Earlier this morning, we received the latest report from Arnie Berman, technology strategist for Cowen & Company. He asked an interesting question, which I thought would be something we all should discuss. This is what he wrote: “In the past, consumers replaced their PC’s every 3 years… Read More »
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The big story this morning – based on a highly speculative report in The New York Post – suggests that there could be a $50 billion deal in the making, as Microsoft makes plans to buy Yahoo. Now WSJ is reporting on the deal, saying the… Read More »
Updated: Skype’s lack of desire to release a mobile client has opened a small window of opportunity for a few start-ups – iSkoot, Mobivox, Fring, and EQO. These companies are creating clients that run the Skype service inside a server farm, and allow you to make… Read More »
Who will be the TV Guide of online video, asks CinemaTech. It depends on who you ask: start-ups like Blinkx, MeeVee, Channels and ClipBlast are all trying to carve out a market for themselves. AOL and others are going to be in the game as well.… Read More »
John Battelle has an interesting suggestion for Microsoft and Yahoo when it comes to search – team-up and spin out a search company that can then effectively compete with Google. John argues that when it comes to competing with Google in search, 1+1=11. A second and substantial… Read More »
With most of San Francisco Geek Squad away, visiting Austin, Texas and twittering, I took the opportunity to clean the apartment; packed up winter clothes, and decided to give my tech infrastructure the Swiffer treatment. There is more digital clutter in the apartment that even I had… Read More »
