Amazon.com announced its much awaited DRM free music service today – starting with who else, but EMI Music’s catalog. They have other labels signed up as well, though the three other major labels are still sitting on the fence. Amazon and Apple are the two… Read More »
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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 »
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,… 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,… 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… 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… 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 »
Research In Motion (RIMM), the Canadian telecom equipment maker is on a tear. Blackberry Pearl is already a monster hit for the company, and is being picked up by folks who typically didn’t care much for the Blackberry devices. The company announced Pearl’s more sedate… Read More »
YouTube, despite being blacklisted by Viacom, and badmouthed by NBC is still growing faster than a first round NFL draft pick can run 40 meters. As its traffic grows, so does its influence and reach, putting it in a catbird seat. Today, the company
Infinera, one of the shining stars amongst new telecom start-ups has filed an S-1, hoping to go public sometime in the near future. It is not the only optical/networking related start-up looking to tap the public markets. BigBand Networks is another IPO… Read More »
All right, the ads during this superbowl were seriously lame, just like the game which seemed pretty one sided in the second half. Nevertheless, there were some geek moments. I have short listed some of the ads which i thought were pretty cool. My favorite, well,… Read More »
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