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Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill's failure

updated: Wall Street reacted sharply to news that Congress failed to pass a $700 billion bailout bill this morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a downward plunge more than 777 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, not immune to the financial ripple-effect that stems from the financial crisis, was down...

Tags: Plunge, Financial, Recession, Yahoo! Inc., Wall Street, Apple Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Album sales plunge while digital growth slows

Album sales plunge while digital growth slowsWOW - Could you be any more negative???Let's see - overall sales up 14% and sales of digital music up 45%?? That's FANTASTIC!!!. Home Depot sales grew around 13% I think. Maybe "piracy" is also devastating Home Depot.I'm so tired of...

Tags: Album sale, Album sales plunge, digital growth, music, music industry, Nothing, plunge, sales

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

Image: Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 an easier installation than expected

I was wary of installing the beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7, but with the release of Beta 2 I decided to take the plunge and see if this new browser has more to offer then what is currently available. To my surprise, the installation was relatively painless, and...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, plunge, Web, Web browser

Image galleries 2006-04-26

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Rogue Planet for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Rogue Planet for iPhone plunge into this unique turn-based strategy game set in a futurist world. Take command of unbelievable battles in solo and multiplayer modes. Discover the story through numerous cut scenes. Complete 19 campaign missions to defeat the machines and take back Earth. Quick Play mode features...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Mode, Gameloft, Games, Smart Phones, Strategy, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Aveyond: Gates of Night 1.0 (Windows)

Before his untimely death two hundred years ago, the evil sorcerer, Mordred Darkthrop, created two opposing magical orbs - the Orb of Darkness, and the Orb of Light. Unwittingly stolen by Mel, a young thief, and placed into the hands of Gyendal, a vampire who calls himself the Lord of...

Tags: Amaranth Games, Mel, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Zombie Dash for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Zombie Dash for iPhone in your search for treasure and glory you find yourself trapped in a tomb infested with zombies. Plunge deeper into the tomb each day and use the treasures you have found for upgrades. Watch out for bats, floor spikes, snakes, and zombies. It features awesome...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Tomb, Zombie, Clickgamer, Games, Smart Phones, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-14

The Settlers for iPhone 1.1.1 (Mobile)

In The Settlers for iPhone you have arrived in a wondrous place populated by Romans, Vikings, and Mayans competing or cooperating to reach a variety of goals. These goals include occupying land, ensuring the supply of raw materials, or simply trying to create the most beautiful settlement. There is more...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Settlement, Gameloft, Litigation, Smart Phones, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Modern Combat: Sandstorm Free for iPhone 1.0.7 (Mobile)

Modern Combat: Sandstorm for iPhone is an action-thriller will plunge you into the heart of modern war. Assigned to mission sandstorm, your duty is to locate and annihilate a new terrorist cell setting up shop and recruiting foreign insurgents in a remote desert hot spot. This jarring first person shooter...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Gameloft, Smart Phones, Recruitment & Selection, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Gangstar West Coast Hust Free 1.1.5 (Mobile)

In Gangstar West Coast Hust Free head for the West Coast and plunge into the world of L.A. gangs with Gangstar. Explore hyper-realistic environments and complete missions combining the best of action games and platformers. Gameplay is completely intuitive thanks to touch controls, and the automatic aiming system makes shootouts...

Tags: Mobile, Gameloft, Gameplay, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Smart Phones, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Use Google Voice with your existing phone number

Google now gives users of a subset of Google Voice features if they want to simply use their service without getting a brand new "Google Number". Mobile phone users can now forward incoming calls to their "Google Voice" mailbox rather than the one hosted by their carrier. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, Telecom & Utilities, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Salesforce, Adobe bring Flash to Force.com

Businesses who have already taken the plunge into the Salesforce cloud will find something new this morning: Adobe Flash. The two companies today announced an alliance that brings the power of the Adobe Flash platform to the Salesforce's Force.com, where developers build - and many times share...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Print and online ad revenues plunge at New York Times Co.

Their losses will continue, and it's not because of a bad economyThe company said that there was some sign of an improving economy and that fourth quarter losses should be lower than in the most recent quarter.That's some good spin. However, their losses and that of the MSM started...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales force management, online advertising, New York Times Co., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

WSJ chief criticizes news aggregators - creators carry cost burden

Hat tip to Danny Sullivan for pointing out the above panel at Web 2.0 Summit, which featured Robert Thomson, Wall Street Journal chief, and Marrissa Mayer head of search products at Google, plus Martin Nisenholtz, The New York Times Company, and Eric Hippeau from the Huffington Post, moderated by...

Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Journalist, Thomson Corp., Internet, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-23

News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle

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. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Print and online ad revenues plunge at New York Times Co.

New York Times reports large drop in print and online ad revenues by Tom Foremski

Tags: Revenue, New York Times Co., Online Advertising, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-22

How to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS

If you've been tempted to jailbreak your iPhone but haven't yet taken the plunge, I've got a couple of tips that will help make the process a little smoother. 1. Connect to iTunes and make a backup of your iPhone. 2. Download and install...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP

So you're an XP shop, and your organization skipped Vista but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Windows 7 is a big jump from Windows XP! XP was one of the best operating systems ever to come out of Redmond, but...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-10-12

TechCrunch throws down on cable boxes: Who can argue?

The TechCrunch blog usually covers start-up culture, but a post today takes a diversion into the limited, primitive realm of cable boxes. You know 'em, you hate 'em. As post author MG Siegler points out, the interfaces are archaic, the horsepower anemic, and the remotes unappealing. He rightly suggests that...

Tags: TechCrunch, Cable Box, TV, CableCard, Siegler, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Time for Palm to give up the iTunes sync nonsense!

Palm's latest webOS 1.2.1 for the Pre handset restored a feature which allowed Pre users to sync media with iTunes. While on the face of it this seems like a good idea and one that empowers users, ultimately it's not and it threatens to plunge us into "driver hell." It's...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-07