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How can Microsoft clean up its bad reputation? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51PMWhether you are an individual or a multi-national corporation, a bad reputation can destroy any chance of success. Deb Shinder has some suggestions for Microsoft's redemption.
Here's Zynga's Heavily Redacted New SEC Filing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44AMZynga recently filed an amendment to its IPO filling, and it's a doozy. That being said, many parts (shown in brackets) are redacted. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
Zynga and Facebook's Relationship Disclosed: It's Complicated Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMZynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document filed this afternoon with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
How Chandra Runs TCS Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMIt was December of 2005 and the Galapagos Islands were teeming with the plants and animal forms that had caught the attention of Charles Darwin more than 100 years ago. Darwin's study of the island's finches, among other things, helped him devise the theory of natural selection: Species that adapt to their environment have a better chance of survival. It was perhaps natural that S. Ramadorai ...
Toshiba acknowledges tablet bug, working on fix Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:16PMIDG News Service - Toshiba acknowledged a bug that keeps its Thrive tablet from waking up from sleep mode, and the company said it is working on a fix.
iriver Story HD Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:31PMThe iriver Story HD sports a fantastic screen and it's the first ebook reader with Google eBooks integration, but an outdated feature set can't compete with leaders like the Kindle or the Nook.
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:31PMThe big, beautiful, Android-based myTouch 4G Slide is T-Mobile's most powerful handset to date, so it's our latest Editors' Choice for keyboarded smartphones on T-Mobile.
Apple wins initial patent ruling on HTC's Android phones Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:34AMIn an initial determination, an ITC judge has found that HTC's Android handsets infringe on two Apple patents, but HTC says it can work around the patents and will appeal ( ZDNet UK - Intellectual Property )
Atlantis' General Purpose Computer 4 Healthy Again Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:26AMAtlantis' General Purpose Computer 4 Healthy Again
The Science of Playtesting [Xbox 360] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:42PMWe go behind the scenes at Valve, Bungie, and Epic Games to see how user feedback helps shape the game development process.
Photo Release -- Brooks Automation Announces Scholarship Program Recipients Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMCHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. held their Fifth Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 29th to honor students selected to receive awards as part of the Brooks Automation Annual Scholarship Program.
How to make a Windows Time Capsule Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:44AMIf you're a Windows user, or a Mac user who can't afford the $500 price tag on an Apple Time Capsule, you can make your own for around $200.
Mac Blu-ray Player Invites Mac Users to Enjoy Blu-ray for the Very First Time on Earth Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:17AMBEIJING, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- For decades, Mac has tried hard to prove its superiority over the good old PC. Despite its perky graphics and enhanced user-experience, there were a few points where it lagged behind. One of them which bothered Mac users tremendously was the absence of Blu-ray support in Mac systems. Using their 10 years of experience in video conversion, Macgo Inc ...
Android Market spiffed up with new UI, plus movies and books Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:09AMGoogle overhauled the Android Market user interface for Android 2.2 and 2.3 phones with faster checkout, improved showcasing of top titles, and horizontal swiping to flip through "top" lists.
Mac Gems: Usher 1.1.3 video organizing software Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:18AMYou've got iTunes to organize your music and iPhoto to organize your pictures. But what about your videos? ManyTricks's Usher attempts to bring your movies, TV shows, home videos, and more under one roof, undivided, with browsing and metadata for all.
High flyer falls on hard times Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:30AMTwo years ago, Research In Motion was on top of the world. Today that has all changed. As the company holds its annual meeting today, Theresa Tedesco and Matt Hartley probe the question on every shareholder's mind. What went wrong at RIM?
A lot of mail. No, really, a lot Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:11PMA regular Bangkok Post reader, Patrick, has an email problem. Well don't we all, eh? But Patrick's is one I haven't heard for a while. He writes:
Alot of mail. No, really, a lot Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:26PMA regular Bangkok Post reader, Patrick, has an email problem. Well don't we all, eh? But Patrick's is one I haven't heard for a while. He writes:
Storm unleashes 32-core cloud server Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:49AMStorm on Demand has released a 32-core managed cloud server. The rentable hardware, which has 96GB of RAM, 32-cores...
