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- Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!
- wow, just wow ntntSpock: They're maps, Jim, but not as we know them.[sigh] Where's Scotty when you really need him?
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Mapquest, Bing Maps, Cool New Google Maps Feature, Bing, New Jersey Wormholes, Brook
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- 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.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
- anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Dear Microsoft: What's the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?
- Location?38.921473?N 77.066946?WYep, same here ...... stonewalled at every turn. With you ...... I can see, because you've been pulling on Microsoft's scab lately. But in Ed's case, I don't know why they would treat him like that.^o^Message has been deleted..Believe it or not ...... it makes little difference. The...
- Tags: upgrade media, reverse engineering, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary
- In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...
- Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability
- did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Apple's tablet UI patent unearthed
- You really can't be serious...can you?From the looks of the graphic...the "touch screen" is going to be at least SIXTEEN INCHES wide.That makes it REAL convenient to carry around.That looks to beone awfully large tablet. I wonder if they will copy Microsoft's idea, and make a folding tablet?GraphicPatent application graphics...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., tablet, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off
- Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Bing: Decision engine = shopping engine
- Bing is also better at medical searchesTry searching for "sciatica" on Google vs Bing. The Bing results are better laid out and categorized:http://www.bing-vs-google.com/?q=sciatica It's also great for weather and maps......although I still like Google Maps UI a little better with being able to change the course for directions by dragging...
- Tags: Thurrott, MS marketing, Bing, Apple Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G network
- AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G networkReturn to T-MobileGood for you, Miller. I was thinking of switching from VZW to AT&T for the Samsung Jack because I like WinMo smartphones, but switched to T-Mobile on their Dash 3G instead. A week after I...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G network, network, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Can the networks support next-gen smartphone traffic?
- Can the networks support next-gen smartphone traffic?Mobile & networking equipment boomIt's a great problem to have. It could create a demand boom for mobile & networking equipment providers. It should also help advance deployment plans for 4G networks.Where there is demand, there will be supply. Companies don't normally miss opportunities,...
- Tags: WiMAX, NETWORKING, Cellular phones, network, patent, patent holder, smartphone traffic, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Firefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorilla
- Firefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorillaFirefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorillaFinally! It has been released. Now to download and install it. I'll be the first one at work with FF 3.5.Thank god I do not have the same attitudeRegarding your comment "I see no need...
- Tags: Adrian, browser gorilla, Firefox 3.5, mid-sized browser gorilla, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser, Well-Positioned
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google
- Yahoo's Carol Bartz took the stage at her first annual shareholder's meeting as CEO this morning. The first half of the meeting was business as usual, specifically votes on the re-election of board members and other official business facing the board. It wasn't until about halfway through the meeting that...
- Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Government, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide
- Bacardi's misogynistic Israeli Internet advertising campaign will only get them scores of disdain from American consumers. What the hell was Bacardi thinking? I had to see it to believe it. Bermuda-headquartered Bacardi, the world's largest spirits distiller, decided to launch a English and...
- Tags: Bacardi Ltd., Serrales, White Variety, Barrilito, Barbancourt, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-21
- Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States
- Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the StatesAgreed, with one minor point difference . . .I believe that the reason you're seeing what you are in China is that since most Windows installations are pirated copies, they get no support. And if you're going to have no support, might...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux/Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Linux, minor player, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Microsoft to employees: Don't want to use WinMo? You're on your own
- Microsoft to employees: Don't want to use WinMo? You're on your ownMicrosoft to employees: Don't want to use WinMo? You're on your own1. Because every little bit helps2. To keep trust within the company of which they work and embrace it and use their products. The company for which...
- Tags: Research & Development, Mobile applications, COMPANIES, Microsoft Corp., WinMo
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Billboard for WWDC is torn down; startup smells rotten Apple
- Billboard for WWDC is torn down; startup smells rotten AppleThe actual Cure for iPhone Envy....Is to pick something up and .... hit yourself on the head with it. No Pun Intented?[i]The transit agency has approved the [u]transparent[/u] one but it?s still [u]unclear[/u] how soon that billboard can go back up.[/i]It...
- Tags: Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- ZFS support falls off of Snow Leopard Server's feature list?
- ZFS support falls off of Snow Leopard Server's feature list?What do you call this? I can't remember.When a company announces that the next version of their software will have this great feature and all the fanboys go nuts and all the bloggers *cough* Paul Murphy *cough* start talking about how...
- Tags: Snow Leopard Server, Snow Leopard, ZFS, server
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads
- The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploadsyea, right.Business and marketing types will destroy everything. They have destroyed our banks, destroyed our automotive industry and now they want to destroy the internet.The whole country needs a new business model that does not include Wall Street where greed rules.RE: The...
- Tags: INTERNET, YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Google I/O: Coding for better battery life
- Jeff Sharkey, recently hired by Google, presented an interesting session this afternoon called "Coding for Life - Battery Life, That Is". In it, he offered several practical tips for Android developers to prolong the life of their users' batteries. All apps need to work together to be...
- Tags: Google Inc., I/O, Battery, Wakelocks, Engineering, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
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