Monthly Archives: October 2006
Sun Gilds Solaris Lily
When eWEEK Labs first reviewed Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 early last year, we were impressed by the new facilities the operating system offered for...
Search for Significance
The mainstream media are fighting back against the encroachment of the Web. I dont mean the Web as medium, but the Web as social...
Our View: Consumer Tech Hits IT
A new wave of consumer technology, along with the Generation Y that has grown up with it, is about to hit corporations worldwide—and IT...
Palm Targets Consumers
Palm announced on Oct. 12 the Treo 680, the first of the companys smart phones to specifically target the consumer market.While Palms smart phones...
Tecra M7: Notebook With Tablet PC Bonus
Toshibas Tecra M7 is for users who want a good notebook system with some tablet functionality. Weighing in at 5.9 pounds and sporting a...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
With a 14-inch widescreen display, a full-size keyboard and the latest Intel processor, Gateways M285-E tablet PC is a machine for users who dont...
All Suns Containers, Great and Small
Last week, I attended the launch of Suns "Project Blackbox," an intriguing new product offering that squeezes a couple of hundred rack-mounted servers—along with...
IT Thinking In the Box
What do the sun, dust and shipping containers have in common? All three objects were in the news for their application toward controlling the...
Work in Progress
As part of my recent testing of Wi-Fi Skype-based phones, I measured the talk-time battery performance of each device. I placed a single call...
Getting the Starz Treatment with Vongo
Subscribers to Starz Entertainment Groups Vongo service, which launched in January, can pick and choose from among 1,000 movie titles and download them to...