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Tracking zebras... and consumers

Wireless networks have been used before to track animals, such as elephants, koalas, and even pigeons. Now, U.S. researchers are using social networking software to track zebras. They hope to discover how animals interact -- especially when lions are near a herd. They also think their...

Tags: Social Networking, Animal, Researcher, Network, Herd, Analysis, Species, Rubenstein, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-11

Tevanian, Rubinstein leave Apple

March 31, 2006 was the last official day of employment for two key Apple executives: Avadis "Avie" Tevanian, Jr. and Jon Rubinstein. Think Secret reported last Monday that San Francisco Chronicle reporter Alan T. Saracevic confirmed that Tevanian was leaving to "pursue other interests." Katie Cotton, Apple's Vice President of...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Rubenstein

Blog posts 2006-04-03

Additional Resources

Garmin plots Android phone

Why does everyone think they can make a good phone?!Granted Apple made it look easy with the iPhone, but look at Motorola. The Droid appears to have broken their streak of clunkers, but even a company with a long-history of successes in the market can struggle to turn out a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Droid, Garmin Ltd., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

Reflects badly on both companiesI think this whole ordeal reflects badly on both Apple on Palm.It makes Apple out to be hypocrites. I mean, wasn't the whole reason for the lack of interoperability with other players a DRM issue? Didn't Steve Jobs say this himself the last time Apple was...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, game, itune, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?

When Palm announced a new mobile operating system - WebOS - and plans for the first smartphone built on it - the Pre - at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, the company became the darling of the industry. Here, after all, was the company whose name was once...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing Research, Branding, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy

Palm's first quarter had multiple moving parts. The company shipped 823,000 smartphones, announced plans to raise capital, beat estimates, delivered a mixed outlook and said the company's fortunes will be tied to product launches. Got all that? The big question, however, remains. Can the...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Quarter, Palm Pre, GAAP, Smart Phones, Operational Accounting, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Financial Accounting, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-17

The brain drain from Apple to Palm

Bloomberg reports that Palm rebuffed a request from Apple CEO Steve Jobs in August 2007 that the companies stop hiring each others employees. Then Palm CEO Ed Colligan pictured left dismissed Jobs' proposal saying: Your proposal that we agree that neither company will hire the others employees, regardless of...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Business Ethics, Product Development, Public Relations, Leadership, Management, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Palm re-activates iTunes sync in Web OS 1.1

Palm re-activates iTunes sync in Web OS 1.1RE: Palm re-activates iTunes sync in Web OS 1.1Steve needs to strangle Jon Rubenstein with his turtleneck.GO PALM!!!I'm glad someone is standing up to the 800lb gorilla in this particular market.If I bought the Pre ...... I'd be angry to learn that the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iTunes Sync, Web OS 1.1, Apple iTunes, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Palm shares up after reported loss; upbeat about future with Pre, WebOS

Palm appeared to perform better in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected and that seems to be good news for investors, especially considering that the results don't include the new Palm Pre, which didn't start shipping until after the close of the quarter. Shares of Palm skyrocketed on the...

Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chanceLook at the negatives listed...... and you will see only one of them is permanent. It is a bit chunky, compared to other smartphones. All of the others are quite temporary. There will be more apps, the app site will...

Tags: Engineering, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Pre, Apple HyperCard, puncher, reviewer, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Pre syncs with iTunes out of the box

According to a report at Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog the upcoming Palm Pre syncs seamlessly with Apple’s iTunes. In fact, the iTunes Store treats the Pre just as it would an iPod or an iPhone with one exception: it can’t handle old copy-protected songs. In the past third-party...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Pre, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?

While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Apple's multi-touch patent sets up a legal battle with Palm

In what could be a game changer for the smartphone industry, Apple was awarded a patent for its multi-touch interface for the iPhone and iPod touch. Patent number 7,479,949 was filed on 11 April 2008 and was approved on January 20, 2009 and covers multi-touch and all...

Tags: Patent, Multi-touch, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?

Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?Would be pathetic to do soThat would be low from even Apple to do so though this wouldn't surprise me. However this could show that Palm is the first to really worry Apple Smartphone wise. It could be interesting to see if Palm will...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Network technology, Handhelds, emperor, Apple Inc., Pre IP, Palm Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

CES 2009: Liveblogging Palm's press conference [day 3]

Scroll down for newest info -- wireless is spotty! PALM IS ALIVE AND WELL Here's the whole press conference, from start to finish: 1:36PM EST: I'm sitting in the second row of Palm's very crowded press conference in a large ballroom...

Tags: Card, Facebook, Phone, Palm Inc., Ed Colligan, Sheryl Sandberg, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-08

It looks like HTC made the Palm Treo Pro

It looks like HTC made the Palm Treo Proyou think this is a good thing?When I see the specs for the treo pro I see tired, old, and sad specs. I see a worthless PDA that would lose a fight to even the cheapest knock-off PDA found on the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, treo, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., Palm Treo Pro, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

A look at Obama's IT strategy: The Facebook connection and the scale challenge

Barack Obama has sealed the Democratic party nomination with the help of social networking, a Facebook staffer and an off-the-shelf IT strategy. Those are some of the takeaways from a case study by David Carr at CIOZone, a site started by a bunch of my former Baseline...

Tags: Strategy, Facebook, Phone, Information Technology, Volunteer, Barack Obama, David Carr, Hughes, Productivity, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-04

A pharmacy in a nanotechnology-based thin film

MIT researchers have developed a new implantable device to improve our health. This nanoscale thin-film coating can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets, acting as a 'micro pharmacy' inside our bodies. It could be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. This film, which is...

Tags: Film, Researcher, Substrate, Voltage, Drug, Nanotechnology, Real Estate, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-13

MySpace offers a safety guide for parents

Parents have spoken and News Corp. has heeded their calls. The Murdoch corporation is producing an online safety guide for parents of MySpace users, reports Reuters. News Corp - the owners of MySpace and Seventeen magazine - the National School Board Association and the National Association of Independent...

Tags: MySpace

Blog posts 2006-09-26

MySpace in the world

MySpace.com has taken so much heat for problems with its teen-oriented website that the NewsCorp-owned site is striking back - with good deeds. According to the Washington Post, MySpace is sponsoring a contest, which begins today, requesting members to send in short videos promoting social activism. The winner will...

Tags: MySpace

Blog posts 2006-07-05