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Photos: Voyagers--strange visitors to other planets

It was thirty years ago when the first Voyager spacecraft left Earth. The ships have returned closeup views of four planets--and aren't finished yet.Voyager 2 launched on Aug. 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed on Sept. 5, 1977, for what was originally a five-year mission to study Jupiter...

Tags: Earth, Moon, Data, Photograph, Voyager 1, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter', Io, Great Red Spot, It', nnTriton, Here', Cassini, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-08-28

'Star Trek' returns to TV with digital facelift

'Star Trek' returns to TV with digital faceliftLameThat was the cool thing about the old series. For our time now, everything looks a little cheezy and dated. But who freakin cares??? Its nostalgic.I sure wish......people would get away from the idea that if something can be done, it should be...

Tags: TV, Kirk, Star Trek, uniform, Star Wars

Discussion threads 2006-09-15

Shatner hopes new game will revive 'Trek'

Shatner hopes new game will revive 'Trek'The thought of someone else trying to be Kirk is abhorrentI grew up watching the original Star Trek series. I can't even imagine someone else trying to voice Kirk.Unfortunately when Shatner goes, Kirk will undoubtedly follow.Mind you, maybe it is time for the trek...

Tags: science fiction, Matt Damon, game, SG-1, Star Trek, Kirk, Majel, Shatner, TV

Discussion threads 2006-08-14

Additional Resources

Trying to increase productivity? Send your employees home.

Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are seeing greater productivity, lower costs, improved employee health and greater employee retention, according to a survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Case in point: I'm typing this from this from my own home office...

Tags: Phone, Telecommuting, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance

Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google. NEW YORK--IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search, Channel Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Reuters, search, Google

News items 2008-10-07

Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital

AMD said Tuesday that it will split off its manufacturing operations in a deal with the Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi. AMD will also receive a capital infusion from Mubadala Development Company, which will wind up owning more than 19 percent of Intel's smaller rival. ...

Tags: Asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATIC, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Review: HAVA Platinum HD lets you watch TV on your Nokia Internet Tablet, S60 or WM device

I've been using a Slingbox since they were first launched a few years ago and have used all of the mobile clients to watch my TV content on the road. I still have my Slingbox Classic and use it on my S60 and Windows Mobile devices from time to time....

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, PC, Video, Tablet, HAVA Platinum HD, S60, Mobile Client, Slingbox Pro HD, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Image Gallery: HAVA Platinum HD

The HAVA Platinum HD lets you connect your HD source to the device and then watch your HD content on your PC, Windows Mobile device, S60 device, or Nokia Internet Tablet. You can even control your TV source just as if you were there in front of your TV/HD source....

Tags: Device, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, TVs, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller, product photos, hava, slingbox, tv placeshift, s60, windows mobile, nokia tablet

Image galleries 2008-10-07

News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Information Technology, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Strategy, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

CEATEC Roundup: Sony's 0.3mm OLED display, Sharp's solar-power TV, Panasonic's LifeWall concept

While we all wait around until January for the Consumer Electronics Show, an event like CEATEC Japan can give us a taste of the future for home theater. And since ZDNet didn't offer to fly me over there to check it out first-hand (cough, next year, cough), I had to...

Tags: Sony Corp., 3D, Panasonic, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sharp Corp., TV, Wall, Construction, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies

The scene: An Irish preschool for toddlers. The children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, watching a TV screen. They squeal with delight at "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" and other Hollywood kids' fare. Enter a black-masked villain, carrying a fearful letter. He is not the true villain, though;...

Tags: Villain, Hollywood, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Taxes, TVs, Free Trade, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Mice, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Image Gallery: First impressions of the Nokia N96-1

The Nokia N96 is the new flagship product for the Nseries line that is the successor to the wildly popular N95. The N96 brings a large 2.8 inch display with impressive memory options that includes 16GB of flash and a microSD slot that currently supports up to 32GB. The device...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Nokia N96, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Matthew Miller, product photos, nokia, n96, smartphone, s60

Image galleries 2008-10-04

More on wikipedia abuse

More on wikipedia abuseThanks!That's an interesting report - if the research stands up, the method used could form the basis for a more general approach. Thanks for pointing it out.RE: More on wikipedia abuseReaders might be interested in seeing a study on vandalism of US senator's WP articles here :...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Vudu offers new format to stream 1080p HD movies to its BX100 player

As I mentioned in my post yesterday about Netflix, one of the obstacles video-streaming services are going to have to overcome is the quality of the files they're sending to big HDTVs. Apple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known...

Tags: Video, Movies, 1080p, Vudu, HDX, Pogue, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Velocity 103

We've seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times they all start to blur together--same story, just different packaging. However, back at CTIA Spring 2008, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing us with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Velocity, Velocity 103, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch

Product reviews 2008-10-03

Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U

The big-screen HDTV arena is still owned by rear-projection models, but with every passing year flat-panel versions, especially plasmas, fall in price and become attractive targets for folks seeking massive home theater pictures. But prices haven't fallen far enough yet for most people, so for the foreseeable future big-screen plasmas...

Tags: Quality, TV & Home Theater, TVs, plasma, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-58PZ800U, THX Display Certification

Product reviews 2008-10-03

Mac ready the enterprise?

Mac ready the enterprise?My work MacBook Pro just experienced this very problem...My work MacBook Pro just experienced this very problem. When I'm at home I connect it to my external 22" CRT, keyboard, mouse, etc. It stays there until I get back to work where I use it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, laptop computer, video, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2

Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2I've lost count how many updates and how much bandwidth this yearI am getting really sick of having to update iTunes every other week.Am I just the only one? And it's not like I have a convenient alternative either.I have a Zune as well...

Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Patches, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, security, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Apple says report of Steve Jobs heart attack is false

updated: A citizen journalist's report this morning that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a severe heart attack and been hospitalized is not true, Apple spokespeople told ZDNet this morning. The initial report cited an unnamed "reliable" source saying that Jobs was suffering chest pains and shortness of breath. ...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., CNN, Attack, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-03