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Napster and the "The more things change" rulePosted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on Jun 11, 2009 9:05 AM
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Drew Wilson at Zero Paid points out that Napster celebrates its 10th birthday this month. The Globe and Mail takes a deeper look in its Download Decade series. In the...[Read the rest]

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No IE Mobile 6 for you; what can Microsoft do about Windows Mobile?
There has been a few rants posted over the last week or so about the statement that was made on a Microsoft Windows Mobile blog pertaining to the apparent lack... [Read the rest]
Posted by Matthew Miller in Smartphones and Cell Phones on: Nov 25, 2008 11:49 AM
Mail Goggles: an idea that goes well beyond drunk emails
There's a new GMail Labs app: Mail Goggles, by GMail engineer Jon Perlow: When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that... [Read the rest]
Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Oct 8, 2008 10:43 AM
Social networks more popular than porn, research says
A Reuters article published today reports that Bill Tancer, a global research manager at Hitwise, has analyzed data from more than 10 million Internet users to determine some of the... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jennifer Leggio in Social Business on: Sep 16, 2008 2:48 PM
Identity theft for the hip blogger on-the-go?
Xpenser allows users to send their expense information to a hosted spreadsheet using SMS, IM, Twitter and Jott. Security risk, anyone? [Read the rest]
Posted by Jennifer Leggio in Social Business on: Aug 20, 2008 10:56 AM
Copying + pasting + blogging = trouble
"Copy paste blogging" can lead to errors and even embarrassment for bloggers and their subjects. Is it really worth it? (Take the poll) [Read the rest]
Posted by Jennifer Leggio in Social Business on: Aug 5, 2008 2:31 PM
Hey Apple, where are the free trials for iPhone applications?
I know a few of us here on ZDNet are hard at work on iPhone 3G and iPhone application articles and one aspect of the new Apple iPhone Application store... [Read the rest]
Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Jul 10, 2008 2:25 PM
The new HTC Touch Pro has a 5-row keyboard with the TouchFLO 3D UI
In early May HTC announced the incredible HTC Touch Diamond and I should get a chance to check one out in the next week or so. Even better news, at... [Read the rest]
Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Jun 3, 2008 10:59 PM
Poll: Is Twitter good or bad for corporations?
Fellow ZDNet blogger Michael Krigsman says that the micro-blogging platform Twitter is becoming a serious threat to corporate information protection. While others argue that as a tool for whistleblowers it... [Read the rest]
Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 20, 2007 10:20 AM
Hard drive? Wii don't need no steenking hard drive!
Mike Jackson at CVG takes Nintendo to task (again) for not having a hard drive on the Wii. Nintendo says it's not needed, and they're right. [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 2, 2007 5:26 AM
Are satellite shows and podcasts accessiblity-equivalent?
Robert Scoble is wondering whether accessibility laws may cripple videocasts (and presumably podcasts). Scott Bourne had an interesting (if inconclusive) post on the subject last year, and the head lemur... [Read the rest]
Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Oct 15, 2007 3:18 PM
What is Palm going to release in 2008 with no immediate Linux OS rollout?
Back in June I posted that we wouldn't see Linux-based Palm devices until 2008, but it seems even that may have been a bit optimistic. During the Q1 FY08 investor... [Read the rest]
Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Oct 5, 2007 9:08 AM
Confirmation of stealth Windows Update
I can now confirm that the stealth Windows Update that I blogged about yesterday actually exists - because I've detected its presence on a machine at the PC Doc HQ. [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Sep 13, 2007 3:46 AM
You're Steve Jobs. What are you going to do about all these iPhone hacks?
As has already been widely posted in the last 12 hours or so, the iPhoneDev team has put up a free, open source iPhone unlock software utility. It works,... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Sep 12, 2007 9:26 AM
iPhone crosses the 1 million mark; but what about the 10 million mark?
Just 74 days after releasing the iPhone Apple has sold its millionth iPhone. But will Apple hit the 10 million mark by the end of 2008? [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Sep 11, 2007 4:27 AM
In light of price reduction, how much would you pay for an iPhone?
