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Broadband users, watch your wallets

Broadband users, watch your walletsWRONG city boy!Assuming most rural people can better afford anything is like country bumpkins assuming all city folk are rich. It just ain't so. The majority of working rural people live on less the what the "poverty" level is in the city.It COSTS more...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Real Culprit, broadband, rural area, little town, city dweller, phone

Discussion threads 2004-04-27

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Online, hard to avoid debate

Tonight's presidential debate is spring up all over the Net. NBC's Hulu has launched a new Election 08 hub, which PaidContent describes as "an odd mix of debates, speeches, political humor, soundbites and commentary." Hulu is also showing Crawford, a film about the effects of...

Tags: Debate, Sales Force Management, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

First impressions of the Dash Express connected GPS device

I checked out a Garmin StreetPilot c580 last summer and thought it was a pretty compelling dedicated GPS system since it had MSN Direct integration to provide some wireless functionality. While it was useful for some things, the MSN Direct service is not designed for real-time wireless data and coverage...

Tags: Device, Display, Traffic Data, Maps, GPS, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Internet, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...

Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Google is your friend

I know there are those among us who lack my love for all things Google. Sure, it shows our kids ads, keeps track of the searches coming out of our buildings, displays naughty thumbnails that only the best of content filters can block, most kids don't look beyond the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

TRO hearing today on RealDVD

Federal Judge Marilyn Patel will hear arguments today on whether Real should be temporarily restrained from selling its RealDVD copying software. The software has been unavailable since Friday, when the Hollywood studios won an emergency halt on sales, a move that Real claims caused them "irreparable harm." ...

Tags: DVD, RealDVD, Real, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Image Gallery: First impressions of the Dash Express connected GPS device

The Dash Express stands out from the growing pack of stand-along GPS in-car devices due to its GPRS and WiFi radios that keep it connected all the time. With this wireless functionality you can receive real-time traffic updates, road construction warnings, weather, and much more. by Matthew Miller

Tags: Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller, product photos, gps, dash, wifi

Image galleries 2008-10-07

Does the Semantic Web matter?

My business card reads 'Technology Evangelist,' and this is a blog about the Semantic Web. So that should be an unequivocal 'Yes!' then, right? However, it's frequently worthwhile to revisit and question presumptions, beliefs and 'truths,' and the Semantic Web that dominates so much of my working...

Tags: Web, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

AMD to spin off manufacturing

Advanced Micro Devices will reveal a broad cost-cutting plan this morning that includes spinning off its manufacturing operations to a new joint venture largely funded by Abu Dhabi investment companies. It's a bold move for the chipmaker as it tries to maintain its position as the only real rival to...

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Semiconductors, Network Technology, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hardware, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Talkback Tuesday: Mobile Malware

Last week I wrote two posts about why I was not concerned about mobile malware right now, but I expected mobile malware to become a problem in the near future. There were several responses to the two posts, including the following: Phatkat writes: Most...

Tags: Mobile, Malware, Mobile Device, Mobile Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-10-06

MozyPro for Mac goes public beta

Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Public Beta, Backup, MozyPro, Mozy, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...

Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Startups listen up: you've got a pricing problem

Just about every new product coming to market is being offered as a service rather than packaged software. But pricing remains something of a mystery. A while back, I started a spreadsheet that plots price points for different saas accounting offerings. At the time I concluded that no-one has figured...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Small And Medium Enterprise, Web Application, Pricing Strategy, Phil Wainewright, Pricing, Smb/Sme, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Is Linux ready to replace Windows on the desktop? Linux advocates think that light, cheap netbooks show off the advantages of an open-source OS over Windows. Out in the real world, though, the market is arguing to the contrary. The director of sales for one especially hot-selling netbook says its...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-06

The Secrets of CEOs

I just finished reading an advance US manuscript of 'The Secrets of CEOs - 150 Global Chief Executives lift the lid on business, life and leadership' by Steve Tappin, who is a managing partner in the global CEO & board practice of Heidrick & Struggles, and Andrew Cave, a leading...

Tags: CEO, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-10-06

RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit against Real's DVD copying software. The RealDVD website now says the product is "currently unavailable." ...

Tags: Movie, Sales Strategy, DVD, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Sony AW series: The best laptop display?

With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...

Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx

IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebExWhy the big fuss over microblogs?The current pattern of Web 2.0 innovation starts with the incubation and socialization of a concept in the consumer space. For many vendors, this is just baiting the hook. Once these behaviors are socialized, maybe the most devoted...

Tags: Bluehouse, IBM Launches, WebEx Communications Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-05