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On the heels of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the New York Times had a good read this morning about the fuzzy future of Blu-Ray. It kind of made me chuckle because The Times, much like most mainstream news outlets, didn’t touch the one element of this story that really shouldn’t be ignored. Porn. As you may [...]

When it comes to Macworld keynotes it is the best and worst of times for Apple marketing guru Philip Schiller, the stand-in for Steve Jobs on Tuesday. Here’s the breakdown: Worst of times: Schiller has to be a stand-in for Jobs at the last Macworld event. He has an impossible task. Best of times: There are no expectations [...]

Updated: Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday in an open letter that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance that is causing his weight loss. In his letter, Jobs clarified his health issue following yet another round of deathbed rumors. Jobs added that he will remain CEO of Apple. While concerns about Jobs’ health are [...]

It seems that those comments you leave on blogs like this one may, in fact, be reaching the intended parties - the companies behind the products, services and technologies that you love or hate. Just don’t be offended or creeped-out if the messages reach them via cyber-eavesdropping technology. That’s the technology behind “Track the Yack,” a [...]

Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, Lenovo unveiled new consumer laptops and a debuted a dual-screen mobile workstation. Lenovo, which began to target consumers a year ago, on Monday announced four PCs–the IdeaPad Y650, Y550, Y450 laptops and an all-in-one desktop dubbed the IdeaCentre A600. Of the laptops, the IdeaPad Y650 (right) is the [...]

Welcome to 2009 and chances are we’ll close the year with more than a few big surprises. Nevertheless, we amateur soothsayers give it a go every year. Without further ado, here are the top 5 items I think 2009 will bring us. 5. Enterprise technology customers will revolt. Couple a terrible economy with software business models that [...]

In the midst of troubled economic times, the IT world marches on with a strong mandate to help businesses drive efficiency and cost savings. With that in mind, here is a list of predictions for the rising and falling IT trends of 2009.

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: The bell tolls for your magnetic media Robin Harris: Long-term personal data storage Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First reactions to Windows 7 Windows 7 beta performance: How it compares to Vista, XP Jason Perlow: Windows 7? Mojave my ass Gallery: User Interface Transition [...]

The Recording Industry Association has dropped MediaSentry, an outfit that scans the Internet for folks allegedly uploading copyrighted music. According to the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA quietly dropped MediaSentry, a company that provided the RIAA most of its lawsuit firepower. The Journal makes the leap that the RIAA’s MediaSentry move is an indicator of how [...]

Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic’s Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can find more posts like this [...]

Owners of Microsoft’s 30GB Zune player will be counting down to midnight tonight - not to ring in a new year but to see if their Zunes will miraculously start working again. Apparently, some sort of glitch prompted the internal clocks in the 30GB (only) Zunes to freak out and lock up the machine because [...]

It was like picking through piles of hay for just a few needles. With the major indices down 35% or more for the year, Between The Lines this afternoon hunted for tech stocks that actually went up in 2008. Only found were 16. No big names. But, hey, there is … Transmeta, the company that was to [...]

I think we could all agree that 2008 was one of those years that… well, let’s just say there are plenty of us who are ready to put this year in the history books. But wait just one second - literally, one more second. Every few years or so, the keepers of the world’s clocks [...]

The content push from television to Internet could get a boost tonight if Viacom follows through with a threat to pull Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and others from the Time Warner Cable lineup at Midnight. It’s coming down to an 11th hour game of chicken but Viacom has shown in the past that it doesn’t [...]

It's going to be a pivotal year in the global IT and BPO services business as companies seek to get more for less with their budgets. How will this impact the world of global services delivery and outsourcing?

Dell ended 2008 with a management shakeup. The company said Wednesday that it has realigned its business to focus on four global groups: Large enterprise, public, small and medium sized business and consumer, which is already set up as a global unit. Here’s a look at the shakeup (statement, Techmeme): Mike Cannon, president of Dell’s global operations will [...]

On January 5th it's business as usual, companies will be selling and delivering their services, looking for new avenues that will provide them with competitive bite, operational excellence and new ways of surviving in a tough business environment. We are part of that.

Shares of Apple took a quick nosedive today but mostly recovered after a blog posted a rumor that the real reason for Apple’s pull-out from MacWorld was related to the declining health of Steve Jobs. Rumors. Rumors. Rumors. That’s all Gizmodo had to report this morning, citing a “previously reliable source.” But that wasn’t enough. Let’s [...]

If there were any financial lessons learned in 2008, one of the big ones was understanding that your financial standing tomorrow might be very different than your financial standing today. And seeing how a government bailout to pay off your Visa bill likely isn’t on the way, it’s up to you - Joe and Jane [...]

Dell has declared itself carbon neutral but good luck defining and auditing what that means exactly. The Wall Street Journal has an interesting story on Dell and its carbon neutral efforts. In a nutshell: There is no standard definition of carbon neutral; Purchasing carbon credits is vital; But the markets for carbon credits isn’t regulated and is also in [...]