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Unix vs Wintel/DP: the cost/benefit issue

ZDnet tech blog - 4 hours 38 min ago
An imaginary wall to wall Wintel to DP conversions produces what? Operating cost savings and a dramatic turn-around in IT organizational posture: from blocking force to business enabler.

Some music execs see bright future for Google Music

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:24
iTunes is pretty much the place to buy music these days -- cd's seem so old school now that downloadable digital music has become so mainstream. That's not where it ends though, as "downloadable"...

First Intel Sandy Bridge quad-core benchmarks: Nearly as fast as Core i7 980X, could make low-end graphics cards obsolete

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:16
Though not due to be released for several more months, an early copy of an Intel Sandy Bridge quad-core processor has reached the bench of enthusiast site AnandTech, which has duly reported the...

PowerPage Podcast Episode 143

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:52
I this episode we give our first impressions of the new iPods, Apple TV and iTunes 10 announced at Apple's September 1 event and we play "What's on your Mac."

DataViz announces no webOS client coming, may have been acquired by RIM

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:25
DataViz makes excellent software products for mobile platforms like Documents To Go and RoadSync and has announced no webOS client is coming. They may also have been purchased by RIM.

Where Are The Affordable Enterprise Online Backups?

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:09
Online backups are a great solution to off-shoring your data for security. But what do you do when your company can't afford it?

Nokia has a niche, it's the developing market

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:35
When talking about smartphones and the mobile market thereââ¬â¢s always a joke about Nokiaââ¬â¢s ability---or rather inability---to penetrate into the high-end segment that Apple dominates. But...

After Facebook, what's next for Greenpeace?

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:28
Coal bad. Got it. But what about all the other energy sources used in the datacenter?

Motorola Droid R2-D2 special edition gets a landing dock

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:46
Verizon is holding series of games and clues online leading up to the release of the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 special edition, set to blast off on September 30. The latest find is a new docking...

Motorola Droid R2-D2 special edition gets a dock

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:46
Verizon is holding series of games and clues online leading up to the release of the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 special edition, set to blast off on September 30. The latest find is a new docking...

Rydeen Mobile intros 7-inch Android 'gPad' tablet

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:28
Rydeen Mobile has a new contribution to the tablet computer market: the Android-based "gPad." Yes, that's the real name.

Wi-Fi headed to New Jersey Transit trains, stations soon

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:09
Following in the tracks of Amtrak, New Jersey Transit is looking for a private company to install Wi-Fi on its trains and in stations.

Ford's electric Focus to get 100-plus-mile battery range

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:49
Company will use liquid cooling to keep lithium-ion battery operating at optimal temperatures.

Philips PicoPix projectors pop up at IFA 2010; lifespan of 20K hours

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:44
Philips keeps rolling out new gadgets at IFA 2010 in Berlin this week, continuing on with the PicoPix PC pocket pico projector series.

Sharp brings Quattron-based 3D TVs to IFA 2010

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:29
Sharp has toted along more than 30 LCD TVs to IFA 2010 in Berlin this week, including the Aquos series that sports Quattron technology.

Skype 5.0 bumps up group video calling to 10 users at once

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:15
Earlier this year, Skype announced support for group video calling with up to five users participating. With Skype 5.0 beta, that number has been upped to 10.

Microsoft BPOS down for 90 minutes; second outage in a month

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:54
Microsoft's hosted suite of enterprise applications -- the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) went down for 90 minutes on September 3 for a number of customers in North America.

Mac vs. PC: Playing Russian Roulette at college

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:48
Would you buy your student kid a Mac at three or four times the price of a non-Apple laptop if you knew it might not last the year?

iHome throws up teaser page for AirPlay wireless speaker system

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:08
Apple recently teased about AirPlay support on third-party products, and it looks like iHome might be answering the call first.

Geolocation a security credential? Something to ponder

ZDnet tech blog - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:21
You may not really care where your friends are, but you may care where that unknown end-user of your system is.
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