Product Development And Design
33 Stories
Time to drop netbook label?
Insight commentary As cheaper, ultrathin notebooks hit stores, the term netbook no longer offers much distinction.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Battery, Notebook, processor, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Dell Inspiron
Rising above today's 'compromised' devices
Insight newsmaker Fundamental breakthroughs are needed to offer the ultimate reach and richness to users, says HP's vice president and CTO of personal systems.
Tags: Innovation, Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Operating systems, Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Device
What's next for Apple's Mac?
Insight commentary It's been 25 years since Apple changed computing with the debut of the Macintosh. It may have been eclipsed by the iPhone in recent years, but will still evolve.
Tags: Mac OS, Development/design, Product development and design, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple iLife, Computer, software
Don't fear the enterprise Netbook
Insight commentary Another week, another Netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Business models, Security, Ubuntu, Webcam, ASUS, keyboard, Microsoft Windows XP, marketing
Wright: Game design is like aikido
Insight newsmaker The Sims creator Will Wright explains the concept behind Spore, his definition of "god", and why game development is like the Japanese martial art.
Tags: Game players, Gamer, Product development and design, Product development and design, Gamer, Game players
Windows boss weighs in on version 7 plans
Insight newsmaker In an interview, Bill Veghte talks about Windows 7 and gets a little protective of Vista while telling consumers his company's software is a good deal when money's tight.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development, Product development and design, Microsoft Corp., Security, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Advertisement, Windows Boss
Yahoo considers another home page redesign
News Yahoo has published its latest thoughts on how its home page should look, deciding to elevate top search results and links to Web applications.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Product development and design, Mobile, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Paidcontent.org, Search Result, Web Site, Search
Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism
News Google's visual design leader quits as he finds the company's reliance on detailed Web page performance data too confining.
Tags: Product development and design, Web Page, Google Inc., computer science, performance, leader, blog, vice president, Marissa Mayer, Wired Inc.
Europe Yahoo chief joins exodus
News Toby Coppel is expected to announce he is stepping down from his position as executive vice president and managing director of Europe and Canada.
Tags: Domain names, Internet advertising, Product development and design, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Europe, layoff, Toby Coppel, product development, net income
Palm seeks to raise money for Pre launch
News Company plans to offer 18.5 million shares in a follow-on offering, in a move to pay back investor Elevation Partners and raise capital for smartphone launch.
Tags: Handhelds, PalmOS, Product development and design, Mobile/Wireless, Palm Inc., C, Stock, working capital, handset maker, product development
Palm boosts stock offering, nets US$83.9M
News Company shares rise more than 9 percent in early morning trading after the smartphone maker increases the size of its secondary offering.
Tags: Handhelds, Product development and design, Stock buybacks, Palm Inc., Elevation Partners, Smart Phone, Stock, working capital, Pre, Stock buybacks
Palm opens its Virtual Developer Lab
News New plan for engaging developers and getting their programs to market includes renting out hourly remote access to Palm phones to complete tests and make tweaks.
Tags: Development/design, Software engineering/development, Product development and design, Palm Inc., Mobile, Developer, software company, device manufacturer, remote access, phone
Microsoft: Major gamemakers developing for Natal
News Software maker says Activision, Capcom, Disney, EA, Konami, MTV, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ, and Ubisoft are all working on games for the Xbox add-on.
Tags: Games, Game players, Product development and design, Electronic Arts Inc., Activision Inc., camera, Product development and design, game, Games, Game players
Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?
News Not quite yet, say industry watchers, but "primary sponsor" Sun Microsystems should rethink its strategy and better drive the community ecosystem.
Tags: Open source, Product development and design, Software engineering/development, OpenOffice, Apache Software Foundation, OpenOffice.org, Open-source Software, David Mitchell, Contributor, Novell Inc.
Energy independence to boost green efforts
News Countries will increasingly work on more eco-friendly design efforts, including building architecture, to help minimize their reliance on oil, says Autodesk CEO.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Autodesk Inc., Carbon Footprint, Tool, Singapore, Geothermal Energy, software, plastics, software tool
