We’ve been hearing about ebook readers that will appear with e-ink screens that roll up into a very tiny form and then extend out to provide a nice decently sized screen for reading. They appear to be getting closer to reality as a short video … Read More »
Archive for August 2006
It’s not going to win any prizes in the features category but the HX-2142 does seem to meet the manufacturer’s claim of being the “Smallest DV in the world”. The camera is the size of a large USB key chain drive and sports a … Read More »
Tablet PC aficionado Hugo Ortega is talking Tablets and UMPCs down under in the newest episode of the Talk’n Tablet Downunder podcast. Show #4 has Hugo interviewing Nick Randolph about his experience using a Samsung Q1 among many other topics. Check it out here. -jk Read More »
With IPO markets acting like Tom Cruise, it is no surprise, even the most promising of technology companies have to scale back their plans for a public offering. The good news is that there is enough private equity/VC/hedge fund money sloshing around to carry them … Read More »
A 256 kbps broadband connection can cost upto $40 a month. There are only 1.7 million broadband users, and yet most Indian telecom operators are dreaming about an IPTV future. Talk about Unreality TV! India’s state owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL have been making a … Read More »
Google and eBay deal announced earlier today is going to have even bigger ramifications for the VoIP world. Google Talk team is talking about interoperating with Skype. Just as exciting are our plans to explore interoperability between Google Talk and Skype, making it easier … Read More »
For some odd reason, the folks at Global Crossing are a tad touchy, mostly because we compared their strategy to Level 3. Of course they are a little miffed because we dredged up their past. But past is as much a part of the … Read More »
Amidst all the hubbub around Sprint Nextel’s wireless plans, the big AWS auction, and megafunding for Clearwire, many overlooked XO Communications as a company sitting on a lot of spectrum, some of it good enough for offering fixed wireless services. The company announced … Read More »
This is why I love blogging; the conversational-ism of blogging puts thoughts together in a synergistic way that bring more value than blog posts by themselves. Over the weekend, I wrote up a post talking about how some folks just don’t get the concept … Read More »
Guess we got so focused on recording shows that we never got around to making the MobileTechRoundup website "mobile device" friendly. Heh…that all changes today! If you direct your mobile device to the podcast homepage, it will automatically detect if you’re viewing it on … Read More »
I’m constantly on the go. If there was an eighth day to the week, I’d be on the go then too; that’s how much I tend to be mobile. As a result, I rely on my “7 x 24” EV-DO connection for Internet service on my … Read More »
Just when you thought that eBay and Google were girding for an all out rumble, the two companies decide to bury the hatchet, and play nice. Thanks mostly to Skype, the multi-billion dollar purchase that has yielded little in terms of revenue for auction giant, … Read More »
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