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Coming up: Office 2.0, Singularity, Dreamforce, TechCrunch 40, Demo

This week we get back into the tech conference season after the August hiatus, starting with the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco on Thursday and Friday. I will be moderating a panel on enterprise collaboration, which includes Scott Dietzen, president and CTO, Zimbra; Etay Gafni, director of the Technology...

Tags: TechCrunch, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Agenda, Conference, Office 2.0, Director, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-04

Accenture Case Study: Sony

Sony Computer Entertainment SCE was preparing its launch of the latest version of the games console, PlayStation2 (PS2). Europe is the world's largest market for games consoles and the company wanted an on-line, direct-to-consumer presence in Europe to coincide with a Fall 2000 launch. But SCE Europe only had scattered...

Tags: Sony Corp., Accenture Ltd., Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Europe, B2C, Games, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Personal Technology

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Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?

For the first time ever, movie titles from Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. will be available for download online in the DivX format. DivX, Inc. and movie site Film Fresh on Wednesday announced that Film Fresh will offer titles such as The...

Tags: Hollywood Studios, DivXNetworks, Movie, Apple iTunes, RB, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-26

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?Double edged swordWith the ISPs boosting fees and limiting monthly usage the "instant media download" scheme will never take off. The "flash" thing is still too expensive and unreliable (what would a 500 gig flash module cost). ...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Flash Media, DVD archive, killer, G.E., disc, DVD, disk, Flash Movie

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

DivX support comes to the PS3

DivX support comes to the PS3: DivX Ecosystem to Expand Significantly with PS3 TOKYO & SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced that DivX® video technology will be integrated into PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SCE. The popular computer entertainment system will be added...

Tags: DivXNetworks, Sony PlayStation 3, Corporate Communications, Game Players, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-11-13

Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs

Apple should start offering Windows-based MacsI agreeFunny, Apple is breaking records, gaining marketshare and the "pundits" pontificate that they need to change what they are doing. Right.Overall, it is the total experience that makes the difference. Without Mac OS X, Apple would be just another WIntel maker, playing against cut-throat...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Windows based Mac, Apple Mac OS X, WINDOWS BASED, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-23

Poll: Xbox360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii

Poll: Xbox360 vs. PS3 vs. WiiI'm sure all of them are great, each for their own reasons.I still have my original Playstation and I consider it to be one of the products I have gotten the greatest dollar per use value in my life. What the original Playstation did for...

Tags: Game players, Games, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, game, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2006-11-18

US trustbusters to Europe: Apple DRM monopoly? What monopoly?

In a story that still has my head spinning and me wondering whether I need to go on medication or something, US antitrust officials are apparently lobbying foreign officials on Apple's behalf. Reuter's Peter Kaplan reports:A top U.S. antitrust official on Wednesday urged foreign governments to think twice before interfering...

Tags: monopolist, Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2006-09-15

Tech tunes into TV at CES

Tech tunes into TV at CESVideo, SchmidioWhat video. Snippits. Commercials. Briefs. Music Videos.Big whoopie.Let me know when I can get full TV. Let me know when I can watch full-length movies.Let me know when there is REAL Video. Not this nickle and dime petty...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Advertising & Promotion, Digital media, theater, video, Starz Vongo, TV

Discussion threads 2006-01-03

Top European sites: MSN, Google, Yahoo!

Microsoft including MSN, Google and Yahoo! properties were the top-visited sites on the European continent in September 2005, comScore reports. Top European sites in September 2005 Rank Site Audience, 000 Reach, % 1 MSN + Microsoft 130,970 83.9 2 Google 127,393 81.6 3 Yahoo! 94,270 60.4 4 eBay 80,980 51.9 5 Time Warner 56,982 36.5 6 Amazon 42,284 27.1 7 Wanadoo 36,803 23.6 8 Lycos Europe 36,035 23.1 9 T-Online 35,358 22.7 10 Ask Jeeves 32,731 21.0 11 CNET 31,740 20.3 12 Verisign 31,684 20.3 13 Wikipedia 26,195 16.8 14 Mediaplazza 26,050 16.7 15 Iliad/Free.fr 24,601 15.8 16 Vodafone Group 23,988 15.4 17 Apple Computer 22,604 14.5 18 BBC 22,316 14.3 19 Expedia Inc 22,015 14.1 20 RTL Group 20,933 13.4 21 Telecom Italia 20,739 13.3 22 Lycos 20,690 13.3 23 Real.com Network 20,241 13.0 24 OD2.COM 19,645 12.6 25 mmO2 19,025 12.2 26 eMule 18,630 11.9 27 Deutsche Telekom 17,346 11.1 28 Otto Gruppe 16,940 10.9 29 Macromedia 16,176 10.4 30 Tiscali 16,065 10.3 31 Web.de 15,853 10.2 32 Monster Worldwide 15,626 10.0 33 ProSiebenSat1 15,389 9.9 34 Sony Online 15,377 9.9 35 Freenet.de 15,263 9.8 36 United-Internet 15,093 9.7 37 Groupe PPR 15,022 9.6 38 Adobe 14,978 9.6 39 Skype 14,946 9.6 40 Vivendi-Universal 14,414 9.2 41 Vendare Media 14,133 9.1 42 Michelin Group 13,766 8.8 43 Viacom Online 13,687 8.8 44 Groupe Pages Jaunes 13,580 8.7 45 Walt Disney 13,462 8.6 46 Terra Networks 13,219 8.5 47 SEDO 13,103 8.4 48 Ciao 12,320 7.9 49 ARD 12,291 7.9 50 Gorilla...

Tags: MSN, EUROPEAN

Blog posts 2005-11-18

Here's a surefire way to stifle innovation

Here's a surefire way to stifle innovationNonsensical giberish"But if HR-1201 becomes law, every consumer could legally hack any TPM by claiming fair use"Like this:http://www.engadget.com/entry/7796925370303347Here's the guy circumventing a protection measure - sticking a pen into a lock to show how easy it is not unlock.It encourages lock makers to make...

Tags: Leadership, lock, surefire way, TPM

Discussion threads 2005-10-07

Future technology: Kutaragi on Cell

A couple of weeks ago the East Asia Electronic Engineering Times EET did an interview with Ken Kutaragi, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc and the key driver behind IBM's Cell processor. Here's a small part of the exchange: EET: The Cell processor...

Tags: Cell

Blog posts 2005-08-05

Could Apple loss be IBM's gain?

Could Apple loss be IBM's gain?Question:Will Intel have to devote a great deal of expense to create chips for Apple?If this is true for IBM:An order for Mac chips falls somewhere between the two. Extensive development is needed for one customer, but is production really high enough to beat Moore's...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, IBM Corp., Apple Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2005-06-09

Windows sequel gets set to entertain

Windows sequel gets set to entertainThis is where it is at...I told my wife and kids we were going to get rid of our Sony entertainment center as soon as this is generally available. I refuse to use legacy non-PC/MS technologies for home entertainment. My kids were protesting losing the...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Operating systems, DVD, Media Center PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-01-27