Phones are personal devices, more so than almost any other gadget that one can use. I have stated before that gadgets used in the hand are very personal in nature as a result, and is why there is no such thing as a “killer phone.”… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
Our favorite NewTeeVee hater has the floor again. Online video is a “disappointment” because Google is subsidizing YouTube’s bandwidth, said Mark Cuban at the D Conference yesterday. Here’s the video (I sure hope that BMW pre-roll paid for my bandwidth!): Read More »
Back when municipal Wi-Fi was all the rage, EarthLink still had its shirt and Kelly Clarkson was leading the charts. Companies like Tropos, Skypilot Networks and Strix were providing gear for high-profile city networks that promised to disrupt the established telecom paradigm and free us… Read More »
With Twitter reaching new heights of mainstream popularity (thank you, Oprah!), it’s only natural that a generation of services would spring up to try and get a piece of that sweet micro-blogging action. And the action right now is in video. Since Twitter doesn’t… Read More »
One big difference I notice between my life before becoming a full-time web worker, and my life since, is that I actually spend far less time not working now that I work from home. I think distraction is a crucial part of productivity, especially if creativity… Read More »
Those small wind turbines you see in rural backyards and on urban rooftops — defined as 100 kilowatts or less by wind trade group the American Wind Energy Association — will be getting a mighty big boost over the next five years. (Well, the biz… Read More »
The GigaOM Network continues to break new ground and today we are proud to announce the launch of the subscriber-based site: GigaOM Pro. GigaOM Pro is for those who need to keep abreast of the latest trends and research in the key areas of Mobile, Infrastructure,… Read More »
One of the nicest things about having an iPod or iPhone is the easy syncing with iTunes, especially for Mac users. In fact, it’s such a perk, that users are constantly looking for ways to get their BlackBerry and other devices to sync as well. How… Read More »
Time Warner today continued unraveling perhaps its biggest corporate mistake by announcing that it would spin out AOL into a separate company by the end of this year. Earlier this year, it had amended its debt agreements and brought in a new CEO, setting… Read More »
The news broke yesterday about HP’s new netbook line that replaces the original Mini 1000 that I have been happy using for a while. The folks at Laptop Magazine have a full review of the Mini 110 that is the replacement for the… Read More »
A news item yesterday on iLounge reports AT&T will be upgrading its existing 3G network to provide a “significantly faster” mobile Internet service. The communications giant is planning to double its current 3G network speeds and expand its cell coverage. From AT&T’s own press release: The… Read More »