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Is Steve Jobs slowly passing the baton?

ZDNet's Sam Diaz offers his views on Steve Jobs' presentation at the Apple notebook event Tuesday. He says the Apple CEO could slowly be handing over the reins, given that he gave a lot of his time during the event to Apple executives Tim Cook and Phil Schiller.

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz Memo, Apple

Videos 2008-10-15

RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin

ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software. The movie studios are suing Real Networks alleging the software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Diaz says consumers should be able to enjoy...

Tags: Software, Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Movie Studio, Tools & Techniques, Management, Sam Diaz Memo, RealNetworks, Hollywood

Videos 2008-10-01

Microsoft's rough start to a new beginning

ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz shares his views on Microsoft's recent commercial starring Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The new 90-second ad was a letdown mainly because it had nothing to do with computers, says Diaz.

Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Sam Diaz Memo, Microsoft, Apple, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates

Videos 2008-09-11

TiVo's new strategy: Too little, too late?

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz says it's time for TiVo to focus its resources on licensing its technologies for the non-TiVo DVR boxes offered by cable and satellite TV providers. TiVo should abandon developing its standalone set-top boxes, since it has never been good at luring a mainstream customer base,...

Tags: Strategy, TiVo Inc., Satellite TV, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sam Diaz Memo, Tivo, DirecTV

Videos 2008-09-03

Looking deeper into Comcast's new cap

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz offers his take on Comcast's recent announcement that it will begin implementing a Web-surfing limit on its customers October 1. Imposing data limits could discourage existing users from experimenting with alternatives to cable TV, Diaz says.

Tags: Limit, Comcast Corp., Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sam Diaz Memo, Comcast

Videos 2008-09-02

Dark clouds may hurt growth efforts

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz isn't ready to give up on cloud computing just yet, even after Google's e-mail service recently went down. But Diaz believes the infrastructure that supports the cloud needs some beefing up before it can go prime time.

Tags: Cloud, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Sam Diaz Memo, gmail, google

Videos 2008-08-18

Dell changes gears for a comeback

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz says Dell's recent product announcements show the company is positioning itself for a comeback, and he believes Dell's entry into new product categories like lightweight laptops and wireless music players is a step in the right direction.

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Comeback, Media Players, Branding, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz Memo, Dell, Latitude, Precision

Videos 2008-08-15

Will Wi-Fi fly with travelers?

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz gives his take on Delta Air Lines' announcement that it will be providing in-flight Wi-Fi for a fee later this year. Diaz says it's smart business because users can take control of their in-flight entertainment, whether they're accessing e-mail, playing video games, or watching streaming...

Tags: Video, Wireless LANs, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Games, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz Memo, video, wireless lans, corporate communications, web site development, games, wi-fi, wireless, marketing, internet, personal technology, delta

Videos 2008-08-11

Cuil is not cool

ZDNet's senior editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the new search engine Cuil. He says the launch of the product was premature, and he doesn't believe that Cuil has what it takes to be a contender.

Tags: Senior Editor, Cuil, Search, Sam Diaz Memo, Google

Videos 2008-07-30

Diaz's Memo: Can cloud computing weather the storm?

ZDNet's Sam Diaz isn't ready to give up on cloud computing after Amazon's recent S3 storage service outage. He believes the technology still has the potential to drastically reduce operating expenses.

Tags: Diaz, Cloud Computing, Sam Diaz Memo, Amazon

Videos 2008-07-25

Beyond the Icahn-Yahoo honeymoon

ZDNet's Sam Diaz offers his take on the agreement between billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Yahoo. He says the latest development only settles the proxy fight, and now comes the big challenge--getting Yahoo's newly expanded board to work together.

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz Memo, Diaz, Yahoo, Icahn

Videos 2008-07-21

Additional Resources

Memo to AT&T: When you're in a hole, stop digging

AT&T is still upset over those Verizon wireless commercials that paint AT&T's 3G coverage on a map and has issued a statement to set the record straight. by Sam Diaz

Tags: AT&T Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-13

News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with...

Tags: Tom Foremski, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, ScanSafe, Mary Jo Foley, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Internet, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-28

AT&T encourages employees to speak out against net neutrality

AT&T's top policy exec - aka lobbyist - has turned to AT&T employees for a last-chance campaign to flood the FCC with anti-net neutrality messages. In a memo that's starting to circulate around the Internet, Senior Executive VP Jim Cicconi tells encourages the employees, their friends and family to "join...

Tags: FCC, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Cicconi, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Social media at the WashPost: It's time to loosen the tie

For the sake of full disclosure, I spent a little more than two years working as an editor and later a reporter/blogger for the Washington Post - roughly from the summer of 2005 until early fall of 2007. I tell you this because it gives you some...

Tags: Journalist, Blog, Social Media, Washington Post Co., Post, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Sergey Brin, OIN, Enterprise Service Bus, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tablets, Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Report: Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet

Apple is reportedly preparing for a big media event early next month and it appears that whatever the company has to offer will have something to do with music. Techmeme All Things Digital's Peter Kafka reports on his Media Memo blog that "multiple music industry sources" are...

Tags: Event, Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Media, Digital Music, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Diaz memo: Sony could leapfrog Amazon with e-readers

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz shares his thoughts on Sony's new affordable e-readers. He says reasonable pricing, a variety of colors, and a lightweight addition might lure mainstream customers away from Amazon's Kindle. [video=329724] by Larry Dignan

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Marines block social networks, concerned about security

A few years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense blocked troops in overseas combat areas from accessing sites like MySpace and YouTube, citing concerns about the increased use of the sites and the potential to overwhelm the military's private network or compromise combat-sensitive material on the network. ...

Tags: Security, Wired Inc., Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Facebook hires former Genentech exec as CFO

Facebook today announced the hiring of David Ebersman, the former executive vice president and chief financial officer CFO of Genentech, as the company's chief financial officer. He won't join the company until September. Techmeme Back in March, the company started the search for a new CFO before...

Tags: Facebook, Genentech Inc., CFO, Real Estate, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, IPO, Business Operations, Finance, Financial Services, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-29