Channel 10 has posted a short 5 minute video interview with one of the member's of the Zune Team, detailing what exactly Robbie Bach was talking about during the Bill Gates keynote when he announced the Zune launch in Canada in Spring 2008. The Canadian offering this spring will first include Zune players (including Zune Originals), Zune software and Zune Social, with the Zune Marketplace online store coming later this year. In the clip, Channel 10's Laura Foy finds out about the new features on Zune marketplace and how much emphasis is being placed on perfecting Zune Online as a social networking site.
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Jan 11, 2008
Jan 10, 2008
New York starts Intel chip probe
Intel, the world's biggest computer chipmaker, is being investigated by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Mr Cuomo is looking into claims that Intel forced customers not to deal with rival Applied Micro Devices (AMD). Intel has been cutting its prices and looking at ways to improve efficiency as AMD has stepped up its efforts to become the world's top producer. Mr Cuomo has issued a subpoena seeking documents and information from Intel over its conduct regarding AMD."Protecting fair and open competition in the microprocessor market is critical to New York, the United States, and the world," Mr Cuomo said. "Businesses and consumers everywhere should have the ability to easily choose the best products at the best price, and only fair competition can guarantee it. Monopolistic practices are a serious concern, particularly for New Yorkers who are navigating an information-intensive economy."
Jan 8, 2008
Intel fires up 45nm laptop chip assault
Intel has kicked an already down AMD by celebrating the arrival of 16 new chips across its laptop, PC and server lines.The fresh chip dump marks the arrival of Intel's first laptop chips manufactured with a 45nm process that allows for faster, more energy efficient products. Intel CEO Paul Otellini emphasized the mobile strike at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where chip-filled gadgets are all the rage. Along with the laptop parts, Intel pushed out a number of new 45nm desktop and server processors that complement parts released in November.
Jan 5, 2008
Wiki Business Directory Bizwiki Offers Free Business Listings
Bizwiki.co.uk, the”UK’s free business listing site that anyone can edit,” is a great place to list UK businesses. If your UK business listing hasn’t yet graced Bizwiki’s pages, you really ought to go add it right now. (I’ll wait while you sign up and add your business.) Here are some things I’ve learned about Bizwiki and how it can help you with your small business.
Quick Note: US businesses should check out Bizwiki.com.
Why should I submit my business to Bizwiki?
Well, it’s free, for starters. Plus you’ll get a backlink to your company website. Also, people searching for businesses at Bizwiki can find your listing. And did I mention that you can add or edit your business listing anytime? And that you can add or edit listins for other businesses too? There’s really no disadvantage to adding yourself.
How does Bizwiki work?
Bizwiki, like Wikipedia, is an open collection of articles that anyone can change. The community makes sure that no spam remains in the system and that listings are accurate.
Is Bizwiki fully functional?
Yes. It’s still in “beta” testing mode, but everything should work just fine.
What if my business isn’t in the UK?
The UK version of Bizwiki is merely one of several planned versions. USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Bizwiki launches are coming in the next several months.
What do you like/dislike about Bizwiki, Easton?
A fine question. Overall, I like the Bizwiki site. While it could use a bit more color and spice, the basic functionality is there and the company keeps you up-to-date via the Bizwiki corporate blog. As a business blog lover, I’m highly interested in the ways in which companies use blogs as communication tools. I’m pleased to see that the Bizwiki team has been using their blog to explain things like why you have to register and how to actually add your business.
I think there’s some room for improvement in terms of the Bizwiki blog design and posting frequency. They really need to show us WHO is publishing those posts and post much more frequently (I’d love to see at least one post a day!). But rest assured they’ll get things to improve if they pay attention to reviews like this one.
Bottom line - if you’re a self-starter or entrepreneur with a small business, Bizwiki is the perfect place to list your company and to find businesses to work with.
What do you think?
Do you like Bizwiki? Do you think it has merit as a separate place for businesses to list themselves?
Quick Note: US businesses should check out Bizwiki.com.
Why should I submit my business to Bizwiki?
Well, it’s free, for starters. Plus you’ll get a backlink to your company website. Also, people searching for businesses at Bizwiki can find your listing. And did I mention that you can add or edit your business listing anytime? And that you can add or edit listins for other businesses too? There’s really no disadvantage to adding yourself.
How does Bizwiki work?
Bizwiki, like Wikipedia, is an open collection of articles that anyone can change. The community makes sure that no spam remains in the system and that listings are accurate.
Is Bizwiki fully functional?
Yes. It’s still in “beta” testing mode, but everything should work just fine.
What if my business isn’t in the UK?
The UK version of Bizwiki is merely one of several planned versions. USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Bizwiki launches are coming in the next several months.
What do you like/dislike about Bizwiki, Easton?
A fine question. Overall, I like the Bizwiki site. While it could use a bit more color and spice, the basic functionality is there and the company keeps you up-to-date via the Bizwiki corporate blog. As a business blog lover, I’m highly interested in the ways in which companies use blogs as communication tools. I’m pleased to see that the Bizwiki team has been using their blog to explain things like why you have to register and how to actually add your business.
