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- News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle
- 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: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo (Windows)
- The Batman: Arkham Asylum demo opens as the dark knight and Commissioner Gordon return The Joker back into confinement at Arkham Asylum. But things soon fall apart as The Joker gains the upper hand and springs a trap, setting Arkham Asylum's occupants upon Batman. The demo offers gamers a taste...
- Tags: Eidos Interactive Ltd., Microsoft Windows, Gamer, Batman, Games, BIOS, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-08-10
- Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this year
- Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this yearSuccess?Me thinks not according to http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365No. Just bussiness as usualHow many standard fights Sony lost in the past?? Didn't they soon after started selling products with the winning standard??Have you ever seen a CD or a VHS movie...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Toshiba Corp., DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- Desire Ragnarok 188 (Windows)
- By open DesireRO is a non-profit mmorpg. For those who don't know anything about Ragnarok. You first start as a novice trying to level to obtain your first Job. Yes, you have a Base level and a Job level both are really important. Before you get your first job, you...
- Tags: Job, Microsoft Windows, Desire Ragnark, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-07-15
- Knight Shift 1.1 (Mobile)
- Try to make the Knights switch place using only valid chess moves. Tap the Knight you wish to move, if there is more than one possibility question marks will appear. Tap on these to move the desired Knight.On the board are marks where the Knights should end up in order...
- Tags: Mobile, Kim Moelgaard, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- The media is dead. Long live the media
- The media is dead. Long live the mediaInteresting comment about ads.Jeremy,I found your rejection of TV due to advertising very interesting, considering the revenues of your employer (and I presume your salary?), are utterly dependent on the same model.I would like the option of ad-free content. I understand that ads...
- Tags: TVs, Advertising & Promotion, ghosting, advertisement, ad-free content, media, TV, Godzilla
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?
- Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?Jboss would complement Websphere?Really? Is that like how MySQL is going to complement Oracle's flagship product? Doesn't make sense to me, these products are in direct competition with eachother.I think the biggest threat to RedHat's business model is CentOS. Smart...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Storage, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., X64, Linux, Sun T2, server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-15
- Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers
- Updated: Amazon will reportedly unveil a new large-screen Kindle Wednesday. The company just scheduled a press conference for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in New York City at Pace University. Get the subtle hint? Despite that subtle hint---holding a press conference at a university (textbooks people!)---a lot of...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Salesforce's unspoken build and buy strategy
- At this week's Cloudforce I was keen to understand what is happening on the Force.com platform. Narinder Singh, Appirio's marketing strategist came on stage to talk about how they used the Force.com platform to set up MyStarbucksidea.com. This is an example of a situational application, built and designed for a...
- Tags: Strategy, Salesforce.com Inc., Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Citizen Pain: Who Needs Another Electronic Reader?
- So today’s the day when reviews are coming in from CNet and Between The Lines on the second edition of Amazon’s Kindle electronic book reader. You decide whether you want to spend $350-plus for a device that lets you, essentially, read one type of publication. The Kindle...
- Tags: Hearst Corp., Kindle, E-books, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- A sad day for newspapers; Is it too late for them to change?
- Today marks a sad day for newspapers. First, today's print edition of the Rocky Mountain News was its last. After 150 years in business, the newspaper is closing, a victim of the Internet and the economy. Then, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, a pretty influential group of the nation's...
- Tags: Games, Leadership, Management, Newspaper, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz, Strategy
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- Insignia NS-2BRDVD
- Photo gallery:Insignia NS-2BRDVDWhen you opt for a budget product rather than a name brand, it usually means you're looking for "good enough" instead of perfect. The Insignia NS-2BRDVD, from one of Best Buy's in-house suppliers, is a classic example of the former. The Blu-ray player lacks step-up features (such...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, Overall IT, Insignia NS-2BRDVD
- Product reviews 2009-02-18
- Sanyo PLV-Z3000
- The front projection category continues to grow and become more affordable to the masses. These days you can get a decent 1080p front projector for cheaper than most 60-inch plasma TVs. Of course, you do have the additional cost of a screen to factor in, but that screen can be...
- Tags: Projectors, Monitors & displays, TVs, Sanyo PLV-Z3000, Sanyo Electric Co., projector, picture quality
- Product reviews 2009-02-17
- Could 'The Toyota Way' & Enterprise 2.0 Rescue the Big 3 US Auto Companies?
- Could 'The Toyota Way' & Enterprise 2.0 Rescue the Big 3 US Auto Companies?McAfee poor on adoptionOliver,I don't disagree with the principles laid out in McAfee's post. But, the "[b]White Knight[/b]" approach is very naive.More details on this post: http://ccsblog.burtongroup.com/collaboration_and_content/2008/12/the-auto-industry-and-enterprise-20.htmlClueless people should remain quiet.And when it coems to how to...
- Tags: Toyota-way, Big 3, Enterprise 2.0
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Bankruptcy for Tribune won't stop the inevitable
- (update: Tribune Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Read Tribune's official release.) As much as we hate to face it, there comes a time when the older family members of start to pass on - maybe your parents, your grandparents, the older aunts and...
- Tags: Tribune Co., McClatchy Co., Bankruptcy, Litigation, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- MovieQuiz (Mobile)
- Who played Batman in The Dark Knight? Where does the Wizard of Oz live? And who does Jerry Lundegaard plan to have kidnapped in Fargo?These are just a few of the many thousands of questions in Movie Quiz, the ultimate film trivia game.The slick multiple-choice interface lets you quickly choose...
- Tags: Mobile, Movie, FinBlade
- Software downloads 2008-11-13
- B vitamins and folic acid offer no cancer protection
- B vitamins and folic acid offer no cancer protectionLies and agendasLies which are driven by agendas are never useful. In part because they lead to the liar thinking everyone is as crazy as they are, that there are dark conspiracies among scientists or other decision makers aimed at "suppressing the...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, AMA, Moderation, health care, cancer protection, B-vitamins
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Blu-ray is dead: the sequel
- Blu-ray is dead: the sequelI prefer physical media tooThe question is, when will I - and most consumers - make Blu-ray the default? Dark Knight I'll get on Blu-ray someday - the fabulous 8k special effects work makes it worth while. But romantic comedies? Never. Thanks for commenting.RobinDigital d/ls are...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Revenue Share, REAL PROBLEM
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Cute Knight Deluxe (Mac) 1.1 (Mac)
- An orphan girl searches for her destiny. Train in jobs and classes to raise skills, make friends, and find romance then use those skills to conquer the monsters in the dungeon. Design and dress your unique character to reach one of fifty storybook endings. Will you be a princess or...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Skill, Hanako Games, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-30
- Tech economy: Is the forecast glass half-empty or half-full?
- Talk about a doom-and-gloom outlook for the tech economy. Tech entrepreneur Jason Calacanis - founder of Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs, and Mahalo.com - has fired off a pretty glass-half-empty message to startups, via his e-mail subscription list. It's been about a week since Calacanis announced layoffs...
- Tags: Tech, Blog, Cell Phone Penetration, Tech Topic, Blogging, E-mail, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
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