Archive for May, 2007

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What’s that Ooyala about?

Om Malik, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 6:29 AM PT Comments (7)

A couple of ex-Googlers, Bismarck Lepe and Sean Knapp, have teamed up to start Mountain View-based stealth-mode startup ooyala which is “focused on delivering a high-quality, interactive, video-viewing experience.” The alarm:clock sums it nicely, when it writes, “ooyala is not saying who or how much nor what the hell they are doing other than [...]

Blow-by-Blow: Cutting the Cord

cwodtke, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 5:28 AM PT Comments (0)

When did you know you should quit our job and go full time with your startup?

This is a question founders get asked again and again — by the curious, by company “lifers” and “fulltimers,” and especially by those who have their own little start up in their back pocket. But I don’t think this is […]

Amazon, the stock, just keeps rising

Kevin Kelleher, Monday, May 28, 2007 at 1:15 PM PT Comments (7)

You’ve got to hand it to Amazon.com. For bulls and bears alike, the stock keeps making as many sudden and unpredictable turns as a Harry Potter novel. And it inspires as much debate as a passionate screed from Al Gore or Christopher Hitchens.

Of course, the plot turns have been much more enjoyable for the bulls […]

Coming Soon: Better syncing for Mac & Nokia N Series

Om Malik, Monday, May 28, 2007 at 12:45 PM PT Comments (9)

It was only a few weeks ago when I was lamenting about the lack of smart syncing between the Nokia N95 phone and Mac desktop. Even though Nokia offers Nokia Music Manager, it is hardly a software you can recommend to people addicted to the iTunes’ easy music and photo syncing. It only syncs music, […]

What’s Click-to-Call in Italian?

Om Malik, Monday, May 28, 2007 at 12:30 PM PT Comments (4)

Click2Call (C2C) technology is slowly but steadily spreading. VoiceStar and several start-ups have been trying to build their business around C2C technology. Skype and Google are very interested in the one-click calling as well.

The latest company to make a splash in the space is MyBlueZebra, based in New York. The company provides C2C services in […]

Meet WeFi

Om Malik, Monday, May 28, 2007 at 3:30 AM PT Comments (27)

First Fon, then Whisher and now WeFi – the start-ups focused on sharing of Wi-Fi connections keep on coming. Of course, each one has their own twist. FON does this through their own hardware (or by partnering with carriers), Whisher is a software only play. The latest entrant is WeFi, a LondonMountain View, Calif.-based company […]

In broadband, China zooms India stalls

Om Malik, Monday, May 28, 2007 at 1:30 AM PT Comments (14)

The first quarter of 2007 has been good for DSL, thanks to higher than expected growth in China and other Asian economies, according to Dittberner Associates. China contributed more than a third of the total 12 million new DSL connections in the first quarter, which also helped Chinese equipment makers, Huwaei and ZTE, who took […]

In Africa, Money not necessary for mobile banking

Om Malik, Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 11:55 PM PT Comments (9)

Necessity, they say is the mother of invention. It couldn’t be more true in case of Africa, where pre-paid airtime is fast becoming the ‘virtual’ currency for Pan-African trade, overcoming conventional currency exchange and lack of banking infrastructure. It started out as phone users in Nigeria, especially in the rural areas trading minutes, but then […]

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