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Why Your Vendor Doesn't Care About You By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 20, 2009 It is our extreme focus on getting the lowest price rather than the best experience that has resulted in the bad customer experiences we often get. Tags: consumer, acquisition, management, Enterprise Nokia: Businesses Interested in Netbook By - Reuters | Article Published November 19, 2009 Nokia launched its netbook with the consumer market in mind, yet now sees major corporate interest. Tags: IT, Nokia, media, consumer, netbooks Apple to Open 40-50 Stores in 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published November 13, 2009 The computer maker plans to capitalize on its growing popularity in the PC and handheld markets. Tags: Apple, consumer, retail, media Chip Vendors Leave '08 Wreck Behind By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 28, 2009 Chip makers are expected to see an increase in year-over-year sales in Q4. Tags: AMD, consumer, Windows, Intel Cisco to Acquire SaaS Security Firm ScanSafe By - Reuters | Article Published October 27, 2009 ScanSafe offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model where applications are licensed to companies for on-demand use. Tags: security, SaaS, consumer, Cisco How to Reduce Hard Drive Crashes By Paul Rubens | Article Published October 14, 2009 Hard drive crashes can be far less common if you follow these simple tips. Tags: consumer, crash, hard drives, Enterprise, servers Dell Unveils Ultra-Thin 16-inch Laptop By - Reuters | Article Published September 29, 2009 Retailing for about $2,000, this isn't a back-to-school special. Tags: Latitude, Dell, wireless, laptops, consumer USB 3.0 Debuts: 10 Times Faster than 2.0 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 25, 2009 The new USB protocol debuted at a major industry confab hosted by Intel. Tags: AMD, consumer, chips, Intel, USB 3.0 RAID's Era May Be Fading By Henry Newman | Article Published September 25, 2009 The limitations of RAID technology are becoming painfully clear. Tags: virtualization, SEC, consumer, server, Storage HP, Intel, Greenpeace and Saving the Planet By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 22, 2009 The technology industry and environmentalists don’t always see eye to eye on all issues. Tags: management, Intel, consumer, recycling, HP Palm's New Pixi Phone Faces Tough Market By - Reuters | Article Published September 09, 2009 Palm's new lower cost cell phone faces tough competition from Apple and Motorola. Tags: iPhone, Google, Blackberry, consumer, Palm Cell Phone 'Cloud' Apps: 1B by 2014 By David Needle | Article Published September 08, 2009 From a mere 42.8 million in 2008, a research firm forecasts more than a billion subscribers to mobile cloud apps by 2014. Tags: Google, Amazon, Qualcomm, consumer, services Britain May Block Net Access for File Sharers By - Reuters | Article Published August 25, 2009 The proposed step would be an effort to curtail the illegal sharing of copyrighted material. Tags: music, broadband, consumer, media HP: Services Hot, Software-Hardware Not By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 19, 2009 The tech giant's financial results reflected larger trends throughout the technology industry. Tags: smartphones, services, consumer, Storage, HP Smartphones Help You Wake Up By - Reuters | Article Published July 30, 2009 No, it's not just Internet-enabled, it also has an alarm clock -- many different types of alarm clocks. Tags: software, consumer, iPhone, smartphones, smartphone Netbooks Unlikely for Newbies, Intel Says By - Reuters | Article Published July 30, 2009 First time buyers are far more likely to buy a full-size unit, says an Intel marketing representative. Tags: netbooks, chips, marketing, consumer, Intel Solid State Drives Preparing to Dominate By Paul Rubens | Article Published July 22, 2009 Conventional hard drives will go the way of the doo-doo bird in server and enterprise market. Tags: consumer, Storage, servers, server, media PC Sales Plunge By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 16, 2009 The desktop market suffered a jaw-dropping 18 percent year-over-year fall . Tags: dot-com, desktop, Intel, Dell, consumer Analysts Still Bullish on RIM By Michelle Megna | Article Published June 20, 2009 Research In Motion didn't wow investors with its Q1 earnings, but industry observers are far from discouraged. Tags: carriers, consumer, iPhone, Blackberry, RIM iPhone Crowds Fairly Small By - Reuters | Article Published June 19, 2009 Some lines appear in front of Apple and AT&T stores, but nothing like the iPhone's debut. Tags: iPhone, Blackberry, consumer, Mac, Copyright Research Firm: Tech Stalled Until Next Year By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 12, 2009 The year 2010 is the soonest that the tech sector will see a recovery, according to Gartner. Tags: consumer, AMD, services, Intel, iPhone Windows 7 Pricing Leaks from Retailer By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 08, 2009 Based on an unconfirmed memo, Windows 7 may be more economically priced than some observers expected. Tags: Vista, consumer, Microsoft, Windows, e-Mail IT Projects Delayed, Not Canceled By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 16, 2009 Companies will eventually buy IT, though they're still hesitant at the moment. Tags: consumer, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Intel Do Chip Sales Signal a Turn? