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Worldwide broadband growth falls to 7.1ò0in Q2 2006: Worldwide broadband growth falls to 7.1ò0in Q2 2006Broadband penetrationAs broadband per household approaches 100% the growth rate will slow to 0. This is trivial math. A much better analysis would be to measure % broadband access per household,% dialup access per household, and no access per household. ...; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband growth, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-11-10
US printer market down 4.2ò0in Q2 2006: US printer market down 4.2ò0in Q2 2006Printer shipments down in USSimply a result of the slowing economy. People and businesses aren't willing to spend extra for new hardware. Maybe the FEDS ought to look at printer shipments to see how they cooled everyone on the US Economy????; Tags: Printers, printer, printer market, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-09-06
Global DRAM revenue reached $7.5 bln in Q2 2006: Global DRAM revenue reached $7.5 bln in Q2 2006Well, that redefines "thanks for the memory", doesn't it?:D; Tags: Operational accounting, Global DRAM, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-08-06
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006A map for people too....stupid to live.; Tags: Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-11
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006yeah, you watch, some linux hippy will turn this into a..hovercraft or something..; Tags: Linux, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-11

The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006Good job, ZDNet!Whoever wrote the snarky comments on this stuff, they did a pretty good job.; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-11
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006ROFL!!!I don't know whats more pathetic...the fat man playing polo on a segway...or the loser geeks and geekette watching him with some kind of interest.warning crash imminenti doubt an old man would have such a keen sense of balance ?HAha, yeah that's funny...polo for...; Tags: Policies and procedures, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-11
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006A question...Are there ANY video games based on movies that are even remotely decent? DaVinci Code = sucks. X-Men = sucks. Jurrasic Park = sucks. Matrix and all offshots = sucks.I know a few people that like Battle for Middle Earth 2...but it...; Tags: Games, Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-11
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006: The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006agree ntnt = no textROFL Yep Its Stupid!And the price makes me fall off my chair laughing; Tags: Q2 2006; Discussion threads 2006-07-10
31% of US companies plan to continue hiring in Q2 2006: 31% of the firms surveyed by Manpower Employment Outlook Survey plan to hire in Q2 2006, about flat from the 20% who intended to hire in Q1 2006. Manpower surveys about 16,000 US companies on their hiring plans each quarter.; Tags: Manpower, Q2 2006; Blog posts 2006-03-14

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ebay beats Q3, adjusts guidance for Q4, FY08: eBay reported third quarter earnings today, beating Wall Street's expectations with revenues of $2.12 billion, up $228 million from the third quarter of 2007. It reported non-GAAP profits of $592 million, or 46 cents per share. GAAP profits were $492 million, or 38 cents per share. Analysts had been expecting...; Tags: Earnings, eBay Inc., GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-15
More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort (updated): One of the announcements coming out of Cupertino is that their MacBooks now ship with a new video out port called the Mini DisplayPort complete with funny capitalization and lack of space between the words. It means that you'll have to remember to bring a US$30 dongle/adapter with...; Tags: HDMI, Apple Inc., Mini DisplayPort, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?: Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Newpaper Web revenue down 2.4% in Q2 2008: In Q2 2008, newspaper Web sites revenue was down 2.4% compared with Q2 2007, to $777 mln, according to the Newspaper Association of America. It was the only YTY drop since the association began measuring online revenue in 2003. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Newpaper Web revenue down 2.4% in...; Tags: Revenue, Operational Accounting, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Google will appeal German copyright decision: In a decision that directly conflicts with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' interpretation (Perfect10 v. Google, PDF), a German court has ruled that Google's display of a thumbnail image of a photographer's work violates his copyright. "It doesn't matter that thumbnails are much smaller...; Tags: Google Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Audience breakdown of for podcast downloaders: as groups of internet users February-April 2006 August 2006 May 2008 Total internet users 7% 12% 19% Men 9% 15% 22% Women 5% 8% 16% Age 18-29 10% 14% 27% Age 30-49 8% 12% 20% Age 50-64 5%...; Tags: Internet User, Experience, Podcasts, Internet, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, NB; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emails: It's been a source of contention on this blog and others whether Sarah Palin used her Yahoo accounts for any state business, or whether it was all family pictures and political stuff. It's a question that will eventually be sorted out by the courts because an Alaska judge just ordered...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
DOJ backs off ATI: More good news for AMD. The Department of Justice has officially closed its antitrust investigation into ATI, the graphics chipmaker it bought in 2006. The Justice Department was investigating practices in the hot-and-heavy battle between ATI and Nvidia. Coverage at PCWorld. AMD announced last week saw its...; Tags: ATI Technologies Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-13
Value, value and values in an open source world: Value, value and values in an open source worldWhy is it that many feel that companies should/mustshare software code, yet they draw the line at sharing anything which maintaines their own income?I do not see Boeing sharing design or manufacturing techniues with Airbus, KFC and Coca-Cola keep their recipies under...; Tags: proprietary software, software, open source; Discussion threads 2008-10-13
19% of internet users have downloaded a podcast: 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later, - according to Pew Internet Project. This most recent percentage is up from 12% of internet users who reported downloading podcasts in August 2006 survey and 7% in February-April...; Tags: Internet User, Podcasts, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-10-13