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- News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?
- Microsoft is testing Kumo--the upgrade to Live Search internally--and a few folks are already writing the obit. A wee bit early, don't you think? BoomTown's Kara Swisher posted Microsoft's internal memo on Kumo, but more importantly posted three screen shots. All are worth a look. The interface...
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- AMD rolls out 45nm desktop CPUs
- AMD rolls out 45nm desktop CPUsHuzzah for competition!While I've already seen this, thanks for the heads up!Regarding the i7s though, I think its a bit of an apples/oranges comparison. i7s are server processors - they are meant to hurt AMD in the only place AMD still had the upper hand...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-08
- VMware debuts premium Recovery, Stage Manager services
- VMware has released two new virtualization management services and bundles to advance its technical lead in the market. To that end, the Palo Alto, Calif. announced Tuesday plans to deliver the VMware Site Recovery Manager, VMware Stage Manager and a number of bundles combining those with existing products...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo
- Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- IE 8 to feature WebSlices, Activities
- IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesRE: IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesMary Jo, once again you have shown you are one of the quickest journalists to cover MS tech news!looking forward to IE8 Beta1!I've got a funny feelingthat it's going to make writing "MS javascript TM" and "MS CSS TM"...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Leapblogging: The Salesforce.com Ecosystem Debate, Round II
- Dan Farber’s rebuttal to my most recent post on Salesforce.com seems to miss the main point of my blog, and instead goes into an extensive discussion about a broader comparison between the two companies than I ever intended to make. I never claimed that the two...
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!
- You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!No, but three nephews 11 and under willI already have an email alert. I will donate one, get the tax writeoff and the OLPC will replace the leapfrog that was used through the years now, with the last one (age 5...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Strike 3 for AMD hypocrisy on benchmarking
- Strike 3 for AMD hypocrisy on benchmarkingAMD is strugglingThis is a hot topic for sure but AMD takes the cake.What we have seen AMD do in the last year is this dismiss benchmarks altogether as a relevant because they are losing them all! Now, they won one that serves...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- After slamming Intel for using retired benchmarks, AMD does the same thing in China
- After slamming Intel for using retired benchmarks, AMD does the same thing in ChinaLike I said; everyone does thisIt's not technically wrong to show an old benchmark, it's simply irrelevant to modern workloads so it's a sleazy practice.As for Intel, they used the most up to date and best scores...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Microsoft to launch Vista with human billboard
- Microsoft to launch Vista with human billboardSounds like a great plotline for '24'...I can see Jack working to stop Bill and Steve at JFK, guns blazing, to save the masses. You're right, Loverock - it could be awesome!Well it does sound betterthan a 1650.00 per seat venue where Jobs,...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- The bottom line on IE7
- The bottom line on IE7RE: When is the last time you used Firefox?Right on! IE7 hasn't even caught up with FireFox, muchless passed it by and the good thing about FireFox is that the developers continually improve it. M$ improves their stuff about once a decade and then what they...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Review: IE 7 doesn't leapfrog the competition
- Review: IE 7 doesn't leapfrog the competitionFirst browser with antiphishingMozilla is following IE7 here.Pulitzer!You know it's an unbiased Cnet expert review when the guy says the "biggest" feature in IE7 is "tabbed browsing". Not vastly improved security? Not built in RSS feeds, improved standards compliance or complete control by Group...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-18
- That deceptive, misleading WGA installation
- That deceptive, misleading WGA installationnonsense? not reallyI have a friend that works in customer service, and at the bottom of each email is the usual 'may contain proprietary information / copyrighted stuff' tag line. Now, yesterday she typed back that lunch was on. The fact that we were...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-13
- Intel: We're back
- Intel: We're backIntel should let the processors do the talking and stop bragging.AMD will be shipping things that leapfrog Intel.[b]Long live the Intel Market ![/b]Let's see what AMD's offerings are now ?Lets Go Intel!I personally can't wait to see what Inel has in store for us in the upcoming years....
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- How AMD plans to counter the Intel Conroe?
- How AMD plans to counter the Intel Conroe?Honestly, I think AMD is in trouble.I may be wrong so lets wait and see.Which market?If you're talking about commodity desktops, it's been a cost-dominated environment for a long time and, frankly, AMD doesn't have the capacity to serve more than a fraction...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-12
- VMware gets what it deserves: Accolades
- VMware gets what it deserves: AccoladesVMPlayer / Browser-ApplianceWindows users should also know that they have another 'option' at their disposal for if and when venturing onto the internet.VMWare Player's 'Browser-Appliance'.Found at:http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/vm/browserapp.htmlWhat does this do?In puts your internet session into a safe 'sand box' running in a 'virtual machine'...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-23
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