Dell to Improve Support: $100 Million Investment + New Remote Help
Dell has been criticized for its support or lack thereof. But with a recent announcement that a $100 million is going toward improved tech support opeRead More…
Year: 2006
Putting the “Pay” in PayPal
Have you ever stopped and wondered about how PayPal makes their money? Let’s review: With PayPal Personal you can send and receive money electroniRead More…
Google Spreadsheet Is Here & Threatens Microsoft’s Market Share
According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Google will release a Web-based spreadsheet application Tuesday. It will first be availaRead More…
$100 Laptop Now Becomes $130 Laptop
Nicholas Negroponte of MIT discusses the latest news for the $130 to $140 laptop, which will start being sold to governments in April 2007. The $100 pRead More…
Microsoft Defends Increased Spending to Take On Google
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer made a rare appearance to investors to defend Microsoft�Read More…
The 10 Hour Laptop Battery
Link: Fuel Cell Technology & The 10 Hour Battery Technology focusing around fuel cells is set to launch next year. Positive statements from lapRead More…
Do Dial-Up Modems Still Matter?
With broadband (high-speed Internet) adoption at an all-time high in the United States, can we finally assume that all users will have high-speed inteRead More…
Google Checkout: PayPal Killer?
Link: Google Checkout: PayPal Killer?. It looks like Google Checkout may be in the making. The speculation is that it is a free shopping cart Read More…
Microsoft to Buy eBay?
The New York Post released rumors of Microsoft’s possible take over of eBay. Of course, only “unnamed” sources were used as references. Nonetheless,Read More…
Why Advances in Technology Are So Frustrating
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an intriguing article explaining how “advanced-technology products often lack important virtues ofRead More…