Verizon iPhone; Amazon Kindle DRM; Can your brand ruin your work life? [TECH UPDATE]

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Top Editors Picks What do you want from your next computer? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Most people need the cheapest, lowest cost system they can find - until they get it home! But being sold a system is different from being sold the right system. READ FULL STORY Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09 Intel: why we need more performance in mobile devices Another "death of the PC post" - but I think it's true Dell aims to diversify away from PCs, but how? Dell, HP neck and neck in 2Q U.S. PC shipment race Sponsored How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless? Larry Dignan: The bricks just keep being thrown through AT&T's reputation window. This time, one pundit says Apple needs to dump AT&T and put the iPhone on Verizon Wireless. But Apple could dictate terms to Verizon Wireless and simply appear. READ FULL STORY Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business' Bits from Apple's iPhone deployment guide for the enterprise Verizon changes tune on handset exclusivity. Will AT&T follow? Will it even matter? Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Did anyone at Amazon think it ironic remotely wipe Amazon Kindle users' devices of purchased copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm? READ FULL STORY Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance? Jason Perlow: JEFF BEZOS IS WATCHING YOU Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Can a visible brand ruin your life? Jennifer Leggio: For any person with Internet access and some ingenuity, social media offers the opportunity to create a more vivid, accessible "personal brand." If done right, that person can spend 15 minutes in the Internet spotlight. But at what cost? READ FULL STORY Is Twitter making us all self-centered? Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Oliver Marks: The groundswell of social media backlash The CEO's top five fears of social media Brand impersonation: A cautionary tale How to get high-end "Steadicam" shots from your low-end camcorder, on the cheap Janice Chen: Remember the scene from The Shining where Jack chases Danny through the hedge maze? That iconic tracking shot is courtesy of the Steadicam, a stabilizing mount for movie cameras invented in 1976. Try using your camcorder to shoot video like that and you'll see why it costs $849. Here's how to do it on the cheap. READ FULL STORY Poll: What is most important when shopping for a digital camcorder? Coby Electronics to debut their own mini HD camcorder Top Five Digital Camcorders for the New Graduate Sponsored How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. Featured TalkBack Blog The decade's biggest tech flops: Funny how Sony and Microsoft dominate Larry Dignan: We've compiled a gallery of the decade's biggest tech flops and it's quite notable how Sony and Microsoft dominate (and not in a good way). Hmm... READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks Is Windows 7 E just a gimmick? "They removed IE just like Opera was crying about. If OEM's will install it anyway, then how is this Microsoft's fault?" -- NStainecker Users petition Apple for anti-glare screens "The glare is frankly horrible and makes them illegible outdoors." -- CobraA1 Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery The quest for the ultimate desktop experience Like cool desktops? Here's a look at some of the best desktops and office spaces on and around the web. (Hint: think multiple monitors. Lots of them.) VIEW THE GALLERY The other Apollo moon landings Mining's domination of the 'Richest Hill on Earth' More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews 10.1" Samsung N310 Go netbook offers Atom N270, chiclet keyboard; $479 Andrew Nusca: Samsung has renamed its N310 netbook as the "Go," combining an Intel Atom N270 processor with 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and a 10.1-in., 1024 by 600 resolution display. READ THE REVIEW Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8930 Dell Inspiron 545s More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Could new Google Docs be interface for GDrive? Is the Tour now the best BlackBerry on the market? Is Dell's overseas Inspiron 13 an answer to Apple's MacBook Pro? Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this year Corsair debuts Extreme Series X32, X64, X128 SSDs Elvis, your e-passport is ready! NYU researchers create 'invisible flash;' takes photos without glare Users petition Apple for anti-glare screens Averatec debuts 22-in. D1005 all-in-one PC; $799 Bose introduces SoundLink wireless bookshelf speaker; $549 SmartPlanet: Investing in social media? Payback will come quick SmartPlanet: Investigating the science of buying things Norton 360 3.0 - All-In-One up Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $59.95 Logitech Squeezebox Boom Buy now, only: $249 Most Rated Posts Microsoft gets its edge back Microsoft to change default browser setting option in IE 8 Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony! Microsoft: Apple lawyers tried to stop ads   Videos and Podcasts How does a solar cell work? How does solar conversion work now and how do we want it to work in the future? Paul Altivisatos, interim director for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at UC Berkeley, explains how a solar cell works and how the solar energy of the future can become more efficient. PLAY VIDEO Freemium: The first business model of the 21st century At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., Chris Anderson, author of "Free: The Future of a Radical Price," discusses how different companies use the free-to-premium, or freemium model to not only make money, but often keep customers at a higher rate than fully paid services. PLAY VIDEO Beyond Google AdSense: Monetizing smaller Web sites What can small companies and start-ups without huge audience numbers do to earn money from their Web sites? At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discuss pay-per-click ads, and why they might not be the best model for small companies. Rather, they say, finding a single sponsor or targeting a more specific audience could be a better strategy. PLAY VIDEO What's working and what's not in SEO? At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discussed the best ways to drive traffic to your site. Dion Lim, COO of SimplyHired.com, stresses his company's success with partnerships--if you make people money, he says, they'll be your friends for life. PLAY VIDEO The future of... Dressing rooms Need to update your business wardrobe, but don't have the time to scrutinize yourself in the fitting room mirror? Researchers at PARC are working on putting an end to dressing room indecision. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das meets up with the brains behind the "responsive mirror" and tries the technology on for size. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio New Technologies Sponsored White papers How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers This white paper explains how to select the best power and cooling approach for a successful and predictable blade server deployment. (APC) The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. (Sunbelt Software) The advantages of row and rack-oriented cooling architectures This white paper contrasts room, row, and rack architectures and shows why row-oriented cooling will emerge as the preferred solution for most next-generation data centers. (Sponsored by APC) Preventing data corruption in the event of an extended power outage Read this paper to learn why Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is only part of a total power outage solution for servers and PCs. (APC) More white papers: Most popular papers Recently added papers Most popular papers by industry
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