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 02, 2009 Global chip sales rose modestly in March over February. Does this mean the economy is on the mend? Tags: consumer, chips, Intel, server, smartphones Restaurants Devour Twitter By - Reuters | Article Published April 20, 2009 Hoping for more hungry customers, restaurants are hopping on the Twitter train. Tags: Twitter, video, consumer, marketing Do We Need an FDA to Protect Our Data? By Joshua Greenbaum | Article Published April 20, 2009 It’s time we take data protection out of the realm of futility and treat our vital data like a food or a drug that needs serious oversight and safeguards. Tags: privacy, consumer, Facebook, LinkedIn, policy Intel: Will Stimulus Stimulate Chips? By - Reuters | Article Published April 08, 2009 Intel head Craig Barrett said it's unclear when the buyers will come back. Tags: Intel, media, chips, consumer Is Linux Bad for the Economy? By Kenneth Hess | Article Published April 02, 2009 Linux's emphasis on cost savings and a skinny bottom line may be the opposite of what we need, as economic recovery won't start unless business get back to spend serious money. Tags: Linux, open source, services, consumer, startups Dell's New Laptop 'World's Thinnest' By - Reuters | Article Published March 17, 2009 The high end Adamo notebook looks to be a head-to-head competitor with ultra-thin MacBook Air. Where does the trend toward thin laptops end? Tags: Dell, laptop, Notebook, marketing, consumer Consumer Electronics Honcho: Gov Spending "Panic" By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 15, 2009 The head of the influential Consumer Electronics Association says that technology and innovation, not government spending, should led US from recession. Tags: Cisco, Congress, consumer, Google, policy Apple Investors Frustrated by Jobs By - Reuters | Article Published February 26, 2009 The mystery surrounding the Apple CEO's health issues appears to continue. Tags: media, Apple, consumer, support, steve jobs Windows 7 Might Sell PCs -- or Not By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 26, 2009 Gloomy PC makers hope consumers open their wallet for Microsoft's next OS. Tags: consumer, Windows, Windows 7, Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 to Ship in April? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 20, 2009 Microsoft maintains an early 2010 release date for its next OS, yet a niche tech news site indicates otherwise. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, consumer, Windows, Vista Google, Intel, Microsoft: Daring To Think Beyond Recession By Rob Enderle | Article Published February 10, 2009 The tech giants are using their considerable resources to continue to build during this downturn, making their eventual position all that much stronger. Tags: Intel, consumer, Google, search, Microsoft 15 Minutes of Fame: Enterprise Software and The Casual User Revolution By Joshua Greenbaum | Article Published February 09, 2009 In the future most IT staffers will no longer associate a vendor’s name with the software they use, upsetting a long held status quo. Tags: services, software, consumer, Oracle, SAP Apple's Plans to Fend Off iPhone Rivals By David Needle | Article Published February 06, 2009 Will the iPhone maker turn to a new touchscreen patent or the addition of video features to its bestselling mobile phone? Tags: Storage, iPhone, iphone apps, consumer Three Bad Tech Products We Love Anyway By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 28, 2009 Facebook, the Kindle and Digg are each horribly designed and conspicuously flawed – yet earn our kudos nonetheless. Tags: social networking, Kindle, consumer, Facebook, Digg Social Networks Built to Order By David Needle | Article Published January 27, 2009 Awareness offers eight 'ready to launch' categories of social networks for business. Tags: Facebook, voice, consumer, marketing, services The Generational Media Divide By David Strom | Article Published January 19, 2009 The media divide isn't as simple as everyone older is using this technology and everyone younger is using that technology – there are a lot more subtle sub-groups. Tags: Facebook, media, consumer, blogs, video Ready to Carry Terabytes in Your Pocket? