Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Microsoft is considering reducing the price of the Xbox 360. The word is that the price could be reduced to two hundred dollars. This price reduction could take place as early as September. Microsoft needs to turn up the heat because of the recent price reductions on the Sony PS3. But [...]
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August 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Microsoft wants you to buy Vista. It is using a video site Mojave to show critics the operating system. The videos show the critics complaining about Vista. Then they are shown a new version of windows called Mojave. When they are told it is Vista they are all surprised. Hey I am [...]
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July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Apple has been under the media eye lately. There are rumors that Apple will lower prices on iPods and notebooks. Apple supposedly also has a mystery product. But isn’t it just the iPhone app store? They had better get their act together because Amazon and TiVo are teaming up to take [...]
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July 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Have you used the Adobe Media Player? I haven’t. But Adobe is quietly making progress. They recently signed Sony Pictures for streaming movies in their 1.1 version. About 600 shows and 25,000 episodes will be available in the deal. I am not sold on the player so far. It seems [...]
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July 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Windows Vista has been giving me some problems. Windows Vista has been giving me some problems lately. First it would not create restore disks. Then I had problems connecting to a wireless network. Now I notice that it is very slow to restart and shutdown. I hope this issues are [...]
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July 21st, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Apple Shoots Self in Head with Disasterous iPhone 3g Launch
The word is out. Apple screwed up royally. The iPhone 3G was obviously in demand. But almost no one could get their phone activated. Why? Because activation had to be done through iTunes and the servers all crashed and slowed down [...]
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July 11th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
This is some big news. Microsoft announced that they will be providing hosted service subscriptions at a very low price. The three dollar per month cost puts a hurt on Microsoft resellers but is good for consumers. This will include the Exchange and SharePoint service. For better packages the $15 per month [...]
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July 8th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
I am thinking of getting one of those new Plasma Tvs. The price is dropping faster and faster. The old problems of burn ins have been solved. The Plasmas now offer a better price than the LCD Tvs. I will probably wait for a July 4th sale and buy a brand [...]
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July 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
J.D. Power and Associates released a survey today on the price of smartphones. Americans are spending $101 average. This is an increase of $9+. Obviously this is because of new technologies and the iPhone. But this is very bad. These artificially inflated smartphone prices need to be going down not [...]
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May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Google unleashed Android at the Google I/O Conference. This project is widely anticipated. The Open Handset Alliance is supposed to ship this software in phones by the end of this year. It largely met expectations including touch screen functionality, integration with Google products, and functionality similar to the iPhone. Gmail was [...]
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May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | No Comments