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Toshiba says to quit HD DVD

Toshiba says to quit HD DVDGlad the war is over. Send troops homeThe amount of press this got was fun and very profitable. Now we need to restart the AMD - Intel fight again. I believe AMD is starting to ship a product with 3 wheels. Will it succeed against...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, SUV, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Toshiba Says, Intel Corp., Toshiba Corp., HD-DVD

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Four studios support HD DVD, Toshiba says

Four studios support HD DVD, Toshiba saysI don't care, just pick one and do it!Sorry guys, untill you folks get it together and agree on a standard, I won't be buying either...Say no to ToSHITba!!Toshiba is a junk company, they use CPUloud like jet engine and crashes your computer, my...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Toshiba Corp., HD-DVD, Toshiba Says

Discussion threads 2004-11-29

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Will Chrome netbooks really be competitive?

Acer, which last quarter overtook Dell to become the world's second-largest PC manufacturer, is known as an aggressive company. So it's little surprise that the company's chairman, J.T. Wang, vowed this week that Acer would be first to release a netbook using Google's Chrome OS sometime in the middle of...

Tags: Google Inc., Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-12-03

Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty

Well here it is...http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0446.htmlI have seen tar filled electronicsIt gets nasty. You open them up, and they can be full of tar and all this brown/black gunk. You can get a nicotine high just by touching the parts.As for second hand smoke risk, thats kind of unfounded. Is that gunk...

Tags: Apple Inc., cigarette, joint, Cannabis, tar, smoker, computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame

Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...

Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future?

Let's set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that's of course coming to Japan by year's end. Toshiba's "Cell" project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind...

Tags: HDTV, Toshiba Corp., Cell, 55X1, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-06

News to know: Dell; Xerox, Android, NewEgg, Win7, Windows Mobile,

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle Gallery: Hands on with the Dell...

Tags: Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Storage, Andrew Nusca, Newegg.com, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Dell Latitude, EC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-29

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

The Internet's migration to the TV

I found the recent rumors of an Apple Internet-enabled TV quite interesting. Our own Larry Dignan and Sam Diaz have been covering a Piper Jaffray report about a potential revamp of Apple's dormant Apple TV product and even an Apple-branded television set. Some possible scenarios include: ...

Tags: Panasonic, Internet, Apple Inc., Migration, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-26

News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-07

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

Kitchen designers rejoice: Toshiba introduces Stainless Style LCD/DVD combo unit

If you don't have an TV in your kitchen, you probably know someone who does. Finally, someone figured out that maybe it should release a set that matched the most popular kitchen accent: stainless steel. Now you can pair your kitchen appliances with the Toshiba Stainless Style model, which marries...

Tags: Kitchen, Steel, LCD, Toshiba Corp., DVD, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Media Players, Tv & Home Theater, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-07-26

Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead Laptop

Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead LaptopSomeone from HP will read thisand email you with an apology and some effort to correct this. I hope you do not take them up on their offer since it would never be extended if you weren't blogging for ZDNet. It has taken some time...

Tags: Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, HP Laptop, Shiva Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Why the luxury netbook is a non-starter

Almost since the start of the PC industry's "race to the bottom" with netbooks, computer makers have been attempting to reverse course, or at least slow the pace. HP tried painting peonies on the Mini 1000 and charging $700 for it (you can now find the Vivienne...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Netbook, Vaio W, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549

Toshiba on Tuesday announced the latest iteration of its Satellite L Series laptops, with a new look, new screen sizes and value-minded price tag. Intended for consumers and students looking for a budget system, the L Series offers six models in four sizes...

Tags: Multimedia, Satellite, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, L Series, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-23

PC makers are lying to you about battery life

PC makers are lying to you about battery lifeI get about 30-45 minutesBut then I have a gaming laptop with sli graphics.On my Sony Vaio, i get about 5 hours under normal use ntnt5.5 hours, 5900 mAH batterySamsung NC20 with a mildly customized power profile, running at 62.5% brightness.Now lets...

Tags: Engineering, battery, MSI, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

News to know: Palm CEO; Barry Diller; iPhone upgrade; Iomega; MS Money

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Palm injects Apple DNA: Colligan out as CEO; Rubinstein in Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Barry Diller: The Internet 'Absolutely'...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Iomega Corp., Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-11

iPhone: the greatest mobile fingerpainting platform?

iPhone: the greatest mobile fingerpainting platform?I have to agree.....that is impressive. Apple has a long history as a graphics powerhouse, so in a way it is not surprising. The only question I would have is how much does that extra capability cost me?. As a non artist, it is not...

Tags: Handhelds, mobile, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-25

News to know: Google; Facebook; HP battery recall

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws Larry Dignan: Cloudy day: Google falters; Packets lost in key cities Sam Diaz: Google outage...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, Twitter, Engineering, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-05-15

Apple may introduce cheaper Macs for market share

Apple may introduce cheaper Macs for market shareMarket ShareHaving Mac shipments drop only 3% in an over the year quarter when the economy is in the tank is news. Of course the news isn't the drop, it's the fact that in a soft economy it ONLY dropped 3%. I can...

Tags: Desktops, Most Mac, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-04-30