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20% of U.S. households shun landlines, go mobile-only

20% of U.S. households shun landlines, go mobile-onlyWould you drop your landline and go mobile-only?Would you drop your landline and go mobile-only?Tell us in TalkBack.No - its just not cost effective..Instead I have opted to tell Verizon Local good-bye and hello to Broadvoice a VoIP Telephony company. This is great...

Tags: Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, U.S. Households, mobile, cable, DSL, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

In 2008 40% of PCs sold to home will be media centers

Home computers specifically designed for entertainment applications (so-called Media PCs) will account for 40% of home computer sales by the end of 2008, according to Parks Associates. This new report indicates that net additions of media-PC hardware units and software packages will reach 7 mln U.S. households, approximately 20% of...

Tags: U.S. Households

Blog posts 2004-09-12

Additional Resources

Smart grid grants

Over $3 billion dollars worth of federal money will be awarded to smart grid projects in the U.S. today. President Obama has chosen a Florida solar power plant as the location for making his announcement. He'll be in Arcadia, Florida, at Florida Power and Light Co.’s...

Tags: Grant, Monitors & Displays, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Components, Wireless And Mobility, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-27

PC vs. Mac: It's not zero sum

You're a Mac. And you're a PC. You're both. Welcome to the reality that isn't what the zero summers---folks that think you need to be all Mac or all PC---portray. According to research firm NPD Group, 12 percent of computer owning households own a Mac, up from...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Household, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

California screenin': Majority of residents oppose big-screen TV ban

Regulate power, not sizeThey should be regulating the power consumption of TVs, not necessarily their size. Force the companies to make big screen TVs less power hungry and more efficient. Not flat out ban them.TVs should strive to be Energy Star compliant because I'm sure many of them...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, big-screen TV

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Analyst: Apple to offer iPhone on U.S. carriers within a year; replace cable with iTunes subscriptions

THANK GOD!!!!Ditch AT&T PLEASE!!!"Should never have been Allowed"AT&T Definitely needs competition. They are only gouging because they can. Exclusive deals are never good for the consumer. As it is, there are only two major cell phone providers which grab 70% of the market. AT&T and Verizon both overcharge for their...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Exclusive Deals, Apple iTunes, cable, iTunes subscription, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

The next oil crisis: is your state immune or addicted?

You want a planned commune? or Liberty?"The political issues these rankings bring to mind? Sprawl and zoning, or lack thereof. Government regulation of housing and development. Lack of urban concentration of population. Mass transit or not. Trains. Buses. Bicycles. Sidewalks, which have become a sign of downscale housing in some...

Tags: oil company

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

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

Survey: Majority of American households now have HDTVs

Despite the recession, we still haven't completely put the brakes on when it comes to buying new TV sets. According to a new report by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTAM, 53 percent of U.S. households now own an HDTV, the first time a majority of the country's...

Tags: HDTV, Survey, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-06

New financing alternatives for solar power installations

One very tangible reason that people have been slow to adopt solar technology, other than its questionable current efficiency posture, is that very few of individuals or businesses have excess money to plunk down on the systems. There have been all manner of financing and credit and...

Tags: Solar Energy, kW, Financing, GRID Alternatives, Capital Structures, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD format

The recent survey by Harris Interactive, which suggested that HD-DVD continues to be roughly as popular as Blu-ray, has met with some controversy over its methodology. In fact, I received a lengthy e-mail from Adams Media Research's press representative strongly refuting the Harris study's findings. At dispute...

Tags: HD-DVD, Harris Interactive, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-27

E-reader devices: The fun is just starting

The interest in e-readers, or e-books as they are called now, has reached a fever pitch. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos fields nothing but Kindle questions at the company's  shareholder meeting. Prime View picks up E Ink, the company that supplies the screen to Amazon's Kindle, for $215 million. And companies...

Tags: Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sarah Rotman Epps, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-02

The coming wireline business implosion (and how you'll wind up paying for it)

Is the wired telecom business just as doomed as beleaguered automakers like GM and Chrysler and the newspaper industry? It's quite possible a few years down the line. And this wireline fallout will have ramifications well beyond the usual suspects such as AT&T and Verizon. Simply put, cutting the...

Tags: Bailout, Business, Craig Moffett, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Larry Dignan, Network, Networking, Personal Finance, Phone, Taxes, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Company, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireline

Blog posts 2009-05-18

News to know: University iPhones; Salesforce; Windows 7; Kindle app; DOJ

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. Sam Diaz: Forget the Kindle; University "requires" iPhone Christopher Dawson: Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-12

20% of U.S. households shun landlines, go mobile-only

Just over 20 percent of all U.S. households have dropped landlines in favor of using cell phones exclusively for voice communication, according to recent survey results from the National Center for Health Statistics. That number is up from more than 17 percent from the previous survey six...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Household, Wireless, NCHS, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-11

(Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)

(Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)PUMAOh come on! RE: (Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)It looks like a faulty wheelchair. It needs to look a lot better than that. And why only 2 wheels? What's the real benefit? I mean, how long can you...

Tags: P.U.M.A., Segway, General Motors Corp., Gallery

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Digital photo frames are more popular than you think

If you've been reading this blog for more than a year, you may think you're experiencing déjà vu. Yes, I did run a post last year with exactly the same headline. But this year, maybe I should have said "Digital photo frames are more popular than I think." Because...

Tags: Digital Photograph, Photograph, Digital Photo Frame, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Do consumers want widgets on their HDTVs? Survey says definitely maybe.

TV manufacturers seem to think this is the year of the widget, as many are prepping sets with network connections to run small streaming apps that display around the perimeter of the screen. Of course, the big question is: Will consumers actually purchase these sets, especially...

Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, HDTV, TV, Survey, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-03-15

VOD chief: Comcast will survive in face of TV.com, Hulu

This week, Comcast announced its OnDemand Online service, promising anywhere online access to Comcast programming (broadcast, basic and premium channels, etc.) for its customers. I sat down with Doug Sylvester, President and COO of TVN Entertainment, to talk about how Comcast's entry into the broadband video on-demand...

Tags: VoD, Comcast Corp., Cable Company, TV, Cable, Programming, Hulu, TVN Entertainment, ZD, DS, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch

Every night for the past couple of months, the weather person on one of my local TV news programs has been counting down the days to the nation's switch to digital television. I can almost say it in my sleep: In February 17, the old analog signals will turn off...

Tags: Delay, Digital Television, U.S. Senate, House, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-26