For a month or so now, AOL and the Discovery Channel have been doing a little project on AOL’s site called the Greatest American. They’ve compiled a fairly big list to start from, with all sorts of people from the founding fathers to astronauts to – […] Read more »
You can take Malone out of the pipes, but you can’t take the pipes out of the John. John Malone, the erstwhile king of cable networks in the US has learned that despite all the content in the world, if you don’t have pipes to feed […] Read more »
Co-authored with Michael Copeland for Business 2.0: Cheap computing, infinite bandwidth, and open standards are powering an epic technological transformation that will churn up huge new opportunities — and perils for those who can’t adapt. Now comes computing’s fifth wave. It’s different from the sea changes […] Read more »
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I am absolutely amazed at the amount of unwarranted publicity that has been accorded to British Telecom’s BluePhone announcement, which seems more an experiment, than a commercially viable product. 400 people are getting to beta test it for godsake, and that’s not like earth shattering. The […] Read more »
XTen, the real power under the VoIP hood. Much like Global IP Sound, I guess. It has now part of the Yahoo Messenger engine. Ericsson and Napster hook-up for mobile music. In retaliation to Apple-Motorola and Nokia-Loudeye. And of course the carriers will take this lying […] Read more »
So I’m generally not the type to promote giving money away to people for no real good reason…and I’m still not. But I, for whatever reason, found this to be somewhat amusing. A former NYC School of Visual Arts graduate (named Vinny) is in need of […] Read more »
30% of U.S. broadband subscribers have never heard of VoIP, according to TeleGeography. This is a crucial point for providers to consider, as TeleGeography’s research also reveals a strong, positive correlation between familiarity with VoIP and likelihood of subscribing. People who are already familiar with VoIP […] Read more »
If all the announcements in the mobile email space have left you baffled and confused, well Mobile Enterprise Blog has done a great job of compiling them in one-easy-to-read package. Click here to get a low down on RIM, Microsoft, Visto, Sprint, Yahoo and others. No […] Read more »
Not sure what it says about the adoption of the device, but seems like Akimbo is trying hard to get more traction in the market and has has just lowered the price of their set-top box to $99 dollars, down from $229.99. These moves come at […] Read more »
Apple has already released their developer Kit for OSX on the Intel platform and an enterprising Tablet PC Buzz member Charles Alexander has installed it on a Toshiba M200 Tablet PC. Follow his journey here. His initial observations: Screen rotation, the network card, wireless, the modem, […] Read more »
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Electronic Patient Consent Forms signed on Tablet PCs SOFTPRO and its partner, the publishing house proCompliance Verlag, exhibited another “feature in the doctor’s toolbox”- Documented Patient Information using a Tablet PC and the handwritten signature – at the Mobile Insider Forum (www.mobilkonf.de) in Spitzingsee on June […] Read more »
I wonder how much this will cost? Tohoku’s University from Japan have produced a prototype Microdrive using perpendicular technology that clocks in at 10 GB. (via Akihabara News) Read more »
Wouldn’t it be great it you could answer Skype calls on your cell phone? You wouldn’t even need your PC around but could still take those important Skype calls wherever you are. A new service that has been recently announced may make this a reality for […] Read more »
Scottevest makes such great gear for the gadget head that everybody has heard of them. Check out their new iPod parody ad for their gadget storing jackets. I love this ad! Caution: music will play on open. Read more »
British consultants Ovum is in talks to acquire RHK, Inc., sources close to the situation say. Ovum will buy the research assets of RHK, including databases and existing subscription contracts. The RHK will be left with some consulting business, which will be known as RHK Consulting, […] Read more »
Video calls are coming to Skype, thanks to vSkype, a plug-in developed by Santa Cruz Networks. The company has just released a public beta, which for now works only on windows machines. (Of course, most Mac users have lovely iChat/iSight combination to get their video calling […] Read more »
The Podcast Network has really grown with new shows appearing every week and one such show has debuted today that I think is special. My wife Sheri and her friend SuZan are recording The Real Women Show and the first show is now live. It is […] Read more »
We’ve survived the server switch on the forums and they are back online! It may take a little while for the DNS to proliferate for everyone so please be patient. :) Thanks for the server switch, Kay. Read more »
Mac OS X only comes on DVD and those who don’t have a DVD drive have to pay extra and wait for a set of CDs to be sent by Apple. Or, if you have an iPod, you can create a boot install image right on […] Read more »
Robert Scoble points to the Optimal Desktop people who posted an article describing how well OD works on a Tablet PC. I have to be honest and admit that it never occurred to me that the program would work very well on a Tablet so I […] Read more »
