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- Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot
- I wish I had $2,000 to spend, it sure does look sweetMaybe some day it will go on sale ..... I know, I'm dreaming.....It's Apple having fun with MSThe two companies do like to play with each other from time to time. What better time than when MS is...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Notebooks, SD card, desktop, Apple Inc., Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Oracle still hardware happy: Interested in buying Brocade
- Brocade Communications Systems, which makes networking and storage gear for data centers, has reportedly put itself up for sale and Oracle and HP are among the interested parties. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Confusion over Windows 7 upgrade path
- Poor MarketingMicrosoft should have removed 64bit from the chart all together and added a note that you can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit and vice versa.Other than the confusing 64bit chart, this is a non-issue, people are more likely to buy a new computer with 7 then to upgrade an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7 upgrade path, Windows 7 Upgrade, Home Premium, computer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks
- Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
- 3G iPod touch in two to three months?
- Earlier this month several manufacturers began shipping cases for the iPod touch with camera holes on the rear purportedly to accommodate the addition of a camera and/or microphone, like its bigger brother the iPhone. Its almost certain that the case fabs aren't in possession of any real details about the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Microphone, Apple iPod Touch, Camera, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- What do you want from your next computer?
- What do you want from your next computer?I am happy with my laptop but battery too smallI have a Acer 5315-2715 which is really nice. I however hate to run this on the battery because I only have 2 hours or less depending on what I am doing.It would be...
- Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, GPU, laptop computer, CPU, RAM, battery, computer, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekend
- Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekendOne step to ending the recession.There is allot of phycology with the current recession. A HUGE positive note is the savings rate is the highest it has been in almost 20 years. Figuring that in just 2006, it...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Sales strategy, Wireless and Mobility, Wht, Apple iPhone, 3G, Nokia Corp., recession, Apple Inc., sales
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooksWindows 7 = crippled. Just use LinuxWhy buy an OS with all of these artificial restraints? This is what closed source gets you, a compromised product.Won't Run on ARM Netbook AnywayARM processor based netbooks are about to hit the market...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Starter Edition, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- Sony: Too big to be fixed
- Sony: Too big to be fixedblack listed for meI've been screwed by Sony on three different occasions. Once, I got an expensive digital telephone that was full of static, dropped connections, and overall poor quality until it died. "Customer service" blamed my house for being too big too floors. Go...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, licensing fee, Sony Corp., DVD, CD
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- All ebook readers must tear down this wall
- All ebook readers must tear down this wallPublishers don't get itGood post Dana.The publishing industry is having a hard time. they don't understand what direction to go in.But the more they tighten their grip, the more sand will run out between their fingers.JamesMy preferred format?Paper. Hard or soft back...
- Tags: E-books, INTERNET, Construction, Branding, hardcover book, ebook reader, e-book, wall, media
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- IBM's Sun deal setting: Talks reportedly near collapse
- IBM's Sun deal setting: Talks reportedly near collapseThe cat is out of the bagAcquisition negotiations mean that it is official that Sun is offered up for sale. Who will buy Sparc/Solaris now that the future seems uncertain.Potential Sun customers will hold back purchase decisions especially given the current economic climate...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Operational accounting, Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-05
- Cisco's bong-sized "cloud"
- Cisco's bong-sized "cloud"You're missing the pointThe point is that Cisco wishes to become the one stop shop for a business requirements; you go to cisco and you get everything you need along with a layer services offered so that you can hand over the cash and let Cisco sort out...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- IBM buying Sun Microsystems makes no sense, it's a red herring
- Someone has floated a trial balloon, through a leak to the Wall Street Journal, that IBM is in "talks" to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion. The only party that would leak this information is Sun itself, and it smacks of desperation in trying to thwart an unwanted acquisition, or...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Nope, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Open Source, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Investment, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- News to know: Windows 7; Oracle patches; CES wrap; Satyam saga
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta The Windows Blog: Here's where we stand Joe Brockmeier: Windows 7 as "Linux killer"? How times have...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Satyam, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- First reactions to Windows 7
- First reactions to Windows 7Wow, Vista has 1/5 of the Market?Not bad for such an unqualified failure that Vista is supposed to be. I'd imagine militant iBoi's and FOSS Bolsheviks could only dream of that kind of market share.As far Win7, I don't expect the echo chamber of FUD that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), desktop virtualization, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, First reaction, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?
- The news that Apple has cut Macbook production by 20-30% may not be surprising given the world economy. But when HP reports that their Q3 notebook revenue grew 26% and Mac resellers are offering rebates on the new 'books things have gone very wrong in Cupertino. Looking,...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., NeXTCube, iMac G4, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again
- Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up againRE:Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again"Corporate users: Are you interested in test-driving web-based productivity solutions from Microsoft and/or Google?"No i am not really interested by such solutions currently." What are your must-haves before you deploy these kinds of services?"First...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Channel management, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web, Google Web
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- $400 XOs and recessions
- The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...
- Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!
- Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!AgreedThey really have priced themselves out of the "Average Joe" market. Why should I pay to get all of my DVDs on BDs again when they're usually at least 10$ more expensive?Downloaded video can't even compete with DVD, look at the MB/s rateDVD's...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, HD DVD, job, Sony Corp., DVD, Blu-ray disc, PS 3
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
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