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iPhone OS 3.0: In-app buying

Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall explains how iPhone users can buy new game levels, subscription content, and more from within an iPhone application.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Personal Technology, News, iphone 3.0, sdk, games, buying, apple, data, purchasing, iTunes

Videos 2009-03-17

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So about those illegal downloads

PC World posted an interesting article today about the sale of The Pirate Bay. Titled "Pirate Bay Sale Signals the Death of an Era", the article brings up some important potential implications for education in secondary schools as well as for enforcement at colleges and universities. ...

Tags: Software, Music, Michael Scalisi, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Should you really buy new gear or look for almost new?

A few months back, I mused about how long the average company should keep their technology infrastructure around and about whether or not they really need new equipment for certain applications. Needless to say, I heard from several organizations that make their living on the hope that businesses will at...

Tags: Sales Strategy, Data Centers, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phone

Recently I wrote about a study that still finds camera phones sorely lacking behind regular digital camera technology. Well, Nokia is stepping up its game with the launch of a 12-megapixel camera phone later this year, according to PhoneReport. This follows up 12 MP model announcements from Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson....

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Camera Phone, Digital Camera, Camera, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Cisco Live! - CEO Chambers on Collaboration Business Value

The above video clips from my handheld Flip are from John Chambers Cisco Live! keynote address today and are specifically two edits about Cisco's strategic perspective on collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise. In the second edit Chambers talks about Cisco's business architectural re-engineering...

Tags: Web, Collaboration, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...

Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

HP Deskjet D2660 Printer

It's no surprise that the printer industry is making a calculated shift toward all-in-one printers featuring copiers, scanner, and fax machines all built into one device, and the transition is win-win: consumers benefit from lowered prices for more capable machines, and manufacturers can sell us more ink cartridges and paper...

Tags: Printers, Fax, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, Deskjet D2660

Product reviews 2009-06-29

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100Well, of course [i]you are not convinced of the value[/i][i]of this particular incarnation of netbook[/i] because it comes with Vista as am option, and may push Linux to the side at many schools.If it sold as a "Linux only" you would likely be so...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Notebooks, ARRA, Latitude 2100, Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior tooAnalogy:Churchill: "You can't tax yourself out of poverty"Obama: "Let's spend [future generation's money] to become wealthy again".WTF!If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying AnythingPrices of goods and services will go through the roof, think people are going to care about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Expectations for Windows 7 may be getting a bit out of hand. It's one thing to expect Windows 7 to juice a PC upgrade cycle, Microsoft's earnings and tech industry growth. It's quite another to think that Windows 7 is going to move the needle on gross...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, PC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh

Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh wow companies want you to buy stuff from them...details at 11I'd be interested in knowing how they arrived at the correlation between......older PCs and malware. I can't see why an older system would be any more likely to get malware than a brand...

Tags: SMB/SME, Cyberthreats, Intel Corp., small and medium enterprise, PC Refresh, PC

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Windows 7: Good enough to pay for?

I finally installed the Windows 7 release candidate that the folks from Microsoft were kind enough to pass on a couple weeks ago at the Intel Classmate Ecosystem Summit. I could have installed it on my Mac, but I already have Vista running with Boot Camp with a fair...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-27

Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite back

Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite backI own a BR player and have 3 BR movies ....Only movies worth the extra bucks and that is a very small number will make me think about purchasing a BR movie. For all other, upconverted DVD is good enough.If the BR movies were about the...

Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Mac Games Arcade 1.2 (Mac)

Mac Games Arcade allows users to download, purchase and manage their Mac games all through an innovative and easy-to-use Mac interface. With Mac Games Arcade, users can browse through hundreds of digital download Mac titles from over 100 Mac developers, check out demos, write reviews, purchase games, and maintain...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Macgamestore, Mac Games Arcade, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-26

China throttles Google, U.S. ratchets up trade war over Green Dam

China throttles Google, U.S. ratchets up trade war over Green DamM$ and the Chinese gov are working against GoogleWhen they can't compete they sue or create laws to stiffle inovation.Is Green Dam a block on trade too?I'm starting to wonder if Green Dam is not so much a block on...

Tags: Green Dam, Google U.S., Google Inc., Chinese Government

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?

Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?These prices...after Vista? MS has cojones...It's disappointing that Microsoft is charging such outrageous amounts for their operating system for two reasons:1. The Vista debacle...no sign of a "mea culpa" from MS and there likely never will be. So much for...

Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Too-high, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Windows, service pack

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Buying Websites on eBay 2.0 (Windows)

Buying an established Web site is a great way to own a ready-made web presence. If the Web site is good you can enjoy the benefit of a strong position in the search engines and capitalise on an instant flow of traffic. An established Web site gives you the chance...

Tags: Web, Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, eBay Inc., Free Autoresponce, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Would Jobs' illness make you think twice about a Mac rollout?

It's that time of year when we're all thinking about summer purchases and configurations. At least I hope you are and your budgets haven't been so severely slashed that summer will be a slow time of year for you. Most of us already know how our FY10 budgets are...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Multimedia, Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-24

My Experience with Dell's Namastechnical Support

My Experience with Dell's Namastechnical SupportMy experience has always been positiveI've always had a great experience with Dell technical support. I've had to use them on several occasions to support my Latitude XT. I've never actually had an indian support rep though.1) The digitizer on my tablet stopped working. I...

Tags: Notebooks, OK Here, Dell Computer Corp., Namastechnical Support

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

My Experience with Dell's Namastechnical Support

Despite my dislike for all things outsourced, my first experience with DELL's call center in India was a largely positive one. So this week, during a particularly intense session of software testing, the 500GB hard drive on my DELL Precision 530 decided to...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, CD, Call-center, Indian, Minesh, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Desktops, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-24