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Comment: Communications - dln - 3/31/2011
Comment: Re: $250 laptop for 1200! - dln - 3/31/2011
Comment: Re: Taxes - Awilliams - 3/31/2011
Comment: Taxes - igneousquill - 3/30/2011
Comment: Re: I use them all - knoxzoo - 3/30/2011
Comment: Re: Scary revelations - lek1981 - 3/30/2011
Comment: Re: I use them all - knoxzoo - 3/30/2011
Brazil: Internet Status Report
Adam Williams  
3/30/2011   32 comments
In Brazil, the high cost of laptops and PCs, high wireless service costs, and other factors are inhibiting wider connectivity
Comment: Laptops? - magneticnorth - 3/29/2011
Comment: Re: E-book readers - lek1981 - 3/29/2011
Comment: Re: No. - lek1981 - 3/29/2011
Comment: I use them all - chuckgregory - 3/29/2011
Comment: All about marketing - bvice - 3/28/2011
Comment: One Device Or Many? - kq4ym - 3/28/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - abdlah - 3/28/2011
Comment: Still Not Sure - robjvargas - 3/28/2011
Comment: Re: The New tech ... - hiranjay - 3/28/2011
Comment: Re: Limiting - abdlah - 3/28/2011
Comment: That's Entertainment! - jabailo - 3/28/2011
Comment: Re: Limiting - Alan Reiter - 3/28/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - knoxzoo - 3/26/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - abdlah - 3/26/2011
Comment: Virtual Environments - Anand Y - 3/26/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - abdlah - 3/26/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - Mashka - 3/26/2011
Comment: Re: what about Opera? - abdlah - 3/26/2011
Comment: Re: Misfire? - abdlah - 3/26/2011
Comment: what about Opera? - Mashka - 3/26/2011
Comment: isn't that exciting? - Mashka - 3/26/2011
Comment: Not quite so fast - dlavie - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Misfire? - knoxzoo - 3/25/2011
Comment: Misfire? - abdlah - 3/25/2011
Old Tech: Your Days Are Numbered
Editor's Blog  
3/25/2011   51 comments
We're all about preparing for the future. In that vein, we're getting ready to say goodbye to some of the technologies we've come to rely upon
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - knoxzoo - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - knoxzoo - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - robjvargas - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - robjvargas - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - JC Cameron - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - knoxzoo - 3/25/2011
Comment: Social Networks - Mike Acker - 3/25/2011
Comment: Re: Browser Wars - hiranjay - 3/25/2011
Vendors Misfire in Browser Wars
John Myers  
3/25/2011   54 comments
The top browser suppliers have their priorities skewed when it comes to the latest and 'fastest' versions of their products
Comment: Hive Processing - knoxzoo - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: AGreen - delorenj - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: Made my day - Paul Whyte - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: Made my day - Kurtkeys - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: Made my day - Kurtkeys - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: Made my day - Kurtkeys - 3/24/2011
Comment: AGreen - Michael P. Kassner - 3/24/2011
Comment: Re: My concern - AGreen - 3/24/2011
HP CEO Apotheker Sees Future in Cloud, Mobile
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/23/2011   6 comments
However, measuring the success of HP's master cloud plan is also intangible, allowing Apotheker to adjust the company's strategy on the fly
Comment: I Protest Bigness - kq4ym - 3/23/2011
Comment: Re: 'wee bit longer' - modza - 3/23/2011
Comment: My concern - Michael P. Kassner - 3/23/2011
Comment: Nature to the rescure - abdlah - 3/23/2011
Fruit Flies Could Hold Key to Future Internet
Michael Kassner  
3/23/2011   20 comments
Researchers are turning to biological experiments for tips on creating more powerful computers for Internet use
Comment: Limiting - abdlah - 3/23/2011
Comment: Re: Why not one device? - modza - 3/22/2011
Five Techs on Life Support
The Big Report  
3/22/2011   39 comments
It's time to get ready to bid farewell to technologies like dedicated e-readers, virtual worlds, and more (more, more!)
