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Apple: ITunes outsold Napster 5-to-1

Apple: ITunes outsold Napster 5-to-1PC's Hollystupid's next targetTravis Kalanick has a problem with the emerging world of legal online music services. As the head of peer-to-peer content distribution company Red Swoosh, he was naturally curious to try Roxio's new Napster download service when it launched last week. Trouble is, Napster...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Office, TV-Anytime Forum, MICROSOFT SAYS IT, Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., PC, Microsoft Corp., Leonardo Chiariglione, Napster Inc., standards body, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, digital-rights managemen

Discussion threads 2003-11-07

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Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues

Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Windows 7 in action: do more with the taskbar and Jump Lists

Have you tried pinning a recycle bin to the taskbar?In Vista and XP I wound up using a convoluted method of creating a special toolbar just for the recycle bin. But you can only do functions like emptying the bin by right clicking, and you have to take care to...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., taskbar, dock, Xerox Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

LifeSize PassPort: The First Skype-Compatible Telepresence System

Cisco's $3 billion offer to buy Tandberg yesterday may bring Cisco a more economical telepresence solution than its own not saying much, but that's only part of the challenge of bringing the technology to the small business and our homes. On Monday, LifeSize will take a big step towards solving...

Tags: Video Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Cisco Systems Inc., HD, Passport, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Quick thoughts on the Zune HD

This IS the answerThis is exactly what needs to be explained to the apple fanboys.The ones who overprotect their apples too much always ends up bashing everything else.I mean, if they like their macs or ipods, just like it. They don't need to worry about everything that may "compete" with...

Tags: TVs, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., Zune HD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off

Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

Gene Munster's living room of the future is centered around a Web-connected, iTunes-powered Apple-branded TV - a 50-inch, high-def, wall-mounted iPhone, if you will. And the stuff you'll watch on this "TV set" won't come in via Comcast or DirecTV. It will all stream in from - or be archived...

Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, Cable, Munster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Palm snags Apple veteran Zwerner to head brand design

Apple veteran Jeff Zwerner has joined Palm as its new SVP of brand design. Zwerner's new duties include overseeing the company's web design strategies, global ad campaigns and public relations. That's a lot of message to handle, judging by the dicussion over Palm's...

Tags: Advertisement, Brand, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Jeff Zwerner, Branding, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us all

The UK's High Court of Justice has ruled that Michael Arrington and Interserve Inc libeled Sam Sethi (see above.) The original plaint claimed that Arrington/Interserve engaged in a: "...sustained campaign of character assassination against the Claimant alleging fraud; bank forgery and other crimes;...

Tags: U.K., Sam Sethi, Arrington/Interserve, TVs, Blogging, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-03

LG adds Vudu HD service to NetCast service for its Web-enabled TVs

Unlike a global competitor like Philips, LG Electronics is still trying to make an impact in the North American TV market. It unveiled its version of Internet-enabled TV, called NetCast, last month with four new sets. Among other services, NetCast offers Netflix's on-demand movie service, and today it's added another...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Web, On-demand, LG Electronics Inc., Service, Vudu Box BX100, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Managed Hosting, Web Site Development, Cloud Computing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Livestation 2.7.0 (Windows)

The world's leading news channels for free, all in one place allowing you to: flick through channels, just as you would on TV; change channels at the click of a mouse or with a remote control; Program information and interactivity: details of the programs being broadcast live and those coming...

Tags: Channel, Microsoft Windows, Livestation, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Productivity, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-07-23

TV's future: the partnerships are forming now

In just the last few days, there were a few news announcements that, separately, were kind of ho-hum. But together, it appears that the stars are suddenly starting to align for the next generation of television, one that's more of an on-demand Internet-based experience, instead of a schedule-driven feed from...

Tags: Partnership, TiVo Inc., Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?Size and Power ConsumptionI think the main issues with plasmas is that they are hard to find below 50" and I would be that most TVs sold today fit into the

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LCD technology, HDTV, LCD, plasma, TV, minority view

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" ad

Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" adAnother joke from MicrosoftYou can get a laptop for $300 dollars, why did they give her $2000? Since the quality, user experience, usability, stability, resale value, ownership costs, capabilities, etc never seem to fit into this lines of commercials, what is the use of giving $2000?...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

SpeedBit Video Accelerator for Mac 1.0.1.0 (Mac)

SpeedBit Video Accelerator for Mac is a ground breaking application that lets Mac users enjoy the world of internet video without long frustrating waits. Video Accelerator provides for fast streaming of web videos from leading sites such as YouTube. Additionally, SpeedBit Video Accelerator provides blazing fast iTunes downloads speeds, letting...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Video, SpeedBit, Video Accelerator, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-04-23

WSJ: Microsoft makes less than $15 per XP netbook

WSJ: Microsoft makes less than $15 per XP netbookProbably because Vista cost much more to begin with...And before SP1 was a steaming pile... I don't care as much about costs as I do ethics. Sorry to be a product of a previous time; I'm a dinosaur. Almost 2000...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Sales strategy, netbook, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., XP-netbook, sales

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud

It wasn't so long ago that Twitter was being mocked for being nothing more than a forum for people to share trivial things such as what they're eating for breakfast or what they're watching on TV. Suddenly, Twitter is getting some mainstream respect, the latest coming today in the form...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force, Twitter, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-22

Apple TV 2.3.1 update breaks Boxee (Updated 2x)

Apple TV 2.3.1 update breaks Boxee (Updated 2x)Because they like control of purpose built boxesNext patch, skip hosts for name resolution for update process.I don't know how close Apple TV is to normal OS X, but couldn't you just use launchd to disable the auto update service?Why do blog authors...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Boxee, Apple TV, Apple TV 2.3.1, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Future TV tech from Hitachi on CES show floor

Future TV tech from Hitachi on CES show floorbezels, bezels???I guess there is nothing to be done to improve tv's except packaging. Please change you headline. It is totally misleading. This is a technology forum, not a design forum.

Tags: Storage, TVs, CES Show, Hitachi Ltd., TV

Discussion threads 2009-01-19