January, 2005 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for January 2005

Verizon’s 3G Twins – Samsung A890 & LG VX8000

Verizon today launched its 3G VCast Portal – and some cool content including two soap-type programs – Love & Hate and Sunset Hotel, both made by Fox. So expect lots of slutty stuff. These are for Verizon and Vodafone networks only. Official launch is in … Read More »

The Good, The Bad (RIM), The Ugly (Palm)

Sure everyone was obsessing about the whole Google VoIP thing, but we missed some of the big stuff that happened today in the handheld space. For starters, PalmOne CEO Todd Bradley, hightailed it out of the handheld and Treo maker. President Ed Colligan is taking … Read More »

 
 

Commitment, anxiety and attention

I have had commitment issues. For the longest time, I could not commit myself to living in San Francisco. The life was always more fun in New York, and I so desperately wanted to go back to the Big Apple. The only place, I called home. … Read More »

Vonage, finally goes to UK

Now this had to be one of the worst kept secrets in the business, but still it is now official. Vonage has launched its eastward march, and is now offering its VoIP service in UK. I am pretty certain France, Germany and all high broadband … Read More »

His Master’s Voice, January 2005

The new issue of Business 2.0 is out. This is packed with goodies. The magazine has a new annual list: Smart List. It’s a great compilation of the smartest things companies did last year. We also name the Smartest Company of the Year. The … Read More »

Happy Birthday Macintosh!!

21 years ago today, Apple introduced Macintosh to the world. Its been a great 21 years. (never-mind that I have only been around for 16 of them). A video has surfaced, kept on beta-max for 21 years. Restored and released to the public for the first … Read More »

JVC Mini Note review

The JVC Mini Note notebook computer is bigger than the OQO or Sony U but is a nice sized compromise for mobile professionals who need a complete laptop yet still have it as small … Read More »

Dear Sam, Please Ignore

Jonathan Schwartz writes an open letter to IBM chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano, urging him to get IBM apps ported over to Solaris 10. To me it seems, Sun’s customers are saying, well no IBM software, no buying Sun. Or all these could just be … Read More »

TI’s really tiny chip

When it comes to GSM/GPRS there is no one like Texas Instruments which introduced a new single chip that handles the GSM, GPRS, and Bluetooth connectivity in a tiny package. TI calls this approach Digital RF Processor (DRP) technology. Why is this important? Well now … Read More »

iPod Shuffle – Yay & Nay

The iPod Shuffle is lame. It’s overpriced. Is it that great? In recent days these things have been mentioned with more and more frequency (or so it seems through my perusal of the web and rss feeds). Obviously … Read More »

Why Google Is Not Doing VoIP

A lot of speculation about Google’s move into VoIP has started because of a job listing which was first reported by Phil Harvey over at Light Reading, and then mis-interperted as a possible move into VoIP by everyone and some incorrect assessments made by … Read More »

New Sony U site on SonyStyle

Sony dropped the U series from the SonyStyle site last month which prompted speculation they were going to stop selling the UPC in the US.  Those rumors have been put to bed … Read More »

More Must Reads

The Sony U is so small that it can be difficult to find a good protective case that is small enough to fit the little device.  Sony has a case with … Read More »

I have written about the utility of the Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard many times and recommend it to anyone wanting a good wireless keyboard for their UPC or Pocket PC.  The keyboard has … Read More »

Apple and Microsoft have been indulging in dogfights for decades now. Mac OS versus DOS, and then Mac Vs Windows 3.1. Quicktime versus Windows Media. …. more recently AAC versus Microsoft Janus. And they will be going at each other in the converged home business. … Read More »

Given that all the hype and hoopla Intel has created around WiMAX, sadly its actions don’t match up with its words. The six-month delay in the WiMAX certification process is primarily due to “lack of chips from Intel,” writes The Register. The main negative impact … Read More »

Al Hammond, a senior scientist with the World Resources Institute, a D.C. think tank, got so frustrated with his dial-up connection in Chestertown, that he decided to do something about it – set-up a wireless high speed Internet access provider called, Bay Broadband. The game plan … Read More »

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