4 posts and columns on feature set

Google Buzz Makes Gmail Less Socially Awkward

in Mobile on February 9, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

Can a microblogging twist on Gmail raise Google’s profile in social networking? We’ll soon find out. At an event at company headquarters today, Google announced Google Buzz, a new Twitter-style status update system for the email service that will allow users to share their everyday mundanities and inanities and follow those of selected contacts.

Smartphone Price Cuts Ruining Long-Term Price Potential?

in News on November 23, 2009 at 7:32 am PT

As we head into the holidays, smartphone prices are dropping to points that belie their advanced feature sets. While this is great news for consumers, it may well be problematic for smartphone manufacturers.
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Windows 7 Released to BitTorrent, Manufacturing

in News on July 23, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

Microsoft has signed off on Windows 7. On Wednesday, the company released the final version of the operating system to manufacturers, a piece of software that it hopes will restore the engineering reputation that Vista so badly tarnished.
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iPhone 3 Rumors Upgraded to Outperform

in News on March 16, 2009 at 8:07 am PT

Apple’s plan to preview iPhone OS 3.0 tomorrow is a sure sign that the company is on track to debut the next iteration of the phone on which it will run this summer. That’s the word from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who has high expectations for the OS and device both.
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