Sun Microsystems 3Q loss stuns Wall Street: Tech Posted by: comforteagle From the Ouch dept.: Wall Street expected Sun Microsystems Inc.'s global sales base to help it weather the U.S. economic slowdown and turn a profit in the first three months of the year. Instead, the Santa Clara-based server and software maker stunned investors Thursday by reporting a loss in its third quarter, caused in part by sagging sales to U.S. consumer-oriented companies that are putting off big-ticket spending for better times. Published May 02, 2008 - 12:36 PM Read more... Comment

Open Screen Project Annouced: Tech Posted by: comforteagle From the Open Kimono dept.: ...The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment -- taking advantage of Adobe Flash Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ -- that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and devices, including phones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes. The Open Screen Project will address potential technology fragmentation by enabling the runtime technology to be updated seamlessly over the air on mobile devices. The consistent runtime environment is intended to provide optimal performance across a variety of operating systems and devices, and ultimately provide the best experience to consumers. To support this mission, and as part of Adobe’s ongoing commitment to enable Web innovation, Adobe will continue to open access to Adobe Flash technology, accelerating the deployment of content and rich Internet applications (RIAs). Published May 01, 2008 - 10:23 AM Read more... Comment

AOL Opens Up the AIM Instant Messaging Network: Tech Posted by: comforteagle From the About Face dept.: AOL has done an about-face regarding third-party access to the company's AIM chat network. AOL's recently launched OpenAIM 2.0 provides open, uninhibited access to services like Meebo, or all-in-one IM clients like Pidgin, allowing them to freely and easily use the AIM instant messaging network. Published Mar 05, 2008 - 09:51 PM Read more... Comment

Netscape Navigator Project Dies Feb 1 2008: Tech Posted by: comforteagle From the A Good Death dept.: Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 February 2008, the company has said. In the mid-1990s the browser was used by more than 90% of the web population, but numbers have slipped to just 0.6%. Published Dec 29, 2007 - 09:06 AM Read more... Comment

Reasons Why Google Will Fail With Enterprise Apps: Tech Posted by: gundeep I recently discovered that Google is taking a leap into the enterprise world with their web based applications. And to Google fans, I can see where this may be seen as spectacular news. But to the skeptics, such as myself, I believe it’s going to prove difficult at best. Why the harsh outlook? Because this has been part of the Microsoft domain for so long that I don't believe that IT managers are ready to make the leap of faith that Google needs to kick start things with. Then again, Google could be closer than I initially thought... Published Mar 13, 2007 - 07:19 AM Read more... Comment

Samsung BlackJack Smartphone With Windows Mobile Reviewed: Tech Posted by: gundeep Samsung started making a buzz late last year when it announced its plan to reveal a smartphone device that would go head-to-head against RIM’s BlackBerry, Palm’s Treo and Motorola’s Q to name a few. Now that Samsung’s BlackJack is available for purchase, things are looking very optimistic for Samsung and its entry into the highly lucrative smartphone category. Published Feb 15, 2007 - 10:32 AM Read more... Comment

RIM BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone: Tech Posted by: gundeep RIM yesterday launched a brand new smartphone for the professionals at 3GSM conference currently underway in Barcelona, Spain. The 8800 is RIM’s effort to make its BlackBerry handsets more multimedia friendly and purposeful than competing devices from Palm, Samsung and Nokia. As such, the 8800 now features a multimedia player with audio and video playback support, voice activated dialing (VAD), GPS and BlackBerry maps services, expandable storage option, high capacity battery and an updated design. Published Feb 13, 2007 - 07:18 AM Read more... Comment

A Zune Phone? Hah, What a Joke!: Tech Posted by: gundeep Why is it that when a company releases a product that does something well, they somehow think that it’s going to do other things just as good? Sometimes there’s logic behind this thinking, but a lot of times, this train of thought is just an attempt to capitalize off of the success of something in a different way even if it doesn’t make much sense. There’s no harm in considering an expansion of a brand, but just because you can, it doesn’t mean that you should. Published Feb 07, 2007 - 08:00 AM Read more... Comment

iPhone: The REAL iPod Killer: Tech Posted by: gundeep Finally! It’s fair to say that we will soon see the real iPod killer in the market and from none other than Apple. Who would’ve thought? As you know, the iPhone, according to Apple, is a 3-in-1 device with a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device integrated all in one. The most interesting feature out of the three, at least for the purpose of this column, is the highly advanced iPod integration functionality. The concept of the most advanced music player in a mobile phone is downright amazing, but unfortunately, Apple may be shooting itself in the foot with such convergence. Published Feb 01, 2007 - 10:00 AM Read more... Comment

CES 2007 Theme: Technology Convergence: Tech Posted by: gundeep This year’s show wasn’t as much about showcasing new technologies as it was about technology convergence. A lot of companies across various sub-sectors of industries are working feverishly to combine two or more existing technologies to add more value to products and services. This value proposition could either be on price points or through product reduction. Published Jan 30, 2007 - 08:10 AM Read more... Comment