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- Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?
- Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks
- AmusingEvery second American has a rear-end the size of a flying saucer and people are worried about the "convenience" of not leaving their house?You've got to be kidding.I am not going to goto the Video store...and get some crap ladden movie on SD that I can not play on...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- LG Chocolate Touch (Verizon Wireless)
- When the LG Chocolate first came into the scene with the VX8500 model back in 2006, it was preceded by a ton of hype. And such is the case with its fourth and most recent incarnation, the LG Chocolate Touch. As the name indicates, it is a touch screen phone...
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
- Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)
- We've seen plenty of Samsung touch-screen handsets come our way, but not many of them make it to U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier based in Chicago. The only one so far has been the Samsung Delve, which made it to the carrier's lineup late last year. Now another one has...
- Product reviews 2009-10-29
- Lego Digital Designer 3.0.9 (Windows)
- Welcome to Lego Digital Designer, also known as LDD. With the free Digital Designer software you can build absolutely anything with virtual LEGO bricks right on your computer. Then you can buy the real bricks to build your creation online in Lego Factory, or you can print out an inventory...
- Software downloads 2009-10-29
- Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
- Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party software via its online store
- The first brick-and-mortar Microsoft retail store is opening in Scottsdale, Ariz., today, October 22. But Microsoft has opened its revamped virtual store today, as well, and has added PC hardware and third-party software titles to its mix. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Gowalla CEO Josh Williams on game mechanics, user experience, and competition
- I'm always looking for a new social site to play with, and right now, all I can think about is Gowalla. I was lucky enough to interview Josh Williams, CEO of Alamofire, the creators of Gowalla. What sparked you to build a location-based...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary
- In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features
- I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- News to know: Google, IBM; AMD; Apple
- 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. Earnings wrap: Sam Diaz: Schmidt: Worst of recession is over; Google is hiring Larry Dignan: IBM...
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don't
- "Surface" is not a transitive verb.Sheesh.That's incorrect.You'd know that if you ever surfaced your driveway with asphalt.RE: 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don'tSo what about someone who is not a social social networking fanatic but likes good access to email and facebook...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)
- LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- Easy Private Disk 1.0.1.6 (Windows)
- Private Disk, an easy-to-use software to protect sensitive data on notebooks, personal computers, removable and flash disk. It is used for creating virtual disks on your computer. On this disk you can store confidential information which youd like to keep secret from other users. You only need to save files...
- Software downloads 2009-10-13
- With AppSense, making sense of managing the virtual desktop user experience
- As more enterprises turn to virtual desktop infrastructure to save money and leverage the infrastructure they already have, managing the user experience has become critical. But how do you maintain standardization across large organizations while keeping the user happy at each log on? AppSense...
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- T-Mobile - All your Sidekick data are belong to ... well, no one ... it's gone!
- the clue was in the name "Microsoft/Danger" duh...Outrageous! It's true, you pay for what you get.Get an unlocked N900 and do what you want.Nokia rules. Server failureCan happen to anyone at any time.Wait... What?[i]We continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Meters (for 4.2.1-4.6.x) (Mobile)
- View 8 system meters by toggling through 2 to 4 screens depending on resolution:Battery Meter: Level, voltage, temperature, charging status and speed, warning messages such as too-hot, too-cold, or too low for certain functions such as camera light, WiFi, or calls. Status periodically rechecked.Memory Meters: Both RAM volatile and Flash...
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- Meters (for 4.7) 1.2.0.47 (Mobile)
- View 8 system meters by toggling through 2 to 4 screens depending on resolution:Battery Meter: Level, voltage, temperature, charging status and speed, warning messages such as too-hot, too-cold, or too low for certain functions such as camera light, WiFi, or calls. Status periodically rechecked.Memory Meters: Both RAM volatile and Flash...
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- Rentalhunt 1.2 (Windows)
- Property Managers and Apartment owners can store all properties with this software inlcuding photo's and virtual tours. When the property becomes vacant, 1-click of the mouse will advertise the rental to rentalhunt.com and over 40 other national rental Web sites including Craigslist. Once the property is rented or leased, 1-click...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
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