July, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for July 2006

DotMac.DotLame

Apple’s dotMac service has become a source of irritation to many Mac users who cough-up hard earned dollars for a limited web service that belongs to the last millennium. News.com reports that many dotMac users are experiencing serious issues with the service. The long delays in… Read More »

It is nice to hear a CEO admit to the fact that he might have over-hyped his offerings a bit too much, and without sweating the details. Charles Dunstone, the maverick CEO of UK-retailer Carphone Warehouse confessed to The Sunday Times of London that his… Read More »

 
 

The upcoming AWS spectrum auction could be a desperate attempt for survival by EchoStar and DirecTV says the Denver Post. The companies are part of a consortium, with Rupert Murdoch and others, that was recently approved to bid for spectrum. Proving the importance of… Read More »

Zune This November with VoIP

Microsoft Zune rumors continue to swirl. Engadget is reporting that Microsoft’s “seamless music experience” device/service, Zune will launch on November 14, presumably with much fanfare. Engadget says that the device is going to have a 30 GB storage device and will have a FM… Read More »

It’s the last day of July and what a month it’s been for GottaBeMobile’s InkShows.  Rob, Dennis and Warner aren’t really pulling these July videos off the site, but if… Read More »

In sharp contrast to Google’s free model in Mountain View and Earthlink’s for pay model in the city of Anaheim, Boston, home of Red Sox Nation, is exploring another model for planned city-wide wireless broadband. The Boston mayor unveiled plans of… Read More »

Apparently, fast food and retail stores have graduated to the POI, or Points of Interest, that many GPS devices use. Tele Atlas is including POI icons based on company logos for… Read More »

HTC Excalibur exclusive photo: Smartphone Thoughts

Yowza this QWERTY keyboard Smartphone looks interesting. I’m still not into the whole Smartphone operating system due to my touchscreen addiction, but if you’ve been enamored by the Motorola Q, you just might want to feast your eyes on the photo Smartphone Thoughts has of… Read More »

Online video is the big story today… again. From CNN to AOL to Lulu.TV – everyone is talking about online videos, which begs the question – How many video sharing sites do we need. We had asked this question nearly a month… Read More »

Luckymonk combines Basecamp and Tablet PC for Scout

Basecamp is a fantastic on-line project collaboration tool and a Tablet PC is an equally solid productivity tool. So what do you get when you combine Basecamp and Tablet… Read More »

Broadband, Soon On Indian Skies

The ‘Broadband in the Sky’ concept is finding its way to India. Early next year, passengers aboard planes of several Indian carriers will be able to access the Internet to surf, chat and watch television on a broadband connection, reports The Financial Express. India’s private carriers… Read More »

I received an email this morning from Raphael Salgado from SonyStyle detailing a sweet deal from Staples for the Sony UX180P.  The UX180P is the Sony with the integrated EDGE from Cingular.  Here’s what Raphael had to say about the Staples deal: Staples is selling the Sony… Read More »

More Must Reads

Most folks know that I went solely to digital magazine subscriptions a few years back. There’s a few exceptions since some of my favorite mags aren’t yet in a… Read More »

Verizon is the first U.S. carrier to start selling LG’s hot new ‘Chocolate’ phone, which Verizon customers can buy online today and in stores starting August 7th. Verizon says the deal is exclusive, and that it will be the only carrier in the U.S. to… Read More »

EverNote just announced a deal with Lexar that helps keep you productive and mobile: the standard EverNote software will be pre-loaded on 1 GB and 2 GB Lexar USB flash drives. Lexar is including the productivity application with their PowerToGo software, which will allow you… Read More »

In case you missed it at the time, I did, early last week Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris was quoted in a Read More »

We often discuss the challenges a smaller screen mobile device faces, so this Office 2007 info is welcome news. Chris Pirillo notes a CRN article telling us that the Office 2007 Ribbon is getting some tweaks. You can currently minimize or collapse the… Read More »

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