I think there’s some room for improvement in terms of the Bizwiki blog design and posting frequency. They really need to show us WHO is publishing those posts and post much more frequently (I’d love to see at least one post a day!). But rest assured they’ll get things to improve if they pay attention to reviews like this one.
Bottom line - if you’re a self-starter or entrepreneur with a small business, Bizwiki is the perfect place to list your company and to find businesses to work with.
What do you think?
Do you like Bizwiki? Do you think it has merit as a separate place for businesses to list themselves?
Atomic Email Software by AtomPark.com
In the information technology processes and functions of your company, you may sometimes come across the need to communicate something quickly to your client or customer base, such as a product upgrade or a server problem, or even something such as an IT quality survey, etc. There exists some products on the market made by a company called AtomPark.com that are created to help with this task.
Probably the most useful product for the IT function of a company is AtomPark’s Atomic Mail Sender. This program is designed to help a company create customized personalized emails that can be sent out in bulk. This can obviously assist in a company’s urgent need to get a message out to the users of their products or services—in particular, an online-based company. Some of the features of the Atomic Mail Sender that make it quite customizable and powerful are:
Ability to process an unlimited amount of emails
Can provide opt-in functionality and unsubscribe requests
Can create a personalized letter for each subscriber, which can include all the necessary information you choose
Will accept emails from Outlook address book, mailing lists generated in Excel, Access, DBF, Word, ASCII text files (.txt, .lst)
Allows mail merging
Provides its own internal SMTP server
Probably the most useful product for the IT function of a company is AtomPark’s Atomic Mail Sender. This program is designed to help a company create customized personalized emails that can be sent out in bulk. This can obviously assist in a company’s urgent need to get a message out to the users of their products or services—in particular, an online-based company. Some of the features of the Atomic Mail Sender that make it quite customizable and powerful are:
Ability to process an unlimited amount of emails
Can provide opt-in functionality and unsubscribe requests
Can create a personalized letter for each subscriber, which can include all the necessary information you choose
Will accept emails from Outlook address book, mailing lists generated in Excel, Access, DBF, Word, ASCII text files (.txt, .lst)
Allows mail merging
Provides its own internal SMTP server
Working alongside the Atomic Mail Sender is a related software product by AtomPark called the Atomic Email Tracker. This product is designed to help with:
the follow-up monitoring of the emails you send out
tracking of the emails you send out, including who opened them where
reporting. The program has up to 10 different reports with filtering capabilities, along with illustrative charts.
Working together, these software programs may provide some assistance to your IT and customer interaction functions.
the follow-up monitoring of the emails you send out
tracking of the emails you send out, including who opened them where
reporting. The program has up to 10 different reports with filtering capabilities, along with illustrative charts.
Working together, these software programs may provide some assistance to your IT and customer interaction functions.
Local Yellow Pages Directory AskPoodle.com Launches
AskPoodle.com, a local business listings directory relying on human organizational power, has launched.
Woof!
Here’s how it works. You give AskPoodle.com your email address and/or phone number and ask it to find local businesses for you. AskPoodle.com does the search work and relays emails or voice mails from businesses to you for free. These businesses never get your contact information; AskPoodle keeps it private.
I’ve got a phone book in the house, but I’d only use it if I couldn’t access the Internet. It stays tucked away, mostly gathering dust.
AskPoodle.com can be MUCH faster than you might be if you were to do the legwork of searching the Web or flipping through the printed yellow pages. Its homepage says:
Get personalized local search results with recommendations & reviews, price quotes, and answers from local merchants that compete for your business within seconds, not hours or days.
If you’re a business, AskPoodle.com helps you by driving real sales leads right to you.
I know there are a ton of classifieds sites on the Web - Oodle, Edgeio and Craigslist, to name a few - but I like AskPoodle’s chances, as long as it can get word-of-mouth to spread between satisfied early adopters and their neighbors.Go to AskPoodle.com and try it out right now. I’m going to see what it can tell me about pizza near my house.
Woof!
Here’s how it works. You give AskPoodle.com your email address and/or phone number and ask it to find local businesses for you. AskPoodle.com does the search work and relays emails or voice mails from businesses to you for free. These businesses never get your contact information; AskPoodle keeps it private.
I’ve got a phone book in the house, but I’d only use it if I couldn’t access the Internet. It stays tucked away, mostly gathering dust.
AskPoodle.com can be MUCH faster than you might be if you were to do the legwork of searching the Web or flipping through the printed yellow pages. Its homepage says:
Get personalized local search results with recommendations & reviews, price quotes, and answers from local merchants that compete for your business within seconds, not hours or days.
If you’re a business, AskPoodle.com helps you by driving real sales leads right to you.
I know there are a ton of classifieds sites on the Web - Oodle, Edgeio and Craigslist, to name a few - but I like AskPoodle’s chances, as long as it can get word-of-mouth to spread between satisfied early adopters and their neighbors.Go to AskPoodle.com and try it out right now. I’m going to see what it can tell me about pizza near my house.
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