+ Optical IP routers? Wicked cool + Can You See Me Now?: For nearly five years some Verizon Wireless online users could see details of other client accounts. Oops. + MuniWireless: A devastating critique of US broadband policy, in this analysis of the FCC July 2005 […] Read more »
The Texas Senate passed the bill which would make it easy for SBC and Verizon to get a single statewide franchise for offering television services. The bill that was passed 144-to-1 has not inspired the Missouri politicians to rethink their attitudes. Interesting part of the Texas […] Read more »
The jkOTR forums are down until further notice due to a malicious attack that trashed the database. We are trying to recover it now but I can’t say for certain how long that will take. Sorry. Read more »
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Apple has just released a graphics update for 15 and 17 inch 1.67 GHz PowerBooks. The update is intended to “improve graphics stability on some 1.67 GHz machines”. The update can be downloaded via Software Update. Read more »
Remember IBM? They’re the company that used to make operating systems, mainframe computers and notebook computers. I was wondering what they are doing these days since they’ve gotten out of those other businesses and the answer is research. Device independent mobile computing is an idea that […] Read more »
TabletPCReview Spot has published a thorough review of the new Acer C314 Tablet PC. The C314 is Acer’s entry into the “power” Tablet PC category with specs that rival that of Toshiba’s hot Tecra M4. Here’s a teaser: The Acer C314 is an excellent full-featured Tablet […] Read more »
Few years from now, we will all agree, on the road to wireless domination, Qualcomm spending $600 million to buy Flarion was money well spent. With CDMA coming to what Charlie describes as “end of life” and world transitioning to 3G and eventually 4G, Sultans of […] Read more »
Josh Einstein points us to a little utility for the Tablet PC that is extremely useful and I have to admit this one flew in under my radar as I had never heard of Virtual Click until Josh’s post. Virtual Click makes it easy to click […] Read more »
I first mentioned the Zeta OS a few months ago when word of the beta was spreading around. Zeta is the continued effort to revive the cool BeOS which still has a big following even though the operating system disappeared from the scene several years ago. […] Read more »
Loren Heiny of the First Family of the Tablet PC is developing an add-in for Microsoft Word that enables ink gestures for Tablet PC owners. Loren’s app can provide formatting functions invoked with the pen, such as underlining words and bolding words without having to select […] Read more »
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Ashwin Navin has the self satisfied look of a cat that just licked a pint of cream. His eyes gleam, when he talks about BitTorrent, where he has a lofty title of chief operating officer. Navin, an investment banker-turned-Yahooligan doesn’t need a jolt of Starbucks double […] Read more »
Skype-hype reached a new peak over past seven days, led off by an inning opening salvo by Cringley, who in my opinion was blatantly chasing page views. The rumors must have Rupert Murdoch chortling. “We Report, You Decide,” is his line after all. Netscape’s tenth anniversary […] Read more »
Gill Cogan, a founding partner at LightSpeed Ventures, one of the biggest investors in communications and pure technology space, might actually be leaving the firm, according to Silicon Valley sources. I have heard that Carl Showalter, another general partner is also leaving the firm. Showalter did […] Read more »
In the news business, they say, if you spot something twice, its a coincidence. Thrice, however is a trend, and worth chasing for a story. Earlier today I saw posts by John Battelle who was talking about life coming in the way of blogging. Clint Sharp, […] Read more »
PodShow got funding this morning from KP and Sequoia. Now news that Odeo is getting mucho dinero from Charles River, and a whole bunch of other angels including Mitch Kapor. Read more »
Business 2.0: Wi-Fi technology is connecting people like never before. Here’s how to profit from the fastest-growing technology platform. Conventional wisdom dictates that few opportunities remain in a marketplace once a technology has been commodified. Take a closer look at what’s going on with the latest […] Read more »
In the Yet Another USB HDD category is the Pocketec Pockey 60 GB USB hard drive. The Pockey uses a USB 2.0 interface that draws all needed power from the host computer so you only need to carry the one cable around. $186. Specs: Dimensions: 3 […] Read more »
A company in the UK is offering a totally useful service to make it dead easy to get a cab dispatched to you location. BeepTaxi uses satellite tracking and text messaging to dispatch taxi cabs direct to your location. To use it is simple, text a […] Read more »
Jeff Van West has published a thorough overview of the Experience Pack over on the Expert Zone. Jeff takes users from installation to utilization and offers detailed information for users to make the most of the various tools in the Pack. Read more »
