Archive for December 2006
Verizon Wireless plans to cash in on the current craze over ads on mobile web sites, reports the New York Times, which says Verizon will allow on-deck mobile web ads early next year. After Sprint started a similar campaign a couple months ago, there … Read More »
XBox Live is consistently heralded as the finest console gaming network. The Playstation Network is new to the scene, and doesn’t really offer as much as Live does in the way of connectivity… then again, it’s free. Nintendo’s network is still in the works, with the … Read More »
Betting that the backbone is a business that’s going to get better, Level 3 added to its ante by purchasing the content delivery network business from Savvis today, for $135 million in cash. Om has more details and analysis on the GigaOM site. Whether … Read More »
As we had reported almost two months ago, Savvis had put its content delivery network business for sale. Today Level 3 confirmed that it has bought the business for $135 million in cash. Level 3 says they have bought the business because of the … Read More »
The San Francisco Chronicle takes a quick glance at the city’s delayed MuniFi deal with Earthlink and Google and says the negotiations are going back and forth over free vs for fee:
The elves in San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s workshop are racing to … Read More »
N’Gai Croal, Newsweek Technical Columnist, recently reported that gaming was going to get its very own “Crossfire”-type program. This program will be hosted by Geoff Keighley of Entertainment Weekly and Business 2.0 fame, and will feature a panel of guests who discuss topics related … Read More »
So we’re still cleaning up after hosting over a dozen guests yesterday.Typical of my household when I was growing up, the place is in utter disarray! Barb and I simply … Read More »
Ten web operating systems reviewed. And we were waiting for Google OS. Anyway check out this comparison. Link
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I think this is the year that I’m finally going to get the paper in my office as organized as the files on my laptop. Let’s put it this way…I scan really important papers to save to PDF rather than take a chance of losing them … Read More »
More Must Reads
By Om Malik
Dec. 26, 2006, 2:00am PT
The triple-play derby is normally viewed as a contest between the cable providers and the phone companies. Cable companies have been busy stealing the phone company customers with cheap voice plans, and seem to have an early lead against their archrivals.
As 2006 comes to an end, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 25, 2006, 11:34pm PT
Indian incumbent phone company, BSNL is betting that 2007 is going to be a big year for broadband and is spending to make it real. The company is planning to boost speeds of their DSL offering to 2 megabits per second from 256 kbps. … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 25, 2006, 9:15pm PT
A few of our friends wrote in and pointed out that they were having a tough time buying music from iTunes store today. We have experienced some delays and errors. Are you experiencing those problems?
If these problems are widespread, then there is an outside chance that … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 25, 2006, 6:00am PT
We at Giga Gamez want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. It’s been a great year for gaming, and we hope all of you received whatever you may have wanted. Please be careful if you’re travelling. Thanks for reading!
See you tomorrow!
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By James Kendrick
Dec. 25, 2006, 1:09am PT
‘Twas the geek’s night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a hard drive was whirring, not a single clicking mouse;
The gadgets were charging in their docks with care,
In hopes that St. Nick shopped at Best Buy this year;
The geeks were all snuggled all warm in … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 24, 2006, 9:44pm PT
So, it’s Christmas Eve and everyone is out doing their thing with family and friends, and I’m searching the Internet for things to write about. There’s not much going on out in video game land, so I thought I’d take a minute and share a cool … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Dec. 24, 2006, 7:36pm PT
The kids are just about tucked in here on the East Coast of the U.S.; if your children are still awake, hop on over to the Santa tracker, courtesy of NORAD. Last I checked, the big jolly fella was on his way across the pond … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 24, 2006, 10:17am PT
Does anyone remember Sendo? The upstart handset maker was going to shake up the mobile phone business with radical designs and latest technology. Sendo wanted to bye synonymous with smartphones. It was just talk – a few mistakes, a fist fight with Microsoft, and before … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:29pm PT
Dear Readers,
2006 comes to a close, and we are taking advantage of the slow news cycle and thinking hard to improve GigaOM and our network of weblogs. I would love to get your feedback on things we have done well over past one year. But then … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Dec. 23, 2006, 5:09pm PT
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 23, 2006, 4:01pm PT
Hey there! This is our first full week of Giga Gamez and it’s been a pretty good one. We’ve been linked a few times and have written a few things that have garnered a little attention. So, let’s take a look back at some of our … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 23, 2006, 1:02pm PT
Hugo Ortega gets to use more devices than anyone I know and his latest adventures has him using both a Samsung Q1 and the Asus R2H. It’s always fun reading his thoughts on the latest gadget, even though it appears he is off for the holidays. … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 23, 2006, 12:33pm PT
Guba CEO has resigned and left the company. He will pursue non-technology interests, and might invest in other start-ups.
