Between the Lines

Clearwire: 'Google believes in us'

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:41:01 +0000

Clearwire has a larger war chest, but still lacks a significant subscriber base for its WiMax, or 4G, wireless services. However, the company maintains that it is in the right place at the right time to become a powerhouse.

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Wi-Fi hotspot count to hit 1.2 billion

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:15:19 +0000

There will be 1.2 billion Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide by the end of 2009, up 47 percent from a year ago, according to research firm In-Stat.

Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:59 +0000

Real has filed an appeal in its legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, arguing that a judge erred when she agreed to a preliminary injunction to halt sales of a DVD-copying program called RealDVD. In legal documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (PDF), Real argued that Judge [...]

Five best smartphones for business 2009

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:15:56 +0000

TechRepublic wants to help IT leaders pinpoint the top smartphones for workers who need serious productivity. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers counts down 2009's five best smartphones for business.

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News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:09 +0000

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom? Sam Diaz: Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event Jason D. O’Grady: Motorola [...]

Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:37:39 +0000

Logitech, a maker of Webcams and other peripherals, will acquire LifeSize Communications for $405 million in cash. The move puts Logitech into the middle of the video conferencing market.

Adobe cuts 680 jobs

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:29:28 +0000

Adobe said it will cut 680 full-time positions by the end of its fiscal year.

Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:07:30 +0000

Apple won't be at Macworld this year but the show will go on, with presentations by tech journalists David Pogue and Leo LaPorte, as well as filmmaker Kevin Smith.

No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:53 +0000

Rackspace hosting has launched a No More Servers campaign, highlighting the attitudes of IT workers who are tired of spending their time maintaining troubled servers.

SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasks

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:49 +0000

On average, CIOs spend 76% of their time on non-technical stuff, according to a new SIM survey. See the breakdown of what they spend their time doing.

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podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:49 +0000

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