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Microsoft says a Zune phone 'not unreasonable': Microsoft says a Zune phone 'not unreasonable'When will MS release a combo phone/media player?I laugh and laugh and laugh at all the Apple zealots who are freaking out about how the iPod maybe, just might, perhaps get a "real" OS on it and now the question is... when will MS...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Microsoft Zune, Zune Phone, Microsoft Corp., phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Microsoft to launch iPhone rival?: Crunch Gear is reporting that it has confirmed rumors of a Microsoft Zune Phone. Would that be a zPhone? According to Crunch Gears Matt Hickey whose hook was a Microsoft filing with the FCC all cell phone manufacturers must register their devices with the FCC:....it looks like MS is working...; Tags: Crunch Gears Matt Hickey, Entertainment, General, Hollywood On Demand, Microsoft Zune, Mobile, Personal Technology, telephone, Telephony, WiMAX, Wired &, Wireless, Zune Phone; Blog posts 2007-02-09

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iPhone tethering rumored: When I travel I carry a second phone alongside my iPhone â€“ for one reason. Tethering. I need to be able to get online wherever I am and Wi-Fi isn't exactly ubiquitous and free Wi-Fi seems to be getting scarcer with each passing day. To make matters...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Mobile access to your SIS: Several student information system SIS vendors offer to sync data with a Palm Pilot or Windows Mobile PDA. This is a handy feature for teachers on field trips, assistant principals stalking the halls, etc. It's fairly limited in it's utility, though since it generally only provides a static...; Tags: Mobile, SiS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?: The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...; Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-28

Democrats: Twitter, text, or telephone?: How are the Democratic delegates getting out their party's message while at the Democratic National Convention? Are they texting like Obama? Social networking on Twitter or Facebook? Or relying on the old standards: phone and e-mail? CNET's Kara Tsuboi wanders Denver's Pepsi Center to find out.; Tags: Phone, Twitter, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Quality, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, News, kara tsuboi, dnc, colorado, delegates, mccain, obama, clinton, texting, cell phones, internet; Videos 2008-08-28
First images of Google-powered HTC Dream: It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...; Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Digital Media, Digital Video, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Perot: Making sure "everybody has access to the truth": He doesn't "do a lot of Internet work." He's not on Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. He's not an iPhone guy. He prefers to get "instant feedback from the people,'' from face-to-face contact and phone calls. But Ross Perot, now 77, is back and using...; Tags: Nominee, Ross Perot, Truth, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-28
NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?: NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?Very simply put, It became a religious war....Software is simply NOT a religion.So the software religious community needs to learn to sleep with itself.In retrospect, the OLPC has changed the world. Sure, it has spawned anindustry that is more to serve rich consumers...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, NPR; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Review: Palm Treo Pro brings thinnest Treo to the world: Review: Palm Treo Pro brings thinnest Treo to the worldAlarms working?Thanks for the comprehensive review. I really would of appreciated knowing if the alarms are functional when the device is in power saving suspend mode. The last HTC device I had wouldn't and that was a pain.RE: Review: Palm Treo...; Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Palm Treo, thinnest Treo, Palm Treo Pro, Palm Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?: Palm may have a hit on its hands with the Treo Pro judging from the recent spate of reviews as NDAs ended on Wednesday. The larger question is whether this pricey device can give the company a boost in the bottom line. To wit: ...; Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Treo Pro, QWERTY Keyboard, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Global cell phone market to grow 11% in 2008: Gartner expects cell phone market growth to slow to 11% from 16% in 2007, and in US dollar terms growth would slow to 9% from 11%. Handset vendors sold 304.7 mln mobile phones globally in Q2 2008, with strong demand in emerging markets lifting sales 11.8% from Q2 2007. The...; Tags: Phone, Emerging Market, Cell Phone, Sales Strategy, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Suddenly, Android is hot again: After months of silence, the double-whammy of new software and hardware has gotten everyone talking about Android again. Earlier this month Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch was wondering if anybody cared about Android any more. Now TC is practically gushing over the mobile platform. What happened? Two things:...; Tags: Phone, SDK, Shout-out, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Keeping the brand - and verb - alive: photoshopÂ (v.) "to edit an image using a computer program," 1992, originally in ref. to Photoshop, a bitmap graphics editor trademarked and published by Adobe, released in 1990. --- Dictionary.com There aren't many brand names that can take on verb status but Photoshop, a pioneer in digital imagery manipulation,...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Web, Brand, Mobile, Photograph, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Major security hole found in iPhone: Major security hole found in iPhonewhose fault?Seems to me you're blaming Apple for bad coverage when you should be blaming O2. Didn't they give you some sort of trial period when you sign up to see how the coverage was in your area?The risk Me-Firsters takeEr, I mean early...; Tags: Viruses and worms, Apple iPhone, security, 3G, security hole, phone; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Who's Dumber: Bad Guys â€¦ Or Good Guys?: In the old cowboy movies, the black hats were villains that created mayhem, until the white hats came along and ended their reigns of fear. Now, we have the spectacle of good guys seemingly educating the bad guys on how to exploit flaws or processes of the Internet, that...; Tags: Hat, Flaw, Internet, Social Security, BGP, Operational Accounting, Government, Networking, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-27
iPhone passcode lock rendered useless: iPhone passcode lock rendered uselessiPhoneI'd like to point out that a good workaround is setting your home button "Settings->General->Home Button" to "Home" will effectively negate the issue.Tested on iPhone 2.0RE: iPhone passcode lock rendered uselessStrange it was fixed in a prior version but not pushed into v2. Seems like a...; Tags: Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Major security hole found in iPhone: Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Dancing on E-voting's grave: Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...; Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?: Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....; Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-27