Stories for Jul. 6, 2005

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Now that Apple’s iTunes has added podcasting support, and it is getting noticed on Wall Street, it is about time someone came out with a market research report, however over-exuberant it might seem. The Diffusion Group emailed a press release this morning and were quick to […] Read more »

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Ad-people can even make “Diesel” cute and cuddly! And no I am not talking about Shaq! Read more »

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Opera is a solid web browser and a great mobile platform program.  The company keeps adding good features with each release and Gear Live is reporting that the next Technical Preview just out includes BitTorrent protocol support.  It makes so much sense to handle BitTorrent directly […] Read more »

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Of course, you can try out the Yahoo! SMS search product now (just text 92466!) Also enjoy my piece on the coming mobile search wars. I think Yahoo is going to kick some serious ass in wireless. Mobile Tracker adds Yahoo SMS search is available for […] Read more »

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iUpload is going to integrate Google Maps with its blogging software. The post – title, summary, image, comments, etc., are over-laid on top of a Google Map. I guess it would be fantastic to see GeoURL being added to the mix. That would be a great […] Read more »

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I was on NPR this morning chatting about recent reports that DT was looking to sell T-Mobile USA. It ran pretty early in the morning, so here is a link to the audio-piece. (Real Audio is needed!) Read more »

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Unstrung reports that TGnSync and wWise, the two warring 802.11n tribes are going to smoke a peace pipe, and will likely announce a unified standard by November. TGn is backed by Intel, while TI is pushing wWise. Have you noticed how Intel is trying to push […] Read more »

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Channel 9 has posted a video interview of Chris Pratley and Owen Braun, the two wizards behind Microsoft OneNote.  The interview gives a fascinating look into the process of brainstorming a new product and working it through production.  Highly recommended if you are a OneNote fan. Read more »

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Dell and Napster were quick to put out a press release extolling how the two great companies will work together to offer legit music services to universities. Scanned the press release, and two words: what crap. > Starting this fall, Dell will sell subscriptions to Napster’s […] Read more »

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Lots of noise about how chinese companies are snapping up businesses in the US. But it doesn’t have to be one way street. San Jose-based NeoPhotonics says it has bought Chinese optical components supplier Photon Technology for an undisclosed sum. more Read more »

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If you have kids who are preparing to go to college, make sure you are able to convince them that being a lawyer is a very profitable profession. Especially if specialize in intellectual property and all that stuff that logical humans don’t understand and the lawyers […] Read more »

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Opera Watch is reporting that the next generation of desktop browser software will have built in bit torrent support. They will make the official announcement tomorrow. That would be a good reason to switch to Opera, right? Read more »

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I have written about Outlook Skype in the past which integrates Skype calling with Outlook.  I have known for weeks that the Skype people noticed how useful this third party application was and they apparently bought it up from the developer for a future release.  Marc […] Read more »

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Reuters is reporting today that South Korean electronics company LG Electronics has licensed the PalmSource software for "its most advanced cellphones".  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more »

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Cooking in my house is nothing if not adventurous.  No, I don’t mean trying out new and exotic dishes, I’m talking about smoke and fire and fear running rampant.  You may think I’m exaggerating but if you remember this from last year you see that I’m […] Read more »

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CNN has posted an atricle about Steve Jobs calling the father of a boy who was stabbed when some other kids told him to hand over his iPod. After killing him, they took tennis shoes, cell phone, and the iPod. Jobs talked with the father on […] Read more »

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One of the most curious moves made by any networking company was Alcatel’s decision to abandon its IPTV middleware software in favor of Microsoft’s IPTV software, that may or may not work and is till in the distant future. Alcatel had carved up a nice little […] Read more »

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Heard it on the grapevine … Round Two, started by ex-Firefox peeps is going in for an extreme makeover… i.e. they are soon changing names to something like Flock… I kinda like the geekiness of Round Two. Read more »

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John Battelle pointed me to this piece by Seth Goldstein, who in previous life ran an Internet consultancy and then a research firm. (… explains, the length of the piece….) Hate to say this, but to paraphrase John Doerr, seldom has been so much written about […] Read more »

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Internet growth and usage has reached a point where gains are incremental, and some argue that the medium has entered a new phase of maturity. I am not sure what to make of this analysis, except for one thing – the Internet in US finally has […] Read more »

