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Five years ago, I received a phone call from a fellow by the name of Manoj Nadkarni. He had read some of my stuff on semiconductor business and wanted to talk about that. A low key man with little or no marketing skills, he was a true chip-head, and just the kind of person [...]

Looks like change of scenery has not helped equipment maker Tut Systems even a little bit, as the company extends its losing streak to yet another quarter.
bq. The company lost $4.4 million, or 22 cents per share, compared with a loss of 2.2 million, or 11 cents per share, in last year’s first quarter. [...]

Motorola might be taking it on the chin in the public perception sweepstakes, but the company seems to be convincing some pretty powerful people to use their gear. The latest to take Motorola’s offer is the Swiss Guard at the Vatican.
bq. The electronics giant has provided the one hundred guards with laptops and personal digital [...]

Article Alert: Here are two of my latest from Business 2.0. In the May 2004 issue you will find - The 22 Karat PC Voodoo’s high-end personal computers deliver gold-plated profit margins by focusing on gamers. (Download file) & April 2004 CoverStory: Do This Get Rich: There’s good news for anyone with an entrepreneurial itch [...]

All the sound and fury around Microsoft’s Mobile OS and Palm OS, the two are still trailing Symbian in the smart phone sweepstakes. New York-based ABI Research believes that Symbian will continue to lead the market for cell phone standardized operating systems.
bq. In a market that is still driven by proprietary OS, on the order [...]

US President George W. Bush has urged Congress to slap a permanent ban on the taxes consumers pay for high-speed Internet connections, reports Associated Press. Bush has set 2007 as a deadline for providing speedy Internet access to every American home, and has acknowledged that America is lagging in getting broadband available nationwide, the [...]