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- Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
- Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fadeTalk about beating a horse to death.How many more articles are we going to see about Windows pricing. Let me make it really simple for everyone:You either find the price acceptable for what you get and you buy Windows 7...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, rose-colored discount, Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
- Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com
- News items 2009-07-02
- Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP
- Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...
- Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- T-Mobile Dash 3G
- The poor T-Mobile Dash has been pulling duty ever since October 2006 and while it's received a minor face lift and Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade over the years, it's definitely time for the smartphone to retire. More importantly, T-Mobile customers need and deserve something more up-to-date and it looks like...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Dash, T-Mobile Dash 3G, Sprint Communications, Snap, Dash 3G, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-07-01
- Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?
- Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Much like running Windows XP Home on my laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium seems to be enough for most people. Who encrypts their files? The RAM limit is much because by the...
- Tags: Operating systems, RAM Limit, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?
- One of the most frequent questions I get these days comes from people who've been running the Windows 7 beta and Release Candidate and are planning to upgrade to the final version when it's available on October 22. "Which edition of Windows 7 do I need?" Most of the feature...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Web Squared: Web 2.0's Successor?
- Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle discussed their vision and nomenclature for the next iteration of the web in a webinar last Thursday: I believe the recording will be available online sometime this week, slides are above. With the term 'Web 2.0' enjoying its fifth birthday...
- Tags: Web, ISBN, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-28
- Sony admits to PSP Go early adopter premium, are you really surprised?
- The PSP Go will be launching on 1 October for $249 and according to a Joystiq article posting a quote from a Sony executive Sony is associating a premium cost for new adopters. It is not a new practice to charge a premium for new products, just look at Apple's...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Adopter, Sony PlayStation Portable, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- What PC makers are paying for Windows 7
- Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor. Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows...
- Tags: PC Company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bill Veghte, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, price, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-06-26
- Enterprise 2.0 conference impressions
- I'm in seat 14c on a Virgin America flight back from Boston to San Francisco after an exhilarating Enterprise 2.0 Conference. There's a lot of similarities between this airline and the Enterprise 2.0 movement. The plane has wifi and a good modern user experience but essentially...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Collaboration Environment, Sharepoint Plan, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Oracle spinning its numbers a tad too much?
- Michael Hickins at BNet accuses Oracle of 'lying' about its competitive position vis-a-vis SAP. Such statements are always fraught with difficulty for several reasons: The year ends are five months apart The economy has been changing over time Currency rates are...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Financial Management, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans
- While Vizio was one of a number of TV makers showing off networked TVs at CES in January, the company was mum on details about them when it announced its 2009 lineup a couple of weeks ago. Now, the company, which recently became the top TV...
- Tags: Internet TV, Vizio, Showtime, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Verizon, T-Mobile plan Android phones by year's end; boost for Motorola
- A lot has changed in the smartphone game since last October. That's when Motorola first announced its intentions to tap Google's open-source approach toward smartphones with the Android OS - a move that was part of a larger strategy to turn around the troubled mobile handset division....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Rumor: Windows 7 RTM sign off date set for July 13
- Rumor: Windows 7 RTM sign off date set for July 13TechNet / MSDNI just want to know when the final RTM release will be available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers! :)I am definitely looking forward to the release.Early July vs Late JulyThe last official word from Microsoft has been late...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, RTM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Windows 7 RTM sign-off, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Large Hadron Collider restart pushed back again
- The Large Hadron Collider, put out of commission by a quality-control flaw, will be switched on a couple of weeks later than previously expected. The flagship particle accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research Cern is to be restarted in October as opposed to September. ...
- Tags: Large Hadron Collider, Gillies, Security, particle accelerator, Cern, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-06-22
- Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexity
- Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexityActually, I found the best way to reduce complexityUse a Mac.Apple makes it very simple.I know it costs more, but I don't care.I know it is "too limiting", but I don't care.RE: Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexityAbout 6...
- Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., processor, name game, game
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Sirius XM neuters its iPhone app: Howard Stern, MLB, NFL out
- Sirius XM neuters its iPhone app: Howard Stern, MLB, NFL outCheck out O&A on 202.Hey, Check out Opie and Anthony on the Virus Channel. I listened to Stern forever but when I got my XM I caught them and I found them to be a lot better. They seemed more...
- Tags: Howard Stern, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Inc., iPhone-App, MLB, NFL
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 (Alltel)
- Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for Alltel is similar to T-Mobile's RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the T-Mobile version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our...
- Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., Alltel Corp., RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, T-Mobile, BlackBerry Pearl Flip
- Product reviews 2009-06-17
- AP, Meet AC. And, BTW, News is Not Really 'Monetizable,' on the Web.
- The Associated Press was created in 1846 as a news cooperative. The idea was to allow member newspapers (and later, radio and TV stations) to combine costs in covering, reporting on and distributing news of import to its members. Its 21st Century counterpart, Associated Content, goes it...
- Tags: Keane Inc., Web, Associated Press, News, AC, Associated Content, Channel Management, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors
- Why doesn’t a consumer electronics store work this way, in the age of the Internet? You walk into the digital photography section. On a slanted shelf sit 15 different cameras, each tied to its stanchion for security. But there’s a big screen...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Camera, CompUSA Inc., Fiorentino, Internet, Retail, Branding, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
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