Somebody really needs to call Forbes on this: how can two guys who are co-founders of a privately held company which at best had $900 million in sales last year be worth a billion each. You know the Google twins, Sergey and Larry. The magazine’s latest… Read More »
Archive for February, 2004
IT Manager’s Journal has a review of the new Creative Zen Nomad MP3 player. “I also take some pleasure in the fact that when I no longer want to use the Nomad, I can likely rip the drive out of it and use it in a… Read More »
Digital devices like MP3 players and cellphones are proving to be a big bonanza for maker of batteries according to The Baltimore Sun. Americans are spending more than ever on more types of batteries to power everything from watches to hybrid cars – and there’s no end… Read More »
Techdirt Wireless argues that by charging so much to send a photo, the wireless carriers are actively discouraging people from actually using the camera part of the camera phone. This only gets worse if they don’t allow people to store images. Read More »
Now that 3G handsets and services are slowly making their way into the marketplace, the question which is on the minds of all CEOs concerned is: what will be that killer application consumer will pay for? Sure photos and streaming video are two options, but what… Read More »
John Chambers, the quintessential salesman is back in the limelight, selling his version of networking future, this time in San Francisco Chronicle. Talking about the lack of broadband infrastructure, Chambers says, “The second is broadband build-out. This is the infrastructure of the future, and we’re the… Read More »
The fashion makeover not withstanding, it is hard to figure out the secretive Paul Allen and his unraveling empire. His wired world strategy was supposed to be a slam dunk, but it has not turned out that way. Forbes thinks he is worth about $21 billion.… Read More »
