Verizon has announced the release of the Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone Edition which has integrated EVDO capability making it the fastest wireless Pocket PC. Dale Coffing of MobilePassion has published a typically thorough review with lots of photos. The i730 has a sliding QWERTY thumb […] Read more »
Netfront is a nice browser for the Pocket PC platform but Access doesn’t seem to be very interested in the platform anymore. They have taken an inordinately long time to update to the current version 3.2 and when they released it a few months ago it […] Read more »
Far from the maddening crowds, there was a big brouhaha between the two brothers – Anil and Mukesh – jointly known as the Ambanis and the owners of Reliance Group, a $22.5 billion conglomerate, that is as indispensable to the Indian economy as Intel is to […] Read more »
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Running around in my head for ages has been the issue of network connectivity. You see, while I absolutely love my Powerbook, one of the most frustrating aspects of any laptop is that switch between desktop and laptop modes. When the laptop is on my desk, […] Read more »
John’s got the full details. Apparently my scoop machine is still working! Read more »
Today is day 2 of the Handango Partner Summit in Miami and I was able to attend a number of presentations by various companies and get a feel for the direction we may be heading if the industry leaders are correct. The Handango Partner Summit is […] Read more »
It is so close and yet we know so little about Canadian broadband situation. Apparently, the broadband penetration north of the border is a whopping 20 percentage points higher than US. As of March 2005, Canadians enjoy a broadband penetration rate of 77%, while only 57% […] Read more »
The project Generalitat de Catalunya (the Government of Catalonia) and Localret (a consortium of 782 municipalities) will roll out a $500 million fiber network that will sell wholesale service to other providers. Read more »
James correctly points out that old skool media companies are learning new tricks. Broadband and video on demand tricks. Murdochs are doing it, and now the Malone gang is rolling out an Internet VOD service via its Chello broadband business. Read more »
Given the feisty debate about the future of Motorola’s iTunes phone, it is hard to believe anything. However, now comes word that the phone might actually make it to the market, thanks to some intense lobbying effort by Motorola. Mark Sue, an analyst with RBC Markets […] Read more »
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The techADDICTION Show #13 (MP3 – 19.6MB – 57min) LISTEN HERE It’s #13 for techADDICTION, but unlucky for Kevin as his practical joke on James backfires in the first two minutes of the show! Prepare yourself for mobility galore as the technical twosome cover topics such […] Read more »
For all of us who have grappled with poor voice connections, dropped calls and ultra slow wireless speeds, the promise of a high-speed wireless experience has been just that – a promise. For almost half a decade, I have tracked companies like Flarion, IP Wireless, Arraycomm. […] Read more »
Flarion’s hitting streak might soon best Hideki Matsui for I can almost exclusively tell you that the company is about to make some big noise in one of the fastest growing telecom markets – India. The company’s technology is in trials in capital city of New […] Read more »
Just when you think its all over for Flarion, the New Jersey company with a seriously cool and efficient next generation wireless technology, it manages to pull a proverbial rabbit out of its magical hat. The company has had its share of tough breaks. It was […] Read more »
A few months ago I had a chance to chat with Rajiv Laroia, chief technology officer and founder of Bedminster, NJ based wireless broadband company, Flarion. We discussed Qualcomm, Europe and how the 450 Mhz is a big opportunity for the company. Even though the interview […] Read more »
The Top500 list of super computers is out, and a few facts stand out. IBM crushes competition and adds up to a whopping 40% (approx) of the top 100 super machines. IBM has 184 supercomputers of all sorts on the list including clusters that use cheap […] Read more »
I attended a cousin’s wedding last week. He asked me if I wouldn’t mind taking candid photos during the wedding. I being the closet photog, starved for scenery other than the sunsets from my front yard was more than happy to oblige him.
