Archive for January, 2006

Google’s VoIP Plan (Beta Of Course)

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 9:25 PM PT Comments (3)

While I was busy chasing down stories about Google’s earnings, finishing up my story for the magazine, the blogbees were doing their thing, trying to make sense of disparate bits of information, and assembling them into a honey pot about Google’s VoIP plans. Atleast the click-to-call strategy! Apparently, the company has signed a deal with [...]

G-Oh-Oh-G

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 1:51 PM PT Comments (12)

Google is off nearly $65 in after hours trading… Bloomberg’s report had my head spinning, so instead I opted to read The Street.com.
the search giant put its non-GAAP earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 at $1.54 a share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call were looking for $1.76. Net revenue, excluding the money Google [...]

Vodafone’s German Broadband Plans

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 11:11 AM PT Comments (1)

Vodafone’s German fixed mobile subsidiary Arcor is getting serious about offering broadband and competing with the existing players. A few days ago the company announced that it would launch ADSL2 services on February 1, 2005 in 300 cities across the country. Arcor has 1.1 mln customers. Now there is word that it plans to spend [...]

VoIP, Not Just For Cheap Calls

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 11:11 AM PT Comments (10)

There are three billion phones on the planet - two billion fixed phones and another billion mobile. The percentage of those utilizing Voice-over-IP technology is so small that it doesn’t show up on the radar. In-Stat research estimates that there were a total of 16 million VoIP subscribers in 2005, and will grow to [...]

Google Goes P2P?

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 9:54 AM PT Comments (0)

John Battelle says Google is going P2P via ShareLive which used to be a file sharing site.

What’s Microsoft afraid of?

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 7:11 AM PT Comments (0)

Nicholas Carr: Could it be that what Microsoft really fears is that the adoption of ODF [Open Document Format] won’t be a failure but a success?

Hungary mobile penetration is 92.4%

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 7:07 AM PT Comments (1)

TeleGeography Research says that Hungary now has 9.32 million and the mobile penetration has reached 92.4%, making it one of the more mature markets in Europe.

Google Is Sellout.com

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 6:52 AM PT Comments (7)

Andy Kessler writes in today’s The Wall Street Journal that like all cool rockstars, selling out has basically cost Google its core audience but that might not be all.
Google could have kept their cool and trusted image if they’d just worked with someone else in China, someone they could smash. Perhaps Eggroll.com - powered [...]

Page 1 of 2212345Older Posts

Most Comments

HP-EDS: It’s About The Clouds, Baby!
Om Malik, May 13, 28 comments
Prying Open the Social Graph
Stacey Higginbotham, May 12, 23 comments
Xobni: Our Path from ‘Wrong Product’ to Killer App
Gabor Cselle, May 11, 21 comments
Off Topic: Now This Is Good Stuff
Om Malik, May 11, 21 comments
Why Buying CNet Makes Sense for CBS
Om Malik, May 15, 19 comments

Highest Rated

HP-EDS: It’s About The Clouds, Baby!
Om Malik, May 13, 103%
Off Topic: Now This Is Good Stuff
Om Malik, May 11, 67%
Prying Open the Social Graph
Stacey Higginbotham, May 12, 64%
Plazes Builds an iPhone Plazer
Om Malik, May 13, 68%
Metrics: Fun Facts About iPhone
Om Malik, May 12, 69%
Close
E-mail It