Spamming might be a deplorable and annoying practice, but mobile operators are willing to risk the ire of consumers because it acts as a big boost for their bottom line. “The more text messages received and sent by a subscriber, the more money the operator makes,” … Read More »
Archive for July 2005
My affection for mind mapping is well documented and while I am happy with the program I use many readers have let me know they are happily using a free mind mapping program, … Read More »
In Hollywood, when you are caught with your pants down, and you happen to be married, well that results in acrimony, and a big fat alimony check followed by deafening silence, especially when you are supposedly a macho star who happens to be light in the … Read More »
ZD Net Australia points out that “there is a 50 percent chance your unprotected Windows PC will be compromised within 12 minutes of going online.” According to security vendor Sophos nearly 8000 viruses hit the net, and it is only going to get worse. via Read More »
I had a conversation with Eric Mack last night during which he mentioned he was looking for a good external battery solution to carry him through his day. I sent … Read More »
You are on your way home, hit the Mickey D drivethru with the good intention of waiting until you get home to dive into the bag. Traffic’s slow, nothing to do, and finally the aroma of those golden fries wafts up to your now very hungry … Read More »
This past Wednesday, Joe Kraus, founder of JotSpot stopped by at Business 2.0 office. While he was meeting up with Michael Copeland, senior writer at the magazine who covers venture capital, I popped in for a few minutes to say hello. Amongst various things that … Read More »
Time Warner Cable, while not as flashy as Comcast or not as spectacular as Cablevision is having a whopper of a time with its VoIP service, according to Sam Howe, the operator’s SVP of marketing for voice services. He was making these remarks at a … Read More »
CableLabs gave its annual update on many cable related technologies but the focus this year was PacketCable 2.0, CableCards and Docsis 3.0. A theme that emerged out of the meeting was the cable companies are likely to drag their feet on cable cards, and are likely … Read More »
Flexibility, Interoperability in Communications
The SIP protocol, by its open nature, enables various providers to interoperate and compete for your loyalty, so you might shop for SIP services the exact same way you’ll shop for e-mail services. This open protocol also enables every industrious Software Author in the World to … Read More »