Archive for July, 2007
For all the buzz coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Santa Monica, there is one story that might echo long after the other noise has died. That story describes a hint of disappointment in the show’s new format.E3 shifted its focus from a mega-event with an extravagant show floor to a more intimate gathering after Sony, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts initially dropped support. The event was once open to consumers and the media, but has transitioned to an invitation-only show with a limited attendance of 5,000.
When the Electronic Software Association, the group that sponsors E3, made the announcement last fall, President Douglas Lowenstein said the format change aimed to make it easier for people attending the conference to do business.
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July 12th, 2007
Before the sun set on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday this month, security firm Secunia discovered a vulnerability in Firefox that malicious hackers could exploit to compromise a user’s system. Here’s the catch: Exploiting the bug depends on interaction between Mozilla’s browser and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.While security researchers did plenty of finger-pointing earlier in the week — with some saying Microsoft is to blame and others holding Mozilla responsible — the issue has yet to be resolved.
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July 12th, 2007
Gerald Landolfi, one of my favorite people on the planet and emerging financial and marketing and sales guru (among other things). Thank you for reading my blog and catching the occasional typo. What would I do without you?
(For the record, I misspelled “rumor” on purpose just to see if you were really reading.)
July 11th, 2007
While Microsoft 
is denying any plans to cut the price of its Xbox 360 video game console, Apple is tightlipped about a rumor that it will offer a lower-priced iPhone. The Apple rumor is spurring the Mac-maker’s stocks to an all-time high. Shares rose 2.5 percent to $134.50 on Tuesday with the prediction coming from a reputable source: JP Morgan.Reuters reported that Kevin Chang, a JP Morgan analyst based in Taiwan, said Apple will transform an iPod Nano into an iPhone Nano. The result would be a lower-cost model of the iPhone. This less-expensive version, Reuters reported, could be available in the fourth quarter.
Now there’s debate in the industry as to whether JP Morgan retracted Chang’s statement, which was based on insider information and an Apple patent that was published last week. Some news outlets indicated there was a retraction, while others, citing unidentified sources inside JP Morgan, said the suggestion of a retraction is erroneous. Either way, stock analysts said the story once again demonstrates the power of speculation.
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July 11th, 2007
Another month, another Patch Tuesday. Microsoft issued six securityupdates to patch 11 vulnerabilities — eight of the bugs critical — in its latest monthly release.
There are two patches, though, on which security researchers are hyperfocused this month. VeriSign iDefense ranks the security updates for Active Directory and .NET as the most critical because these services are most likely to be installed and vulnerable in an enterprise network environment, said Ken Dunham, director of VeriSign iDefense’s Rapid Response Team.
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July 11th, 2007
On Tuesday, TiVo pulled another card out of its deck with a service that lets customers download digital movies and TV shows from Amazon.com directly from their TV — without a PC.The announcement marks an upgrade in the partnership between the DVR company and Amazon’s Unbox service that gives customers access to thousands of programs from networks such as CBS, Fox, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, and Warner Bros. The programs cost about $4 for a movie rental and $2 for a TV show.
The companies announced the partnership in February, but during its first iteration consumers had to log on to Amazon.com through a PC to order the movies. Now, viewers need only the TiVo set top box and remote control to download the media.
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July 10th, 2007
The debate over hits versus page views versus unique visitors has taken a new twist, thanks to measurement firm Nielsen//NetRatings, which is scrapping page views in favor of what it deems more accurate metrics.On Tuesday, Nielsen added both “Total Minutes” and “Total Sessions” to its cadre of analytical stats for its NetView measurement service. While NetView always has reported average time per person and average number of sessions, the firm said the new metrics deliver greater perspective on total engagement across sites.
“‘Total Minutes’ is the best engagement metric in this initial stage of Web 2.0 development, not only because it ensures fair measurement of Web sites using rich Internet applications and streaming media, but also of Web environments that have never been well-served by the page view, such as online gaming and Internet applications,” Scott Ross, director of product marketing for the NetView service, said in a statement.
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July 10th, 2007
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