Julie of The Gadgeteer has reviewed the Sony U71P and has included a lot of photos in the article. She took the Sony on a vacation trip and gives us a complete overview of the device and how well it worked for her. She wishes the […] Read more »
The New York Public Library system is offering 700 electronic audio books through digital downloading beginning this week. This is the first time the NYPL has offered audio books using MIcrosoft’s copy protection scheme. The books can be downloaded to computers and portable music players that […] Read more »
Calisto Medical has finished clinical trials of their digital glucose monitor that indicates blood glucose levels through bio-electromagnetic resonance. The Glucoband is worn like a wrist watch and can indicate the wearer’s glucose levels continuously. Hopefully this means we will see these hit the market soon. […] Read more »
Armstrong Cable, one of the early wholesale customers of Vonage has shifted loyalties, got rid of Vonage and has decided to build out its own infrastructure. Nuera Communications will provide the company media gateways to bring together various parts of the network which is PacketCable based […] Read more »
NetCraft: Small and regional banks and credit unions more vulnerable to phishing attacks. Makes sense, after all the big guys are spending big bucks and trying to plug the holes at the very least. Carlo Longino on the Sprint/Sirius deal: I have a hard time seeing […] Read more »
Business 2.0 :: Terrestrial radio is under assault. The attacks are coming from all sides — satellite radio, iPods, subscription music services, broadband radio, and podcasting. Given all that, the $20 billion a year radio industry has to reinvent itself. Fast. So what’s a radio executive […] Read more »
A week ago, I asked the question: how serious is Yahoo about voice? It seems they are quite serious! Much of it might have to do with Brad Garlinghouse who according to Andy was one of the big guns at DialPad, and is bringing the VoIP […] Read more »
HP has announced the splitting of the PC business from the printer business to form two distinct divisions again. The electronics giant had only joined the two business units together just five months ago so you will pardon me if I slap my forehead at this […] Read more »
Hey if Apple can use x86 chips, why is it so difficult to imagine that Gentoo Linux project founder Daniel Robbins taking a job at Microsoft. He quit Gentoo in April and joined Microsoft only recently. “I’m helping Microsoft to understand Open Source and community-based projects,” […] Read more »
US telecom companies, big and small, have been wheezing, desperate to get out of a slump that followed the bursting of the bubble. Look at Lucent – a company that nearly invented the industry is now competing with Chinese upstarts. AT&T, gone, part of SBC. Many […] Read more »
Blinkx just signed a deal with iFilm which will be added as another content channel that’s searchable on blinkx.tv. At the moment, Blinkx is searching the metadata attached to the video files, But they’ve also kicked off a transcription-based index of all content, which will catch […] Read more »
Skype just signed an agreement with Brightpoint, to sell and promote Skype products via the retail channel. Incase you did not know, Brightpoint is a cellular wholesaler. This is a major move, which pits Skype against Vonage. (We said so!) Secondly, I believe this is clear […] Read more »
I managed to get hold of some sneak peak shots of the Sonos Mac Desktop Controller. Sonos will be releasing the Mac DCR as part of the version 1.2 software upgrade, expected sometime later this summer. No more details at this moment, since the company is […] Read more »
Skype has released an update to the VoIP program that adds some new features. Version 1.3 adds the following: Voice mail customers can leave voicemails to all Skype users, online or notSend pre-recorded messages to any Skype userOutlook contact import improvementsNew simpler interfaceImport contacts from MSN […] Read more »
x180 / james duncan davidson: Dear Steve is an open letter to Steve Jobs regarding the switch-over to Intel Hardware. James helps put me at ease by detailing some of his first-hand experiences of the ease and speed of porting apps over to the X86 framework. […] Read more »
….. and gone! Moseley Associates is buying assets of Proxim, a company that has tried everything from HomeRF to 802.11 to WiMAX to stay in business, but ended up filing for bankruptcy earlier this year. Deal is pegged at about $21 million. Of course it doesn’t […] Read more »
Nokia, should make a perfect study for Harvard Business School, for it is a perfect example of a company that cannot make up its mind. First it develops its own browser, loads it up on its phones. Then it does a deal to bundle Opera in […] Read more »
A video has surfaced that supposedly shows the developer version of the x86 version of Tiger running on a Dell Laptop. It seems very clear to me that this is a hoax. Not only does the video neglect to provide the easiest proof — a clear […] Read more »
Kevin Tofel and I had a little chat about the rumored Yahoo & Skype merger talks and he suggested a name for the merged venture- Skypoo. I don’t think that would fly myself, I think a better name is Yipes! Read more »
Great new site just launched – BuildYourOwnMac.com. Basically it’ll run you through the items you’ll need to build your own Intel based Macintosh in preparation for the official – or unnofficial – release of Tiger for X86. Should be a nice way to save a few […] Read more »
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