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D7: The Conference in Quotes

in D7 on May 29, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

Like last year’s D6 conference, this year’s D7 has had its share of memorable lines. Here’s a selection of some of the better ones, including this quip from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: “You can’t take nine women and make a baby in the month; there is a process.”
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Palm Pre: $199 After a $100 Rebate We Hope You Lose

in News on May 19, 2009 at 10:08 am PT

The great truism about rebates is that anything less than 100 percent redemption is free money for the companies offering them. That’s something Palm and Sprint are clearly counting on as they bring Palm’s new Pre handset to market with a $100 rebate.
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Blu-Ray No Longer the "Bag of Hurt" It Once Was

in News on May 8, 2009 at 7:47 am PT

2009 may prove to be the year that Blu-ray caught on. Sales of the high-definition DVD players, sluggish throughout 2008, are surging in 2009. According to the latest metrics from the NPD Group, sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players in the United States rose 72 percent from the first quarter of 2008, driven by an increasing awareness of the technology.
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Blu-Ray No Longer the “Bag of Hurt” It Once Was

in News on May 8, 2009 at 7:47 am PT

2009 may prove to be the year that Blu-ray caught on. Sales of the high-definition DVD players, sluggish throughout 2008, are surging in 2009. According to the latest metrics from the NPD Group, sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players in the United States rose 72 percent from the first quarter of 2008, driven by an increasing awareness of the technology.
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Apple: Steve Jobs Is Still Fine, and We Still Hate Netbooks

in Media on April 22, 2009 at 3:07 pm PT

Next to no news from the Apple earnings call this afternoon, which is just the way Apple execs like their earnings calls. Once again, the company provided no information about CEO Steve Jobs’s health except to note that he is still scheduled to come back to work in June. And the company continued to pooh-pooh the concept of netbooks–supercheap, supersmall laptops with very little horsepower that are the hottest part of the PC business right now.