Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has a sense of humor nearly as large as his astonishing .6 million pay package. Asked for his views on cloud computing at Oracle OpenWorld, a smirking Ellison reduced the concept to a thin sheen of windshield condensation.
“The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we’ve redefined cloud computing to include [...]
Why Yes, Larry Can Speak out of Both Sides of His Mouth. Why Do You Ask?
November 9th, 2008 · No Comments
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Engadget Podcast 117 - 11.07.2008: Zune giveaway edition
November 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Filed under: Podcasts
Yes — it’s happening again. Another installment of the beloved Engadget Podcast has made its way to the virtual airwaves of the ever-loving internet, and now you can listen in for personal enjoyment and edification. Today Josh, Paul, and Nilay get to the heart of our recent “preferred OS” poll, Apple’s treatment [...]
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Amazon takes a stand to eliminate wasteful, hard-to-open gadget packaging
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Come on folks, say it in unison with us: “Finally!” At long last, a company with a little clout has stood up and questioned the necessity of those ridiculous hard plastic containers that hold minuscule flash cards and the like (along with plastic twist-ties), and better still, it’s already doing something about [...]
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North American N96 hits Nokia flagship stores
November 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia’s North American N96 has already made an appearance at Best Buy Mobile locations but, if you’re the die hard type that prefers to keep things as Nokia-centric as possible, you’ll no doubt be pleased to know that Nokia’s flagship phone is now also available at Nokia’s two flagship stores in New York [...]
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Why Yes, Larry Can Speak out of Both Sides of His Mouth. Why Do You Ask?
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has a sense of humor nearly as large as his astonishing .6 million pay package. Asked for his views on cloud computing at Oracle OpenWorld, a smirking Ellison reduced the concept to a thin sheen of windshield condensation.
“The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we’ve redefined cloud computing to include [...]
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Fallout 3 Best Buy Launch Pictures; Now Available!
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Missed the Fallout 3 Midnight Launch Event at Bethesda Softworks’ hometown Best Buy? So did we. Luckily, Bethesda Softworks did take some pictures of the event to share.
See the Best Buy Midnight Launch pictures here.
Who showed up representing Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios? From the press release:
“At the Best Buy in Rockville, MD, which [...]
Tags: Game Consoles · Games
New Beatles Box Set Comes with Special iPod, Which is Kind of Annoying (and Confusing)
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
New Beatles Box Set Comes with Special iPod, Which is Kind of Annoying (and Confusing)
With Ringo Starr shutting the door on Beatles memorabilia seekers, Bloomingdales has the answer for some (Beatles fanatics in particular) but not all. Enclosed in a specially-designed case, the new box set includes 13 original Beatles CDs, two masters albums, the [...]
Re-cap of LaptopPimp and Laptop Reviews!
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
I have been covering a lot of netbooks over at our Laptop Blog, LaptopPimp.com so here’s a re-cap of what went around the laptop world last week or so: Samsung NC10 Netbook is available now on Amazon, it’s probably been awhile last time Samsung sold any laptops in the U.S. but netbooks must be [...]
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From Russia with Love (James Bond) [Blu-ray]
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
From Russia with Love (James Bond) [Blu-ray] [IMG From Russia with Love (James Bond) [Blu-ray]] Binding: Blu-ray Manufacturer: Fox/MGM Amazon.com essential video: Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery [...]
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Amazon slashes Dash Express by $100 for the day
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Filed under: GPS
Originally a 0 piece of kit and released at 0, Amazon and Dash have been drilling away at the Dash Express pricetag since its conception. The unit permanently hit 0 in June, but we’re getting the one-day-only vibe on this latest sale: Amazon’s offering the Dash Express Navigator as its Gold Box deal [...]
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