TDavid found Scibbler and while it is not Tablet PC specific it is a blast to use with one. Scribbler takes simple scribbles and then using some unknown algorithm attempts to complete your sketch. It is quite good at taking random lines and turning it into […] Read more »
But that doesn’t stop Business Week from joining the party. Why it won’t happen? Niklas Zennström, who thinks of himself as the next Bill Gates can’t really enter this country. Secondly – where are the revenues? Even if we are in the frothy times (and we […] Read more »
They are bleeding money and perhaps its time to sell? But who will buy them? Read more »
Giving up on the chip-making dream and instead peddling their technology expertise has proved to be the right decision for Transmeta. They are making money, which is a good thing. Read more »
Hollywood, and its acolytes in the music business are fighting a losing battle when it comes to peer to peer networks. They can try and prosecute kids, and teenagers, but in the end it will all come to a naught. With each prosecution, Hollywood is only […] Read more »
Cisco announced its fourth quarter 2005 results today. A bit of ho-hum, with tinges of good news. The sales were up 2.1% sequentially – quarter over quarter – which means, they really need to do something big to goose up the revenues, or they are relegated […] Read more »
I came across, a new application from the PCF, DTV: Internet TV. Wrong name – its more of a video blogging publish-watch platform that initially has been launched for Mac. That is obviously going to get a lot of publicity. As expected, I downloaded, and installed. […] Read more »
Okay I know I am overloading on P2P stuff today, but the stuff keeps coming. Jim Parsons, one of the key developers behind Navizon just emailed and outlined his new app which marries GPS, WiFi, and Cellular in one nice location-based service. Only for Pocket PC […] Read more »
inMotion iM3 iPod speakers by Altec Lansing Altec Lansing has been making speakers for decades. Years ago many of the bands I was in played through Altec Lansing PA speakers. The inMotion iM3 speakers are about 1/300th of the size of those old PA speakers, but […] Read more »
Clint Sharp says its time to slow down. I agree. Slow Blogging ahead… Read more »
Do No Evil, should be more like see no evil. A how to guide to use Google for finding illegal software. Chinese version of Google can be used to find warez, claims this website. The comments on the post are not very encouraging for would-be pirates. […] Read more »
1.27 PM: Nokia to sell devices with RIM software, reports RCR Wireless. Not true, because there is still no update/software available. I think Nokia- Good might be more like it. Read more »
Those of you who like playing with different operating systems should be sure and check out SkyOS. SkyOS is an OS written from scratch for Intel x86 systems that has evolved over time into a robust computing environment with some cool applications that are available. SkyOS […] Read more »
On the day one of the former WorldConners, Buford “Buddy” Yates was sentenced to one year in prison, MCI reported that it is finally making money. Net income totaled $64 million, or 19 cents per share, even though revenue fell 10 percent to $4.68 billion, and […] Read more »
Daily Wireless says Yahoo IM users can now make telephone calls and search the Internet via its instant messaging system instead of relying only on Web browsers or e-mail, the company said on Monday. Guess, that DialPad acquisition was not for nothing. Yahoo, atleast has realized […] Read more »
MVNO madness continues, and this is yet another proof that Silicon Valley VCs are desperately looking for mobile pixie dust. It will be interesting to see how the Boost-team does this time around and competes with SK-Earthlink in the marketplace. What’s that phrase – too many […] Read more »
Richmond based Cavalier Telephone is jumping on the IPTV bandwagon, and will soon bring IPTV to its customers first in Richmond, Virginia and later in other cities like Philadelphia, Maryland, Delaware , Southern New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. The company is most known for […] Read more »
In-Stat says that WLAN is the desired home network of choice, and is now dominated by multi-band 54 Mbps 802.11g.The installed base of home networks worldwide went from about 24 million in 2003 to 37 million in 2004, a jump of 13 million. “Our research shows […] Read more »
The rumored sale of Skype to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp for $3 billion is like an open sore – every day someone pricks the wound, and the bleeding starts. Cringely, Reuters, Always On, The Independent and even Bambi Francisco have something to say about this rumor, […] Read more »
Orb Networks, a free service that place shifts your TV, is getting jiggy with Skype. Orb users can now download and install a plug-in, which will allow Skype users to retrieve their Skype voice mails from their home computers. Orb will soon have alerts enabled so […] Read more »
And finally join the instant messaging movement.Internet News has all the details about the pending acquisition of Chicago-based Meetroduction. They launched Meetro, “location-aware social networking software,” on Aug. 4 and is the second deal Google has made in the wireless space. Dodgeball is the other one. Read more »
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