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- iPhone's international rollout continues; 10 million units not a stretch
- Apple's iPhone will be headed to a few more countries courtesy of a new deal with French telecom carrier Orange. In a statement, Orange said: Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic,...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless, Telephony, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO
- Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600
- Check out the joystick ports, circuitry, and other parts that made the venerable game console tick.The Atari 2600 in all its cracked-open glory. I never owned one of these consoles--I was an Intellivision II man. (George Plimpton convinced me it was better.) Do you still play your Atari 2600?...
- Tags: Joystick, Photograph, Atari Inc., CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-05-15
- Dell: We're greener than HP
- Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the "we're greener than you" game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- The MS Office 2008 for Mac scandal continues
- Can Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit expect anything but frustration from its installed base of users? The excuses from the development team are wearing very, very thin. The news today was that the group was able to get its first batch of 1,000 bug...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2004, MacTech, Ticktin, Scripting Languages, Microsoft Office, Desktops, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft: Office '08 sales skyrocket, SP1 released, VBA coming back to Mac
- According to CNet Microsoft is selling copies of Office 2008 for Mac at a clip three times higher than the former 2004 version. "The company wouldn't disclose sales numbers, but said the sales are the highest in the 19-year history of the unit. That continues a trend that has been...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Mac BU, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- HP to Acquire EDS ?
- HP to Acquire EDS ?The fake Steve Jobs quote wasn't needed.He was wrong for all the usual good reasons. Best of all, the urge to bloviate loudly ideas from the conventional wisdom within his set.But you're right.The Compaq merger might be considered a success by those who consider layoffs...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., merger, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the driversTrialware payolaSo I read Item#5 as something of curiosity in terms of who pays and who gets. So if Widget Mfg. installs Widgette software as trialware, Widgette pays Widget Mfg. a fee to get into the installation rotation? Then...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Widgette, Widget Mfg, Microsoft Corp., OEM
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s)
- HP's now official pending EDS buy for just shy of $14 billion positions the combined companies to organize and manage the hosted/on-premises mix to maximum efficiency and lowest TCO. It's a great goal to shoot for because all they have to do is beat IBM. With this...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., End Goal, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loom
- The debate around Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Electronic Data Systems follows three primary questions. Is the EDS acquisition another Compaq--a deal that will take years to pay off? Is EDS the right acquisition for HP? Are there other places where HP should spend its money? HP on Tuesday...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Dennis, Tools & Techniques, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ
- Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZWith the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ, Chevrolet makes its strongest bid yet to unseat the Toyota Camry as America's most popular car. For cabin quality, the Malibu LTZ equals the Camry and even the Honda Accord. The Malibu features the most modern powertrain we've yet seen...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cabin electronic, OnStar, phone, Chevrolet Malibu, cell phone, Chevrolet
- Product reviews 2008-05-12
- DLO TransDock III (with IntelliTune)
- FM transmitters aren't the best way to port your MP3 player's audio to your car stereo, but for those who don't have a cassette player or auxiliary line input, they're the only option. Thanks to FCC regulations, it can be a challenge to find one that offers transmission powerful enough...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, IntelliTune, DLO TransDock III, TransDock III, TransDock
- Product reviews 2008-05-12
- Samsung ML-2851ND
- Samsung's ML-2851ND is a barebones monolaser printer with a few extra features attached that will appeal to the small-to-medium business crowd that simply needs to print out text documents or light graphics. The $330 price tag is higher than average for a monochrome printer (especially one that that isn't wireless),...
- Tags: Printers, input tray, CNET Labs, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung ML-2851ND, printer
- Product reviews 2008-05-12
- Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation
- Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates FoundationNice...So he'll be the man in charge of the foundation that this year awarded me the Gates Millenium Scholarship...nice to know.An Executive CatamaranJiminy Cricket. Some coasters in this world have sails that are miles wide. Not only did...
- Tags: biz unit, Gates Foundation, Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group
- AMD on Monday named a new head of its computing solutions group and created a central engineering unit to improve execution at the chipmaker. Among the moving parts: Randy Allen was promoted to lead the computing solutions group at AMD, which focuses on the...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Workstations, Processors, Human Resources, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation
- For all those wondering what Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes would do once he retires from Microsoft in September, the uncertainty is over. Raikes is going to become the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Raikes is replacing another former...
- Tags: Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Blackberry users to get Windows Live services
- Research in Motion RIM and Microsoft have struck a deal via which Blackberry users will be able to run Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on their devices. The two companies announced the deal on May 12; actual availability is slated for some time this summer...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Live, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58
- The New Orleans MP58 shows that Blaupunkt customers get what they pay for. In contrast with the Brisbane SD48 that we reviewed recently, the New Orleans MP58is a stylish head unit with a well-thought-out interface for letting drivers search their MP3 files with ease. It may not have the...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, New Orleans MP58, Blaupunkt, disc, display
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
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