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SIPphone just released Gizmo Project 4.0, a soft client that includes video calling. You can make free video calls, even if only one person has a webcam, and the Meta IM and Tabbed Chat interface make it a worthy IM client for your Windows desktop. Mac people will have to wait, but 4.0 works on [...]

As we approach year-end, technology companies should remember that they are eligible to claim tax credits for expenditures made during the year to develop or improve their products, manufacturing processes, or software. Although recent tax reforms have eliminated several obstacles to such claims, and clarified the standards for qualification, many businesses, particularly technology start-ups, […]

DSL-based broadband service providers may have started to catch up with cable companies in pure subscriber count terms, but when it comes to speeds, U.S. DSL companies are lagging behind not only the cable companies, but their peers around the world.

Between the second and third quarters of this year, the average DSL connection speed in […]

Update: The buzz on Sand Hill Road these days is all about online advertising plays. Never mind the fact that most of the “online ad” business is living on scraps compared with the Godzilla-like Google (GOOG). The latest testimony to this craze: $23 million in new funding for AdBrite, a company started by Phil “Pud” […]

The mobile gaming market was supposed to be huge by now. Clearly that hasn’t happened. And although the jury is still out as to whether this sector will grow or fizzle, as games on cell phones face competition from all kinds of other media, some analysts are resolutely predicting a slowdown.

But John Carmack, the […]

I had a great talk with Greg Papadopoulous, the CTO of Sun Microsystems earlier this week. Greg is deep thinker, often using phenomena in astronomy to explain complex problems in networking. It’s inspiring. So I went to his blog. What I want to share first is this video of a panel Papadopoulous moderated this summer […]