jkOTR reader & commenter, gorkon, shot me an interesting note last night while I was shopping for my Dash. Turns out that Nokia tucked in an FM radio … Read More »
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I unplugged from my Zune today just long enough to check out WinVibe, which came recommended courtesy of Download Squad (who just added another bunch o’ bloggers: congrats guys and gals!). Let’s face it, Windows Media Player on a Windows Mobile device is arguably … Read More »
Got a note from Amazon this morning and wanted to share one specific tidbit: if you purchase a Microsoft Zune from Amazon by February 13th, they’ll throw in the Zune Premium … Read More »
When we last left our intrepid hero he was fresh from a four day period of wrestling with a Vista upgrade on his Fujitsu P1610 Tablet PC. After hours of wasted effort with a bad upgrade install, our hero performed an inline clean install to … Read More »
I originally had some skipping problems in my Zune, but the issue seems to have left either after the Zune firmware upgrade or my move to XP. Too bad the … Read More »
Although you could always use the Zune for basic podcasting functionality, Zune Thoughts found some recent developments that could increase podcast support for Microsoft’s digital audio/video player. Some of the evidence out there: 1. A page on Zune.net showing featured partners that offer podcasts.2. … Read More »
Sprint’s WiMAX investment is one of the most exciting drivers behind the mobile Internet this year. But whether or not Sprint will embrace the open model of the Internet or the traditionally closed way of the phone companies when it comes to its first WiMAX devices … Read More »
Brightcove, an online video platform and destination start-up has raised a whopping $59.5 million in new funding from strategic and large institutional investors. The new investors include Maverick Capital, Brookside Capital, AllianceBernstein, The New York Times Company and Transcosmos. Existing investors such as Allen … Read More »
Too bad I filled up my Highlander Hybrid before I read this article. At CES, Dresser Wayne demonstrated a gas pump dispenser that runs Windows CE and allows consumers … Read More »
No seriously… just read this post on NewteeVee and decide for yourself. Read More »
If the popular memes are to be believed then The Founders Fund has the midas touch, thanks to some savvy investing by Peter Thiel and the bad boy Sean Parker. The latest buzz is around David “Smoking” Sacks’ new company, Geni. Given … Read More »
The trials and tribulations of the competitive voice service provides such as Vonage, have forced venture investors to look at startups that marry VoIP to mobile phones. Any application that can lower the high mobile phone tariffs can quickly gain traction. And that is enough … Read More »
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