Archive for December 2005
“We need to move to collection for the Universal Service Fund that is technology-neutral ….I think telephone numbers are a good, easy mechanism to begin to address those issues.” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (Republican) at a lunch hosted by Comptel in Washington DC.
“Universal service … Read More »
What would be better than a handheld Windows XP device with a 5 inch screen? How about a cPC from DualCor Technologies that has Windows XP running on a Via 1.5 GHz processor and Windows Mobile 5.0 running on a PXA processor from Intel. The … Read More »
Owen Braun of the OneNote 12 team has detailed the upcoming extensibility of the next version. Owen provides some details about what extensions might be possible for developers using these new hooks into OneNote that developers should take a look at. I can just see … Read More »
Wireless USB has been discussed for what seems like years, OK, it has been years but it looks like it might finally be ready to appear in a product in the hopefully not too distant future. Wisair has released details of a reference design for a … Read More »
Pete Wright is loving his Motion Le1600 and has posted his refined impressions of working with the slate Tablet PC. He reports some minor WiFi connectivity problems but is otherwise quite a happy Tableteer. He hints that he will be elaborating shortly how the Motion … Read More »
Google has just offered Gmail Mobile for accessing your Gmail messages on your mobile phone or other mobile device. Gmail Mobile handles attachments designed specifically for small screens. You can try it out here. They will also do something cool. Just visit the main … Read More »
Update: The Meebo funding and the likely exit strategy has sparked off a great debate. Dare Obasanjo has penned, Flipping Your Start-Up 101. “If you are building a Web startup with the intention of flipping it to one of the majors, only three things matter; … Read More »
More Must Reads
By Om Malik
Dec. 16, 2005, 1:00pm PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 16, 2005, 11:07am PT
By Josh Pigford
Dec. 16, 2005, 8:00am PT
Back in my high school days (which also happened to by my Windows days), I and all of my friends found it quite eventful to skin the fire out of our Windows 95 interface. Windows themes were plentiful and we didn’t have anything better to do.
Now … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 3:32pm PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 3:20pm PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 2:11pm PT
Another season, another shake-up. Feedster co-founder and chief technology officer Scott Johnson has left the San Francisco-based company, according to sources close to the company. The reasons for his departure are no clear, though some speculate it is due to the teething problems of a … Read More »
By Josh Pigford
Dec. 15, 2005, 9:21am PT
Since the launch of Tiger back in April, I’ve found myself using Dashboard less and less other than a “Hey guys, look at this sweet feature.” that I throw at friends. That being said, I do use a couple of widgets pretty religiously.
The ones I “can’t … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 15, 2005, 7:00am PT
Frank McPherson is a long-time mobile enthusiast and author and his “Notes from the Cave” blog has been on my favorites list for a long time. Frank recently picked up a Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC and he’s blogging about the new Tablet … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 15, 2005, 6:51am PT
Intel has announced a new processor line for 2006. The update to the Centrino platform, codename Napa, uses a dual-core processor and refreshes the motherboard chipset and wireless package. Hopefully the new dual-core processor will perform better than the AMD offering which right … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 5:38am PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 12:20am PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 15, 2005, 12:07am PT
A few days ago, I pointed out the double standards Federal Communications Commission has when it comes to dealing with with the phone companies and cable operators. More proof that the FCC is totally skewed in favor of the phone giants! Last week FCC made … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 14, 2005, 4:00pm PT
Not tech related (directly) but I thought this was so cool it was worth a mention. If space is at a premium in your big city apartment look at the furniture from this web site. Especially cool is the sofa that converts into … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 14, 2005, 3:34pm PT
Update: Google spokesperson emailed and said, no comment and that this is just a rumor. Opera spokesperson was even more blunt and said: “This is just as new to me as it is to you. We do not know of any such plans.”
Pierre Chappaz, former … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 14, 2005, 2:33pm PT
HP has added an indoor/ outdoor screen as an option for the tc4200 Tablet PC. The screen uses the MAX-VU technology from White Electronic Designs Corp and is the screen you’ll get when you select the “Enhanced Outdoor-Viewable Display”.
(Tablet PC Corner via Life on … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 14, 2005, 2:28pm PT
By James Kendrick
Dec. 14, 2005, 2:22pm PT
TDavid of Things that make you go hmm has posted a nostalgic look back over the past year with his Tablet PC. He points out major milestones and events along the way that highlights his Tablet PC ownership. Worth a read, I am sure many … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 14, 2005, 1:54pm PT
By adamgoldstein
Dec. 14, 2005, 11:22am PT
Since the release of Tiger, Automator has gotten a lot of press. In comparison to AppleScript, which is a true scripting language, Automator is a graphical environment for automating your Mac, and it’s much easier to use.
Still, Automator’s power is limited, since you’re restricted to automating … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 14, 2005, 3:01am PT
Indian telecom powerhouse Reliance Infocomm has signed a deal with China Telecom and will establish a direct cable connection between those two countries. Now the calls will fly directly over Reliance’s FLAG Telecom cables that will connect to China Telecom network in Hong Kong. … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 14, 2005, 1:59am PT
Those of you who know me well, know that I have a very unwired lifestyle. Barring the power adapter for my Powerbook and the headphones (and sync cable) for my iPod, most of the devices I use, have no wires. I guess that puts me at … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 14, 2005, 12:00am PT
By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 9:15pm PT
How I missed this program I will never know but I am totally impressed with it, even with just a brief time using it. JCV Gantt Pro 2 is a full-featured project management program with capabilities that make me one happy user. First of all, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 13, 2005, 8:21pm PT
US Robotics, Linksys…. one after another, a steady parade of Skype-phones has been coming to market, making us Mac types a little left out. I wouldn’t mind a handset that plugs into the USB port of my little Powerbook, and lets me make calls, mostly the … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 3:21pm PT
Just got this email from EverNote:
12/12/05
EverNote is Happy to Announce a New Version & Holiday Special!
Dear EverNote User,
We’re pleased to report that we have recently shipped the latest upgrade to EverNote (version 1.1.0.154)!
If you already have EverNote installed, you can … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 3:14pm PT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Remoba Inc., 4677 Old Ironside Dr., Suite #370 Santa Clara, California 95054 ph. 408-492-1271 www.remoba.com Contact information: Bill Swan, Remoba Inc,. ph. 408-568-7021, wswan@remoba.com or Joanna Laznicka, Phaze-9 Corporation, ph 408-448-3113 joanna@phaze-9.com.
Remoba Inc., developer of software solutions for mobile phones, releases its … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 13, 2005, 2:04pm PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 13, 2005, 1:39pm PT
By Om Malik
Dec. 13, 2005, 12:38pm PT
Applied Micro Circuits Corp., typically makes a living selling communications chips. The kind which you and I will never see in any of the devices that end-up in our homes. So perhaps, I was really amazed when they sent me this little tidbit on … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 10:37am PT
The nice folks at Dynamism sent me a review unit of the OQO Model 01+ to review here on jkOnTheRun. Until I get a chance to write a full review I thought I should post a few early pictures of the OQO.
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By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 9:48am PT
(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) December 13, 2005 — CompAmerica (http://www.compamerica.com/) announced a free operating system, called: “AX5,” which it says “very much resembles Microsoft Windows XP ®.” The new operating system includes a graphical user interface that CompAmerica claims very much resembles it’s … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 13, 2005, 8:11am PT
