Archive for February 2007
Canon’s new PIXMA iP90v printer looks small enough to put in a large gear bag for a reasonable MSRP of $249.99. A few add-ons make it even more mobile: a user-installable Bluetooth module costs around $80, while for $99 more, you can add Canon’s Portable … Read More »
The MOTOFONE F3 doesn’t do much other than make calls, but if you want over two weeks of standby in a 9mm "thick" phone, this fits the bill. … Read More »
Updated: Ever since they got out of the mobile handset game, Ericsson has become a whole different company: smart, strategic and opportunistic. Sensing that Alcatel will be mired in the quagmire called Lucent for a while, the company is making a play for the … Read More »
If you don’t want to wait until June for the iPhone, CallWave gives you the ability (sort of) to have visual voicemail now. CallWave essentially replaces the standard voicemail service your cell carrier uses, in order to provide added functionality. Among the added … Read More »
Wi-Fi hardware startup Ruckus Wireless says it has started selling a $200 Wi-Fi access point geared for Wi-Fi hotspots with more active (ie. bandwidth-needy) users, called the MediaFlex HS. The company says the gear doubles the signal range, and offers better access to voice … Read More »
I found this semi-amusing but of value to someone shopping for a Sony UX handheld. So many folks touted the UX as a much better ultra-mobile computer solution than the Origami spec’d devices because it has an integrated keyboard. I ask those folks: how long … Read More »
When we first saw the Windows Home Server (WHS) at CES, I was thinking: this is exactly what a mobile computer user needs. My fear was that it might be too cumbersome for the average home user, but from what I’ve seen so far, simplicity … Read More »
If you have been a victim of identity theft, then you know it can be a harrowing experience. Tom Fragala, founder of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Truston, has first hand experience and that is one of the main reason he co-founded MyTruston, a service that … Read More »
It’s still early in the game, to be sure, but so far it looks like YouTube can keep calling Viacom’s bluff, especially since early research shows that YouTube traffic has surged, not suffered, since Viacom demanded the takedown of 100,000 purportedly purloined video clips.
According … Read More »
More Must Reads
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2007, 12:01am PT
BitTorrent is all set to launch a legal P2P video download service, BitTorrent Entertainment Network, that will offer television shows for sale and movies for rental from some of the major Hollywood studios. The news has created quite a stir amongst the technorati. Mathew … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Feb. 25, 2007, 8:09pm PT
As you scan websites for the choice video moments from Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, you should also take time to peruse Robert Young’s latest missive over on GigaOM, titled Hollywood Disrupted. Clearly over here on NewTeeVee we understand the model of putting creativity into the hands … Read More »
By Anne Zelenka
Feb. 25, 2007, 2:07pm PT
If you’re thinking of starting a business, virtual or otherwise, what’s the first thing you’ll do? Conventional wisdom says you should write a business plan. But Tom Stemberg, co-founder and former CEO of Staples advises you not get too hung up on them:
“Whatever the plan … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 25, 2007, 12:19pm PT
Camino team released the beta 1.1 version of their Mac only Mozilla-based browser on Friday. Nice improvements, and worth the download, despite the beta tag. Two features I like: spell checking and session restore – which is enough of a reason for not using Firefox.
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If you are attending the CeBIT show in Hannover March 14 – 21 you should be aware that Steve of the OrigamiPortal is planning a UMPC meetup. The meetup doesn’t have a date, time or place yet but if you hop over to this … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 25, 2007, 9:24am PT
Vonage’s trials and tribulations not withstanding, the Voice over IP market is booming, and that bodes well for start-ups like Veraz Networks and BroadSoft, likely to go public later this year.
