http://www.cqxxw.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:16:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you've got a half-hour, we've got a podcast for you. This week on Open Season, Matt Asay, Ashlee Vance and I talk about a whole lot of nothing, including: My MacBook Air (I am still in love) XenSource Sun Lies and damn lies about open source on Intel's website We made an attempt ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/09/04/open-season-episode-11-some-stuff-happened-and-we/ (Credit: Sony Ericsson) It all looks very cool but as a cell phone guy, I think it's important to note that similar technology is available on existing cell phones from Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson W910 uses a "shake control" motion sensor that allows you to manipulate the phone's functions by ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/31/apple-meet-sony-ericsson/ Not surprisingly, search advertising should continue to be the largest category, growing from $9.1 billion in 2007 to $20.9 billion in 2013. But there's an interesting caveat to Jupiter's research: The growth rate for search advertising should slow toward the end of their forecast because of an "inability to tap ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/30/online-ad-spending-should-grow-20-percent-in-2008/ While this change is good news for those customers who want to upgrade, it does mean that they will have to go to a retail outlet and hope for an iPhone. AT&T has already sold all of its pre-order stock and said orders after June 12 will be processed ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/30/att-loosens-its-iphone-3g-s-upgrade-policy/ Sadly, I'm left wondering if we've entered a phase in the video game industry where scarcity is being used as a tool to increase demand, only to be followed by a flood of consoles to satisfy it. If there are people shopping for the latest console with little knowledge of their ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/26/are-stock-shortages-the-new-marketing-strategy-for/ Both Sony and LG Electronics have partnerships with Waste Management Recycle America, the largest residential recycler in the U.S., letting consumers drop off for free their old Sony, LG, Zenith, and GoldStar products at designated recycling centers. Now consumers making use of the service can be assured their e-waste is ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/26/recycler-tech-companies-step-up-e-waste-standards/ Talking tech might sound like fun if you represent the company that leads market share both for compact cameras and in the higher-end SLRs, but Westfall also has had to deal with unpleasant autofocus trouble that's afflicted the company's $4,500 photojournalist-oriented EOS-1D Mark III during some shooting conditions. A quality ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/24/qa-canons-camera-tech-guru-chuck-westfall/ Now, G.ho.st is offering their service through mobile devices like the iPhone. SAN DIEGO--Why carry a computer laden down with data and applications with you everywhere when you could access all that information from any browser? G.ho.st allows a virtual computer to be accessible via mobile devices like the iPhone. (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET Networks) Further, ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/22/ghost-gives-users-way-to-access-their-virtual-co/ Sad Engadget I had to eat a little crow this morning. Yesterday I recommended that CNET One More Thing Apple blogger Tom Krazit use CoverItLive to liveblog the Steve Job Macworld keynote (see review: Ultimate Liveblogging Tool: CoverItLive). He declined. And good thing, too, since CoverItLive choked during the keynote. ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/22/jobs-keynote-crashes-the-blogosphere/ Digg has raised another round of funding--no mean feat in this economy. But not everyone in the Web 2.0 crowd has had such luck. Webware editor in chief Rafe Needleman explains why there are new clouds hovering over a market that has enjoyed a remarkable run. Google releases final Android programming ... http://www.cqxxw.net/index.php/2010/08/22/cnet-news-daily-podcast-did-we-just-witness-web-2/