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Apple's iPhone gets Google Earth: Google has released the first mobile version of Google Earth for the iPhone and the iPod Touch--available as a free download through the iPhone App Store. Announced on Sunday, the application allows users of Apple's handset--as well as those of the iPod Touch--to zoom in and out of a...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Apple Inc., Google Earth, GMM, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, iPhone, applications, mobile; News items 2008-10-27
Citrix desktop virtualization: I've been thinking about a virtual desktop demonstration Citrix presented at its analyst day a few weeks ago. I posted a bit about my experiences see Mark Templeton shares his vision at Citrix event, but haven't been able to post reviews on everything I saw there. Their desktop virtualization demonstration...; Tags: Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-10-02
Former Google product manager 'disappointed' by T-Mobile G1: Former Google product manager 'disappointed' by T-Mobile G1WhileWhile the Android OS can be impressible (tips :no, it is not), the first cellphone hardeare in use Android is just average and tied a to a draconian contract. So no matter how awesome is the Android OS, if the first cellphone to...; Tags: 3G, Operating systems, Cellular phones, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Former Google; Discussion threads 2008-09-26
News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub' as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed' by T-Mobile G1 ...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., Matthew Miller, Twitter, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Internet, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-26
Former Google product manager 'disappointed' by T-Mobile G1: Ulf Waschbusch, a former Google Mobile Product Manager and current MySpace mobile employee, says, in so many words, that the HTC-made, Google Android-powered T-Mobile G1 is far from an iPhone killer -- in fact, it's just downright disappointing: The reason many people see the G1 as ugly and old-fashioned...; Tags: Google Inc., T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Waschbusch, Pricing, 3G, GPS, Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-09-25

Apps for Androids: Will Google Map Out An 'Open' Platform?: Smartphones are no better than the apps that they run. So, if you're going to follow the money on Google's bet on its Android operating system for mobile phones, you also have to follow the apps. That's where an Android phone will have to distinguish itself from an iPhone or...; Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Metrazur, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-09-23
Notes from VMworld: Here are some random notes from VMworld. Paula is also here at the event and she has posted her own view of Paul Maritz's session. Conversation with Ed Walsh, CEO of Virtual Iron Ed Walsh, CEO of Virtual Iron, and I met for coffee prior to the beginning of...; Tags: Desktop, IBM Lotus Notes, VMware Inc., Paula, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-16
Video: Adobe unveils 'Project Genesis': At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Matthias Zeller, product manager at Adobe, demonstrates a prototype of the enterprise desktop client called "Project Genesis." The new software allows business users to create custom workspaces by combining and sharing applications, video, Web sites, and office documents. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-06
Adobe unveils 'Project Genesis': At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Matthias Zeller, product manager at Adobe, demonstrates a prototype of the enterprise desktop client called "Project Genesis." The new software allows business users to create custom workspaces by combining and sharing applications, video, Web sites, and office documents.; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Adobe, Project Genesis; Videos 2008-09-05
HP ditches the box for Walmart notebook promotion: Which notebook would you rather buy as a consumer, one that comes home with oodles of styrofoam and cardboard and plastic. Or one that ditches the cardboard altogether and even comes with its own messenger bag for you to carry it home in? Both Hewlett-Packard and...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linksys Inc., Notebooks, Home Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Webcast: Enterprise Search Architectures of the Future: Businesses today increasingly recognize the benefits of universal search, the ability to search all corporate content sources from a single secure search box. Many enterprises have heavily invested in developing content management systems and their associated processes. These systems and portals hold valuable information; however, lack of quality search...; Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Webcast, Benefits, Search, Human Resources; Webcasts 2008-08-28
Webcast: Spend Your Capital on Your Customers - Not Your IT: As Web-based businesses and SMBs adopt more sophisticated technology to stay competitive, they often struggle to meet the high capital costs and expertise required to manage these technologies. Web and IT hosting offers an effective alternative--whereby hardware, software and support are provided as a service. You get enterprise-class Web...; Tags: The Planet.com Internet Services Inc., Managed Hosting, Webcast, Information Technology, Web Hosting, It Services, Strategy, Internet, Management; Webcasts 2008-08-26
MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extensionTotally Out of Line This TimeOkay, Jason I think you have forgotten, er, uh, ooooh. Thanks for sharing!Samfree trial too?is this for people on the free trial, too?RE: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extensionApple tried to push too many products out at...; Tags: MobileMe, MobileMe subscriber; Discussion threads 2008-08-18
With FCC testing due soon, Google pushes white spaces: Google launched Free the Airwaves, a public advocacy site dedicated to pushing for what product manager Minnie Ingersoll calls "Wi-Fi on Steroids," meaning TV white spaces. Google and numerous other high-tech companies are pushing for the FCC to allow unlicensed use of the white spaces, much as...; Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-18
MySpace Data Availability at Lunch 2.0: This afternoon, Fox Interactive Media invited the tech community to its new San Francisco headquarters for free food, and an opportunity to network. Max Engel, product manager for the Data Availability project, spoke with me briefly about the new...; Tags: MySpace, Social Networking, Food & Beverage, Corporate Communications, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-14
Why x86 is perfectly fine for now: Why x86 is perfectly fine for nowAgreed - But demand drives progressEverything you say is true, but the more people who say I want 64bit and I want it now, the more progress you will see in 64bit apps and drivers. If 64bit demand is low, companies will turn...; Tags: Intel x86, X64, x86 IS, Vista x64; Discussion threads 2008-08-05
Eight pitfalls of predictive markets: Predictive markets sound like such a great idea for determining what will work in the market and what won't. But misplaced trust in these markets can spell gloom and doom for many an organization. Here then are eight problems you'll want to avoid as...; Tags: Google Inc., Market, Investment, Finance, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Update, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael CotÃ©: Coté just published a video of he and James interviewing Brian Goldfarb, Product Manager in Microsoft Developer division, about Silverlight 2 and the Deep Zoom functionality. Coté got the interview while at TechEd and there's some good stuff inside about possible use cases for the Deep Zoom technology. ...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Live Webcast: Now is the Time for HD Video Communications - The Smart Business Tool: More and more organizations today are turning to HD video communications as an everyday business communication tool. Why? Because video communications today is High Definition - the same quality as you experience on your home HDTV. And Telepresence, the new buzz word in video...; Tags: Webcast, Communication, Video, Tool, GBH Communications, Video Communication, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Webcasts 2008-06-25