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Latest antitrust lawsuit targeting Apple's weak spots

Latest antitrust lawsuit targeting Apple's weak spotsPopcorn"Another point raised by the lawsuit is price, specifically why the $5.52 price difference between a 1GB and 4GB results in a $100 price difference between the 1GB and 4GB iPod nano."Yeah! And what about the difference in price between a medium and large...

Tags: Corporate law, Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., WMA, weak spot, Latest antitrust lawsuit, antitrust lawsuit, price difference, Apple iPod, antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

Does Apple's latest "Get a Mac" ad target Vista's weak spot?

Does Apple's latest "Get a Mac" ad target Vista's weak spot?CHUMPs with WowI'll go for a CHUMP anytime; a simple installation of Ubuntu Linux 7.04, combined with Beryl, will give me all the visual Wow that I want, on weak hardware! Talking about saving money.... :-)Apple is sympathetic, high...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, PC ecosystem, Apple Macintosh, Adrien, Does Apple, Apple Inc., weak spot, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

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Customers have spoken: AT&T = FAIL!

Just be prepared to pay full price for the phone ntntRE: Customers have spoken: AT&T = FAIL!I see this article as a sensational exaggeration. Consumer reports notes that the 4 point spread between the other carriers is essentially statistically insignificant. I am currently an AT&T wireless customer with an iPhone...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., phone, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. With its stylish, Imprint-finish chassis, excellent audio output, and remote control, the 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx is best suited for students and others...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Notebooks, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Wireless service boosters: A good idea but we shouldn't have to pay extra

You would think that the news of an AT&T Femtocell product - basically, a network extender that can help boost a weak cell phone signal in homes and buildings - would be a welcome product, especially for the iPhone users who regularly have to deal with dropped calls. ...

Tags: Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless Service, Wireless, Network Extender, Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wireless And Mobility, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Max Baucus opens his kimono

PelosiObamaReidCare PORC is a Fascist Pig In a constitutional republic like ours, the government's powers are limited by a constitution that protects our unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. PelosiObamaReidCare PORC would violate the unalienable rights of patients, doctors, and business owners by forcing 1)...

Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Insurance, health care, Max Baucus, office visit, health insurance, kimono

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes

So basically all of them......affecting Vista or 7 require user intervention just like all other modern operating systems these days?OK.RE: Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holesAll of the bulletins specifically say that Win7 is not affected.Two require no user interaction whatsoever.The first two listed require user interaction only in that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), INTERNET, Patches, UAC, user interaction, OS X., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

So you're going to sell software or work a trade show booth...

...it's time to get it right! I get pitched software 24/7. Along the way, I hear and see some pretty amazing things but too often I get my ear bent for way too long by folks who can’t get to the point. Why? Because these pitchmen and...

Tags: Software, Trade Show, Empathy, Sales Strategy, Telemarketing, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Healthcare, Sales, Marketing, Marketing Research, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-12

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

Lenovo: Enterprise demand remains weak; China a bright spot

Lenovo reported a first quarter net loss as revenue skidded 18 percent because of weak enterprise spending. The company reported a net loss of $16 million, or 18 cents a share, in the first quarter, on revenue of $3.5 billion. Lenovo, which remains tethered to...

Tags: China, Lenovo Group Ltd., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notificationPIN number = weak spotIf the PIN number were changed to a word or phrase from which the user was asked, say, the 1st, 3rd and 5th characters on one occasion and the 2nd, 3rd and 6th characters on another occasion, etc., then...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Network technology, skimmer, ATM, SMS

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Auvio In-Ear Armature Headphones (blue)

It seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry is putting out headphones these days, and far be it for Radio Shack to be left out in the cold. The electronics retailer is turning out a line of earphones sporting the brand name Auvio. The line includes a handful of models...

Tags: Branding, Auvio In-Ear headphone, earpiece

Product reviews 2009-07-30

Onkyo HT-S3200 (black)

To date, Onkyo has been the go-to manufacturer for component-based home-theater-in-a-box systems. For 2009, the company has introduced just two new products to the category: the $500 HT-S5200 and the $350 HT-S3200 reviewed here. The entry-level HT-S3200 may lack some of the niceties we're used to in pricier home...

Tags: center channel, Onkyo HT-S3200, speaker

Product reviews 2009-07-09

Canon, Casio, Panasonic and Samsung are "standout" brands

Canon, Casio, Panasonic and Samsung are "standout" brandsPanasonicI recently purchased a Panasonic FZ28B Camera, and it is hands-down the best Camera I've ever owned.The Auto-Intelligent system actually works!I've had several Canon's. Yes, they take good pictures but the AI system never worked right. Not on a single one...

Tags: Panasonic, Canon Inc., Rebel XTi, camera, Casio Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., brand

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Proteus 1.0.0 (Mobile)

Use the Proteus Mecha armor to save Earth from waves of alien attackers. The alien fleet is vast and diverse: 16 attack waves, 11 different enemy ships from scouts to gun ships. Huge Boss Battles could halt your advance into the heart of the enemy fleet, learn their attack pattern...

Tags: Mobile, Alien, Attack, Magmic Games, Security

Software downloads 2009-06-11

Greenpeace Cool IT: But does GP miss the point?

Greenpeace upped the ante on the IT sector by switching focus from reporting on the environmental performance of consumer electronics to looking at how the industry as a whole is performing on climate change. Yesterday they launched their inaugural Cool IT ranking of the top 12 IT firms performing on climate change. The ranking is...

Tags: Greenpeace, Information Technology, James Farrar, Management, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-05-28

2009 Lexus IS 350

Photo gallery:2009 Lexus IS 350Further shedding its image as a maker of boring luxury cars, Lexus turns its 2009 IS 350 into a tuner car. The IS 350 already featured fairly sporty performance, but now you can add bolt-on performance parts from the company's F Sport accessories, similar to the...

Tags: IS 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-05-20

Hottest Ad Medium in a Down Economy? Cable, Not The Net.

The trumpets are out, from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. For the fifth year in a row, Internet advertising hit record highs. The growth rate for 2008 was 10.6%. This was the sole ad medium (out of 17 tracked) to record a double-digit gain for the year....

Tags: Advertisement, Performance, Branding, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet Advertising, Internet, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-03-30

The sleeper HP Pavilion dv3 13-inch laptop

HP introduced two consumer laptops at CES in January: the 12-inch Pavilion dv2 and the 13-inch Pavilion dv3. The dv2 got all the press because it employs a new AMD Neo processor, which is the closest thing AMD has to a netbook chip, but the dv3 seemed like a potential...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Dv3z, Notebooks, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Microsoft's Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009

For the past few Februaries, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual "Strategic Update" overview, in which he covers the areas where Microsoft plans to invest and why. This year, during his February 24 update, Ballmer was more...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Marketing, Sales, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-02-24