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Sony announces three all-in-one desktops

At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, VAIO LV Series, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-04

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Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam Diaz: Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., USB Flash Drive, Internet, Open Source

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4

It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Fortune 500 series: How OfficeMax uses social media

OfficeMax is facing similar economic woes that other big businesses face, however the company is still focused on continuing the social programs it started testing out in 2006 by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: OfficeMax Inc., Social Media, Jennifer Leggio, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-11-20

News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The BlackBerry Storm ZDNet's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Top...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, Malware, RIM BlackBerry, VUDU, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Black Series

Like the SLK 55 AMG Black Series and the CLK 63 AMG Black Series before it, the SL65 AMG Black Series is ultra-high performance and ultra-exclusive. by CNET News.com

Tags: Series, News.com, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-11-19

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget home theater setups

This is the first of a series of buying guides for those looking forward to this holiday season as a time to assemble a home theater system. First up: budget setups. Whether you need to create a home theater...

Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, DVD Player, Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Prestigo SRU8010, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Media Players, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-19

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 3

This is the 3rd in a series of 5 posts about an iPhone programming course I'm taking this week. The course is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. To make things more interesting I'm writing about how iPhone development differs from Android development, a subject with which I'm...

Tags: OpenGL, Apple iPhone, Android, Timers, Textures Textures, MultiTouch, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Dell data dump: More energy ammo for the procurement checklist

Two Dell-related green tech proclamations this week: First, the company has done one of those fun green math exercises and is calculating that its customers have saved an estimated $3 billion in energy costs and 29 million tons in carbon dioxide emissions by using OptiPlex desktop systems since 2005. Whether...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Optiplex, Procurement, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Review: OtterBox Impact and Defender Series cases for the BlackBerry Bold

I picked up a RIM BlackBerry Bold a couple of weeks ago and was extremely happy with the device. The inability to sync with my Exchange account forced me to return it though. If you own a BlackBerry Bold then you may want to check out one of these two...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Membrane, Holster, OtterBox Impact Series, OtterBox Impact Series Case, Defender Series

Blog posts 2008-11-19

First Core i7 desktops from Dell, Alienware and Gateway

Now that Intel has officially released its Core i7 processor, fresh desktops are arriving daily. Dell has released four systems with Core i7 processors, including one mainstream Studio XPS desktop and three gaming rigs. Gateway also announced two FX-series gaming systems. Notably absent is HP, which has yet to announce...

Tags: Desktop, Alienware, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., Memory, Core, Gateway FX6800-01, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Flash Memory, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Image Gallery: OtterBox Impact and Defender cases for the BlackBerry Bold

OtterBox is known for creating cases that offer major protection for mobile devices. They have a couple of cases with different levels of protection for the RIM BlackBerry Bold. The Impact case provides a minimal level of protection while the Defender series gives you a much higher level of protection...

Tags: Protection, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, OtterBox, Impact Case, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller, product photos, rim, blackberry, bold, otterbox, cases

Image galleries 2008-11-19

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, User Interface, Localizable.strings, Android Eclipse Plug-in, UINavigationController, UITabBarController, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-18

CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!

Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least.  So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...

Tags: Social Media, Business, Tool, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-11-18

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1

As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Android, Interface Builder Program, Programming Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Telecom & Utilities, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-17

News to know: Intel, Adobe; Kindle economics; OLPC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now Larry Dignan: Intel launches Core i7; Who's buying? Paul Murphy: How Intel's Nehalem...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Industry, SOA, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiency

The chorus of disagreement in Washington over a measly 25-billion dollars is something to behold. For the record that's less than 4% of the money that's been earmarked by the federal government to save the banks, insurance companies, the mortgage mills and other big-spenders on Wall Street and their...

Tags: Detroit, Cash, Mortgages, Insurance, Federal Government, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Nvidia cutting prices to counter AMD gains?

Has AMD's recent gains in GPU sales got Nvidia spooked? The latest rumors are that Nvidia has a GPU price cut planned. With AMD's recent gains in the discrete graphics card market, Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of...

Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Components, Sales, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14