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published January 14, 2009 SanDisk, Sony see multi-terabyte memory sticks over the horizon. Maybe not this year but soon. Tags: datacenter, Storage, IBM, InternetNews.com, consumer Is Microsoft Planning Its First-Ever Layoffs? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 05, 2009 Plenty of speculation, but few details as the rumored date approaches. Tags: Vista, consumer, Microsoft, Windows, e-Mail Official Windows 7 Beta Build Leaks to BitTorrent By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 30, 2008 Build 7000, which will be used in a wide public beta starting next month, gets out a little sooner than planned. Tags: consumer, iPhone, Microsoft, Vista, Windows iPhone, BlackBerry Storm to Square Off in 2009 By Judy Mottl | Article Published December 23, 2008 New survey says Apple faces market challenge from Research in Motion's touchscreen smartphone. Who will emerge the victor? Tags: RIM, Blackberry, consumer, iPhone, smartphones 7 Virtualization Survival Tips By Amy Newman | Article Published December 12, 2008 Virtually Speaking: Citrix CTO Simon Crosby outlines seven survival tips for CIOs looking to virtualize their infrastructure on a dime in 2009. Tags: consumer, virtualization, Sarbanes-Oxley, VMware, services Salesforce Unveils Force.com for Google App Engine By Richard Adhikari | Article Published December 08, 2008 The relationship between the two cloud players gets even cozier. Tags: Salesforce.com, marketing, Google, consumer, services Tracking Shoppers with Wi-Fi and RTLS By Jeff Goldman | Article Published December 05, 2008 Finnish home improvement retailer Rautakesko, is using Wi-Fi and Ekahau’s RTLS system to track customer behavior in its retail stores. Tags: voice, privacy, technology, consumer, IT Promotions Galore Expected on Cyber Monday By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 29, 2008 Kick-off to online holiday shopping shaping up to be a bargain hunter's dream, study finds. Tags: consumer, e-Mail, IT, Congress Report: Economy Won't Dim Apple's iPhone By Judy Mottl | Article Published November 27, 2008 Current economic woes don't seem to be taking a bite out of Apple's sales growth, according to an analyst report. Tags: Blackberry, Storage, iPhone, consumer, Mac Is Technology Causing Humans to Mutate? By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 26, 2008 Our brains have mapped out special regions for our mice, keyboards, media players and more. Our brain thinks our gadgets are body parts. Tags: consumer, Facebook, Storage, iPhone, Microsoft Satellite Radio Is Dead By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 19, 2008 Satellite radio is nothing more than an insanely expensive, limited, proprietary content delivery system that competes head-to-head against the Internet itself. Oh, and Howard Stern gets paid $100 million a year. Tags: consumer, marketing, iPhone, wireless, FCC Tech Sector Hit By Intel Warning By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 13, 2008 Shares of other tech companies, including Microsoft, dropped after Intel’s news. Tags: Microsoft, Intel, chips, consumer, Copyright Social Networking Comes to the Data Center By Paul Rubens | Article Published November 07, 2008 Think Facebook is all fun and games? Find out ways to turn a distraction into significant value-add for your enterprise. Tags: social networking, Facebook, server, consumer, instant messaging Windows 7 Build Already Leaked on Torrent Sites By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 04, 2008 Microsoft warns users to beware of torrent sites that may offer 'non-genuine' software. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, e-Mail, consumer How Facebook Is Destroying the 'Nuclear Family' By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 22, 2008 Just as technological and cultural changes ushered in the nuclear family 60 years ago, new changes are showing it the door. The biggest of these is the rise of social networking. Tags: e-Mail, social networking, networking, consumer, Facebook Green Backups: The SimpleTech [re]Drive Review By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published October 22, 2008 SimpleTech offers an attractive data backup drive that's kinder to the environment. But does its function match its form? We put it to the test. Tags: Vista, services, consumer, video, Windows Sun Adds a Little Zip to Java By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 21, 2008 Update 10 delivers on some long-promised performance improvements. Tags: software, consumer, Microsoft, browsers, Sun Microsystems Needed: Good Mobile Developers By Judy Mottl | Article Published October 18, 2008 Handset makers seek skilled developers for interactive networking devices and the rise of social networking applications on a smaller screen. Tags: services, search, consumer, Facebook, Google Acer gains on netbooks, HP keeps global PC lead By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 15, 2008 Taiwan's Acer Inc surged past global