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- Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance
- What Salesforce did was pricing, not features...What I was talking about that most people missed wasn't the feature set. Of course that isn't new. Even Benioff pretty much admits he stole the idea from Facebook and Twitter.But at the Techcrunch Real Time Crunchup on Friday Benioff said Salesforce was working...
- Tags: Pricing, Sales force management, Marketing research, Strategy, Chatter, SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash
- I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- 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
- Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010
- Chrostopher: the need for detailed formatting as we know it is going away.Actually, the detailed formatting is moving to making it look like you want on computer screens, NOT on paper, which is quite different.All of those baroque features for printing on 8.5x11 paper are looking more stupid every day.Interesting...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Document management, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)
- Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...
- Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2
- Product reviews 2009-10-20
- Free Silverlight streaming service to be replaced by paid Azure-hosted service
- Ought to be interestingSilverlight is the means by which Netflix streams their on-demand content. I cannot help but wonder if MS cut a deal with the new Blockbuster service.Does MS support "open internet", or do they want us to pay for itDoes MS support "open internet", or do they want...
- Tags: cloud computing, Strategy, Media Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight, NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Corp., open-Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- HP's Touchsmart: A PC, maybe, but cooler as a TV
- Very well thought out box.I suspect HP has a hit. They have a really nice design on that thing.Screen which easily swivels is very importantIf PC manufacturers want people to increasingly use these devices' touch features, I believe that it is very, very important that they allow users to...
- Tags: Desktops, PC, HP TouchSmart, Hewlett-Packard Co., TV
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow
- Word of Mouth...... trumps design and usability. Seems that once the drumming starts in the ABM crowd, there is little to do about the avalanche of "me too-ism."Vista is a fine operating system done in by third party vendors who refused to update their drivers to work with Vista's...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NetworkManager, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required
- Apple is safe.Point release or not, Microsoft is under the gun to come up with something better than this retread if they want to stay in the mobile device business. Make no mistake, the handset makers are not just disappointed, they are steaming about Microsoft's inability to keep up, because...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless and Mobility, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, touch screen, Windows Mobile 6.5, ringer, mobile, Finger-friendly, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)
- Verizon Wireless' V Cast video and music service bundle has long been a staple feature of its high-profile feature phones, like the LG enV Touch and the Samsung Rogue for example. But it is typically lacking in Verizon's smartphone offerings, so as not to detract from the smartphone's more business-friendly...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, Smart phones, Cellular phones, screen real estate, Verizon Wireless, HTC Imagio, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-10-06
- Webinar: Navigating the Desktop Virtualization Landscape
- Desktop virtualization encompasses a rapidly changing set of technologies, and according to Forrester, it's an area that's moving to the forefront of computing. As a result of this fast-changing landscape, new products are released in the marketplace every 60-90 days. These products offer options for application virtualization, profile virtualization, container...
- Tags: Webinar, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-09-30
- 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
- Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know
- A TECH PREVIEW with broken bits...Is not a tech preview, its a marketing ploy. Sorry but I ahve to take MS to task on this entire roll out of Office. Its becoming quite clear to testers myself included that MS has a lot of features/functions that are up...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Web application, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing
- 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. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Microsoft sends out Zune Marketplace update email, server down the 14th
- browserI just want to see the browser of the Zune, that's why I'm wondering about. If the browser is as good as it is in the iphone or touch this will be a winner on my book. The only reason why I'm thinking of buying a ipod touch...
- Tags: Web browsers, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Zune, Web browser, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Microsoft sends out Zune Marketplace update email, server down the 14th
- After speaking with some people who have seen the new Zune HD and thinking about their subscription service that I am a big fan of I decided to pre-order my Zune HD yesterday. I just received an email from the Microsoft Zune service that gives me a heads-up on the...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Server, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Online Communications, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax
- 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: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Microsoft to replace Entourage with Outlook. Nice idea but kind of too late
- exactly!Entourage is a really bad program compared to Apple Mail; Microsoft shot itself in the foot by forcing me to use Entourage and my response will be "see ya later!" when Snow Leopard comes out.In general, I think Office is essentially a dead program since people consumers buy it...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Groupware, Entourage, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- VMware's SpringSource purchase sparks head scratching; Still doesn't solve the Microsoft problem
- VMware's purchase of SpringSource for $420 million has sparked a fair amount of head scratching among analysts who argue the virtualization software company paid too much and still failed to solve its Microsoft problem. Global Equities analyst Trip Chowdhry noted that SpringSource had roughly $10 million in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., SpringSource, Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM a friend; HP a foe
- As the tectonic plates shift below the data center the vendor lines are becoming more clear. HP and Cisco are on a collision course and IBM appears to be playing Switzerland's neutral act nicely. If you want to know how Cisco's move into servers has altered the...
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
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