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Mobile mushrooms for the masses
Blog Comment i think the biggest problem for mobile internet is convincing the masses of web developers who make up the majority of the internet to optimise their sites for mobile usage.that's unlikely to happen, so mobiles will have to adopt full browser...
[December 2, 2007, 23:11]
Sun to take Java 'to the masses'
News Going forward, we plan to ensure that, for the masses, Java can be viable -- or more so than any other programming environment," said Green. Sun Microsystems will show off a new, simplified Java development tool next month intended to steal...
[May 23, 2003, 7:43]
Bringing computing to India's masses
News Creating a product that cuts costs without reducing functions isn't easy, as exemplified by the Simputer, a handheld computer designed for the masses. One of the critical ingredients for the $100 (£57) computer is probably in your garage.
[July 5, 2005, 13:40]
Microsoft plans to take BI to the masses
News The strategy is based around using Microsoft's mass desktop tools rather than specialised products: "What good is bringing BI to the masses, if you have to train hundreds of thousands of people in an esoteric tool?
[January 31, 2002, 15:39]
Distributed computing for the masses
News Distributed computing for the masses Want to put your idle cycles to some good use? Laurance Doyle, of PlanetQuest, talks to use about his new distributed-computing project aimed at boosting interest in the sciences
[June 2, 2005, 18:10]
Exclusive: CallNet's email for the masses
News Email in Britain will no longer be tied to a PC with next month's launch of MailTV, a television-based online service "for the masses" from the company that launched CallNet. It's about time email was made available to the masses," said Tony Philip...
[November 12, 1999, 11:00]
Amstrad brings email to the masses
News Amstrad Wednesday launched a device it believes will revolutionise how the UK's masses use email. The product, called the e-m@iler Phone, is a standalone desktop model with a built-in email facility, allowing you to send and receive email without a...
[March 29, 2000, 10:00]
Pandering to the Masses
Blog All the pro-Linux organizations out there ought to write their Socialist, Communist or Democratic party US Representative and/or US Senator to support the anti-monopolist masses and make the computer manufacturers that are in the back-pocket of...
[March 23, 2009, 7:52]
Office 12 to 'bring XML to the masses'
Talkback The trick is to understand that when Microsoft speaks about "XML" they mean to say: "Microsoft XML". As is the case with, per example: "Microsoft Kerberos", "Microsoft TCP/IP", "Microsoft IPX", "Microsoft DOS", "Microsoft HTML", "Microsoft Java...
[September 5, 2005, 21:27]
Office 12 to 'bring XML to the masses'
Talkback I am confused, I thought this week's news was that MS had been granted (improper) patents on XML which is referred to in the article as an open standard, as it should be.
[June 2, 2005, 12:20]
Pandering to the Masses
Blog Comment It would also help if manufacturers and retailers did not designate hardware compatibility as Windows (and sometimes Mac) only. Obvious examples are external drives, mice, USB storage and devices. Most hardware will run on Linux and, indeed, be...
[March 23, 2009, 16:16]
Pandering to the Masses
Blog Comment I agree completely. I would add that it would be in the interest of all to have a Linux UI that operates like Windows Explorer. The one big thing that Microsoft has done successfully is force everybody world-wide to learn how to operate Explorer.
[March 24, 2009, 7:47]
Bringing computing to India's masses
Talkback THE ELECTRONIC ERA IS ABOUT TO BEGIN India has not only a highly qualified manpower resource but is also capable of doing wonders in the era of Information Technology. It is now apparent that the dealings with India are not confined to BPO alone...
[July 5, 2005, 14:57]
Office 12 to 'bring XML to the masses'
Talkback You are and engineering company that issues some important specification to critical equipment in Word. Somebody in your IT department upgrades your version of Word. Fine, you think, until your supplier cannot read your document because they are...
[September 3, 2005, 23:30]
Pandering to the Masses
Blog Comment On the Printer Point - HP Printers have always been well supported on Linux. I think it stems back to the days when the network printers were mainly HP's. Its a shame Lexmark offer poor support, with its links to IBM & Linux.
[March 23, 2009, 23:23]
Office 12 to 'bring XML to the masses'
Talkback Office 12 is a few years behind OpenOffice.org. StarOffice and OOo have had XML + zip formats for years. So has Koffice. I guess imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. A major difference is that OOo's formats are not proprietary, like MS...
[June 2, 2005, 12:47]
Operators want 3G handset for the masses
Talkback Fine, but are the operators going to mge the 3G service available throughout the country?
[October 17, 2006, 12:01]
News Burst: E-Commerce for the masses
News Datamonitor's research reckons the e-commerce software market will be worth £173.78m by 2003 - as long as the "security" risks are managed in the eye of the consumer. Full story to follow
[August 4, 1998, 15:01]
Pandering to the Masses
Blog Comment Your comment on HP printer support is true. I was very surprised when my $100(? Office-Jet practically installed itself on Xubuntu. I plugged it into the USB port and started the system and had an installed printer by the time it got the desktop open.
[April 14, 2009, 4:08]
HTC aims Tattoo Android phone at the masses
News HTC on Tuesday launched the Tattoo, an Android-based handset aimed at a wider market than its first self-branded Android device, the Hero. The Tattoo will be released in Europe in October, and will be rolled out to the rest of the world after that...
[September 8, 2009, 15:10]