So morning of the wedding, I took my job very seriously. I started snapping away. Trying to get all angles, people, emotions and so on (ok, so that translates into angles that I’m not sure what I was shooting, eyes half open, food being chewed, etc, etc) I ended up with about 400 pictures by mid day. Read more »
Jim Goodman posts a comment, “I live in Modesto, CA – The service will start any time now, two speeds available 768 Kbps & 1.5 Mbps.” They had also sponsored a little festivus in the city as well. All of it ties together nicely! Read more »
Rags ponders on the possible impact of this decision. Will it end up in Congress, he wonders. Read more »
I always love to hear about cool gadgets that make it easier for people to do things better and the BrailleNote PK certainly fits that category. Designed to provide a full PDA for the blind the BrailleNote PK has a slew of features: Bluetooth technology – […] Read more »
This is already up on the Splashblog website as John Chaffee, President of Splashdata, was having me demo my Tablet PC and snapped this photo with his phone and put it immediately on the moblog site. I was impressed with Splashdata as I could see the […] Read more »
Business 2.0: I have a longish interview with BellSouth CTO Bill Smith, and we talk about the importance of IP, and how convergence is finally here. It has been cut to fit, but as a highlight I would like to point out his spirited defense of […] Read more »
A lot of noise around Microsoft losing traction at Telstra this morning, including my own summation of events. Ed Graczyk, director of marketing for the Microsoft TV, tells TelecomWeb: “They had decided not to move forward to the (IPTV) trial program because of issues that are […] Read more »
Research firm Point Topic says that the total number of broadband lines reached 164 million as of 31 March 2005, an increase of 52 million lines since March 2004. In last six months, 28 million lines were added. US is still the world’s largest broadband country […] Read more »
RIM, finally gets some good news, as more NTP patents get thrown into the dustbin. More @ Mobile Tracker! Read more »
Intel is investing in wireless chipmaker PicoChip, which just raised $20.5 million from Intel, Rothschild, Atlas Ventures and Pond Venture Partners. Intel has teamed up with ArrayComm for its smart antenna technology. S&P’s Ken Leon is impressed with the whole WiMAX space in general! Read more »
Rep Pete Sessions hates munibroadband. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) love muni-broadband and will introduce legislation, Community Broadband Act of 2005, that empowers municipalities to offer low-cost broadband service. More details here and here! via Read more »
Long live IP, the great revenue deflator! In-Stat says total consumer spending on communications will fall to $106.7 billion in 2009 from $114.8 billion in 2004. There go the voice sales! Broadband, however will grow from 28.6% market penetration in 2004 to nearly 50% by the […] Read more »
The Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC is undoubtedly the most powerful Tablet PC available to the consumer market currently, competing with many notebook computers spec for spec. The anticipation for the Tecra M4 to start appearing in owner’s hands spurred a lot of interest on various […] Read more »
I am attending the Handango Partner Summit in Miami and I have to admit surprise at the number of attendees, most of whom are mobile software developers and company representatives who have online stores at Handango. It has been a good first day with the opportunity […] Read more »
At their core, eBay and Google pretty much do the same thing: they match buyers with sellers. eBay does it directly, while Google does it indirectly through advertisement links. But don’t be surprised if in the future Google becomes a lot more direct in its approach. Read more »
Absolutely brilliant! Read more »
Erik Lagerway, the co-founder of softphone client maker XTen has resigned. Larry Timlick, a Cisco executive, will replace him at the company. mark Bruk, the other co-founder of the company is still the CEO/Chairman. XTen which has gained a lot of traction with major VoIP and […] Read more »
It will do market trials in a town near Denver. No idea as to whose technology they will use. Rocky Mountain News says, “Qwest has been testing WiMax among its employees in Denver and in Rio Rancho, N.M., northwest of Albuquerque.” Read more »
Sky is still giving interviews by the dozen. Andy thinks “that there is more to this than just 3G EvDO based wireless coming down the pike.” Read more »
The yet unnamed phone to make debut in the 4Q 2005. Read more »
It can be found here! Read more »
Yahoo and Google might be in a mortal combat with each other, but from the looks of it, Google is getting all set to take on sBay. (Charlene Li of Forrester explains it here!) There is that much talked about Google’s Pay Pal killer. (Silicon Beat […] Read more »
I have been following Rob Bushway’s journey with his new Motion LE1600 Tablet PC with great interest as it appears Motion has raised the bar for slates with this new device. Rob has spent some time with his LE1600 now and has published a great review […] Read more »
GreenHouse has announced the July availability of their Pocket Speakers in Japan. Not much is known about these speakers outside of the small dimensions and the 3 watt total output. But they look cool. (via Akihabara News) Read more »
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