champion Hewlett-Packard Co in European personal computer sales in the third quarter. Tags: media, consumer, Acer America, HP, Dell Fears Spread About Online Bank Runs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 08, 2008 With the rise in Internet banking, officials at home and abroad caution about how rapidly Web users can spur massive withdrawals after a loss of confidence in their bank. Tags: consumer, server, policy, Copyright, media 802.11: Better, Stronger, Faster--and Greener By Lisa Phifer | Article Published October 01, 2008 At Interop last week, experts gathered to discuss how far we've come and where we're headed next with 802.11n. Also on the docket: 802.11s mesh networks and the newer, green-minded standard, 802.11v. ("We have the technology.") Tags: consumer, Microsoft, wireless, services, Mac It's Official: Windows 7 at PDC, WinHEC By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 26, 2008 Microsoft confirms its back-to-back developer shows will be the coming out party for its next operating system. Tags: consumer, Windows, Vista, marketing, Microsoft IT Jobs: The Growing Need for Business Skills By Lynn Haber | Article Published September 24, 2008 Companies have been leaving IT positions open as they search for tech professionals with business knowledge. Tags: software, consumer, IT Jobs/Salary, management Windows 7 Looking Like a June 2009 Delivery By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 15, 2008 Anxious to put and end to those annoying Apple ads and the negative perception around Vista, Microsoft's new OS may come a lot sooner than it has said. Tags: Vista, Windows, Microsoft, consumer, developer Mozy.com Expands Its Scope By Drew Robb | Article Published September 12, 2008 Brought into EMC's fold, Mozy's online storage options widen. Tags: Windows, Storage, Mac, consumer, server Craigslist: The Crucifixion of Craig and the End of Free By Joshua Greenbaum | Article Published September 01, 2008 Editorial: It’s time to stop letting “free” be a shield for anonymous criminal behavior at a wide array of major sites, including eBay, Yahoo and Google. Tags: services, Google, consumer, Yahoo 'Green' Gadgets? Or Greenwashing? By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 21, 2008 If you actually want to help the environment, then buy consumer electronics that are super high-end and built to last. Tags: Dell, recycling, desktop, Nokia, consumer Study: Google Tops in e-Business Satisfaction By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 19, 2008 Customer satisfaction with Web-content services are on the rise, while researchers claim portals are losing out to search engines. Tags: Yahoo, Google, search, services, consumer Insider Data Thieves Are the Worst By Richard Adhikari | Article Published August 03, 2008 When good employees go bad and steal other employees' data, they usually try to buy cell phones. Tags: data security, malware, security, wireless, consumer Web Ad Firm Learns People Don't Like Spying By Ray Everett-Church | Article Published July 22, 2008 Ad firm NebuAd rushed into business with a massive blind spot. The irony is that Congress caved into terrorism fear-mongering and voted to allow the government to do precisely what it frets about NebuAd doing. Tags: privacy, consumer, policy, security, Congress EMC Links Cloud Storage, Hard Drives By Judy Mottl | Article Published July 18, 2008 The storage giant connects the dots among recently acquired offerings to ease SMB management tasks. Tags: Storage, consumer, services, Windows, Mac Tips for Capitalizing on Tough Economic Times By Sally Curran | Article Published July 17, 2008 Some successful strategies for keeping the virtual cash register ringing during a down economy. Tags: search, consumer, e-Mail, economy, marketing RFID Tracking Allows Prisons to More Closely Monitor Inmates By Daniel Casciato | Article Published July 14, 2008 RFID inmate tracking technology is making it easier for correctional institutions to curb prison violence, sexual abuse, and potential prison escapes. Tags: search, consumer, Microsoft, policy, privacy Dell Finds a Way to Continue XP Sales By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 05, 2008 While most OEMs offer upgrades, Dell offers to sell a $20 "downgrade" to PC buyers -- Windows XP. Tags: Dell, Windows, Vista, consumer, Microsoft Sony's U.S. Gadget Demand Good Despite Rising Costs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 02, 2008 Sony Corp is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy. Tags: media, consumer, video, Copyright, stocks Study: Four in Five Business PCs Not Fully Secured By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 29, 2008 A check by a security firm finds a large number of business computer users aren't bothering with important patches. Tags: Windows, consumer, Microsoft, malware, Internet Explorer |
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