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Tom McInerney, one of the co-founders and chief executive officer of GUBA, a San Francisco-based online video sharing and download service, has resigned and is leaving the company. Eric Lambrecht, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of GUBA is going to take over as the CEO … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:37am PT
The way things stand now, the Nintendo Wii just might be the hottest gadget gift this holiday season. Quite a few of our friends have been desperately seeking a Wii for their loved ones. Futile visits to the stores, tracking auctions on eBay and even pleading … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 23, 2006, 9:53am PT
The integrated keyboard on the Fujitsu P1610 is very undersized as I’ve mentioned before. When I first starting using Miyagi I only used the keyboard for very short work, like quick emails, etc. The more I’ve used it however, the easier I am finding it to … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 23, 2006, 8:12am PT
By Judi Sohn
Dec. 22, 2006, 9:26pm PT
I just stumbled across this and I had to share with my Web Worker friends: Alex Kac of WebIS, developer of the outstanding Windows Mobile PIM Pocket Informant, is getting into the holiday spirit with a giveaway…
These are good only until Christmas!
I am … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 22, 2006, 6:01pm PT
So, first people camp out in front of Best Buys for days at a time to get the PS3, and then they trade them for Nintendo Wiis. Seriously. Tony Conrad, CEO and Founder of Sphere, pointed this out to us and we had to … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 22, 2006, 3:40pm PT
There’s something about the Holiday season that makes people a little bit more charitable. Just like Mr. Scrooge found his heart after being visited by the three spirits of Christmas and the Grinch’s heart grew while he was trying to jack Who-ville, Microsoft has, in what would … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Dec. 22, 2006, 3:27pm PT
OK, another pesky meme tagging, this time my buddy Kevin has tagged me to name 5 things about myself that others probably don’t know. Here they are in no particular order:
I lived in Caracas Venezuela for 6 years. I moved there speaking no Spanish in … Read More »
By Liz Gannes
Dec. 22, 2006, 3:18pm PT
Some young startups up north have downsized, John Cook of the Seattle PI reported this week. Layoffs aren’t peculiar on their own, but it seems that more than one company has let people go. It could mean — gasp! — it’s a trend.
Blue Dot, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Dec. 22, 2006, 2:49pm PT
Gizmodo, and a whole slew of others are commenting about how the Venice Project will destroy YouTube. It sure makes for a nice headline, but is not true. The two services are not even playing the same sport.
YouTube is about people-powered content, the one … Read More »
By Liz Gannes
Dec. 22, 2006, 2:39pm PT
Yahoo PR emailed to say users can now edit Yahoo Local listings and add their own ratings and reviews, collections, photos, and tags directly. Says the company, “For quality control purposes, these suggestions do not change a listing permanently, but are included as notes that can … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Dec. 22, 2006, 2:26pm PT
Tis the season of boring useless gifts — John Grisham novels, itchy wool sweaters, cat calenders. We’re thinking it’s about time to turn to the power of wireless broadband to help you get a gift your loved ones will actually like. Blazing fast cell phone networks, … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Dec. 22, 2006, 2:06pm PT
Engadget Mobile dropped the news a few hours ago with some Verizon news to combat all of the Sprint EV-DO Rev. A battle plans: VZW will get … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Dec. 22, 2006, 2:00pm PT
Someone needs to keep their eye on the newest, most interesting companies out there, and I think I know just the person. Our friend Liz Gannes over at New TeeVee pointed me in the direction of Dan Primack, a savvy financial blogger … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Dec. 22, 2006, 1:38pm PT
It’s kind of funny if you ask me. Bloggers by their nature and passion are about the most open group of people I can think of. Ironically, we keep finding ways to open up more and more. Just when you thought it was safe, you … Read More »
By Nick Santilli
Dec. 22, 2006, 11:51am PT
It’s been 3 months since Apple updated OS X.4, and now there’s news that 10.4.9 is about to be seeded to developers. Obviously this will be the last update to Apple’s operating system before Leopard drops sometime in 2007.
So what can be read from … Read More »
By Liz Gannes
Dec. 22, 2006, 11:13am PT
Rocketboom founder Andrew Michael Baron and VoIP entrepreneur Jeff Pulver are putting together a network studio called Abbey Corps. Hey, why let collaborator-turned-enemy Amanda Congdon have all the pre-Christmas weekend bucketloads of attention to herself today?
Baron promises a slow reveal of the project … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Dec. 22, 2006, 10:38am PT
