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Magazine questions Gartner Group objectivity: Information Week has an article about the different people involved at a high level in the Gartner Group, the world's leading supplier of analysis to the industry. Clients of Gartner spend around $100,000 on biztech research, the article says, and notes that Silver Lake Partners, a large equity investment firm,...; Tags: Silver Lake, Gartner Inc.; Blog posts 2003-11-06

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Freebking Lake Screensaver (zip): A collection of beautiful, high-resolution pictures of lakes. This screensaver features smooth transitions, high-quality pictures, and spectacular lakes. Easy to install and uninstall. Full functionality during the trial period. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Lake, Screensaver, Freebking; Software downloads 2008-07-22
DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet; Discussion threads 2008-07-20
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...; Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air; Discussion threads 2008-07-19
Panasonic DMR-EA18K: In preparation from the upcoming analog-to-digital DTV transition, any device manufactured since 2007 and equipped with a standard analog NTSC tuner has been federally mandated to also include a digital ATSC tuner. For manufacturers of DVD recorders, that leaves two options: include a digital tuner, which increases the price a...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, tuner, Panasonic DMR-EA18K, Direct Navigator, recorder, Panasonic; Product reviews 2008-07-16

Nokia 2760 - blue (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Nokia 2760It's been a busy month for T-Mobile. The carrier may not have the iPhone, but it has been releasing new handsets at rapid pace. The Nokia 2760 isn't as exciting as the Motorola Rokr E8, but it keeps it simple with functional features and respectable call and photo...; Tags: keypad button, Nokia 2760, T-Mobile, Nokia Corp., toggle, photograph, display, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Ultimate Ears metro.fi 2 - headphones: Ultimate Ears has been a familiar name to musicians and other audio professionals for a decade, but the company has gained quite a following with its consumer line as well. Earphones in its Metro.fi, Super.fi, and Triple.fi lines range in affordability and scale nicely from discerning listeners to audiophiles. Falling...; Tags: Bass, headphone, Ultimate Ears, Metro.fi 2; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Vizio VP422: Vizio has taken aggressive pricing to a new level of low. The company's VP422, a 42-inch flat-panel plasma HDTV, can be had for the extremely low price of $799. While this set doesn't have the picture quality to qualify as the centerpiece of a home theater, it certainly could be...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, color temperature, Vizio, Vizio VP422; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Sony VAIO VGN-FW140: Sony's new VAIO FW140 covers a few firsts for us. It's the first 16-inch laptop we've gotten our hands on--and the display's movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio will become more popular in the next year or two (we've already seen it in the excellent 18-inch Acer Aspire 8920). It's also the...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Sony Vaio Laptop, keyboard tray, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo, keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Sony VAIO NR430E/L: Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.When we made our sweep of back-to-school laptops this summer, we were surprised to see a Sony VAIO among the entry-level models. (Perhaps Sony's declining laptop market share...; Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-14
Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6848: Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. With a shiny black case and smart silver pinstripes, the $749 Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6848 features the upscale design found on the more-expensive 13-inch Satellite we...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6848, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite; Product reviews 2008-07-14
Shop Assistant (exe): Shopping assistant software with many items available from jewelry, watch, clothes, computer, iPod, MP3, home, houseware, sport, bed and bath, gift, toys, electronics, phone, cable, cellphone, DVD player, and bike. There are 12 main categories in this software. You can find anything you want with this software, just one click...; Tags: Software, Houseware, Jewelry, Antsoft, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-14
Vox BlackBox (1TB): The Vox BlackBox offers 1TB of storage and can be found online from roughly $310 to $340. Aside from its low cost per gigabyte, there's unfortunately little to recommend about this dual-drive Network Attached Storage NAS device. From the desktop application to the Web-based interface, the device is consistently confusing....; Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NETWORKING, BlackBox, VoX; Product reviews 2008-07-11
Tritton AX Visor: Not everyone needs a Bluetooth headset for hands-free chatting while in the car. If you prefer to keep your ears unplugged, a Bluetooth speakerphone might be a better option. Tritton, which also makes the AX Micro Bluetooth headset, has recently launched the Visor Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit, which is essentially...; Tags: Visor, speakerphone, microphone, Tritton Technologies; Product reviews 2008-07-10
HP Pavilion dv2915nr: Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. Designed for multimedia users, HP's Pavilion laptops have always combined eye-catching looks with such entertainment-oriented features as touch-sensitive media controls and dual headphone jacks. Those...; Tags: Desktops, Engineering, dv2915nr, HP Pavilion, battery, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Product reviews 2008-07-10
Canon USA announces EOS Rebel XS 10-megapixel dSLR pricing: Canon USA has finally announced U.S. pricing and availability for the long-rumored Canon EOS Rebel XS, its new entry-level dSLR which Canon officially announced in Japan on June 10. The 10-megapixel Rebel XS available in black or silver will ship in August and is available only in a kit version...; Tags: DSLR, Pricing Strategy, Canon USA Inc., Canon Inc., DP Review, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Jabra SP5050: As Jabra is one of the world's most well-known Bluetooth headset manufacturers, it only made sense that the company would leap headfirst into the world of Bluetooth speakerphones. In fact, it was one of the first out the gate with the Jabra SP5050, which was released a couple years ago...; Tags: Bluetooth, Engineering, charger jack, Jabra SP5050, Jabra; Product reviews 2008-07-08
HP iPAQ 910c Business Messenger: Though more well-known for its laptops and desktop PCs, HP is no stranger to smartphones. The company has released several models in the past, including the HP iPaq hw6945 Mobile Messenger and the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger, both of which have garnered some good user reviews, and now...; Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Keyboards, HP iPAQ, Hewlett-Packard Co., smart phone; Product reviews 2008-07-08
Motorola EQ5 portable wireless speaker: Though we've reviewed cell phone speakers from Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and LG, this is the first time a speaker from Motorola has arrived in our labs. Moto is pushing its EQ5 portable wireless speaker as the perfect accessory for T-Mobile's Motorola's Rork E8. In many ways the two devices are...; Tags: wireless, Motorola Inc., Moto, Motorola EQ5; Product reviews 2008-07-08
The HP iPAQ 910 has excellent RF reception and is an impressive device: One week ago I wrote about my first impressions of the HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger. I have been using it steadily every day since then and actually found something rather surprising over the holiday weekend. I had the Samsung Blackjack II, HTC Touch Diamond, T-Mobile Dash, and Nokia N95-3...; Tags: Device, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq iPAQ, HP iPAQ 910, iPAQ 910, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-08