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Andrew J. Nusca is an assistant editor for ZDNet.com. As a journalist based in New York City, he has written for Popular Mechanics and Men's Vogue and his byline has appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Editor & Publisher, New York Press and...- more about Andrew Nusca »
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- Why Amazon Needs Kindle 2.0
- Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Robert Scoble: 'No bigger week for Nokia' than this one
- Robert Scoble of Scobleizer fame is in Barcelona, Spain for Nokia World, a week where Nokia talks to its top customers, and according to him, there is no bigger week for Nokia than this one: It's their "touchiest week." So what's Nokia got to say, you ask?...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Robert Scoble, Apple Inc., Bluetooth, Smart Phones, GPS, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do
- According to a new study, it's more distracting to have Paris Hilton's Sidekick in the car than it is to have Paris herself. Sorry, Paris. Cell phones distract car drivers more than talkative passengers -- and hands-free devices don't make for safer driving, according...
- Tags: Car, Phone, Driver, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- There's always a lot of madness surrounding consumerist pseudo-holiday Black Friday, but with the economy in a chokehold, this year's event has been hard to predict. Will there be good deals because of a tanking economy, or did companies sign off on their specials before the...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and hybrids
- The auto industry may be in a tizzy, but that doesn't mean you can't get a great deal on a new vehicle. And who doesn't love a little holiday cheer in the form of a four-wheel gift? Here are 2008's best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and...
- Tags: Car, Page, SUV, Honda Motor Co., Minivan, Manufacturer, Manufacturing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Lines out door, around corner for BlackBerry Storm
- The day has come, the time is near, and RIM's BlackBerry Storm has arrived in a store near you. So what kind of reception are we looking at here -- a mile-long frenzy like that for the Apple iPhone 3G, or the collective sigh for the T-Mobile G1? ...
- Tags: Page, RIM BlackBerry, St., Ave, Storm, Handhelds, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 10 camcorders
- This year's hottest product category is arguably digital video, and there are a ton of options available on the market. So which camcorder should you choose? To aid you in your search for the best gadget for your visual adventures, here's my list...
- Tags: Camcorder, Video, Canon Inc., Canon HG10, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28
- Walmart will begin selling Apple's iPhone 3G on December 28th in select locations, eventually expanding to 2,500 stores, according to BoyGeniusReport. Sam's Club gets in on the action too, with 69 locations offering the handset on the 28th. Some stores will reportedly get live demo units to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Sam, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Is the BlackBerry Storm too 'consumer'?
- Enterprise customers getting hold of the long-awaited BlackBerry Storm are discovering that the smartphone isn't quite as "enterprise" as they might have hoped. Is the BlackBerry Storm too "consumer" for business customers' tastes? According to a report in The Register UK, the issue is...
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Internet Solution, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- 'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent
- The new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, according to a report by Agence France Presse. The free application, which allows iPhone owners to use the Google search engine with their voice, mistook the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Web Site, Accent, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Asus launches 'world's fastest' smartphone
- Yes, you read correctly: Asus has unveiled its latest smartphone, which, it claims is the "fastest business PDA phone in the world." Them's big words coming from a mobile underdog. That's because the juice behind the shell of the Asus P565 is an 800MHz...
- Tags: ASUS, Phone, Smart Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- What's driving women out of computer science?
- When it comes to higher education, women have achieved parity with men in almost every technical pursuit...except computer science. With all science and engineering fields considered, the percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who are women has improved to 51 percent in 2004-5 from 39 percent in 1984-85,...
- Tags: Women, Computer Science, Computer, Gender And Diversity, Productivity, Human Resources, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Digital Experience! NYC 2008
- ZDNet editor Andrew Nusca attends Pepcom's 2008 Digital Experience! event in New York City. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: New York City, Editor, Andrew Nusca, tech action, product photos, toybox
- Image galleries 2008-11-17
- Top 5 Father's Day gadget gifts for sons to give
- Father's Day is coming up, and for sons everywhere, that means a little indulgence in Dad's favorite activities. Here at ZDNet, that means gadgets, so here are five items Dad needs in his gizmo toybox. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca, off topic
- Image galleries 2008-11-17
- Nvidia cutting prices to counter AMD gains?
- Has AMD's recent gains in GPU sales got Nvidia spooked? The latest rumors are that Nvidia has a GPU price cut planned. With AMD's recent gains in the discrete graphics card market, Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of...
- Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Components, Sales, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Nokia: Global mobile phone market will fall in 2009
- Nokia said today that the world's mobile phone market would fall in Q4 2008 and 2009 as the slowing economy eases consumer demand around the world.1.24 billion phones would be sold worldwide this year, down from a previous estimate of 1.26 billion, with handset market volumes and the overall telecommunications...
- Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Businesses warming up to Apple iPhone
- Consumers just love the sleek face and curvy lines of Apple's iPhone 3G, but what about the business community? According to CNET's Tom Krazit, RIM's BlackBerry is under assault from Apple's "Jesus phone" -- and better keep an eye behind it: The iPhone is making a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Krazit, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Engineering, tech 'suddenly sexy' for college grads
- As the financial crisis deepens, science and math graduates of top colleges and universities who once flocked to investment banking are now looking to jobs in engineering and technology. Sexy science? Indeed. The article, which appears in BusinessWeek, details how the fall of the...
- Tags: Investment Banking, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Apple sued over hairline cracks in iPhone 3G
- Apple, meet lawsuit. Lawsuit, Apple. The company is facing another lawsuit, this time over the performance of its iPhone 3G on AT&T's network. But that's not the real news: what's notable are added allegations that Apple is ignoring the occurrence of hairline cracks in the handset's enclosure....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Avi Koschitzki, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Poll: How old is your work computer?
- The Wall Street Journal's Ben Worthen asked his audience that question on the paper's biztech blog, and I thought to ask the same of you, ZDNet readers. Not long ago, employees used to expect that every few years, brand new computers would be distributed like Halloween candy....
- Tags: Computer, Productivity, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
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