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A Netbook's extremely limited hard drive space (typically half that of a laptop and one third of that for a desktop) makes it terrible for storing files, but its Internet-connectedness and light weight make it ideal for carrying around.
LogMeIn, a company best known for its free and pro-level remote access applications, is looking for carriers and Netbook manufacturers to preload its LogMeIn Ignition remote access software onto Netbooks so that consumers will be able to view and edit photos and documents from their main desktop or laptop computer from their tiny Netbooks. The deal would give carriers that sell Netbooks with mobile broadband plans and Netbook-makers two products in one--the remote tools for users to access their main computers, and an IT administration tool for themselves--called LogMeIn Rescue+ Mobile--that would let their support staff remotely access your Netbook for troubleshooting purposes. Both might become available to you for an additional fee.
Of course, for customers to use LogMeIn, their primary computer must be turned on--that's fine when you're planning to work remotely, but a stumbling block if your need to view files is more sudden. While a deal with carriers and Netbook makers would introduce more customers to remote access solutions, LogMeIn Free is a version of the remote-access software that end users don't need to pay for to use on a Netbook. An additional offer of speedier remote support, however, is what rounds out the advantage for the consumer, and what could make the extra service worth a subscription.
eBay will lay off about 10 percent of its workforce, the company announced Monday, and said third-quarter results will come in at the low end of expectations.
The company also announced plans to acquire online payments business Bill Me Later for $820 million in cash and approximately $125 million in outstanding options, as well as Danish classifieds specialist Den Bla Avis and vehicle site BilBasen for approximately $390 million in cash.
eBay said its workforce reduction, which cuts about 1,000 jobs, will result in a pretax restructuring charge of between $70 million and $80 million, which will be taken in the fourth quarter of 2008, eBay said. The online retailer will also let go several hundred temporary workers and reduce the number of open positions.
The company, scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 15, said on Monday that it expects to hit the low end of its revenue guidance, and exceed GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share. eBay said in July that it expected net revenues of between $2.1 billion and $2.15 billion for the third quarter, with GAAP earnings per diluted share of between 30 cents and 32 cents per share, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of between 39 cents and 41 cents per share.
Previously: Amazon invests in BillMeLater. Our advice: Say no now.
During last week's frenzy over the launch of the iPhone 3G, another Apple product launch got somewhat lost in the shuffle. Maybe that's not such a bad thing, considering the glitches it ran into. The product is MobileMe and its intent is to link all of your Apple applications like mail, photo storage, and music all onto an online server so you can access your media from a variety of sources: home laptop, office computer, iPhone, etc...
In Monday's edition of the Daily Debrief, I talked with CNET.com associate editor Elsa Wenzel who has been dutifully--yet unsuccessfully--trying to play with the software and its features. The login site seems to be overloaded and kicks her off after a few minutes of poking around. Despite initial frustrations, Elsa seems optimistic that the service will be a good, comprehensive solution to the complicated file sharing people do between their various machines. As a .Mac subscriber myself, I know I will appreciate the extra storage and access to all of my media on all of my machines.
This post has been updated. See below.
The migration of Apple's .Mac service to the new MobileMe service apparently didn't go as smoothly as it could have.
The scheduled changeover of users' .Mac accounts to MobileMe, or .Me accounts, was scheduled for 6 p.m. to midnight PDT Wednesday. The migration was then pushed back to 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
But Thursday at 11 a.m. PDT, neither service was accessible, at least to several people in San Francisco. Reader Deidre Wyeth also complained that .Mac account photos were inaccessible Thursday, and instead the site redirected to the Apple.com/MobileMe page.
Apple spokeswoman Khyati Shah said migration was complete Wednesday night, and as of Thursday morning Me.com should display .Mac users' mail, calendars, photos. She insisted that the pages were working for her, but said she would check into it.
In the meantime, we'll see if we can find out more. Anyone else having issues reaching their .Mac or .Me accounts? Let us know in the comments.
Update: At 11:50 a.m. PDT, the Me.com site was accessible again, though Mac.com still appears to be down.
Update: At 12:30 pm. PDT, Me.com appears to be down again.
CNET Reviews' Elsa Wenzel contributed to this report.
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