Archive for September, 2005

Google Confirms Free San Francisco WiFi Plans

Om Malik, Friday, September 30, 2005 at 5:48 PM PT Comments (88)

Google is making a bid to build a San Francisco-wide free wifi network, according to company officials. The company today filed documents in response to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s request for information for the city wide network. Google’s WiFi plans were first reported by Business 2.0 magazine as part of the GoogleNet article. The [...]

Nuance sues Yahoo for the Heck of It

Om Malik, Friday, September 30, 2005 at 12:06 PM PT Comments (3)

Microsoft-Google spat is so yesterday. The latest flare up in Silicon Valley is between Yahoo and Nuance Communications. Nuance is accusing Yahoo of stealing trade secrets in the VoIP business. As you might know, Yahoo is pretty serious about this whole VoIP thing, and wants to integrate voice services with its web services. The spat [...]

For Verizon VoIP, Unlimited Really Means 5000 Minutes

Om Malik, Friday, September 30, 2005 at 10:25 AM PT Comments (14)

Verizon VoiceWing fine-print on unlimited plans.
Verizon reserves the right to monitor usage for possible abuse of service. For packages with unlimited calling, more than 5,000 minutes a month is considered beyond normal residential use and may be investigated, resulting in potential termination of service.
That’s about 3 hours a day… not a lot of [...]

Taking Rest of The Day Off

Om Malik, Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 2:28 PM PT Comments (39)

I am taking rest of the day today and tomorrow off… writing for the magazine and also plan to have a lot of drinks this evening… starting my 365 day countdown to 40…
Update: Thank you all for kind and warm wishes. Russell sent me a Zero-Cal Cake, while Julia got me a 1000-Cal Cake. Appreciate [...]

Why Skype-eBay was the Worst Kept Secret On Wall Street

Om Malik, Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 1:06 PM PT Comments (7)

There were some curious movements in the eBay stock just before the Skype deal was announced. Hitchhiker’s Guide to 650 points out

Games Gizmondo Plays

Om Malik, Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 12:33 PM PT Comments (2)

Gizmondo, the gaming device maker is not selling many devices, has a questionable future, but that hasn’t stopped company’s executives to get fat-off-the-company’s coffers. Mob Happy has the latest skinny, but I leave you with this little something about the extracurricular activities of some of the execs.
Tamela Sainsbury, the corporate secretary of Gizmondo Europe, is [...]

Nokia 770 Quick Review

Om Malik, Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 7:51 AM PT Comments (13)

Peter Rojas is a rockstar - or at least that’s the impression I got from SF Engadget meet-up which was well, as well attended as the MobileFocus event the night before. I got a chance to get my dirty paws on a whole punch of devices including OQO and some of the new Windows Mobile [...]

Skype 1.4 for Windows Released

Om Malik, Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 7:24 AM PT Comments (3)

Folks Skype 1.4 for Windows is available for download, and among the new features include much improved call forwarding to your land/mobile numbers. Think of it as a way to boost Skype’s SkypeOut sales. There are many more personalization options, including ability to add ringtones and pictures. (My suspicion - with this we are [...]

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