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- Sharp AQUOS LC-42D64U
- I have a Sharp TV(LC-42D64U).I have a Sharp TV(LC-42D64U). I bought it in Sept 2007. I have used the TV for about 2years. I recently downloaded firmware update(d64ua120.uvp) for my TV from sharp website. First, I formatted my thumb drive to FAT. Then I moved the new firmware file to...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, firmware, Sharp Corp., Sharp TV, new firmware
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?
- Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...
- Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Updating Kindles-sold estimates: 1.072 million
- Based on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' comments on the third quarter results for the company, Kindle sales are accelerating. Bezos is quoted: “Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars â€" not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com. It’s...
- Tags: Jeff Bezos, Electronics, Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- eBay 'cautiously optimistic' heading into the holidays, but outlook disappoints
- EBay's third quarter results weren't too shabby, but the company's outlook disappointed some on Wall Street. In addition, the company said it was "cautiously optimistic" heading into the holiday season. The company reported net income of $349.7 million, or 27 cents a share. Non-GAAP earnings were $501.5...
- Tags: eBay Inc., GAAP, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Apple's September quarter: Expect Mac unit upside
- Recent signs of PC market strength are likely to translate into a happy September quarter for Apple courtesy of Mac sales. Gartner and IDC reported that the third quarter was better-than-expected for PC sales and that bodes well for Apple. Meanwhile, NPD data is also looking good...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Analyst, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Calling all global cooling, how about a little help here?
- Don't shoot the messenger, you might not like it that the earth is getting hotter and that we need to do something about it, but, don't get mad at those reporting it.You probably don't like all of the photos of open water over the arctic either. Nor would you want...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, climate change
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction
- AMD reported a smaller-than-expected loss and said it saw growth in unit shipments for its microprocessors and graphics chips. The company, which had a tough act to follow given Intel's blowout third quarter, reported a net loss of $128 million, or 18 cents a share, on revenue...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., GAAP, Operational Accounting, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Processors, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook
- IBM delivered a solid third quarter that featured better-than-expected profit and revenue growth. The company also upped its earnings targets for 2009. IBM on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $3.1 billion, or $2.40 a share, on revenue of $23.6 billion, down 7 percent from a...
- Tags: Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Will Windows Mobile jump back to number 2 by 2013?
- Don't summon the marketing people...Win7 house party ads check cNet Buzz Report for a nice roast, Bill Gates shaking his posterior, and misleading Laptop Hunters ads...these are the people you want to sell people on WinMo?Personally I'd say to have MS do the same thing that they mostly do with...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, phone, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, mobile, WinMo
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Microsoft offers no reasons for discontinuation of two Dynamics mobile products
- Microsoft discontinues Dynamics mobile productsCould simply be what Microsoft says it is--a case of letting partners do what they do best. This is part of what we suggested in our exclusive report, which appeared at MSDynamicsWorld.com on Sept. 10 http://msdynamicsworld.com/story/mobile-applications/what-s-behind-microsoft-s-discontinuation-dynamics-mobile-ax-and-navDavid Gumpert Editorial DirectorMSDynamicsWorld.comHow about Dynamics XRM?they talked about dynamics XRM...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, mobile product, Microsoft Corp., mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- CIO Jury: Will Snow Leopard boost Macs for business?
- Surprise to no-one hereLittle support for enterprise-level apps and CIOs won't adopt Apple? Color me surprised. This one I found amusing though:"The primary issue for us is always security and after that the need for applications to work reliably on the Mac OS."So volume-licensing of an AV/malware suite is more...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Vertical industries, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Before Copehagen, there'll be Pittsburgh, and then there'll be...
- a whole string of international meetings aimed at coming to some kind of globally acceptable agreement on global warming. Consider this a warm-up for the sci fi imagined event of the killer asteroid headed our way. Can humans really co-operate on the mega-scale? We haven't so far....
- Tags: Agreement, Climate Change, Global Warming, Pittsburgh, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- SocialChangeCamp aims to bring social awareness to NYC
- SocialChangeCamp's inaugural event, "How to Do More with Less: Leveraging Technology for Social Change," will take place Sept. 26 by Jennifer Leggio
- Tags: Awareness, Event, SocialChangeCamp, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- AT&T consumer perception drops during summer '09
- Despite rumors that Apple may be looking into extending its contract with AT&T, consumer perception for the carrier has dropped lower than it has all year. In a comparison of Verizon Wireless and AT&T consumer perception among adults 18 and older, goodwill toward AT&T has dropped precipitously...
- Tags: AT&T Corp., Consumer Perception, YouGov, Respondents, Branding, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Microsoft: Google Books is illegal 'joint venture,' not settlement
- M$ is enviousThey could not embrace and extend, so it sound like sour grapes.oh the tragedy..... Sounds like a win-win for everyone. I am quite suprised they came up with a deal that didnt transfer money.I wonder if they pulled the old.. virutal library card. The one that...
- Tags: Litigation, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Book, settlement
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco
- 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. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...
- Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- AT&T's mea culpa on MMS (Sept. 25)
- MMS on AT&*...I would love to add my opinion here but I cannot in good conscience mention AT&* without using profanity...and usually...A LOT of it...RE: AT&T's mea culpa on MMS (Sept. 25)every major network in the UK have had MMS since about the year 2K.. oh wellRE: AT&T's mea culpa...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., MMS, mea culpa, culpa
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- AT&T's mea culpa on MMS (Sept. 25)
- AT&T has finally announced the release date of MMS support for the iPhone â€" September 25. According to a press release from AT&T Corporate: We know many of our iPhone customers are eager for an update on our rollout schedule for Multimedia Messaging Service MMS. We’ve been working for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Multimedia, MMS, Multimedia Messaging, AT&T Corp., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Instant Messaging, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: HP Pavilion desktop, Seagate 1 TB HDD, Sennheiser headphones
- An HP Pavilion desktop, a Seagate 1 TB external hard drive, and a pair of Sennheiser noise isolating headphones. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, Sept. 3, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the refurbished HP Pavilion P6110Y desktop computer today at Sellout.Woot for $379.99....
- Tags: Headphone, Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., SEAGATE Corp., HP Pavilion, Desktops, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Cast Iron, Amazon partner to push migration to EC2 cloud
- You've no doubt heard all the buzz about virtual data centers and doing business in the cloud, as well as all the money that can be saved. But when it comes time to do make the move, there are a lot of things to think about. Will...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Migration, Cloud, Registration Information, Data Center Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
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