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Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID planWTF??Hey,How does this card make things safer? So if I have one of these then I can't blow stuff up?IdiotsMore security theater, more useless crap that inconveniences us, but does nothing useful. Oh, and I have great faith in the crowd that...

Tags: Operational accounting, SECURITY, REAL PROBLEM, REAL ID, Real ID plan, homeland security, privacy, government, Social Security

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

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Samsung SCH-220 Code - silver (MetroPCS)

The Samsung Code (SCH-i220) is MetroPCS's first Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, which seems like a step backward seeing as Windows Mobile 6.5 devices are available. However, that shouldn't detract the customers from getting the messaging-centric device. The Code offers a sleek design, easy-to-use keyboard, and decent performance and call quality....

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-18

Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Samsung Instinct, Instinct HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-09-30

Intel: 32nm is just the beginning

Intel hasn't released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum IDF talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running Sandy Bridge, the new microarchitecture that comes after Westmere,...

Tags: Graphics, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Process Technology, Larrabee, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-23

The problem with health care is costs and you

I think my head is going to explode.Is anyone else confused and frustrated about this topic??? Some people are crying "Social Medicine Go Away but don't touch Medicare or Medicaid" Some people are saying "Capitalism should dominate Health care" Other people are blaming the patients for being sick. Other people...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, New Taxes, Ins, Compassion, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch Pro2 Verizon WirelessThe HTC Touch Pro2 is making the rounds to the various carriers; first showing up at T-Mobile, then to Sprint, and now Verizon Wireless. Verizon's version of the Windows Mobile smartphone isn't all that different from the other models, delivering a powerful business device capable...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Wireless, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Communications Inc., smart phone

Product reviews 2009-09-22

HTC Snap (Alltel)

Photo gallery:HTC Snap AlltelThe HTC Snap has been making the rounds to various carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and now Alltel. Like the rest, the Alltel Snap has a heavy focus on messaging and includes HTC's Inner Circle feature to help busy mobile professionals prioritize e-mail with just a...

Tags: E-mail, Instant messaging, Cellular phones, Groupware, Handhelds, contact book, Alltel Corp., Snap, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-09-14

OpenID, meet the U.S. government

In other words...IOW, these vendors are colluding with the government on a "bar code on your forehead" type identity plan. Won't be long now...this "identity" will be require to buy or sell...as prophesied long ago....Yep!Just like MS tried and failed!You ALREADY can't do anything without a Passport, Picture ID,...

Tags: Government, OpenID, U.S. Government

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Bad ethics in the wild: Twitter spamming and site stealing

Interesting......a guy who has no problem violating copyrights complaining about a lack of ethics.Carl RapsonSPAM on Twitter!!! Say it isn't so!!Why is this worthy of a ZDNET blog entry. Is your next entry going to be about how you hate to get those EMail's that say "You've Won $15,000,000" or...

Tags: Spam, E-mail, Twitter Inc., Twitter spamming, BAD ETHICS, spamming

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Smartphone vs. feature phone arms race heats up; which did you buy?

Smartphones such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry might get all the headlines, but most Americans continue to opt for less-expensive feature phones. Feature phones, which are dumb phones that have elements but not the full connectivity of smartphones,...

Tags: Phone, Smart Phone, Handset, Smartphone, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-20

IBM: re-training for our future

IBM and railroads. This is not a non sequitor. I recently spoke with Keith Dierkx who works for IBM in their expanding business providing services for planning, construction and operation of high-speed rail. Dierkx is in the process of relocating to Beijing where he and IBM will...

Tags: China, Beijing, Rail, IBM Corp., Dierkx, Government, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-09

Chrome security boosts Google OS plan

Chrome security boosts Google OS planWho will protect us from our protectors?"completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware, and security updates,"Who will protect us from Google? This is beginning to sound like a replay of the 1995...

Tags: Google Inc., security, Chrome, Google OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

HTC Ozone (Verizon Wireless)

The HTC Ozone is Verizon Wireless' answer to Sprint's HTC Snap. Though its design is slightly different, it offers many of the same features and is positioned toward the same group of messaging-savvy users. In a great move, Verizon added Wi-Fi and dual-mode CDMA/GSM support, but we missed support for...

Tags: space bar, Verizon Wireless, volume rocker, ozone, High Tech Computer Corp., Snap, HTC Ozone

Product reviews 2009-07-10

Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computing

Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computingThis was a move to ...... put the IT industry on hold the way Microsoft has done for years.Now it's, let's wait and see what Google is going to come out with.Anticipation is making you wait? That's...

Tags: Operating systems, OpenOffice, NOW IT, Google Inc., Chrome, Chrome OS, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making process

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making processt-Mobile is not the worst....If this can be believed, and resulted from independent testing, t-Mobile my carrier on coastal SC is not the worst: http://cell-phone-providers-review.toptenreviews.com/Certainly J. D. Powers and Associates is to be believed (at least in 2006---I did not search...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Opera Mobile, Apple iPhone, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., decision-making, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

MSI GT725-212US

To game well on a laptop isn't always a cheap endeavor--some might even call it a fool's way to part with his wallet. It can often seem like price is no issue for enthusiasts, but thankfully, some manufacturers are looking out for more affordable ways to get a superior gaming...

Tags: Games, Notebooks, game, notebook, lid

Product reviews 2009-06-15

Hearing the Call: A Promethean Encounter in Copenhagen?

[caption id="attachment_634" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Cate Blanchett: A Promethean Encounter with CEOs in Copenhagen?"][/caption] The great and the good of global business got together in Copenhagen last week to try to reach consensus on what the private sector message should be to the UN...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Copenhagen, Climate, Deforestation, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-06-03

2009 Nissan Cube S

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Cube SWith its new Cube model, Nissan seems intent on outdoing the Honda Element and Scion xB for polarizing style. Some people are going to hate the 2009 Nissan Cube's looks, and some people are going to love it. But nobody can deny the practicality of the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cube, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-05-11

Philadelphia Flyers Rock! - When It Comes To Customer Experience, That Is

I need to make something clear from the start. I'm a diehard NY Rangers fan when it comes to hockey. In fact, with the exception of women's soccer where I root for the Women's Professional Soccer League's WPSL Washington Freedom, I root for New York everything when it comes to...

Tags: Program, Fan, Customer Experience, Fan Stimulus Plan, Sales Strategy, Games, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Talk about rotten infrastructure...

It is widely acknowledged that the most energy-efficient way to move a lot of people from point A to point B is by rail. Same goes for freight. Yet over the past half century the U.S. has made an art of dissing rail transit beyond a few major metro areas....

Tags: Train, Houston, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-30