Archive for May, 2003

Grid for MPEG-4 processing? Really

Om Malik, Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 9:05 AM PT Comments (0)

Sometimes the most obvious application can prove to be a killer application. While rest of the world searches for grid nirvana, analyst Ahmar Abbas suggests a very simple use of the grid computing resources. ‘So, after shooting the future Palme D’Or winning masterpiece with our digital camera there begins the painful process of encoding the [...]

Future of WiFi? - it’s the mobile phone

Om Malik, Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 4:05 PM PT Comments (0)

VoIP is key driver [The Register]

Is there a wi-fi bubble building?

Om Malik, Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 4:05 PM PT Comments (0)

A few weeks after Barron’s did a hard hitting story on Wi-Fi, Business Week has jumped into the fray and has taken a hard look at the Wi-Fi market place. The most telling sign of Wi-Fi madness is this little gem: “according to Allied Business Intelligence in Oyster Bay, N.Y., worldwide sales of Wi-Fi equipment [...]

Time Warner Cable dials in phone service

Om Malik, Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 4:05 PM PT Comments (0)

AOL Time Warner’s cable division has begun selling unlimited local, in-state and domestic long-distance telephone service to subscribers. [CNET News.com]

Technology Has Telcos Dialing 911

Om Malik, Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 4:05 PM PT Comments (0)

Think of voice-over Wi-Fi as the love child of two hot developments in telecom: voice-over IP and wireless broadband. The technology is catching on fast and could give mobile phone companies a run for their money. By Peter Rojas from Wired magazine. [Wired News]

Chatter about Dollar

Om Malik, Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 2:05 PM PT Comments (0)

There quite a few stories on the weak dollar. Slate magazine’s Daniel Gross feels that George Soros, the aging eco-raider has lost its teeth and cannot pull a “pound” on the dollar. Wall Street Journalhas an even more upbeat take on the whole weak dollar situation. “In a world of deflation, measures to weaken [...]

Warren Buffett Hates Your Guts

Om Malik, Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 6:05 PM PT Comments (0)

TechCentral :: Now this is an interesting piece by Andy Kessler, who writes for the Wall Street Journal and has written an excellent book called, The Wall Street Meat. (If you have not read it, then please do, for it gives you the close up view on scammers like Jack Grubman, and Mary Meeker.)
In [...]

SEC, MCI to settle?

Om Malik, Monday, May 19, 2003 at 6:05 AM PT Comments (0)

The Wall Street Journal reports that SEC and MCI are hammering out a “final agreement as early as Monday to settle charges that the telecommunications firm misled investors with more than $11 billion of accounting fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.The fine is expected to be “exponentially larger” than the $10 million fine [...]

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