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- The month ahead: Will Droid do damage to the iPhone's mojo?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the new Droid phone set to release in early November. Diaz also previews the upcoming Salesforce.com conference and weighs in on whether consumers will buy Windows 7 during the holiday season.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Force Management, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Droid, Apple, iPhone, Verizon, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-10-27
- Windows 7: A worthwhile upgrade?
- Will Microsoft's Windows 7 succeed where Vista failed? The new operating system offers a new graphical user interface, more reliable power management tools, and better search, but it still might not offer enough to convince PC users to buy it. ZDNet Correspondent Sumi Das talks to Larry Dignan, editor...
- Tags: Power Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Ed Bott, Sumi Das, Larry Dignan
- Videos 2009-09-28
- The month ahead: Partnerships and products expected
- The kids are back at school, conventions are back on the calendar, and tech companies are laying the groundwork for the holidays. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz preview September's anticipated holiday offerings and trade show announcements.
- Tags: Partnership, Business Structures, Finance, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2009-08-31
- The future of... concierges
- Traveling for work can take you to little-known cities, but that doesn't mean you need to wander the streets when you're looking for the closest copy center, train station or restaurant. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das visits Microsoft to learn how it's multi-touch computer, Surface can point you in the...
- Tags: Multi-touch Computer, Business Travel, Hotel, Concierge, Microsoft, Surface, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-08-24
- The month ahead: Tech companies set sights on students
- As students savor their last weeks of summer vacation, parents are trying to decide which laptop will best suit their kids' needs. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead to August and discuss what the tech companies have to offer.
- Tags: Technology Company, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, classroom, student, back to school, netbook, laptop, Mac, iPod Touch, University of Missouri, Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Windows 7, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2009-07-28
- The future of... passport control
- Customs officials describe it as your ticket to get out of line. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das looks at the Global Entry Trusted Traveler program, which uses automated kiosks to help get you out of the airport and to your destination faster.
- Tags: Business Travel, Airport, Customs and Border Protection, Passport, Immigration, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-07-26
- The future of... Dressing rooms
- Need to update your business wardrobe, but don't have the time to scrutinize yourself in the fitting room mirror? Researchers at PARC are working on putting an end to dressing room indecision. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das meets up with the brains behind the "responsive mirror" and tries the...
- Tags: Xerox PARC, Responsive Mirror, Palo Alto Research Center, Dressing Room, Bo Begole, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-07-06
- The future of... Boarding passes
- Fed up with long check-in lines before you fly? Tired of trying to remember where you tucked away your boarding pass? ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how paperless mobile boarding could help solve these problems and speed you through the airport.
- Tags: Correspondent, Federal Reserve Board, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Travel, Airport, Boarding Pass, Security, Mobile Boarding, Paperless, Barcode, 2D Barcode, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-06-26
- The month ahead: What will Apple unveil at WWDC?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz preview the tech developments anticipated for June: a potential new mobile device at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the latest on Steve Jobs, and the first JavaOne since Oracle scooped up Sun. Diaz also discusses the significance of a legal ruling that...
- Tags: WWDC, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Worldwide Developers Conference, announcement, hardware, Steve Jobs, JavaOne, Sun, Oracle, RealDVD, RealPlayer, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-05-27
- Search space becomes more crowded
- All the Web content in the world is useless, if you can't find what you're looking for, right? ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about new search services and features that aren't necessarily going toe to toe with Google, but may prove to be disrupters...
- Tags: Sam Diaz, Search, Channel Management, Marketing, Google, Web, Wolfram Alpha, Twitter, Splunk, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-05-12
- The month ahead: Social networks to shake things up in May
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das speaks with senior editor Sam Diaz about the efforts of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace to up their Web 2.0 game. Diaz also discusses the significance of the Sun-Oracle deal to the data center market and the rumors swirling around Apple and Verizon. Will there be an...
- Tags: Network, Sam Diaz, Web 2.0, Data Centers, Social Networking, Games, Storage, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Data Center, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Apple, IPhone, Verizon, AT&T, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-04-28
- Facebook's fine-print flub
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about a small change to Facebook's terms of service that has caused big waves. Diaz discusses the company's response and his thoughts on how the company should have handled the matter.
- Tags: Facebook, Sam Diaz, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-02-17
- Kindle's identity crisis
- ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz briefs correspondent Sumi Das on the newest version of Amazon's electronic reader: what's changed, what hasn't, and just what exactly the online giant is trying to achieve with Kindle 2.
- Tags: Sam Diaz, Amazon, Kindle, ebook, reader, iPhone, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-02-10
- 'Desktop diving' with Google
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the updates to Google's mapping application, Google Earth 5. While Google Earth Pro sells for a pricey $400, Google Earth is free and Diaz explains why the search giant is giving away the goods during cash-strapped times. Diaz also...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Earth, Sam Diaz, Desktops, Hardware, mapping application, Microsoft, Virtual Earth, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-02-04
- iPhone satisfaction not guaranteed
- Faced with the difficult decision of which smartphone to buy, Senior Editor Sam Diaz explains to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das what happened when he hopped on the iPhone bandwagon. Diaz reveals which phone he's sporting now and why, and also shares his cardinal rule for cell phone shopping.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Sam Diaz, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Blackberry Storm, smartphone, cell phone carrier, wireless, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-01-29
- Are Super Bowl spots recession-proof?
- Amidst financial turmoil, businesses are forking over enormous sums of money to secure airtime during Super Bowl Sunday. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the expected lineup (of commercials, not football players). Diaz covers which companies are in, out, and new on the scene.
- Tags: Sam Diaz, Financial Accounting, Finance, Super Bowl, football, ad, commercial, company, recession, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-01-28
- The future of... Sticky notes
- Without a doubt, sticky notes are handy, but in many ways they're stuck in the analog world. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das introduces us to Quickies, an MIT Media Lab invention that combines sticky note convenience with PC intelligence. Think smart notes that send meeting reminders and add phone numbers...
- Tags: Phone, Note, Telecom & Utilities, sticky note, Quickies, MIT, Media Lab, research, computers, Pranav Mistry, Pattie Maes, Post-it, Sumi Das, future technology
- Videos 2008-12-19
- PC sales grow, but units not flying off the shelves
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about November sales figures for PCs. Diaz lays out the various factors that are influencing the numbers, such as Netbooks, Apple's Mac line, and the expected release of Windows 7.
- Tags: PC, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Desktops, Hardware, PCs, sales, computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, Apple, Mac, Windows 7, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-12-16
- 2009: The year in preview
- ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan predicts five tech stories he believes will happen in the coming year. Topics include the fate of Yahoo, enterprise software as a mass disrupter, and whether or not the Netbook will get a do-over.
- Tags: Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan, Sumi Das
- Videos 2008-12-14
- Will Obama administration usher in universal broadband access?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to Senior Editor Sam Diaz about President-elect Barack Obama's response to the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation's new report which ranks the U.S. 15th in the world in broadband adoption, below South Korea, Australia, and Norway, to name a few. Diaz discusses why access...
- Tags: Administration, Diaz, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking, President-elect Barack Obama, broadband, U.S., technology, Internet access, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-12-09
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