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- Is Google the Center of the Universe?
- It's not even a year since the triumphalism of Jeff Jarvis's Google 'reverse engineering' book 'What Would Google Do?' hit the book shelves, but it seems an age ago now. Jarvis's publisher Harper Collins claims this book is 'all about you' in their promo blurb - how you...
- Tags: Google Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Jarvis, Wiki, Online Communications, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Sprint increases bet on prepaid; Buys Virgin Mobile USA
- fsdaThe Best iphone ringtone maker, a smart iPhone ringtone creator and uploader, provides an all-in-one iPhone Ringtone custom solution.
- Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Ringtone, Sprint Communications
- Discussion threads 2009-11-07
- News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC
- 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: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber losses
- Sprint called the launch of the Palm Pre a success, but it wasn't enough to offset a net subscriber loss of 257,000 in the second quarter. The subscriber loss, which came amid a churn rate of 2.05 percent, illustrates Sprint's challenge. The company is launching new handsets---Palm...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Subscriber Loss, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint
- 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: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Sprint increases bet on prepaid; Buys Virgin Mobile USA
- Sprint Nextel on Tuesday said it acquired Virgin Mobile USA in a stock swap worth about $483 million. The move is designed to cement its growing position in prepaid calling plan market. Sprint already owns 13.1 percent of Virgin Mobile. In a statement, Sprint said it plans...
- Tags: Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint Communications, Branding, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Enterprise 2.0 conference impressions
- I'm in seat 14c on a Virgin America flight back from Boston to San Francisco after an exhilarating Enterprise 2.0 Conference. There's a lot of similarities between this airline and the Enterprise 2.0 movement. The plane has wifi and a good modern user experience but essentially...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Collaboration Environment, Sharepoint Plan, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- International Airlines to UN: Set us a CO2 Target Now (but US carriers still ponder)
- People in business often speak of NGO's in a kind of wide eyed way, a mixture of fear and curiosity, but most vastly under estimate their capability. Granted, NGOs are as diverse as businesses - some are hopeless, some perform magnificently. For illustration of the latter & the potency of a sophisticated and intelligent NGO, then look no...
- Tags: Aviation, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carrier, Climate Group, Emission, James Farrar, Management, Nancy, Strategy
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- The irony of Apple packaging
- The irony of Apple packagingWhere is NonZealot?I can't wait to hear what you have to say about this article. Guess my post on "Thoughts on the G1 Keyboard" knocked some sense into you.However, I will be the first to say, this packaging is quite ironic. And perhaps this box is...
- Tags: Blogging, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- News to know: Jobs and Apple; IE 8 patch due; Adobe; Windows 7 Beta 1
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Can you have Macworld without Jobs and Apple? We're going to find out Apple statement Techmeme Sam Diaz: What does Apple’s MacWorld...
- Tags: Job, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Data Centers, Security, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- More iPhone 3G observations
- More iPhone 3G observationsThanks for this tip......[i]"An app that toggles 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even the cellular radio to conserver battery. Bonus points if they add a schedule feature to, for example, turn off all the radios while you sleep then turn them back on when you wake.[/i]I would...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G observation, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, MMS, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- News to know: Salesforce and Google; LiveMesh; Cloud computing; Linux
- Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: Salesforce and Google team to conquer the enterprise Garett Rogers: Google announces SalesForce integration with Google Apps Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: The big reveal: Live Mesh Statement: Blockbuster proposes to buy Circuit City ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Notebook SSDs disappoint
- An unsourced Engadget report says . . . flash-based laptops are being returned at a rate of 10 to 20 percent for technical failure, compared to the 1 to 2 percent of regular laptop returns due to HDD issues. . . . Other consumers are sending...
- Tags: Notebook, Performance, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Performance Problem, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- In-flight Internet cleared for take-off
- I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband access. Let's face it, the airlines don't have a great track record here. No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks. And Boeing's Connexion service--once offered by a few international carriers--is gone. But this time it may finally happen. ...
- Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Wall Street Journal, Flight, JetBlue Airways Corp., Boeing Co., Equipment, Satellite, Virgin America, Aircell, U.S. In-flight Broadband, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceship
- Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceshipBeautifulThey are much better looking than the first ones. I hope that they accelerate space exploration and lunar landings. Unfortunately, the current goal is mostly space tourism, which is impractical. Maybe they'll raise enough money from it to fund the bigger picture, though.RE:...
- Tags: space elevator, Virgin Galactic, architecture spaceship, SpaceShipTwo
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- JetBlue launches in-flight Wi-Fi
- A couple of weeks ago, I flew a 17-hour flight from New York to Bangkok. I had books, movies, music, and three horrific vegetarian meals. I also had a laptop, but no way to connect to the Net. Getting online onboard has been promised for yearsâ€"remember...
- Tags: JetBlue Airways Corp., Service, E-mail, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Online Communications, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWT
- Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWTWow!Thanks so much for taking the time to post this. What a great description and comparison of Volta to GWT!I am so excited about Volta and it's possibilities!-Brandonhttp://dynamics-ax.blogspot.comRE: Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWTNice idea, but slow as hell. Try the demos at...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scripting languages, Volta, Microsoft Corp., GWT, Google Inc., GWT JSIO
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- Demo 2006 security roundup, part 1
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- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- Long-term storm clouds brewing over AT&T, Verizon Wireless
- Long-term storm clouds brewing over AT&T, Verizon WirelessA few notesThe article suggested that customers may take their phone to T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless, while this is true for T-Mobile - its impossible for the iPhone to suddenly appear on Verizon wireless due to incompatable technologies GSM vs CDMA, unless apple...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., WiMAX, Verizon Wireless, Long-term, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Get ready for the 'Twitterization' of mainstream media
- Back in 1991, when I first started as a tech journalist for PC Week now eWeek, there was no Web. There was print, TV, and radio. PC Week was a print book and, to the extent that any of the parent company Ziff Davis' publications were online, it...
- Tags: Blog, Blogging, CBS Interactive Inc., David Berlind, Information, Investor, Media, Media Company, Microsoft Windows, PC Week, Twitter, Web, Windows Sources, Ziff-Davis Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
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