Olympus PEN E-P3 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:01AMThe Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds camera offers a pleasing mix of a smaller-than-SLR body, fast performance, and beautiful images, but for the best pictures possible you still need a true D-SLR.
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:39AMIt used to be that cooling with water meant a major commitment in choosing and assembling discrete components. In the last few years though, there have been several self-contained water-cooling kits to hit the market that were capable of cooling at least as well as a top-end air cooler but at lower noise levels. Today's roundup includes reviews on both water and air coolers with the Antec Kühler ...
Robert Brunner helps Barnes & Noble find its Nook Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:26AMBarnes & Noble may be lagging behind Amazon.com in the market for electronic readers, but lately there are reasons for the bookseller to brag. The company believes it has a 27 percent share of the U.S. market for...
Big Idea: A Computer for Seniors Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:46PMThe story behind the Telikin, a touchscreen computer pre-loaded with easy-to-use software for holding video chats, checking e-mail, and more. The "aha" moment: When Fred Allegrezza moved his mother into an assisted-living facility five years ago, he bought her a Mac computer so she could stay connected with the family. But she couldn't figure out how to use it. That was when Allegrezza, a serial ...
3 Mobile Cash Registers Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:45PMOn the Fly Pose's Web-based cash register can be paired with a USB bar-code scanner.' A look at three Web-based point-of-sale systems that work on laptops and tablets Still using a clunky cash register? Now you can ring up sales, generate receipts, and track inventory wherever you go using Web-based point-of-sale software. The systems work on any computer with Internet access, including tablets ...
The Student-Centered Netbook: Chromebook or Classmate PC? Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:50PMIt's the schools that give each student an iPad tend to make headlines nowadays. No doubt, more schools are investigating tablets - Apple or otherwise - as part of their one-to-one computing initiatives, looking to replace not just desktop PCs but to replace laptops and netbooks as well. Despite the buzz about iPads, Chromebooks, and the like, one laptop (or tablet) per child is still far from a ...
Five steps for keeping hackers at bay Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:14PMThe vice president of security products for Tivoli Software at IBM says the biggest threat to your company's security is the thought that "it won't happen to me"--because it will.
HP's Rubinstein compares webOS' early state to Mac OS X Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:32PMHP's Senior VP for Palm Jon Rubinstein in a new memo kicking off the launch of the TouchPad paralleled it to his experience at Apple. After encountering some rough reviews that said the webOS tablet had promise but was buggy, he saw it getting the same reaction as Mac OS X did when it first launched. Early reviewers called OS X 10.0 "sluggish" and complained about a lack of apps, but the OS went ...
Why Oracle Bothered Taking on Another Storage Provider Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:57PMAnalysis: There are at least three good reasons: The IP is good, Larry Ellison can afford it, and egos wanted to avoid bruising.
Judgment Day for HP: Will the TouchPad Bring their Mojo Back? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:06PMHewlett-Packard is just in time for this year’s tablet summer showdown. The company moves on after series of bumps that include Hurd, Oracle and financial debacles with an iPad competitor. Today marks one of the biggest day (so far) of … Continue reading → Judgment Day for HP: Will the TouchPad Bring their Mojo Back? is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on the Kindle! Subscribe today .
Open letter puts RIM's woes in the spotlight Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:19PMThe BlackBerry maker has shrugged off criticisms in an open letter purportedly written by a high-level employee, as it faces shareholder unhappiness over its joint leadership ( ZDNet UK - Business of IT )
6 Best Free-to-Play Games on Steam Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:15AMValve's ongoing plan to dominate the PC gaming space through Steam has now officially expanded into the free-to-play model, which some people will recognize as a bit of misnomer; most free-to-play games involve much-maligned microtransactions, where the player pays for access to perks, benign or otherwise. What you actually get for free varies per title, but you can generally get a pretty good ...
HP's tablet challenge Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:10AMThe computer giant's new TouchPad is greeted with mixed reviews at best.
