Leadership, the Internet and the ‘Tribes’ of the World Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Author Seth Godin is all about change. In “Tribes,” as he has in his previous books such as “Purple Cow” and “The Dip,” he challenges the status quo with a straight-on, get-with-it kind of attitude, and you got to love him for it. His books are sweetly short, and they manage to be breezy and [...]
‘Star Wars’ on iPhone: The Force Isn’t So Strong With This One Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” demonstrates the potential of the iPhone as a gaming platform, but it leaves much to be desired in execution. While LucasArts generated much fanfare around the release of the game for various video game consoles, the mobile version feels like an afterthought, as if someone on the development team heard [...]
FOSS: Price Is Zero, Value Is Priceless Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
The battle of the operating systems is intensifying in Nepal, and it looks like free open source software like Linux is emerging as a viable alternative to commercial software. People usually are only too happy to grab anything labeled “free,” but free and open source software was finding it difficult to make much headway against [...]
BlackBerry Battle Royale: Storm vs. Bold Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
With the touchscreen Storm, Research In Motion offers a response to Apple’s iPhone. Unfortunately, the Storm is more like a flurry, failing to add much more than a trace of innovation. If you use a BlackBerry, you quickly will grasp the basics of how to work this phone. But if you’re a smartphone newbie — [...]
Elbowing Into the Set-Top Scene: Q and A With Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Blockbuster on Tuesday threw its hat into the increasingly crowded ring of set-top boxes with the announcement of a deal with hardware maker 2Wire. Blockbuster’s system will bring video directly to viewers’ televisions on demand via a broadband Internet connection. The move follows similar offerings from competitors. The Web-connected hardware comes months after chief rival [...]
SCO Vows to Appeal Judge’s Patent Ruling Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
The Utah-based SCO Group has been cleared to appeal a court ruling that might lead to a revival of its dispute with IBM over copyright claims to the freely distributed Linux operating system. Utah Federal Judge Dale A. Kimball has signed a final judgment in a case involving Novell, in which he had awarded Novell [...]
Sounding a Warning on Those Ubiquitous Earbuds Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Justin Roberts has wildly curious young fans, the type who might lean into a live monitor during one of his concerts just to see what it sounds like. But the popular children’s entertainer knows a blast of loud music isn’t the only risk to a child’s hearing. What parents and kids really need to watch [...]
Social Media a Lifeline, Also a Threat? Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Now a force to be reckoned with, Twitter is raising security questions.
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Top-Rated Microsoft May Sell Bonds Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Microsoft filed papers to issue bonds for the first time.
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Online Retailers Ramp Up Deals Written on November 29, 2008, by admin.
Online retailers kick off the shopping season with heavy-duty deals.
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