Taking a look at Windows Phone 7 Series: The Bottom Line
Microsoft unveiled its next generation mobile operating system today. Did Microsoft manage to strike fear in the hearts of Apple, Google, and Palm? Tom Merritt joins us to talk about Windows Phone 7 Series on The Bottom Line.
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Worst of CES 2010
CES 2010 had lots of great tech, like internet connected TVs, convertible tablet laptops and apps on nearly every gadget, but every gadget wasn't perfect. Iyaz talks with Tom Merritt, Executive Editor with CNET.com and JG Mason from KnowYourCell.com to discuss the worst tech of CES including the slate computer form and the often over-hyped e-book reader.
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Android growth set to ‘explode’
Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, says Android, the company's mobile operating system, is set to "explode." But what does explosive growth on a broadly-installed open-source operating system for phones exactly mean for the ecosystem at large? We bring in Jason Snell of Macworld, and Tom Merritt of CNET to break down what's next for Android.
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Twitter blackout: Relax.
Yes, everyone, Twitter is still intermittent, on the web side anyway, and with a Russian botnet unleashing a DDoS on the service, it won't be the last time that we see Twitter attacked. So why did Twitter go down, but other victims of the attacks stay up? We ask Tom Merritt of CNET, and Stuart Miles of Pocket-Lint.
Tom reminds us that Twitter is still a young company compared to Facebook, and especially when compared to Google. Those two larger, more experienced companies have set up systems to better deal with malicious bad-doers who'd wish them ill will. Stuart thinks we're going to have to start realizing that what happens in real life can happen online too. Cities get crowded, so sometimes when someone is commuting to work, they get stuck in traffic. The same thing can happen online, except without the cars and smog.
What's your take? Did you learn anything from the great Twit-out of 2009? Sound off in the comments.
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Microsoft vs Google: Grudge match or snooze fest?
Much has been made of Google's supposed "entry" into the desktop operating system market next year as a direct warning shot to Microsoft. Some people are speculating today that the timing of the Chrome OS vaporware announcement coincides with a Microsoft announcement on Monday, which will bring an online version of Microsoft Office. The dramatic angle is that the companies are gearing up for what could be a slugfest, both in the operating system world as well as the search space, where Microsoft's Bing search engine has surpassed some web2.0 companies in terms of traffic. Are the two companies really about to do battle? We ask Seth Porges from Popular Mechanics, and Tom Merritt from CNET.
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Microsoft needs Windows 7 and Apple’s overblown layoffs
It's earnings season, the time of year where companies peel back their pocket books and show us what they've got. Apple announced earnings yesterday, with some good sales numbers, but ended up slashing 1600 jobs. On the flipside, Microsoft reported its first dip in quarterly profits in 23 years, but is hopeful about the future with the upcoming Windows 7 release. What does the news really mean for consumers? We talk to Dan Frommer from the Business Insider and Tom Merritt of CNET's Buzz Out Loud about the issues. Both feel with this economic environment, the reports aren't that astounding, but Dan is quick to point out 1600 jobs is a small fraction of Apple's total retail footprint. On the Microsoft side of things, Tom thinks Windows 7 is better than Vista, and people will end up buying it, but isn't sure that Microsoft can create a netbook solution that'll please people and their profit margins.