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$750 to $1000 retail PC round-up

After pouring over three retail-only Windows desktops in the $750 to $1,000 price range, we give Gateway the nod for its strong price-performance offering. by CNET News.com

Tags: PC, Nod, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-02-24

Photos: MIT's solar house under construction

MIT works on its entry in a competition searching for a realistic, marketable house powered entirely by the sun.On the fringe of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass., volunteer students and advisers are building a home powered entirely by the sun. This 800-square-foot building, which started to...

Tags: Team management, photograph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Solar Decathlon, MIT Solar 7, team, University of Colorado, Boulder, tube, nod, ceremony, daylight, solar energy, fluctuation, tile, deck, Washington D.C., advisor, Paris, Washington

Image galleries 2007-08-10

Photos: And the Oscar for tech film flub goes to...

These movies may be getting nods for excellence at the Academy Awards, but some little goofs won't be winning any prizes.

Tags: nod, photograph

Image galleries 2007-02-23

Photos: George Bush and 'ethanol 2.0'

With ethanol gaining steam as an alternative fuel, the president gives a nod to researchers are looking beyond corn.

Tags: nod, alternative fuel, George W. Bush, president, researcher

Image galleries 2007-01-25

Additional Resources

The iPhone is one of the best phones in the world, carriers with it are the problem

far from perfect indeedIt's a great gadget...until it freezes and you have to wait several minutes while you reboot it. That is if you know how to reboot it, the first time is always accompanied with panic because you think the thing went dead. Don't blame the carriers,...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, BlackBerry Tour, Apple iPhone, phone, carrier, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Apple MacBook Fall 2009 (Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9400M)

While it's neither the less-expensive entry-level MacBook some had hoped for, nor the long-rumored touch-screen device, the new 13-inch MacBook can now escape its designation as the lone holdover system from Apple's previous generation, thanks to an upscale makeover that keeps the price stable at just under the $1,000 mark....

Tags: Notebooks, Nvidia GeForce, hard drive, Apple MacBook, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Buy Windows 7, download now!

Oboma wrote the codeHe heard about Windows 7 so he is winningthe Nobel peace prize and he is also takingover the Internet people do not need accessto information he needs to 'control' it..;)They really are trying!!Boy, MS is really trying in every way to push the product though it has...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Vista SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, SP3, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Linux Distro

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Carwatchers watching Tokyo

ZDNet is now a car news site?Harry, where is IT in this blog? As a reminder"ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers the best tech news, and resources for IT hardware, software, networking and services."So Harry, I have 4 questions for...

Tags: Blogging, car, blog

Discussion threads 2009-10-18

Survey says slow, kludgy business processes hamper competitiveness

Surveys.... sighI think it will be hard for any manager to say anything other than "yeah we're not there yet, we need to be more proactive etc." when asked "are you equipped to to respond to market or customer changes quickly enough to compete well in a global marketplace?"Right....

Tags: Marketing research, business process, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Cisco Buys Tandberg on its way to be your B2B video conferencing partner

I spent a day with Tandberg management last week and came away very impressed with some things I can't share and also some things that I can share. Tandberg has: Great HD videoconferencing solutions in room-sized all the way down to Webcam. Yep, a Webcam image looks...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., B2B, Tandberg, Business Person, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2009-10-01

New details on Apple tablet emerge; two versions, Jan. 2010

Apple SurpriseI'm reminded of the hype running up to the introduction of the iPhone. There were all sorts of predictions of how it would fit into an already mature and crowded smart phone marketplace, how it would fail, how it would be a niche player. If the iTablet follows in...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Smart phones, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone, Apple Tablet, iTablet

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

The new Dell: innovation, not just standards, to attract business customers

Dell is unveiling a new Latitude business notebook computer today but it's a bit different from what Dell - at least the old Dell - used to represent. When Dell first hit the scene, it made a name for itself by focusing on standardized technology and the business model that...

Tags: Innovation, Dell Computer Corp., Standards, Dell Latitude, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Wireless service boosters: A good idea but we shouldn't have to pay extra

You would think that the news of an AT&T Femtocell product - basically, a network extender that can help boost a weak cell phone signal in homes and buildings - would be a welcome product, especially for the iPhone users who regularly have to deal with dropped calls. ...

Tags: Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless Service, Wireless, Network Extender, Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wireless And Mobility, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Blocklayer 1.03 (Windows)

Blocklayer is a fun 3D puzzle game for Windows. The goal is to eliminate the falling blocks by sorting them into completed layers. A large bonus is given for destroying multiple layers with a single block. Coordination and quick thinking are essential for success. Blocklayer features vibrant 3D graphics, rendered...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Block, Erlosoft, Blocklayer, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Samsung PN50B860

Photo gallery: Samsung PNB850/860 seriesIn the battle between plasma and LCD, the former generally comes out ahead in most areas of our picture quality tests, while the latter has dominated the less-important, but somehow costlier, dimension of depth. LCDs like the Samsung and Sony edge-lit models, and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, PNB850/860 series, Samsung PNB850/860, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma

Product reviews 2009-08-25

Samsung PN58B860

Photo gallery: Samsung PNB850/860 seriesIn the battle between plasma and LCD, the former generally comes out ahead in most areas of our picture quality tests, while the latter has dominated the less-important, but somehow costlier, dimension of depth. LCDs like the Samsung and Sony edge-lit models, and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, PNB850/860 series, Samsung PNB850/860, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma

Product reviews 2009-08-25

Samsung PN58B850

Photo gallery: Samsung PNB850/860 seriesIn the battle between plasma and LCD, the former generally comes out ahead in most areas of our picture quality tests, while the latter has dominated the less-important, but somehow costlier, dimension of depth. LCDs like the Samsung and Sony edge-lit models, and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, PNB850/860 series, Samsung PNB850/860, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma

Product reviews 2009-08-25

Samsung PN50B850

Photo gallery: Samsung PNB850/860 seriesIn the battle between plasma and LCD, the former generally comes out ahead in most areas of our picture quality tests, while the latter has dominated the less-important, but somehow costlier, dimension of depth. LCDs like the Samsung and Sony edge-lit models, and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, PNB850/860 series, Samsung PNB850/860, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma

Product reviews 2009-08-25

SAP unplugged: Vishal Sikka and John Schwarz on deck

Jeff Nolan and Vinnie Mirchandani have done a sterling job in reporting our meeting Vishal Sikka, SAP's CTO and John Schwarz, executive board member in charge of BusinessObjects. To my eternal shame, I was asleep for most of the meeting with Vishal having completely miscalculated the effects of jetlag, turning...

Tags: SAP AG, Leadership, Financial Planning, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Maingear Pulse

PC gamers demand speed, a pursuit that--at least with current technology--runs directly counter to the idea of saving energy. HP's Firebird struck a reasonable balance between the two earlier in the year, and had we reviewed Maingear's new Pulse six months ago, it would have given the Firebird stiff competition...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, PCI, Maingear, Firebird

Product reviews 2009-07-21