Archive for July, 2004

Not so fast Moto

Om Malik, Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 10:58 AM PT Comments (1)

Past few days, a blaze of publicity has surrounded Motorola. Even otherwise conservative Russell Beattie penned an ode to the new improved Motorola. Well, looks like all it not that great. I was browsing through a press release from IDC and paused for a minute when I saw this:
Although the success of a rejuvenated product [...]

Return of the Tote

Om Malik, Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 9:14 AM PT Comments (1)

The only good thing about using the mass transit, is that one gets to watch the masses, or the human species closely. Good place to pick up the vital market trends. San Francisco is a good test bed for what consumer technology could actually get better, New York for fashions etc. And one of the [...]

The MuniWireless Evangelist

Om Malik, Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (0)

What Glenn Fleishman is to WiFi, my pal Esme is to Muni Wireless networks. She tracks the business of unwired communities and municipalities with the tenacity of a long distance runner. She is currently guest blogging at The Industry Standard Blog. Her piece, What’s wrong with Wi-Fi Access in Europe is a must read, and [...]

Where is the ease of use?

Om Malik, Friday, July 30, 2004 at 12:23 PM PT Comments (1)

Most of you have heard me complain, bitch, moan and rant about how tech companies don’t make it easier on consumers when it comes to using technology. Apparently I am not alone. Peter Me writes in Shit is too hard to use, “I’m working on a project where I get to go into people’s homes [...]

Cameraphone crap?

Om Malik, Friday, July 30, 2004 at 12:00 PM PT Comments (2)

Okay make that twice I have used crap on the blog in one day. Hear me out though - I took a friend of mine’s photo with a Motorola V600 which is on loan from the company. I am using T-Mobile. I snapped the picture and sent it to her - it still has not [...]

07/30/2004 BlogBack

Om Malik, Friday, July 30, 2004 at 10:45 AM PT Comments (0)

Chris thinksmusicplasma is very cool. Musicmobs is a nice way to see what is popular and what artists have related styles. If you use iTunes, it supports it well from what they say. IP Inferno says Transmeta is digging a big hole in the ground. The balance sheet shows that net tangible assets have [...]

Holy Crapple!

Om Malik, Friday, July 30, 2004 at 9:50 AM PT Comments (8)

Story Alert/Steal this Idea: One is a chance, two is a coincidence but three is a trend. It is official - the new IPod updater is killing IPods. First Fred, then me and now Jeff, all of us have had the same problem with IPod software updater. Went to IPodLounge.com for help. Apparently more people [...]

07/30/2004 The VoIP Daily

Om Malik, Friday, July 30, 2004 at 7:43 AM PT Comments (1)

BT loses a pound from its VoIP service
Skype to PSTN, hello!
Vidéotron Ltée, a unit of Quebecor is set to launch residential VoIP service in Quebec by 2005
Europe’s VoIP Regulation Plan?
VoIP key in triple-play battle
Voiceglo Giving Away Cars to Promote Glophone VoIP Services

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