Japan’s NTT said yesterday that it would spend more than 10 billion yen ($105 million) to buy the owner of a 21,000-kilometer undersea cable delivering web traffic between the U.S. and Japan. NTT said it would buy Pacific Crossing Ltd., which operates the undersea cable… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
Apple has allowed e-book reader Eucalyptus into the iTunes App Store with “no filters” after extensive press coverage of the app’s rejection. The app was initially denied by Apple on the grounds that it contained “inappropriate content,” specifically the ability to download the “Kama Sutra”… Read More »
WiMAX might be losing broadband mindshare in the U.S., but when it comes to adding digital intelligence to the power grid, it’s suddenly emerging as an early contender. WiMAX gear maker Alvarion, which is one of the top three manufacturers in the industry, along… Read More »
I dream of the day when my iPhone’s sync cable lies dusty and neglected in the back of a cabinet somewhere, and that day is getting closer and closer, thanks to iPhone OS 3.0. Yet another new feature discovered last week suggests that iPhone owners will… Read More »
Many Windows and Mac users are intimately familiar with folders as an interface metaphor. AltSearchEngines has written an interesting post about Browsys, a search site that lets you organize your favorite web sites and online tools into folders and share them with others. While… Read More »
In the past, I’ve criticized the Nokia Internet Tablet platform as a nice device but one of limited use. Essentially, the product has evolved as a Mobile Internet Device that relied on Wi-Fi or a supplemental smartphone for its connectivity. That constraint may be a thing… Read More »
Swedish wireless companies, in an effort to satisfy the nation’s consumer ombudsman, have come up with what they’re hoping is a better representation of wireless broadband speeds, what they’ve dubbed the “practical maximum speed.” In most countries, network operators advertise their wireless speeds based on… Read More »
It was made public this weekend that an upcoming TV show will be built around micro-blogging service Twitter. Details on the new show are scarce (it involves people tracking celebrities, or something), but it looks like we are moving into a new world of… Read More »
I was impressed with the Sony VAIO P when I played with it, but found myself wishing over and over that it shipped with Windows XP instead of Vista. The performance was not great with Vista, and my experience with similarly equipped notebooks running XP… Read More »
While we were all stuffing our faces at Memorial Day BBQs, more than 500 executives from cleantech firms, utilities, and policy makers at a climate convention in Copenhagen were agreeing on steps and targets needed to move away from a carbon-based economy while also protecting… Read More »
I know, I know — it’s a bit presumptuous of me to think I can write the “10 Golden Rules of Social Media.” Then again, I’ve been online since 1987, consulting clients on the Internet since 1992, on the web since 1994, immersed in working on… Read More »
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