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The future of... Sticky notes

Without a doubt, sticky notes are handy, but in many ways they're stuck in the analog world. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das introduces us to Quickies, an MIT Media Lab invention that combines sticky note convenience with PC intelligence. Think smart notes that send meeting reminders and add phone numbers...

Tags: Phone, Note, Telecom & Utilities, sticky note, Quickies, MIT, Media Lab, research, computers, Pranav Mistry, Pattie Maes, Post-it, Sumi Das, future technology

Videos 2008-12-19

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CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in business

CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in businessCorporate PDANot ready for Business? I think it depends on your business. I'm A Senior Systems Engineer, my needs for email and calendar are fairly basic. As long as it syncs, and I can access my mail it is fine.What I use my...

Tags: Web browsers, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple Safari, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

How to prevent the App Store from becoming the Crap Store

How to prevent the App Store from becoming the Crap StoreThey are Free elsewherebut these classics have been out for years and free. There are online ebook stores that sell books and GIVE the classics away for free. Oh, and all you need is a PDF reader or...

Tags: Games, App Store

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

The future of... Sticky notes

Without a doubt, sticky notes are handy, but in many ways they're stuck in the analog world. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das introduces us to Quickies, an MIT Media Lab invention that combines sticky note convenience with PC intelligence. Think smart notes that send meeting reminders and add phone numbers to...

Tags: Phone, Note, Telecom & Utilities, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-22

News to know: SAP; Hacking NASA; Apple; OpenSolaris

Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers? Common misconceptions about database security Sapphire 2008: Dennis Howlett: The changing SAP culture Larry Dignan: SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., OpenSolaris, Hacking, Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Two product quickies: Mophie Juice Pack good; Simple Tech stranded

I've been using the Mophie Juice Pack, an external battery that slips onto the Apple iPhone, for the past week and recommend it highly. The battery is about half the weight of the phone itself and fits neatly and securely onto the iPhone to provide a full day's charge for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Battery, Engineering, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-05-05

10 petaflops at your service

10 petaflops at your serviceJapanese supercomputersAs summarized in Chapter 3, Japanese firms started manufacturing high-performance vector machines in the early 1980s. By the late 1980s, using vector designs based on high-performance custom processor chips, these manufacturers posed a substantial competitive threat to U.S. producers. They benefited substantially from procurement by...

Tags: Research & Development, supercomputer, Japanese Government

Discussion threads 2005-07-26

Shanghai Pocket Essentials (Palm OS) 1.2 (Mobile)

Shanghai Pocket Essentials is a modern, solitaire version of the same named ancient oriental game, based on Activision's Shanghai Mah-Jongg series. You can create your own layouts, up to five levels deep, right on your handheld. Choose from over 100 of Activision's standard Shanghai layouts categorized in six groups: Kid...

Tags: Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., Shanghai, Activision Inc., Tile, LandWare, Shanghai Pocket Essentials, Palm OS, Games, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-07-12

Shanghai Pocket Essentials Mah-Jongg 1.1 (Mobile)

The Definitive Mah-Jongg for Palm Powered Handhelds Shanghai Pocket Essentials is a modern, solitaire version of the same named ancient oriental game, based on Activision's Shanghai Mah-Jongg series. LandWare has brought the graphics and play options to the handheld platform. Built on a custom engine using standard Activision graphics...

Tags: Mobile, Shanghai, Activision Inc., Layout, Tile, LandWare, Games, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-01-14