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  • Quest Migration Assessment Tool (QMAT)

    Download this assessment tool to compare Microsoft Exchange with Google Gmail and Sharing Tools. You'll see what they do best, and why you should pick one over the other.

  • iPad omission: My theory on Siri

    A couple of theories about why Apple left Siri out of the third-generation iPad. Mine is that it all comes down to dollars, and Siri's an annuity on the iPhone but a pain on the iPad.

    Blog posts | March 12, 2012 12:01am PDT

  • HTC's Q1 outlook stinks: Is Q2 rebound theory wrong?

    HTC is betting that new products in March can "normalize" its profit margins. The reality may be that HTC's glory days may be gone forever as Samsung and Apple run away from the smartphone pack.

    Blog posts | February 6, 2012 6:27am PST

  • Microsoft launches a second Facebook social game

    Microsoft Research has fielded its second Facebook game aimed at helping to understand users' behavior in social-networking situations.

    Blog posts | January 30, 2012 12:08pm PST

  • Microsoft readies a Facebook 'Game Theory Lab'

    Microsoft Research has launched its first Facebook game and is working on developing a more complete Facebook game-theory platform.

    Blog posts | September 26, 2011 9:00am PDT

  • Status theory: 'We are all driven by who we want to be'

    Social theory: Where by we all strive to have more friends, greater connections and a higher power over others -- diluted through social media.

    Blog posts | July 19, 2011 1:54am PDT

  • If Chromebooks succeed, Mac OS X could be the hardest hit

    With an already low market share and constant growth in its sisters operating system, iOS, Mac OS X could be the hardest hit if Chromebooks succeed.

    Blog posts | June 5, 2011 2:44pm PDT

  • Internet Explorer should worry about Chrome, not Firefox: Blame Europe?

    With Internet Explorer 9 set to be finalized in weeks, it is entirely possible that Microsoft should worry more about Chrome's increasing marketshare, rather than focusing on its war with Mozilla.

    Blog posts | February 18, 2011 2:43am PST

  • Thoughts on the Core 2 Duo in the new MacBook Air

    My pet theory is that Apple's choice of the Core 2 Duo for the MBA has something to do with the graphics, although it's more likely that it simply couldn't source the Core i3 in enough quantity.

    Blog posts | October 22, 2010 7:00am PDT

  • Applying Darwin's theory to cooling technology

    Is your data center able to adapt to fluctuating operating conditions? Or, does it requires lots of human intervention to accommodate temperature changes and cooling needs triggered by dynamic...

    Blog posts | May 14, 2010 9:36am PDT

  • iPads begin shipping; in theory anyway

    Customers have begun receiving iPad shipping confirmations via email. The only problem is that they're shipping from Shenzhen, China and unlikely to arrive any earlier than the contracted, April 3...

    Blog posts | March 29, 2010 8:15am PDT

  • ZFS/Flash and the climate debacle

    One of the striking things about the Oracle presentations this week was the extent to which the new technologies our perception of what can be done within reasonable cost constraints. Five years...

    Blog posts | January 30, 2010 12:15am PST

  • Google Fast Flip: Will you use it?

    I have a theory on features like Fast Flip -- even though they look terrific, they really aren't all that useful. You may remember an article I wrote about another Google Labs experiment too --...

    Blog posts | January 8, 2010 8:30pm PST

  • Green IT monitoring made cheaper (in theory)

    IBM seeks to make green IT monitoring more readily available to midsize companies.

    Blog posts | December 9, 2009 8:46am PST

  • Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

    Dell chief Michael Dell is projecting a Windows 7 upgrade cycle that could put PC growth "well into the teens." What's unclear is whether Dell will be able to grab a bigger share of the revenue pie.

    Blog posts | November 20, 2009 4:30am PST

  • Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

    Net neutrality means a faster network for everyone - despite what the telcos say. Net neutrality makes ISPs focus on us, their customers, instead of chiseling money from Google and Microsoft. And...

    Blog posts | October 22, 2009 10:07pm PDT

  • Where's Bin Laden? New theory, Google Earth offer clues

    A couple of geography professors at UCLA have done some legwork that just might help the U.S. get closer to capturing Osama Bin Laden. The professors, John A. Agnew and Thomas W. Gillespie, today...

    Blog posts | February 19, 2009 2:40pm PST

  • SAP's goose gander theory

    Earlier today the Twitterverse had a minor eruption when Ray Wang of Forrester sent out the following messages: Hearing from SAP customers that there are new clauses that will force customers to...

    Blog posts | February 5, 2009 1:28pm PST

  • Touch: the most evil technology in modern computing

    Back in the days when computing use was innocent; we'd use our hands to communicate via devices called "keyboards" and "mice" to make the computer do something. Now with the new wave of technology...

    Blog posts | January 12, 2009 1:38pm PST

  • Suicide theories wanted

    Money can drive you crazy and crazy can drive you to suicide. We treat mental health care as a luxury and we lose people. That's my theory, anyway.

    Blog posts | October 21, 2008 8:57am PDT

  • Economics of open source remains an academic challenge

    Explain the economics of open source, especially as it relates to international trade. Give us charts, graphs, and especially models. We like models. Then just wait for the phone call from...

    Blog posts | October 13, 2008 11:44am PDT

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