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- Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud
- This isn't about any service.This is about Microsoft in general. It brings up the question of whether they can manage a server environment. It doesn't matter what that environment is. Preservation of data is always job one. And this is the job where the failure occurred. So Pink, Azure, cloud,...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Corp., Azure, job, Pink, IT administration
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Oracle OpenWorld: Getting down to business
- At Oracle OpenWorld, company co-presidents Charles Phillips and Safra Catz kicked off the day's events with a keynote speech that got right down to business about, well, doing business. In the opening minutes of the keynote, the two took some time to reflect on what the company...
- Tags: Car, Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- MobileTechRoundup show #185; Windows Mobile 6.5 and Google Android
- spinning"The biggest news in the mobile world this week was obviously the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5..."matthew, matthew, only in your little world. outside of that no one cares about windows mobile. people buy blackberries or an iphone (or even a palm pre - a few at least) but no...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Google Inc., Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft Windows Mobile, MobileTechRoundup, Google Android, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Microsoft 'Pink' phones, Turtle and Pure, leaked in pictures
- Not satisfied with just leaking Microsoft's under-wraps Courier tablet, Gizmodo went and leaked photos of alleged Microsoft "Pink" project phones, named Turtle and Pure. A post published just moments ago reveals that the curiously named and shaped phones will be manufactured by Sharp,...
- Tags: Phone, Sharp Corp., Microsoft Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates
- Project Pink and the rumored remake of a Microsoft Tablet are back on the rumor treadmill this weekend. It's been quiet out there lately on both fronts. Here's a recap -- plus a couple of small updates -- that I've heard recently about these two skunk-works efforts by Mary Jo...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-09-20
- Startup wants to help newspapers but (get this!) news execs need proof of problem first
- There was a piece in the New York Times this morning that, at the heart of the story, was about a start-up called Attributor, which is launching an ad-revenue sharing service for those who create original content newspapers and those who copy and re-post it some blogs and websites. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Newspaper, Piracy, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Report: Microsoft chooses ad agency for Pink phone campaign
- AdWeek is reporting that Microsoft has selected ad agency McCann Erickson to develop its campaign fo the Microsoft "Pink Project." Pink is the codename for a Microsoft-branded phone and set of accompanying premium consumer services being developed largely by the Danger team that Microsoft acquired last year. by Mary...
- Tags: Advertising Agency, Advertisement, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Peeling stickers inspire new path for stretchable electronics
- For some, there's inspiration to be found in unremarkable daily minutia. A team of researchers who studied stickers peeling from windows say that what they've observed could lead to a new way to precisely control the fabrication of stretchable electronics. [caption id="attachment_1595" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Delamination demonstration -...
- Tags: Surface, Team, Window, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Electronics, Team Management, Construction, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...
- Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?
- Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?YES! FINALLY!About bloody time. The biggest problems with WiMo phones are:- No retail OS upgrade path. Microsoft fobs this off to the manufacturer - who has literally NO incentive to offer an upgrade. Thing is, a high end phone is $400...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., phone, hardware spec, Pink, hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?
- New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?That's a pretty lame timetable if you ask meSeems that MS is living in a vacuum where they think they can release a "me too" product with features that their competitors have a long time ago. The Zune v1.0 and WinMo 6.5 are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing research, Microsoft Zune, New Zune, Microsoft Corp., New Zune entertainment service, WinMo, entertainment service, entertainment
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Microsoft's Pink: Let's leave the 'iPhone rival' label off
- Microsoft's Pink: Let's leave the 'iPhone rival' label offWinMo 7 is vaporware! ...2010.. c'mon.. vaporware!apple is likely to have an OS update with basically everything people have complained about it lacking and more and WinMo 7 aka the ghost is a year away... you've got to be kidding me.. MS.....
- Tags: Linux, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Cellular phones, WinMo 7, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, iPhone rival, phone, Pink, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for Microsoft's Pink?
- Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for Microsoft's Pink?Windows 6.5 / Windows 7What I wonder is the following. Windows Mobile 6.5 being pushed back to Q4. Windows 7 early 2010???? Not a chance if you ask me. Mobile phone makers / carriers would be nuts to launch WM 6.5...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Microsoft Corp., Pink, WM 6.5
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Get involved: build me your perfect tech-filled house
- Get involved: build me your perfect tech-filled houseBeer taps.http://craziestgadgets.com/2008/11/26/beer-tap-system-with-lcd-tv/RE: Get involved: build me your perfect tech-filled houseEvery day should start with kitty:http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Kitty-Clock-Pink%252f-%2528KT2053%2529/dp/B0015ESWHI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1240923927&sr=8-1RE: Get involved: build me your perfect tech-filled houseNeeds:PS3 - $399 plays Blu-rayLogitech Cordless mediaboard pro (for both PS3 and TV-connected PC) - $7032" Samsung LCD TV - $549Belkin...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, tech-filled house, Get Involved
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- News to know: Microsoft; Oracle patches; Google; HP; Facebook; Win 7 systems ;
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud Ryan Naraine: Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant Oracle...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Data Centers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Taxes, Patches, Free Trade, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Microsoft's Pink: What's the latest?
- Microsoft's mysterious "Project Pink" is back in the news, with word from Ad Week that the Redmondians are obtaining bids from various ad agencies for a Pink campaign. So we're back to square one: What, exactly, is Pink? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- 84% of IT pros don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 this year
- 84% of IT pros don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 this yearYou have a point thereBut they are asking people based on the BETA of Windows 7 whether they will update to Windows 7.... that's a reasonable question.IT Professionals usually decide while a product is still in Beta or,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, IT Pros
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- 10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
- Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic's Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can...
- Tags: Certification, Information Technology, Organization, IT Certification, IT Certification Program, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- IT trends: The top five developments of 2008
- IT trends: The top five developments of 2008Plenty of dataHow many GAO reports on fraud in the H-1b visa, CIS reports on underpaid H-1b visa holders, or YouTube videos of corrupt lawyers showing companies how to subvert the H-1b labor laws? Even BLS data has shown little growth in...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, H-1B, Microsoft .NET, BLS
- Discussion threads 2008-12-08
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