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Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a 50-inch plasma TV, an Onkyo AV receiver, Philips universal remote and the Helio Fin.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. Pioneer PDP-5080HDEditors'' rating: 8.7The good: This 50-inch plasma TV displays an...; Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, photograph, HDMI, Shure, Read CNET', video, shade, plasma TV, headphone, fax, laser, quibble, TV Guide, calibration, CableCard, multifunction, 1080i, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., TV, Philips Electronics N.V., small office, Sirius, receiver, sp; Image galleries 2007-08-25

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Michael Dell's a believer: Makes a $100 million statement: Michael Dell's a believer: Makes a $100 million statementDoes that make him...?Just wondering if that makes him the majority shareholder now? Or could that be his goal, to make sure he retains control over Dell as a rule because he may be considering stepping aside as CEO to pursue something...; Tags: Mortgages, Dell Computer Corp., Michael Dell, believer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Gateway T-6828: Most low-priced laptops are bulky midsize systems with 15.4-inch screens. But the Gateway T-6828 offers a slightly more portable thin-and-light form factor with a 14.1-inch screen that's still comfortable enough for a full day of work. Aside from portability, the $799 T-6828 offers a beautiful display and performance that matches...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gateway T-6828, Gateway Inc.; Product reviews 2008-06-06
HP packs two independent servers on a blade: HP can now pack two servers one blade and cut energy consumption by 60 percent based on its calculations. HP was set to announce its new blade set-up on Wednesday. The server twofer--dubbed the HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5 right--is the first of its kind and is part...; Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, BL2x220c G5, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Dell: We're greener than HP: Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the "we're greener than you" game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14

News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...; Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
True Server Virtualization: I see that Tony Asaro, Chief Strategy Officer over at Virtual Iron, recently presented some interesting comments about what makes up true server virtualization in his blog. In his post, he points out that "The hypervisor is important and is useful for consolidating servers. But true server virtualization isn't just...; Tags: Environment, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, Server Virtualization, Virtual Machine Software, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-12
State of the Linux union is sound: Before settling down to business at its Collaboration Summit in Austin today, the Linux Foundation heard a state of the Linux union talk from IDC. In the enterprise space, it's sound. (This is a picture from last year's summit. Don't they look excited, though?) ...; Tags: Opacity, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Standards competition and globalization: I've been thinking a lot more about globalization and the important role standards have played in "version 3.0" of that process due to my reading of Friedman's book "The World is Flat." In a globalized world, standards are critical, as they are what keeps the digital highways...; Tags: Desktop, Web, HTML, Microsoft Silverlight, HTTP, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Standards, AJAX Application, AJAX, Quality, Tcp/Ip, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Globalization, Internet, CSS, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Business Operations, Networking, Emerging Technologies, Strategy, Management, Scripting Languages, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Gateway FHD2400 (24-inch): Despite a host of video connections, including HDMI, and HDCP support, the $550 Gateway FHD2400 is not a good multimedia display choice. This 24-inch LCD carries a reasonable $550 price and will suffice for basic productivity and gaming usage. The rich feature set includes an optional $50 speaker bar that...; Tags: Corporate communications, Gateway FHD2400, Gateway Inc., display, OSD; Product reviews 2008-03-25
Knowledge@Wharton interview with Scott Guthrie on everything: Kendall Whitehouse has a really fantastic interview up with Scott Guthrie, the man helping to lead Microsoft's charge into rich Internet applications. The interview covers a ton of ground including Microsoft's plan to make money off of Silverlight and Scott Guthrie's thoughts on AIR. Kendall has been following the space...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Knowledge@Wharton, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Kendall Whitehouse, Kendall, Scott, Flash, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Web Site Development, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-03-19
A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management: A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network ManagementGood Job on your part.Very nice yet some what biased description. Not that I don't doubt that your observation was legitimate. You have successfully painted Burstein as an unorganized loud mouth that wants people to accept his word until proven otherwise....; Tags: Network administration, NETWORKING, network management, network; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3F: How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3FThat's a better way of looking at it.Compared to yesterday's piece, this is a much more informed look at the supposed issue.I agree that changes that are made to a GPL code base should, in the spirit of the license all of them, be given back. Your use of...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
HD DVD is dead: HD DVD is deadIt's not dead yet......but it certainly isn't well.Toshiba should have learned from DVD and DIVX that competing means someone will lose.The sooner Toshiba cuts their loses and bails, the less money they will lose. Anything else just prolongs the pain.Blu-ray isn't perfect and its players need...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, DVD, Toshiba Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-15
Motorola i570 (Nextel): We have to admit that we're not sure what is going on with Sprint lately. Following its merger with Nextel three years ago, the company said it would be phasing out Nextel's iDEN network in favor of Sprint's CDMA network. And to show it meant what it said, it started...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., speakerphone, i570, Nextel Communications Inc., phone; Product reviews 2008-02-05
Greencollar: such a clever phrase...but there will be jobs: I shouldn't quibble, I guess. Some of the wannabe White House CEO-candidates are now talking about investing in greencollar jobs. That would presumably be money spent on things besides more oil wells in Alaska or coal plants in Missouri. It might mean investment in clean technologies, insulating old...; Tags: Job, Green Technology, Climate, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-27
Mossberg, Baig and Levy pass judgment on the MacBook Air - Beautiful, but a compromise: Mossberg, Baig and Levy pass judgment on the MacBook Air - Beautiful, but a compromiseIf onlythey had left in an ethernet and granted a removable battery. Everything else would have been fine. This is really to early for such a device. Wireless isn't yet prevelant enough to...; Tags: Notebooks, Wi-Fi, MacBook Air, Baig, Apple MacBook, Mossberg, wireless, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
How will HTML 5 change the Web?: How will HTML 5 change the Web?Not quite so[i]Pages will display similarly regardless of which brand of software you use.[/i]That's only true if the makers implement 100% of the specification. The problem has always been incomplete implementation, which resulted in hacks and work-arounds. Obviously Microsoft is guilty of this the...; Tags: Web browsers, Obviously Microsoft, HTML, HTML 5, Web browser, CSS 3, CSS, Microsoft Corp., Web; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Apple's first quarter shines, but the outlook crushes stock; Is the beating warranted?: Updated: Apple on Tuesday reported strong first quarter results handily topping estimates as it lured holiday shoppers with new Macs and iPods. However, Apple's outlook for the March quarter left a lot to be desired and may hint at a demand slowdown. Wall Street shot first and asked questions later....; Tags: Revenue, Apple iPod, Stock, Apple Inc., March, Sales Strategy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Once again, competition breeds innovation: No sooner had the electronic "ink" dried on Chris Dawson's piece OLPC and Intel part ways that Intel confirmed that the Classmate lives on with a next generation already in the works! Well surprise, surprise! Ever since the Intel Classmate was announced see A quick update on the Classmate it was clearly superior...; Tags: Innovation, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Intel Classmate, XO, OLPC Foundation, Marc Wagner; Blog posts 2008-01-04