Carriers, big and small, are spending liberally on VoIP equipment – $3.3 billion in 2006 … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Feb. 24, 2007, 8:00pm PT
Capcom is very popular in Japan. There’s no doubt about that, but what’s happening elsewhere? Though they’ve been around forever, Capcom hasn’t had mass appeal in the U.S. for quite some time. However, they’ve been making a major push in America recently. With the release of … Read More »
Walk a few blocks in parts of San Francisco and you’ll pass half-a-dozen offices that house online video companies. That’s why we like it here. So, in honor of the Bay Area’s booming online video industry, there’s this monthly online video meetup event, that I’ve … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Feb. 24, 2007, 5:21pm PT
Have you ever wondered how World of Warcraft became the game industry’s biggest moneymaker? To really get the full story, you need to look back at the hit computer role-playing games which helped create an audience for it. I’ve spent many hours reading over the crazy … Read More »
If you’ve been a regular visitor to jkOnTheRun you know that my work sees me running around most days and Starbuck’s has been a frequent stop for years. I first started frequenting the mega-coffee house(s) when they teamed up with T-Mobile and started offering WiFi. Not … Read More »
By Paul Kapustka
Feb. 24, 2007, 1:03pm PT
Following our story about Qwest’s lawsuit against Iowa-based “free calling” services, it looks like one of the named defendants, Fonpods, is offline. The Fonpods website seems redirected to a curious message about it being a Qwest page, so it looks like no more free … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Feb. 24, 2007, 12:35am PT
Recently, Take-Two has had its share of a few problems. With all sorts of nutty accounting mix-ups and shady stock offerings, the company isn’t exactly on top of the world. However, things are starting to turn around. Earlier today, Take-Two announced that 5 former directors have … Read More »
By Wagner James Au
Feb. 23, 2007, 5:30pm PT
Next week, my man Jason McMaster will be reviewing Crackdown from GigaGamez’s unique point of view. Meantime, here’s an interesting comparison of trailers for the highly anticipated, sci fi-tinged, gangsters-versus-
mercenaries slugfest for the Xbox 360 out this week. There’s a number … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2007, 2:35pm PT
Spring training has kicked off, and so have the pointless controversies. The biggest one thus far involves Alex “Confessions” Rodriguez who is admitting to anyone who would listen to him that he and Derek Jeter are not as close as they once were. The fact … Read More »
Azureus beat Bram Cohen’s Bittorrent venture to the punch when they soft-launched a Torrent-powered content platform in December. Zudeo.com features film trailers next to semi-professional HD content and has since seen 1 million visitors. All these folks will soon have to learn a … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2007, 10:39am PT
Netvibes, the Paris-based personalized home page service, has started offering a mobile version called Netvibes2Go. The service lets users access some of the more useful Netvibes modules – iCal, GMail, AOL Mail, To-Do Lists and few more – on a mobile phone.
The set-up is … Read More »
I like film festivals. I try to go to local ones when given the chance. For me, It gives some order and selection with the wide array of genres.
DivX today announced the launch of DivX Film Festival, an online film festival devoted to creativity, … Read More »
I’m not sure what’s more surprising: That Steve Jobs took a nominal stand against DRM, or that Cory Doctorow’s article dissecting Jobs’ apparent motivation was brief, lively and engaging. (I kid because I love, Cory) [Salon]
A 27-year old California man has been arrested for distributing … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2007, 8:56am PT
By Anne Zelenka
Feb. 23, 2007, 8:40am PT
Alex King wonders about browser tab usage styles:
My browser tabs are almost completely transient to me. I don’t keep pages open to read for longer than an hour or so, or keep a tab open to a webmail client or feed reader. I even quit … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Feb. 23, 2007, 8:33am PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2007, 7:47am PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2007, 7:45am PT
By Nick Santilli
Feb. 23, 2007, 7:08am PT
Apple’s iPod commercials always seem to be something of a phenomenon when they are released. I almost always end up loving the music that’s chosen for these commercials…Is it because it’s just plain good music? Or maybe it’s just because it’s associated with Apple … Read More »
This has nothing to do with mobile tech but when I saw this on MicroPersuasion this morning I just had to pass it on. This guy on YouTube does 200 impressions and he’s just amazing! He does every character on the Simpsons and South Park, … Read More »
By Jason McMaster
Feb. 23, 2007, 7:05am PT
In a relatively baffling move, Sony announced that far fewer PS2 games are going to be playable on the European PS3 than the American or Japanese models. So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at the newly revised reasons to not buy a … Read More »
