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- 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
- Rumor mill about Yahoo's future goes into overdrive
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Editor in Chief Larry Dignan about the many variables at play in the Yahoo saga. Dignan also sifts through some of the theories about the search giant, sorting the probable from the impossible.
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo, search, rumor, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, Sumi Das
- Videos 2008-12-03
- Google feeling the pinch?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's financial future according to Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry. Diaz also discusses what the outlook may mean for the company's employees and its competitors.
- Tags: Google Inc., Financial, Financial Accounting, Google, layoff, revenue, finance, search, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-12-02
- The Green Enterprise: California Academy of Sciences
- Since 1853, the California Academy of Sciences has been considered one of the world's most respected institutions. Now more than 150 years later, it's continuing to lead by example, showcasing how a museum can be environmentally sustainable from the ground up. Correspondent Sumi Das looks at the green innovations inside,...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, The Green Enterprise, California Academy of Sciences, Living Roof, Aaron Pope, Ari Harding, Sumi Das
- Videos 2008-11-21
- The future of... Ink
- Imagine a magazine that updates its articles whenever new information is available. A tablet that stores all the textbooks a university student will ever need. Or a supermarket shelf tag that automatically reflects price changes. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das shows us how electronic ink is turning the...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, electronic ink, e-paper, future, technology, Kindle, e-book, Sumi Das, Esquire, magazine
- Videos 2008-11-19
- Research In Motion aims to take smartphone market by Storm
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the upcoming launch of the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm. Diaz also details how the phone stacks up against its formidable competitor, the iPhone, and what's at stake for Verizon and RIM.
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, BlackBerry Storm, smartphone, Research In Motion, Verizon, AT&T, Apple iPhone, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-19
- Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future.
- Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Yang, Yahoo, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, search, Steve Ballmer, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-18
- Holidays look more humbug than happy for electronics chains
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the effects of the economy on the tech sector as the holidays approach and how companies are coping. Diaz also shares the silver lining of the financial crisis for consumers.
- Tags: Holiday, Financial, Electronics, Financial Accounting, Finance, Personal Technology, economy, Circuit City, Dell, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-10
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