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Articles in Deathwatch

Monday, 24th December 2012

Cheating DeathWatch: Myspace

Cheating DeathWatch: Myspace

After years of bloodletting, Myspace is still around, and it just might be ready to turn the corner behind its new focus and star power.

Social Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 11th December 2012

Cheating DeathWatch: ARM Holdings Holds Out

Cheating DeathWatch: ARM Holdings Holds Out

If a device doesn't have a keyboard, there's probably an ARM-designed chip inside.

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 4th December 2012

DeathWatch: Microsoft Isn't Dead Yet

DeathWatch: Microsoft Isn't Dead Yet

Somehow Microsoft managed to become relevant again even as the market and the media have pivoted away from the desktop computer arena that made it rich and famous.

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 27th November 2012

ReadWrite DeathWatch: AMD

ReadWrite DeathWatch: AMD

Does the No. 2 chipmaker have enough fight left to reinvent itself?

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

Friday, 16th November 2012

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Sharp

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Sharp

After 100 years of innovation, Sharp is now the worst-performing company in the world.

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

Friday, 9th November 2012

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Real Estate MLS

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Real Estate MLS

Back in the dey, real estate's Multiple Listing Services was innovative technology designed to help buyers find homes. Today, though, it just gets in the way.

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 30th October 2012

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Feature Phones

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Feature Phones

If it's not a smartphone, it's dumb.

Mobile Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 23rd October 2012

ReadWrite DeathWatch: One Laptop Per Child

ReadWrite DeathWatch: One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child puts computers in the hands of the world's most vulnerable children to help educate them out of poverty. It's a noble cause championed by our brightest minds - but it doesn't seem to work.

Cormac Foster comments

Tuesday, 16th October 2012

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Flash

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Flash

When the Web was still text links and tables, Adobe Flash brought us rollovers, interactive games and kitten videos. But a hard stand by Apple was the begining of the end for the groundbreaking technology, and guess what? We'll be OK without it.

Hack Cormac Foster comments

Monday, 8th October 2012

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: In-House Datacenters

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: In-House Datacenters

A business' data is still its most important asset, but that doesn't mean it every company needs to spend millions of dollars building and maintaining its own datacenters. The cloud has grown up, and the days of the company-owned-and-operated datacenters are numbered.

Enterprise Cormac Foster comments

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