Sony to Offer Film on Internet TV, Then DVD
11-10-2009 - Sony, the only movie studio tied to a top hardware maker, is in a unique position to try selling movies directly to consumers through television sets...Read More
Burberry Looks Online for Ways to Gain Customers
11-10-2009 - Burberry’s new social networking site reflects a broader move by luxury goods companies to embrace the Internet, hoping to attract a new generation of shoppers...Read More
Google makes Similar Images part of image search
10-28-2009 - Google says its Similar Images feature is now a full-time part of Google's image search tool, having graduated from the company's labs...Read More
Satellites: The Pentagon's Big Blind Spot
10-28-2009 - Military officials increasingly worry that U.S. satellites are vulnerable to airborne assault, or even mere accident, in the Southern Hemisphere...Read More
Disney Tries to Pull the Storybook Ritual Onto the Web
10-01-2009 - The company’s publishing unit said the service would be subscription-based, for $79.95 a year...Read More
A Brain on Fire, Spreading to Phones
10-01-2009 - Two designers in Austin, Tex., have created a video game for the iPhone based on the art and music of the eccentric Texas singer and songwriter, Daniel Johnston...Read More
Wireless recharging comes to laptops
09-29-2009 - Not known for being out in front of the market, the PC maker adds some flair to an otherwise buttoned-up business laptop...Read More
Foreign Airlines Ahead of U.S. on Cellphone Use
09-29-2009 - Cellphones can be used on more than 15,000 flights a month, but not on American carriers...Read More
Microsoft gets cleverer with multitouch screen keyboard
09-28-2009 - A patent filing reveals a keyboard for the touch typist that uses multitouch technology to automatically align the keys to the position of the hands...Read More
Apple up to its old tricks, pushing unwanted software onto PCs
09-28-2009 - Apple has a long and checkered history of using its Apple Software Update program to push unrelated programs to Windows users. But I was floored today when I was offered an
iPhone configuration utility as an important "update" on a system that has never had iPhone or even an iPod plugged into it...Read More
What's inside future low-cost Apple MacBooks?
09-28-2009 - With new lower-cost Apple MacBooks reportedly on the way, it's time to engage in a favorite diversion: what, pray tell, is inside...Read More
Good intentions won't sell Windows 7
09-28-2009 - Microsoft's marketing efforts are strong but off kilter. How can the company make Windows 7 exciting but not goofy?...Read More
Microsoft Tries to Make 'Dumb' Phones Smarter
08-27-2009 - The tech giant's OneApp software, aimed at emerging markets, lets non-smartphones easily connect to sites such as Twitter and Facebook...Read More
Microsoft Sings a New Zune
08-27-2009 - The MP3 player also-ran is being repositioned as a service for delivering content to game consoles, cell phones—even PCs...Read More
State of the Art: Low Light Becomes a Highlight
08-20-2009 - New cameras from Sony and Fujifilm come with redesigned sensors that mark an important step forward in personal photography...Read More
Can the Apple Touch Sell the Tablet?
08-20-2009 - The Mac and iPhone maker may join a host of tech players hoping to win big in tablet PCs, an area where some of the industry's biggest names have failed...Read More
Bits: Google, the Search That Satisfies
08-20-2009 - In a respected consumer satisfaction survey, Google once again tops its rivals by a large margin...Read More
Why Twitter isn't pointless babble
08-19-2009 - For all its weaknesses, Twitter is an interesting way to view a mosaic of what is in people's heads at any given moment...Read More
Dell's Phone Launches in a Fizzle
08-19-2009 - Dell's much-anticipated cell-phone was announced by China Mobile and appears to be anything but cool or cutting edge, says BW's Peter Burrows...Read More
What would be inside an Apple tablet?
08-17-2009 - It's, at the very least, an interesting exercise to speculate on what would be inside an Apple tablet...Read More
Microsoft, Nokia, and Google Take Aim at RIM
08-17-2009 - Three giant names in mobile technology are making moves to challenge the BlackBerry's dominance among business users of smartphones...Read More
Computer Hacking Made Easy
08-17-2009 - Botnet attacks like the one that took down Twitter are becoming so easy and cheap, almost anyone can do it...Read More
Electric cars and "MPG"
08-17-2009 - Here's a look at the issues involve dintrying to find a useful metric to measure energy consumption by the next generation of plug-in cars. I've blogged about the recent rival claims by GM and Nissan for their rival electrics...Read More
Bits: Twitter Goes Down Again After More Cyberattacks
08-12-2009 - Twitter, which suffered a severe outage last week, was hit by two more cyberattacks Tuesday and crashed again. The outages highlight weaknesses in the infrastructure of the popular micro-blogging service...Read More
Microsoft to Put Office on Phones From Nokia
08-12-2009 - Two giant rivals team up to try to fend off competitive threats from the likes of Google and Apple...Read More
Why Apple Is More Valuable Than Google
08-12-2009 - A look at what's behind the Mac and iPhone maker's now firm market-cap edge on the Web-search leader, and how it could one day challenge Microsoft...Read More
Three big reasons CRM initiatives fail
08-12-2009 - CRM failure rates have remained high during the last ten years, indicating that many organizations don't receive full benefit from their CRM initiatives. Let's examine important reasons for this unfortunate situation...Read More