RIM-SIM Battle Over NFC Security
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
3/18/2011   6 comments
RIM and cellular operators are at loggerheads over how and where to store NFC systems – in cards or in handsets
Comment: Re: E-book readers - Tom Nolle - 3/16/2011
Comment: Re: E-book readers - Tom Nolle - 3/16/2011
Comment: Re: E-book readers - Tom Nolle - 3/16/2011
Comment: E-book readers - Mary Jander - 3/16/2011
Comment: Stealing! - tech_ed - 3/16/2011
Amazon, B&N vs. the iPad
Second Shooter  
3/16/2011   8 comments
The risk the iPad now faces is less from feature competition than from price competition.
Comment: Netflix for books - jabailo - 3/16/2011
Comment: re: Libraries - Brian Newby - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Conundrum - Nicole Ferraro - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Conundrum - smkinoshita - 3/15/2011
Comment: No brainer - Root Maniac - 3/15/2011
Comment: re: Libraries - davidmanheim - 3/15/2011
Comment: Re: Conundrum - davidmanheim - 3/15/2011
Comment: Conundrum - smkinoshita - 3/15/2011
Publishers Wary of E-Book Lending 'Twerps'
Editor's Blog  
3/15/2011   19 comments
The book publishing industry is at risk of enduring the same repercussions the music industry has by placing bizarre restrictions on e-book lending
HP's WebOS Promise May Be Big for Apps
Reiter's Block  
3/15/2011   2 comments
HP says it will put webOS into all its desktop and laptop computers next year.
Avoid Expensive Tablet Plans
Singer at C-Level  
3/14/2011   1 comment
You may have iPad envy, but you don't have to lose your shirt because of it.
Xoom Needs Work
Reiter's Block  
3/14/2011   4 comments
Motorola's Xoom tablet is not quite ready for prime time.
All Eyes on Your Laptop
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
3/11/2011   5 comments
Eye control may be the next wave of changes in computer user interfaces.
Comment: Re: No. - Paul Whyte - 3/9/2011
Comment: Not me either - javeriayounes - 3/9/2011
Comment: Re: No. - nathanwosnack - 3/9/2011
Enforcing DMCA at the Expense of Rights
Second Shooter  
3/9/2011   6 comments
A better balance of rights and law is needed here.
Comment: Re: No. - Nicole Ferraro - 3/8/2011
Comment: Re: No. - Ariella - 3/8/2011
Comment: Re: No. - Paul Whyte - 3/8/2011
Comment: No. - nathanwosnack - 3/7/2011
iPad, the Second
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/7/2011   15 comments
Apple has unveiled its second magical iPad: The iPad 2. Are you going to get it?
Comment: Not needed yet - Kurtkeys - 3/7/2011
Comment: Coffee Table Device - Jason_13 - 3/6/2011
Comment: don't get it. again. - Mashka - 3/6/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz... Yep! - pcharles - 3/4/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/4/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/4/2011
Comment: Calling Kinect! - jabailo - 3/4/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Rich Adler - 3/4/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - mhhfive - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Ariella - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Nicole Ferraro - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Ariella - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Nicole Ferraro - 3/3/2011
Comment: Re: Zzzzz - Alan Reiter - 3/3/2011
Comment: Zzzzz - Nicole Ferraro - 3/3/2011
Apple's iPad 2 Is Nice, But Not Game-Changing
Alan Reiter  
3/3/2011   54 comments
The iPad 2 is a nice upgrade but still lacks the features claimed by other upcoming tablets
Microsoft Wants to Be in Your Car
Ron Miller  
3/2/2011   15 comments
Microsoft wants to control some of your car's operations




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Jeff Kaplan   6/17/2013   3 comments
It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).
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How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing

6|13|13   |   1:07   |   1 comment


Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   1 comment


New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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