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AT&T now makes nice to get FCC merger approval

AT&T now makes nice to get FCC merger approvalAT&T, the darkest phoenix.Mutha Bell is about to take its biggest step towards resurrecting their monopoly, and will get control of the Internet on top. And the government? They won't give a dead rat's ash about it, as long as...

Tags: INTERNET, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network technology, Broadband Internet, FCC, AT&T Corp., Mutha Bell, concession, BellSouth Corp., merger

Discussion threads 2006-12-28

Vonage HQ receives threatening letter with powder

Vonage HQ receives threatening letter with powderVonageThe Vonage I know does not use the best of business practices so it does not surprise me and I think it was only a matter of time.A couple of years ago, I went to the Vonage site, saw what they offered, backed out...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, Mutha Bell, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

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Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationApple is much more evil than MS...they've just been so much less successful that no one has noticed just how evil Apple is. People are beginning to notice. :)RE: Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationI used to use Anapod Explorer for my old...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Computers Today, Apple Inc., Apple Confuses Speech, DMCA Violation, DMCA

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do

Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers doThis study proves nothingOther than people are inheriently stupid. It would then become the responsibility (yes, responsibility..something we all dont want to take on these days) to know when to hang up/disconnect the call depending on driving conditions. All this does is...

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

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Netgear readying Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000 media-streaming device

One of Netgear's new products that it may announce at CES in January has leaked online, and it adds another networked media-streaming device to an already crowded field. The Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000 has already reached the FCC for testing and approval, which Engadget was able to sniff...

Tags: Hard Drive, NetGear, Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000, Home Networking, Ethernet, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questions

Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questionsApple's Proprietary Wayswill keep them in their ongoing 'elite' niche market unless they open up 'just a little' and OEM OS X.11" for $800?In a tough economic downturn? Heck, with huge spending deficits and bailout city happening, I can see a...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., netbook

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

GiiNii 8-inch Ultra-thin Digital Picture Frame

The GiiNii 8-inch Ultra-thin Digital Picture Frame (it's pronounced "genie") lives up to its name. Indeed, it is an 8-inch LCD diagonal that is less than half an inch deep, and does display digital pictures in a frame. If only the company had kept things that simple. Instead it loaded...

Tags: GiiNii, photograph

Product reviews 2008-11-24

ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising.

updated: At a time when companies are issuing warnings about missing earnings targets and scaling back expectations, enterprise cloud computing company salesforce.com seems to be bucking the trend. After the bell, Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $276.5 million...

Tags: Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Enterprise Software, Quarter, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfair

I can't imagine Microsoft has someone whose job it is to sit in front of a terminal with the home page in front of them and jump or ring an alarm bell if it goes down. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Attack, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Home Page

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services

Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesFREE anti-virus anti-physing s/w for windows usersThat's what licensed windows users need! It will also encourage people to use license copies.RE: Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesThis is very strange..it makes MS look indecisive and incapable, especially as...

Tags: Equipt, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Kills, Equipt subscription service, subscription service

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open source

Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open sourcePretty deep penetrationand only going to get deeper. ]:)RE: Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open sourcewonder what planet this guy is on, i works for ALOT of tech and not tech business, and most do NOT use Linux/FOSS, OSS AT ALL. nil,...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, Gartner Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Rumor: AT&T to charge $30 per month for tethering

Rumor: AT&T to charge $30 per month for tetheringWhat exactly is tethering?It would have been helpful to explain what tethering is, for us non-american readers.So what is it?Thanks,RE: Rumor: AT&T to charge $30 per month for tetheringIt's a term from the Wild Wild West, it's where you tie your horse...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, 3G, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, AT&T Corp., computer, phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

10 candidates who could become Obama's CTO

10 candidates who could become Obama's CTOHow about John McCain?:-)RE: 10 candidates who could become Obama's CTOPersonally, I think Gates would be the best choice. He is a visionary. Had his vision years ago, managed to podge together ideas and technology from other sources, and create the Windows empire.The only...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

How to: merging iTunes libraries between users

CNET's Donald Bell explains how to merge iTunes libraries between multiple users on the same computer. by CNET News.com

Tags: Library, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-11-05

Rio Grande - an Egenera customer profile

I recently had the opportunity to hear from Danny Cox, CFO of the Bell Group Rio Grande. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with PAN Manager from Egenera. I've watched Egenera for quite some time and am happy to have had a chance to learn from someone using...

Tags: Blade, Personal Area Network, Egenera Inc., Rio Grande, Danny, Bluetooth, Servers, Wireless, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-03

VC: "Wait Until Next Year"

If you want to get money for your startup, you might as well stop now, enjoy -- if you can -- the Thanksgiving Day holiday there must be something to be thankful for,  Christmas or Hanukkah and then just wait for the bell to ring in the New Year before...

Tags: Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Google to introduce warnings for potentially hackable sites

Google to introduce warnings for potentially hackable sitesMost hackableThe most hackable aspect of websites is: PHPSafest: PerlRE: Google to introduce warnings for potentially hackable sitesConsidering all of the new vulnerabilities that are being found every day, that should keep them very busy for a while. As long as the 'hackable'...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Blogging, Scripting languages, Web site development, Hacking, Spam, SECURITY, hackable site, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Logo, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Apple earnings: An example of Citizen Wall Streetin'

You've no doubt heard of a citizen journalism, the concept that everyday folks with blogging tools can track and report the news faster and, in some cases, better than mainstream journalists. Now, we have regular folks who are tracking companies and making Wall Street-like observations that can have an impact...

Tags: Blog, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Earnings, Amateur, Wall, Blogging, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-20