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- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap
- Amid all the chatter about Apple's fiscal third quarter results, which were strong, most concerns about the future revolve around two words: Gross margins. The big takeaway for technology buyers: Those lower margins hint at cheaper iPods and notebooks in the not-to-distant future. Following Apple's typical strong...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple iPod, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Peter Oppenheimer, September, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Apple delivers strong earnings; Countdown to 1 million iPhones on hold; outlook cut
- Apple's third quarter earnings handily topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, but the total number of iPhones sold to date remain a mystery. Apple reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $818 million, or 92 cents a share, on sales of $5.41 billion. Those results handily beat Wall Street estimates projecting...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, iPhone, Apple, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- Is Apple obligated to pass on commodity savings?
- Apple delivered a blowout quarter largely based on lower commodity costs that boosted gross margins to a healthy 35 percent. Think about it: If all the parts of a $1,099 MacBook get cheaper and consumers pay full price thats a great business. ...
- Tags: Apple, General, Hardware Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
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- Secure Eraser (exe)
- Applying five well-known and acknowledged deletion standards Secure Eraser deletes your sensitive data irretrievably - and offers an easy to use user interface. Additionally to overwriting sensitive files with random data Secure Eraser supports other acknowledged deletion standards such as US DoD 5220.22-M ECE, German standard and Peter Gutmann standard...
- Tags: ASCOMP Software, Quality, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-09-02
- Novell: Quietly developing some momentum
- Novell's fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell's most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations. That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it's no coincidence that...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testing
- Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testingBest overview of LHC ever.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtMRE: Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testingAhhh, this is just awesome news. I'm so glad the Europeans are picking up the ball on High Energy Particle Physics, as Bush seems hell-bent on catastrophizing particle physics research here in the US, just...
- Tags: Large Hadron Collider, stem-cell, theory, LHC
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- 2008 MacBook Pro concept
- The MacBook Pro is due for a re-design, this much we know. But is this the new professional notebook from Apple? The picture above surfaced in an a Digg submission purportedly of a "new ad" a version also appeared on NeoWin and is hosted on an anonymous...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Ryan Block's last day as Engadget editor-in-chief ends with 1 year update on the state of Palm
- Ryan Block is ending his role as editor-in-chief at Engadget to pursue a new gadget site opportunity with long-time buddy Peter Rojas and I wish them both the best of luck and look forward to seeing what they come up with. As a fitting end to his role at Engadget,...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Engadget, Ryan Block, Smart Phones, Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Career, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-23
- Building the ecosystem: Citrix and Platform Computing
- David Roussain of Citrix and Peter Dyer of Platform Computing brought me up to speed on how the two companies are working together to provide a highly managable, agile computing environment based upon virtual machines supported by Citrix XenServer and Platform Computing's VM Orchestrator 4.0. ...
- Tags: Environment, Citrix Systems Inc., Platform Computing Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?
- Limelight Networks may have won a medal for its role behind the scenes to keep NBCOlympics.com humming, but the company is still dwarfed by its largest rival Akamai. The big question: Does Limelight have enough headroom to gain meaningful share from Akamai? Jason Perlow detailed how content...
- Tags: Patent, Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight Networks, Jason, Company, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- More on the iPhone 3G woes (updated)
- An article by Peter Burrows for BusinessWeek analyzes the recent problems with iPhone 3G reception, stating that "two well-placed sources tell BusinessWeek.com the glitches are related to a chip inside Apple's music-playing cell phone." This corroborates previous reports that the handset's Infineon 3G chip is the culprit. BusinessWeek adds that...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Countering an Apple-favoring .NET critic
- Countering an Apple-favoring .NET criticFantastic post JohnI'd give you two thumbs up if I could. :)[i]This is what one might consider a thesis statement, to be followed by details as to why .NET is "bad" and / or "simplistic and inflexible." At least, that is what one would expect if...
- Tags: .NET, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., environment
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Alarmed about Vista security? Black Hat researcher Alexander Sotirov speaks out
- Alarmed about Vista security? Black Hat researcher Alexander Sotirov speaks outNicely doneI appreciate that you took the time to speak with the researcher who actually discovered the flaws.There are a couple of bloggers on ZDNET who always seem slant their "blogs" with grandiose claims against one platform or technology.I think...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Blogging, Black Hat, Microsoft Windows Vista, Alexander Sotirov, Microsoft Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Are you a Dog or a Cat?
- Are you a Dog or a Cat?You proved my point.People do not like change unless they are the implementors.Dog/Cat/FishI liked the way you put that! vista is a pretty configuration but it is a new learning venture for us all..I'm a dog/cat person...who also loves fish..hehehehThey moved everything around......to create...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, vista
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- The lowdown on Intel's Larrabee
- With Siggraph 2008 starting next week and IDF Intel Developer Forum on its heels, Intel is revealing more details of its mysterious Larrabee project. Intel has finally stated unequivocally that its "many-core" architecture will be used in desktop add-in boards for 3D gaming that compete directly with AMD and Nvidia...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, Larrabee, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeUnderpaying the budget analystLess than $40,000? Is this a trainee?Gotcha momentWith the profusion of detail unconnected to any conclusion, strange to compain about missing information. Still, a sentence like this:In addition, the requirements shown for the project manager position contain...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, COBOL/VSE, IBM Corp., IBM mainframe, data-processing
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)
- Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Apple's coming notebook transition
- Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?
- During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, iTablet, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Product Transition
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
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