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There is a lot of news coming out about Mac Mini. Now I know I suggested that it could be a PVR. Another random thought - can we daisy chain two of these Mac Minis together, and get better power output than a G5 machine? I am just musing about this stuff, wondering perhaps we [...]

Remember the geek in Verizon Wireless commercials, repeating - can you hear me now? ad nauseam. Well, its not fancy selling. Verizon Wireless takes its voice quality claims seriously and has been spending tons of money trying to fill out any holes in its network. On January 26, the company bought Cellular 2000, a miniscule [...]

Business 2.0 Telecom Report: The news of the SBC/AT&T marriage is going to spark a new wave of couplings in the telecom industry. Telecom watchers have been waiting for the industry consolidation for some time because the telecom business is once again going through a realignment as cable companies emerge as an option for phone [...]

Tom Evslin, co-founder of ITXC Corp, and one time head honcho of AT&T’s dial-up business has joined the ranks of IP bloggers. In case you did not know, he was also responsible for Microsoft Exchange’s precursor, MS Mail. Seriously smart guy, with opinions. Now that’s what I call fun. Welcome Tom. This is a great [...]

The deal is barely a day old and Consumer Union has come out with a statement saying this is bad for the consumers. From a consumer perspective, I think this deal is not that much of a problem. AT&T has pulled back from consumer business and is focusing on the enterprise markets. Not sure why [...]

* Cingular has just released Treo 650
Business 2.0: Like many other Treo fans, had been looking forward to the new 650. It boasted Bluetooth wireless, a much-improved screen, and a keyboard that was a delight to type on. Would it be worth dropping $600 less than a year after buying (and abandoning) the 600? Despite [...]