Hey, iPad, There's a New Tablet in Town Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:14AMOne year to the day that Hewlett-Packard wrapped up its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, HP is hoping to make another splash. It chose the July 1 anniversary to elbow in on the iPad by selling the rival HP TouchPad.
Raves for Robert Brunner’s All-New Nook Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:02PMThe designer of Barnes & Noble’s e-readers is winning praise for its latest, which is light and simple
Samsung Gravity Smart SGH-T589 (T-Mobile) Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:01PMThe Samsung Gravity Smart is a true Android smartphone with a roomy keyboard and screen, especially considering its low price.
HP TouchPad review roundup Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:31PMHP TouchPad review scores are rolling in. Critics have positive words, but worry that the strong tablet market may wash away the HP TouchPad before it has a chance to grow.
Analysts lukewarm on HP Touchpad chances for success Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:16PMNetwork World - Industry analysts are so-so about prospects for Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet, which goes on sale Friday. The temper and tone of their conclusions reflect many of the product reviews appearing today, in which the TouchPad often suffers in comparison to the industry-leading Apple iPad .
Majiedt outwits auditors, AfriSam Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:16AMESMERELDA Majiedt, accused of corruption, allegedly managed to outsmart not only AfriSam Cement’s internal controls but also outwitted international auditing firm Ernst & Young.
HP Bobbles Hardware in Assault on IPad: TouchPad Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:13PMJune 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new TouchPad tablet. You’d expect the world’s largest computer maker to know a thing or three about hardware. But that, surprisingly, is where the TouchPad comes in a little light, he says.
Panasonic KX-MC6040 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:01PMThe Panasonic KX-MC6040 has a decent set of multifunction features, and is easy to use and master.
Creative Live! Cam inPerson HD Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:01PMThe Creative Live! Cam inPerson HD delivers smooth 720p Skype chats, and its quad microphones are perfect for capturing audio from everyone seated around a boardroom conference table, but its audio and video performance are otherwise unremarkable.
Epson WorkForce 325 All-in-One Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:46AMThe Epson WorkForce 325 provides fax features and an automatic document feeder (ADF) at a bargain price, but its business printing is painfully slow.
WesternZagros Announces 2011 First Quarter Results Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:09AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 29, 2011) -
Bluetooth Car Kit Review: Jabra Freeway In-Car Speakerphone Review Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:47PMBluetooth Car Kit Review: Jabra Freeway In-Car Speakerphone ReviewReviewed by Tong ZhangEditor's Rating (1-5): 4.5What's Hot: Great voice quality and very loud, good DSP, and excellent voice guidance.What's Not: It gets mixed results when ...
Apple releases second iOS 5 beta Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:24AMThe latest update to the mobile operating system fixes bugs and introduces the Wi-Fi Sync feature, which connects iOS devices and computers running iTunes ( ZDNet UK - Application Development )
GTD-based Task Manager for Android and Web ActionComplete Adds Recurring Tasks, Enhances Email Integration Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:15AMActionComplete LLC announces a new release of its flagship product - ActionComplete for Web. The update introduces repeating tasks, email reminders, task completion by email, and a number of other improvements. ActionComplete product family is a streamlined task management solution based on David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. (PRWeb June 28, 2011) Read the full story at ...
Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy? Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:08PMA recent wave of price cuts makes it harder than ever to choose between the Kindle and the Nook--even as the more expensive iPad and other tablets beckon. What's the best choice for you? It depends.
Scientists create brain-like computing component Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:05AMResearchers at Exeter University have used phase-change materials to demonstrate a component that can store and compute data in the same place, much like the brain's neurons ( ZDNet UK - Emerging Tech )
Macworld Masterclass: Speed up your Mac Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:11AMLearn from the Macworld experts at our exclusive training days. The Macworld Masterclass is a series of live training events that aim to improve your knowledge of the latest Mac software and tools.
10 Super Cool Jobs You Can Get At Apple Right Now [Apple] Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:17PM# apple You don't have to simply be a fan of Apple products, you can actually help build them. The company has hundreds of job openings in everything from operations to HR to hardware and software engineering. It probably helps to have a friend at the company, but you can just cold apply for positions through Apple's site. More »