http://www.mittvsfact.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:44:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2003 HP business notebook and MacBook Air NOTE: This is not an official CNET review. And is not by any means a full review. Just a quick first-look. Official CNET product review is here. (Credit: Brooke Crothers) The reason for this is the Air's aluminum construction and light weight. In other ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/09/04/which-is-sturdier-a-macbook-air-or-an-hp-business/ (Credit: Nokia) Getting music on the 5800 Xpress Music should be easy. Besides the traditional methods of syncing with a PC (via Windows Media Player 11) or transferring songs via Bluetooth or a memory card, you'll also be able to access songs over the air from Nokia's music store using ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/30/nokia-goes-all-out-with-new-music-phone/ The sessions have titles like "Business: Competing While Collaborating." I would assume the conference organizers have something more in mind than patent schemes to stripmine and undermine the rising open-source community. After all, Bill Gates has moved on to charitable work from his former work. But I could be wrong. ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/24/world-economic-forum-collaborative-innovation-is/ Now that Google has acquired DoubleClick--the display advertising feather in its proverbial cap--it's time to see if the hat fits. The $3.1 billion acquisition, which finally closed last week upon European regulator approval, gives Google a much needed boost in the market for display advertising. Google hasn't offered many ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/google-doubleclick-the-next-phase/ For just a few bucks more than the refurb price, you can get HP's desktop-friendly Pavilion GX-235DX brand new. (Credit: Best Buy) Remember the HP Pavilion G60-235DX notebook from last week? Buy.com had refurbs for $469.99 shipped. (They still do, in fact.) But eagle-eyed reader Mike wrote in to say that Best Buy ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/get-a-16-inch-hp-notebook-for-49999/ Whose campaign reigns supreme? Diggers like Barack. (Credit: CNET Networks) Today Digg pushed out an update to its popular candidates section, the part of Digg that tracks all things politics. While mostly a house cleaning move to get rid of campaign dropouts, there's some fun data to play with using the four other ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/digg-updates-candidates-section-ralph-nader-is-on/ Motorola's executive management shakeup continues as the company replaces two more senior executives. The company has replaced treasurer Steve Strobel with Larry R. Raymond, a former vice president and treasurer at Sears Roebuck. Strobel had most recently been working for a private equity firm. Motorola also replaced Mike Fenger, who had been ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/motorola-replaces-two-more-execs/ Any technology firm trying to cut deals in Hollywood should find themselves a good guide, say entertainment industry insiders. "You need a Sherpa down here," said a Lynda Keeler, a former chief of Sony Pictures Digital Group. "Finding a good lawyer or agent to help navigate is important." Managers at the ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/advice-for-techies-who-want-to-star-in-hollywood/ Did you know Microsoft fanboys still exist? They're not as powerful as they once were, but they do. And as always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter! http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/the-digital-home-video-yep-microsoft-fanboys-do/ commentary Not everyone's "got the 'open' memo" just yet, but Reuters apparently has. The global news and information company this week has opened up the API to its OpenCalais project, which enables content creators/aggregators to enrich their content services. What does this mean in English? That's hard to say, because ... http://www.mittvsfact.com/2010/08/21/reuters-opens-up-but-what-does-its-opencalais-ser/