Just before the iPhone debuted in late June, Compete.com asked 103 "iPod shoppers" who pre-qualified as having a "significant interest" in the iPhone how much they would pay. You... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Sep 8, 2007 10:27 AM
$100 store credit for all iPhone customers - Are you satisfied?
As a token of goodwill for dropping the price of the iPhone Apple is offering every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T prior to the... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Sep 6, 2007 2:50 PM
Today's Debate: Ban cell phones from hospitals?
A Dutch study shows radiation from data-enabled cell phones can interfere with critical hospital equipment from as far away as 3 meters -- that's 10 feet. [Read the rest]
Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in ZDNet Healthcare on: Sep 6, 2007 5:59 AM
A question of hard drive capacity
How much hard drive capacity is enough? One of the key differences between the two quad-core systems that I'm building will be how much hard drive capacity each ends up... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Sep 4, 2007 2:48 AM
Should YouTube take down pro-Nazi video clips?
After complaints, Google now says it will remove videos depicting Nazi and anti-Semitic propaganda from its YouTube site in Germany. Already illegal in Germany, the videos of such wretched content... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Aug 29, 2007 11:50 AM
Is open source the stock flavor of the month?
Lost amidst the hype of CEO Jonathan Schwartz's blog post is the inescapable fact that Wall Street, for now, thinks open source is cool. Why else would SugarCRM hint at... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Aug 29, 2007 6:28 AM
Are Mac users smug and arrogant?
One recurring meme that frequently gets trotted out on Digg.com and other forums is that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Many Windows users claim also that Apple users love... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Aug 24, 2007 6:41 AM
Skype's mea culpa: seven free days for some subscribers; fair or not?
In order to make amends for its two-day sign-in outage last week, Skype is offering seven-day extensions to paid subscribers of some of its boutique services. These services include Skype... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Aug 22, 2007 6:27 AM
Are all Google ads good?
Has Google really succeeded in making advertising something YOU want to see? Google touts "Gmail isnt a traditional webmail account":There are no pop-ups, untargeted banner ads or warnings urging you... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 29, 2007 11:23 AM
Adobe 'no64' Photoshop CS3 launches
Yesterday saw the launch of Adobe "no64" CS3 with no AMD or Intel x64 64-bit extensions support. So what really prompted me to write this blog? Simple: It was Adobes... [Read the rest]
Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Mar 28, 2007 1:24 AM
Will notebooks outsell desktops by 2011?
According to a report by analysts IDC, notebook sales will outstrip desktop PCs by 2011. The report goes on to predicts that the notebook market will grow by 16.1% year-on-year... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 21, 2007 11:24 AM
Worst PC of all time - Which one gets your vote?
The Washington Post has an article by Dan Tynan of PC World listing the top 10 worst PCs of all time. I think that youll agree that its a pretty... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 19, 2007 10:38 AM
Is Google afraid of big, bad Viacom?
Will Viacoms $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube owner Google rattle the $150 billion market cap "everyones favorite garage band"?I have been predicting a major copyright infringement lawsuit against... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 13, 2007 9:59 AM
Google: Copyright infringement lawsuit risks 'could be substantial'
UPDATE: Earlier this month I underscored the real, substantial copyright infringement risks Google faces, large financial and business model risks (see below).Viacom has now quantified the risk for Google: $1... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 13, 2007 7:05 AM
Your reaction to Viacom suing Google/YouTube for $1 billion?
Just hit the wires.Viacom has sued Google and YouTube for $1 billion.Something to do with nearly 160,000 clips of copyrighted allegedly being viewed more than 1.6 billion times. Look for... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Mar 13, 2007 6:42 AM
DST - Happy or headaches?
[Updated: Mar 12, 2007 @ 2.25 pm] NIST is keeping an eye on DST-related issues. Here are a few issues:SANS.org - Daylight Saving Time Change Problem With Symantec Backup Exec... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 12, 2007 3:17 AM
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