August, 2005 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for August 2005

Opera is a cool browser that normally costs $39 for the ad-free version but today only Opera software is giving the full version away for free!  All you gave to do is download Opera and then send an email to registerme@opera.com to obtain a… Read More »

I have been toying with the idea of adding another writer on jkOnTheRun to help bring more mobile tech news to site visitors.  I feel it will benefit readers to have more articles covering gadgets and mobile tech news and help build the site’s popularity even… Read More »

 
 

Today Only! Get Opera for Free!

The Opera browser is celebrating its 10 year anniversary today, and in celebration, is giving out free licenses for its advanced browser for free! Opera was the browser that got me away from IE when I was still on PC. The tabbed interface was so useful… Read More »

What is WiMax Reality?

The number of (WiMax) trials has ballooned to more than 100, up from 50 just months ago, reports AP. That to me is the clear problem – trials, not deployments. Its like I have heard the same executives say exactly the same thing for so… Read More »

iPhone that cried wolf

The story of iPhone, the much rumored, and eagerly awaited iTunes phone from Motorola and Apple, reminds me of the childhood story about a boy who cried wolf. Once again the rumors have flared up about the pending launch of the device, probably on September 7,… Read More »

Like everyone else, I rejoiced at the price cuts introduced by Verizon’s new EVDO service. I missed reading the fine print, but Mike did not. “If you want the $60/price you have to be a Verizon Wireless voice customer as well. Otherwise it’s back at… Read More »

Skype turns two

Can you believe that Skype is already celebrating its second birthday (today) and dreaming of good old days when it was growing faster than weeds after monsoon rains. Oh where have those days gone, and where are those mega-billion buyout offers. Still, happy birthday… Read More »

When you cannot comprehend the revolution, you try to poo-pooh it. Scoble, having been assimilated by the borg, laments desire for thin client type functionality as a “disease that’s all the rage lately.” He thinks thick clients are coming back. Like Bell Bottoms, Disco… Read More »

I just found this and boy was I surprised!  jkOnTheRun has been bouncing around the top 3% on PubSub’s LinkRanks for the past 30 days.  Wow! Read More »

In response to my letter to Microsoft requesting the inclusion of the Windows XP Pro Tablet Edition 2005 OS disks with every Tablet PC sold, jkOnTheRun reader Edward Greve has started an online petition so Tablet owners (and prospective owners) can add their vote… Read More »

My thoughts go out to those in the path of Katrina

My thoughts are with those in New Orleans and other cities in the path of Hurricane Katrina today.  May the impact be as light as possible and everyone have a safe outcome.  One of the most vivid and frightening memories from my childhood revolved around a… Read More »

The Tablet PC Show #22

The Tablet PC Show #22 (MP3 – 20.4MB – 59min)LISTEN HERE  00:00 Intro- Marc Orchant & James Kendrick Happy birthday Tablet Edition 2005!Bring on more Packs 11:00 Ink Gestures for Word Step away from the acronym 16:00 Two new Fujitsu Tablet PCs 27:15 Toshiba M200 now… Read More »

More Must Reads

The techADDICTION Show #20 (MP3 – 18.4MB – 53:54 min) LISTEN HERE We’ve taken a two week summer vacation, but we’re back and we’re not alone! Joining us today is Steven Hughes from Boston Pocket PC.com! Listen in as Steven shares his extensive list of gear,… Read More »

Napster, the first easy-to-share P2P file sharing network, was all the rage in the late 1990s before the record industry cracked down and drove it into bankruptcy. While the morality of Napster system is still topic of big debate, it role in the proliferation of broadband… Read More »

I am an early adopter – be it a new phone, a new music player or a new operating system – I am first in line to snap up that gizmo. It was this lust for new that prompted me to switch to Apple Tiger almost… Read More »

Upgrading to Tiger introduced a few “interesting” iSync-related “features” … Read More »

If 2004 was the year of BitTorrent, then 2005 is turning out to be a year of eDonkey, according to data collected by Cambridge, UK-based Cachelogic. By the end of 2004, BitTorrent was accounting for as much as 30% of all Internet Traffic, and a… Read More »

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