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• Thanks Microsoft, I will now subscribe to the Zune Pass

  Larry posted the news about the updated Zune Pass music subscription service and after checking out the press release in detail I am going to sign back up for the ...

  Tags: Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Hardware, Service, Microsoft Zune, Software

  Nov 20, 2008 6:24 AM PST

• Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfair

  I can't imagine Microsoft has someone whose job it is to sit in front of a terminal with the home page in front of them and jump or ring an ...

  Tags: Attack, Operating Systems, Microsoft Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source, Software, Home Page, Microsoft Windows

  Nov 20, 2008 6:22 AM PST

• It's green report card season: Proclamations from IBM, SAP, Toshiba and Xerox

  Some scintillating corporate sustainability reading for your perusal today, folks. In all seriousness, the last few weeks have seen several of the biggest of the big high-tech vendors publish their ...

  Tags: Management, Xerox Corp., SAP AG, Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Toshiba Corp., Business Ethics, Heather Clancy, Greenhouse Gas, Leadership

  Nov 20, 2008 6:15 AM PST

• Nokia and IBM announces Lotus Notes Traveler for S60 devices

  One thing I like about current Nokia devices is that they are quite open to supporting a wide range of individual and enterprise needs with services and applications designed to ...

  Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Matthew Miller, Online Communications, E-mail Servers, E-mail, Software, Enterprise Software, Groupware, Nokia Corp., IBM Corp.

  Nov 20, 2008 6:14 AM PST

• It's official: No IE 8 until 2009

  After one more public test build early next year, Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 in calendar 2009. Microsoft officials shared the updated timetable via ...

  Tags: Web Browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Internet, Mary Jo Foley

  Nov 20, 2008 6:09 AM PST

• Subscription music services: Are we there yet?

  Microsoft on Thursday announced a new music subscription model for its Zune music player and the big question in the back of the room is this: Will subscription music services ...

  Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, Music

  Nov 20, 2008 5:27 AM PST

• Virtual worlds: Not so Lively

  Google Labs has killed its virtual world experiment dubbed Lively in a mere five months. What does Google's move say about virtual worlds? While the death of Lively puns are ...

  Tags: Virtual World, Larry Dignan, Avatar, Google Labs

  Nov 20, 2008 4:37 AM PST

• CIO Sessions: Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich

  Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they're doing to grow. He ...

  Tags: Web Browsers, Management, Larry Dignan, Web Browser, Strategy, Internet, CTO, Mozilla Corp.

  Nov 20, 2008 3:48 AM PST

• Wyse, more than just thin clients

  I've followed Wyse for the longest time and yet, when I had an opportunity to speak with Jeff McNaught, CMO of Wyse Technology I was surprised at how far they're ...

  Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, Hardware, Thin Client, Wyse Technology Inc., Thin Clients

  Nov 20, 2008 3:00 AM PST

• News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell

  Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Larry Dignan, VUDU, Hardware, T-Mobile, Malware

  Nov 20, 2008 2:20 AM PST

• Be careful when syncing your Gmail contacts with the updated BlackBerry sync utility

  When I had my BlackBerry Bold I used the Google Sync for BlackBerry utility to keep my calendar updated with my Google Calendar since my Google Calendar was also synced ...

  Tags: Google Calendar, Handhelds, Matthew Miller, Hardware, E-mail Providers, Internet, RIM BlackBerry, Google Inc., Google Gmail

  Nov 20, 2008 1:44 AM PST

• T-Mobile web2go to replace T-Zones and add new download marketplace

  In addition to the disappointing increase in data rates for voice customers, T-Mobile also introduced their new web2go service. The web2go service is designed to make it easier to view ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Phone, Matthew Miller, Yahoo! oneSearch, Telecom & Utilities, Mobile Search, T-Mobile, Web2go, Consumer Electronics, Search

  Nov 20, 2008 1:29 AM PST

• T-Mobile USA increases data plan rates for voice customers

  Today, T-Mobile USA is kicking off its web2go initiative that add Yahoo! oneSearch to some devices, a customizable home page, a new mobile shopping and download experience (I'll cover this ...

  Tags: Management, Personal Technology, Sidekick Device, G1 Plan, Matthew Miller, Leadership, T-Mobile, Consumer Electronics, T-Mobile G1, Web Site Development

  Nov 20, 2008 12:51 AM PST

• Opening arguments in Drew case

  The opening argument in the Lori Drew case may hint at just how difficult it will be to keep the case focused on the actual charges of computer fraud and ...

  Tags: Mr., Ms., Richard Koman, Internet, Productivity

  Nov 20, 2008 12:17 AM PST

• Which check to write? when open source means Jack

  One of the side effects of recession is an increased focus on cost. Where previously non IT management tolerated high IT costs, they're now going to be motivated to look ...

  Tags: Management, Information Technology, Hardware, Strategy, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Storage, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Open Source

  Nov 20, 2008 12:15 AM PST

• Internet stars come out for RIAA trial

  In RIAA lawsuit news, the Tennenbaum case – in which uber-lawyer Charles Nesson now represents the defendant – is taking an Internet star turn. Ray Beckerman reports that in a ...

  Tags: RIAA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, P2P, Charles Nesson, Peer To Peer (P2P), Richard Koman, Internet, Berkman Center

  Nov 19, 2008 10:48 PM PST

• I really don't want to use Windows anymore

  Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've ...

  Tags: Spyware, Adware & Malware, Antivirus, Christopher Dawson, Hardware, Productivity, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Linux, Operating Systems

  Nov 19, 2008 10:38 PM PST

• Diigo for education

  I posted several bookmarks via Diigo on Wednesday. Although I had planned to use delicious, I find the interface to be really kludgy, so I set about looking for another ...

  Tags: Bookmark, Diigo, Christopher Dawson, Social Bookmarking, Education, Teacher

  Nov 19, 2008 9:59 PM PST

• Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm

  First off, a warning: Be very skeptical of any review you read in the next 24 to 48 hours that proclaims to be the definitive word on the Blackberry Storm. ...

  Tags: Screen, Peripherals, Handhelds, Verizon Communications Inc., Hardware, Apple iPhone, Touch Screen, Customer, Josh Taylor, Blackberry Storm

  Nov 19, 2008 9:00 PM PST

• SOA: it's only rocket science

  What can go wrong with SOA? Let me count the ways. Better yet,  Miko Matsumura, Bjoern Brauel, and Jignesh Shah, all with SoftwareAG, have done the counting for us, in ...

  Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Joe McKendrick, Software, SOA, Enterprise Software

  Nov 19, 2008 8:35 PM PST

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