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Apple's ad spend almost a half-billion dollars

There's no doubt that Apple has become one of the most popular brands around the globe - iPod, iMac, iPhone, iTunes. I'm sure you've heard of them. Likewise, you probably know about Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" TV commercials and can spot an iPod billboard on a moving...

Tags: Advertisement, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Microsoft loses MLB but keeps swinging

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz talks about the recent announcement by Major League Baseball to drop Microsoft’s Silverlight service for Adobe's Flash player. Diaz says it's a setback for Microsoft but he doesn't believe the loss of business will have long lasting effects since the company has also signed deals...

Tags: MLB, Microsoft Corp., Silverlight, Microsoft, Adobe, Sam Diaz, NBC, Netflix

Videos 2008-11-21

Facebook scores SEC exemption

Facebook has been granted an exemption by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows the company to not comply with the same law that pushed Google into becoming a public company. The exemption, reported by Business Week today, was granted on October 14 and allows the company to continue to...

Tags: Facebook, Exemption, SEC, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Google Chrome to be pre-installed on PCs in 2009?

Google is reportedly thinking about cutting deals with PC makers to have its Chrome browser pre-installed on new computers, a move that could position the Internet giant to not only boost its presence in search but also put some of its branded apps - Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader and...

Tags: Google Inc., PC, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Corporate holiday parties: Is there reason to celebrate?

In the midst of job cuts, slower sales and declining stock prices, it's hard for the corporate world to put on a smile and celebrate with a holiday party this season. Morale alone may be reason to keep that holiday party scheduled - but be careful to be frugal but...

Tags: Holiday Party, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, XML, Food & Beverage, Financial Accounting, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sales, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd had Vista concerns

HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP's call centers were "being overrun" by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in the unsealing of a court filing in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Mark Hurd, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising.

updated: At a time when companies are issuing warnings about missing earnings targets and scaling back expectations, enterprise cloud computing company salesforce.com seems to be bucking the trend. After the bell, Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $276.5 million...

Tags: Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Enterprise Software, Quarter, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Amazon CTO: Cloud infrastructure keeps companies focused on innovation

On the night of the historic U.S. presidential election, news outlets across the country streamed live video of the news coverage on their Web sites. Obviously, the Web traffic that night, compared to others, was exponentially greater. But it's not as if news organizations went out and spent boatloads of...

Tags: Innovation, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Can a price cut, TV ad give Zune a lift?

This holiday season, if you can't afford an iPod, will you consider a Zune? Microsoft is announcing a price cut today to its flash-based Zune models: $99 for the 4GB model, $139 for the 8GB version and $179 for the 16GB player. That prices the devices less...

Tags: Software, Advertisement, Microsoft Zune, TV, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Digital Media, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Research In Motion aims to take smartphone market by Storm

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the upcoming launch of the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm. Diaz also details how the phone stacks up against its formidable competitor, the iPhone, and what's at stake for Verizon and RIM.

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, BlackBerry Storm, smartphone, Research In Motion, Verizon, AT&T, Apple iPhone, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz

Videos 2008-11-19

VUDU shuns economic reality; targets high-end

$1299? Are they out of their minds? Last week, I posted an entry about VUDU, the company that's selling a $300 set-top box that enables consumers to rent or buy downloadable movies. I like the service, but in these economic times, it's tough - though not impossible...

Tags: VUDU, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Branding, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Judge tosses Psystar's countersuit

A federal judge has tossed out a countersuit filed by Mac clone maker Psystar, which alleged that Apple was engaging in anticompetitive business practices by controlling both the hardware and software that makes up the Macintosh computer line. Psystar was given 20 days - until Dec. 8 - to amend...

Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

VIDEO: Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?

Now that Jerry Yang is stepping down as CEO of Yahoo, the big question - even bigger than who might take the CEO position - is whether Microsoft might still be interested in buying Yahoo or even cutting a search deal now that Google is out of the picture. In...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Video, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future.

Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Yang, Yahoo, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, search, Steve Ballmer, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz

Videos 2008-11-18

Echosign prepares for tipping point of e-signatures

Electronic signatures aren't new. In fact, they've been equivalent to written signatures since 2000, under the Federal E-Sign Act. But adoption has been slow. Sure, my tax accountant may be submitting my electronic signature on my tax returns but recently, when it came time to put my out-of-state home on...

Tags: Signature, Echosign, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

OS earns highest-ever gov't security rating. Does that make it "most secure?"

I have to admit that I had never before heard of a certification called EAL6+ High Robustness until the folks at Green Hills Software reached out to tell me that they were about to get it for their operating system, formally called INTEGRITY 178B. EAL6+ High...

Tags: Security, Certification, Operating System, EAL, Quality, Operating Systems, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Central Desktop launches Enterprise SaaS suite

When it comes to online collaboration, Central Desktop has been serving small and medium-sized businesses for some time with the tools they need to manage versions of files, emails related to a project and calendaring tools designed to keep team members in sync. Now, as rocky economic...

Tags: Desktop, Software-as-a-service, Client-server, Tool, Productivity, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan:  With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo

Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo. will step down as CEO as soon as the board of directors finds a replacement, sources told All Things Digital's Boomtown blog today. Techmeme The company made a formal announcement shortly after the blog posting went live. ...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Next-generation USB revealed

USB 3.0 has arrived, or at least the specification that allows the technology to start being built into devices. Offering data-transfer speeds up to 4.8 gigabits per second - that's 10 times the USB 2.0 speeds - USB 3.0 is also expected to offer better power efficiency. ...

Tags: USB, USB 3.0, SuperSpeed USB, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-17