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Woven Systems, a stealth mode company started by Caspian alumni is cooking up a massively scaleable 10-Gbit/s switch to compete with InfiniBand. This is focused on the data centers, a market that has been energized by Cisco’s acqusition of TopSpin. I think the market for these […] Read more »

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Yeah we like to beat up on incumbents, but broken promises and terrible service are not just their domain. Pesky upstarts make up for lower costs by well, ignoring the customers. Just ask those who switched to Bulldog in UK. Read more »

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But eventually it will all work out … maybe Fool.com warns, “Fact is, WiMAX could and may be the next “big” thing. The fact also remains that Alvarion is still a small fish next to a much bigger fish.” Read more »

Stories for Jul. 5, 2005

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The memory leak that forced users to reboot often to free up memory has been plugged with a hotfix released by Microsoft. I have been using it for a while and it works great so all Tablet 2005 owners should install it ASAP. Read more »

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The conversation that Marc Orchant and I had with Josh Einstein on the current Tablet PC Show got me to thinking, which is always dangerous.  Things happen when I get to thinking, sometimes good, sometimes not, but always interesting.  Josh spent a lot of time talking […] Read more »

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Addicted to RSS? Litefeeds will send everything to any wireless device – Blackberry, Pocket PC, Palm, Java Phone.. you need to download the application. The site is slow and quirky. Read more »

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Skype for Outlook plug-in that integrates Skype with Microsoft Outlook has been released. In other words, Skype is taking the battle to Microsoft’s front yard, and likely become a competitor to Microsoft Communicator. Read more »

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xMax, a new wireless technology from a no-name company called XG Technology, based in Florida is being touted as another option for rural wireless networks. The company claims its better than Flash OFDM and offers 4-to-5 times the range of the current networks. I am not […] Read more »

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Micah Sifry believes that cheap WiFi based muni-networks are about empowerment and opportunity. Joi Ito agrees, and points out that its not that tough. Chris Holland thinks that for Hermosa Beach, a city he calls home, can do it for $200,000. Just a few observations. I […] Read more »

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Google Maps mash-ups are becoming all the rage, thanks to caffeine fueled geeks. What’s most interesting is the many forms these mash-ups are taking. In Vancouver, they are using GMaps to search wireless-enabled cafes. Glenbrook Networks has launched a new mash-up that marries jobs with Google […] Read more »

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Electrovaya can be considered the leader in long life battery technology and the Scribbler line of Tablet PCs have always offered some of the longest runtimes.  The newly released Scribbler SC-3000 continues to add value to the product line and looks like a sweet slate.  The […] Read more »

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One of the things he wants, a tighter integration with OS-X Address Book and complete interoperablity with email addresses. Gizmo is on the right tracks, but needs more people involved in this, the faster Gizmo will grow. See Chris’ full post! Read more »

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I have been using the beta version of MixCast Live for months and it is still the best way I have found to record Skype calls for podcast interviews.  I have been waiting for word from TinyScience that the version 1.0 was released and the word […] Read more »

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Microsoft MVP Rob Bushway brought our attention to a new review of the Toshiba R10 Tablet PC and since I try to follow all reviews of Tablets I headed over to smh.com.au to give it a read.  The reviewer is obviously trying to like the Tablet […] Read more »

Stories for Jul. 4, 2005

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Gizmo Project has garnered some decent press and kudos from the VoIP blogger community. Its nice interface might have something to do with it, especially when compared to the other client, Pulver Communicator. Aswath decided to compare the two, and also Gizmo Project with Skype, and […] Read more »

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Despite all their advertising, Vonage is a laggard and Skype is more synonymous with VoIP in the blogsphere, according to this very fine analysis. From December 2004 through May 2005 the Vonage mentions have stayed flat while Skype buzz is on the rise, much like VoIP […] Read more »

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Telcotrash adds to my previous telecom funding round-up. IPLogic, ($1.5 million), Clarus Systems, (VoIP company, $10 million), SoundBite Communications, (hosted VoIP, $8.5 million) and RigNet ($3.75 million). RigNet provides communication services to oil drilling rigs. More Read more »

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MIT Technology Review says “more than half of U.S. households now have a DVD player, a wireless phone, and Internet access.” Read more »

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