Archive for the 'Geek Banter' Category

Facebook Password Scam in Play

Author: John Dvorak
March 18, 2010

SP-1 coming soon. XP mode improved in Win 7. HTC responding to Apple. Cisco shows high speed router. 322 TB/sec. For what? $99 Pad computer from Marvell. Palm earnings off worse than expected. Facebook password scam in play. HP give shareholders new role. MSFT will take advantage of Google screw job in China. Google going to be an ISP is Australia?

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Broadband Tax?

Author: John Dvorak
March 17, 2010

Google developing something called Google-TV. Meanwhile Google denied Nexus One trademark. FCC wants you to be taxed more. IE9 supposed to be great. Oh really? Windows Phone 7 back in the news. New exoplanet found? FTC slams Google. Eco-friendly phone charger announced. Moto gets 2.1 OS. iPad battery still in the news.

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Facebook Tops Google

Author: John Dvorak
March 16, 2010

FCC needs help from Congress to help with high-speed broadband. Microsoft’s Mix 10 underway. Google Nexus One runs on AT&T 3G now. IE 9 all over the news. Six core processors coming your way. Blackberry story planted, no doubt in my mind. Facebook most popular US site now. Jupiter red spot a mystery. Alex eReader coming. Microsoft flips about privacy. Opera mini is here.

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Are LCD’s Price Fixed?

Author: John Dvorak
March 15, 2010

SXSW killed the news. FCC wants your broadband to be 25X faster than it is now. Good! Microsoft Phone 7 in the news. Where is the Zune phone? Twitter expands service. Apple wants you to pay $107 for an iPad battery. 10 Dotcoms that are dotcom. Dell sues LCD makers.

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XXX Domain Coming Back!

Author: John Dvorak
March 10, 2010

Sony shows its new motion controller. Google maps for biking released. Bikers take heed. Best Buy should have 3D-TV at a store near you soon. IPCC report folks are leaving the errors in the report. MSFT Bing creeps up another inch on Google. MySpace being overhauled. Looks like the .xxx TLD is back in play. Facebook and Twitter introducing location-based feature. ARM Ltd. says 50 iPad clones to hit market this year. Too many Final Fantasies?

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My Thoughts on 3D TV

Author: John Dvorak
March 9, 2010

Microsoft fixing bugs, says there is a zero day bug on IE about to hit. RUN! My thoughts on 3D TV. HP says it has a killer app for its tablet. Google translation services goes for the voice. NASA worried about Obama’s plans. Windows 7 SP1 coming out later this year. Amazon Kindle browser showing up. Filemaker 11 comes out.

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NetBooks. Zombies? or No Zombies?

Author: John Dvorak
March 8, 2010

No tethering between iPhone and iPad. Why not? Motorola Backflip getting bad reviews. Fake Core i& chips appear to be floating around. Panasonic and Best Buy to push 3D TV sets. Apple stores now axing repurposed Apps. Energizer Trojan infecting machines for 3 years. How did it get by everyone. Cisco quits Wi-Max radio business. ZDnet thinks netbooks stink.

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Apple iPad Date Changed!

Author: John Dvorak
March 5, 2010

Apple delays launch of iPad. Google buys DocVerse to jam-up Microsoft. New Windows Phone is nice they all say. Ballmer hints at new and more X-Box form factors. Tivo shares skyrocket. New Sony gadgets arriving all aimed at Apple. Photoshop for Android appears. Who needs it?

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PC Sales to Skyrocket

Author: John Dvorak
March 4, 2010

Apple iPhone WiFi finders banned from app store. Apple looking for a long battle with HTC. MSFT secret phone going to Verizon. Methane threatens the world. Dinosaur extinction linked to crater. Sony comes up with PSP phone. Cripes. White House Cyber Czar says there is no Cyberwar. OK, whatever. Gartner see huge PC sales coming. Games under attack. How much is Microsoft going to spend on research. You will not believe it. Where will Google go?

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Apple Attacks Google Phone

Author: John Dvorak
March 2, 2010

Earth knocked silly by earthquake. Apple suing HTC over patents. Tokea to become Google, KS. Carol Bartz thinks she is Steve Jobs. Huge Botnet killed in Spain. Ballmer in the news to an extreme. Government to up the ante for Internet access by wasting $25 billion. iPad scheduled for March26.

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