Archive for June, 2006

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After Bill, Who?

Om Malik, Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 2:14 AM PT Comments (11)

Now that Bill Gates has made it official that he will be spending time on his charities and slowly transition out of his active duties at Microsoft, the big question is who should run Microsoft. So here is a tiny poll, which lets you make your own pick. (Also, read my two cents at the [...]

A Non Touch iPod Coming?

Om Malik, Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 2:00 AM PT Comments (5)

With all the hoopla around wirelessly connected music players, some of them developed by start-ups like Music Gremlins and Zing, many are wondering whether Apple will go that route as well? Who knows, but a report in The China Post, says that the company might be about to introduce a new kind of iPod. In [...]

HUDlite, Call Manager for Asterisk

Om Malik, Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 1:57 AM PT Comments (0)

Asterisk, the open source IP-PBX platform that is giving established players run for its money is getting better by the day, thanks to many add-ons community keeps writing for the software.
The latest is HUDlite, a free call manager application for Asterisk that is simple enough to understand, and has built in features such as real-time [...]

London Meet-Up Update, Location

Om Malik, Friday, June 16, 2006 at 4:42 PM PT Comments (4)

We have finally settled on a location - Princess Louise in Holborn - thanks to Umair, who took it upon himself to organize the meet-up and find a venue.
Princess Louise
208 High Holborn,
Holborn, London,
WC1V 7BW
Tel: 020 7405 8816
Map

Of Bill Gates and Goals

Om Malik, Thursday, June 15, 2006 at 1:40 PM PT Comments (13)

If someone wanted to give me a lesson on differences between rest of the world and tech-obsessed United States, yesterday was a perfect day. I met with several people yesterday, most talked about England’s struggles to win the match again Soca Warriors, and not one mentioned Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ decision to step down from [...]

Beam it like Beckham

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 4:06 PM PT Comments (8)

The entire UK it seems has shut down - deserted streets, empty buses and packed pubs - everyone seems to be watching David Beckham and his boys struggle to beat the puny Trinidad and Tobago.
Soccer antics aside, one of the most recognized sports stars in the world, Beckham signed an exclusive deal with Motorola to [...]

Nintendo Launches DS Lite

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 7:16 AM PT Comments (11)

Gizmo freaks have a new device to spend their money on — Nintendo just launched their DS Lite, which is less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter. It features a brighter screen and has settings that makes playing good even in day light. It costs about [...]

Vonage Numbers Don’t Add Up

Om Malik, Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 5:00 PM PT Comments (9)

Pali Capital analyst Richard Greenfield is getting concerned about the Vonage numbers, and is bringing about some of the issues we had talked about previously. He points out that while cable companies report customer stats, Vonage on the other hand reports subscriber line stats.
However, the churn statistic that Vonage reports is based on customers [...]

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