two products that clearly dominate their respective categories, but...

Tags: TV, advertisement, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?

Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?Mark Cuban - Time Traveller and MastermindMark Cuban "founded Broadcast.com in 1005 and sold it to Yahoo in July 1999". HOLY %&*! Mark Cuban not only travelled back to 1005, but he also registered a domain and started an internet company...

Tags: Portals, Web technology, Financial accounting, Gordon Gekko, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Icahn

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: Morale

Companies at least publicly traded ones are beholden to shareholders. But they also are beholden to their employees. And while most Softies are afraid to state for the record that they think Microsoft should abandon its takeover of Yahoo, that opinion is a real and prevailing sentiment among many in...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows, Professional Development, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Career, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-28

March 13: D-day for Microsoft's Yahoo intentions

March 13: D-day for Microsoft's Yahoo intentionsYa gotta know when to hold 'em... when to fold 'emRather than make them look silly, it makes them look shrewd. CEOs that stay the course when headed toward an iceberg seem stupid. If Ballmer knows how to work the system and...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Does Microsoft really need Yahoo? Pondering the opportunity costs

Does Microsoft really need Yahoo? Pondering the opportunity costsInterseting thoughtScare them out of existence.Plan B?Plan B would be give Google (currently around 77%) the 12.23% share of the global marketplace currently held by Yahoo? Microsoft has a whopping 6.02% as of last month, thus not being a great deal...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

News to know: Microsoft patches; Vista SP1 speed; Firefox 3; Mobile World Congress

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security game Firefox 3.0 beta 3 is out John Morris: The battle for the soul of your smartphone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Yahoo reportedly says no to Microsoft, but the game is far from over

Yahoo reportedly says no to Microsoft, but the game is far from overNot dead yetIt's sick, maybe injured, but not dead. If it does a little restructuring and leverages more of it's assets such as Flickr and Zimbra, along with shedding off some of the dead weight from fading...

Tags: Games, Telecom & Utilities, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., game

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer

Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer2M camera2 megapixels is *WAY MORE* than enough for great photos. You're mistaking the megapixel count as a measure of quality. Better optics and electronics are needed, not more megapixels on the sensor.Windows MobileBut first, I would make Windows Mobile sexier......

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, consumer product, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2007-12-27

Why metered Internet is a really bad idea

Why metered Internet is a really bad ideaONLY if I could effectively block ...."Metered"service would make me pay TWICE for all the adds ZDnetinserts in each page. Once to access the internet and again topay for the gigabytes of data I would be forced to download toread ANYTHING!If ZDNet,...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, Broadband Internet, Internet, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Cox

Discussion threads 2007-12-10

The Palm Centro; at $99.99 it really isn't a tough choice

I started using Palm OS devices back in 1997 and went through several Palm and Sony CLIE models. The last Palm OS device I used was the Treo 650, which I used for about a year almost a record for me and gave up on it almost 2 years ago....

Tags: Keyboard, Device, Palm Inc., Stylus, Sprint Communications, Palm Centro, Display, Bluetooth 1.2 Radio, Battery Capacity, Palm OS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-10-31

The iPhone form factor is the future

The iPhone form factor is the futureiPhone sales disappointhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19903371/Doesn't change my analysis in the least. The iPhone is a great form factor and device, irrespective of whether it attracts the number of customers analysts expect it should. That will inform future designs, which is as it should be...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, iPhone form factor, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-07-24

Some waiting on iPhone improvements before buying

Some waiting on iPhone improvements before buyingeBaywaiting on the resell and price mark up, no matter what the default claims of not allowing this to happen. The initial costs may be cheap in comparison to the aftermarket. It'll be PS3 gauging again, . . maybe without the gun...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone improvement, 3G

Discussion threads 2007-06-26

Quad-core CPUs and DDR3 RAM to go mainstream 2009

Quad-core CPUs and DDR3 RAM to go mainstream 2009Naw, web apps suckI heard all these claims when we had big iron. Didn't work the, not going to work now.Some people never learn... More is BETTERMAn, I ahve been at this for sevearl decades and three things you can...

Tags: HD DVD, Chipsets, Processors, DDR3 RAM, quad-core CPU, CPU

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Apple locking out modded Apple TVs?

Apple locking out modded Apple TVs?I think it is hillarious that anyone would ...... even suggest that this doesn't sound like something Apple would. How soon they forget about iTunes reporting back on the user's listening habits without asking permission. The Cult of the Mac has a rude...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Hacking, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV

Discussion threads 2007-03-29