Matthew Maier: Thanks to Yahoo’s recently released Music Unlimited service and an Audiovox 5600 smartphone, I finally got my first taste of mobile music. It’s the most promising subscription music service I’ve seen. Though it lacks the austere elegance of Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes store. via Read more »
FBI has shut down the servers of Elite Torrents network, which was recently distributing illegal copies of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” before it appeared in movie theaters, Reuters reports. FBI executed 10 search warrants, grabbed the main server. Elite had 133,000 […] Read more »
Looks like folks at DVDStation are introducing PSP movie downloads at our retail kiosks. They store media in multi-terabyte servers and they are connected via megapipes, customers can download feature length films in under 30 seconds. VideoBusiness magazine says that the service will start in June. […] Read more »
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I am always looking for easy ways to find free WiFi hotspots when out and about and really like metrofreefi.com. Metrofreefi has a complete database with listings for each state in the US in an easy to use setting. The service is browser based and they […] Read more »
Road warriors who have to travel with a projector will tell you they are a pain to deal with. Big, bulky and heavy, they have to be lugged around from one client meeting to another and frankly it’s no fun. Throw in the fact that they […] Read more »
Wang Xiaochu, chairman of the listed unit of China’s largest fixed-line operator, at a shareholder meeting today said that in ten years broadband, mobile and fixed-line operations to each contribute a third of its revenue. (via Dow Jones) Read more »
As expected, Qwest is giving up on MCI and instead will focus on buying smaller operators. Oh we said that earlier – Time Warner Telecom, XO, WilTel, Broadwing, TelCove, Level3 aare some of the names being thrown around. “Qwest has great arteries,” Denver- based telecom analyst […] Read more »
In a complete departure for the Finnish cell phone giant, Nokia has announced the 770 Internet Tablet, which is not a phone. The 770 relies on WiFi and Bluetooth for internet connectivity and is designed to be used for web browsing and email. The attractive device […] Read more »
Cost is often given as a barrier for entry into the world of Tablet PCs and I recently mentioned that the Averatec C3500 was being sold for $879 and since then I’ve seen it other places as cheap as $799. The C3500 is an older device […] Read more »
Consumers interested in Tablet PCs can find it an exercise in futility to see a Tablet PC in person and to help with that problem Microsoft is conducting the Tablet PC DemoDays in major cities across the US. The demos are conducted at major computer retailers […] Read more »
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I ran across an interesting article recently that I have been coming back to again and again, as the unique perspective the author shares with the reader really makes me think. About thinking. Dave Pollard has a web site, how to save the world, that he […] Read more »
Everybody has at least one of those tasks that makes you cringe every time you see it in your TODO list. It may be that the task is not defined very well and you can’t get your head around what you need to do to get […] Read more »
Jobs tells WSJ that he has doubts that Yahoo’s $60-per-year music subscription plan would work forever, and pointed out that Apple insiders had a “betting pool on when Yahoo would raise the $5-a-month rate, with Mr. Jobs putting his money on five months.”… Not to be […] Read more »
Fujitsu Computer Systems unveiled a new notebook computer this week that is designed for the health care industry that has a 12.1" touchscreen display. The new LifeBook B6000 is designed to make working with the interface much easier for doctors and nurses by providing a combination […] Read more »
To much of the general public, a computer is an enigmatic box, a semi-magical creation which is simultaneously a portal to a half decent encyclopaedia, countless reams of porn and a lot of free music, a free messaging service and a good way to send long, […] Read more »
A Close-Up of the Plasticsmith mini Skirt glo Plasticsmith have come into their own since the launch of the Mac Mini, developing accessories at an alarming rate, and offering some really original and funky ideas. These include a monitor stand to place your Mini underneath, a […] Read more »
A few days have passed since I used and published my initial impressions of Yahoo Unlimited, and during that time, I have come a conclusion, though that word has such finality to it. Yahoo Unlimited is an ad-supported personal radio network. There, I said it. Now […] Read more »
Jason Pontin, my former boss and current editor of MIT Technology Review is in a tizzy over what he calls, D3′s policy of “Suppressing the Blogosphere”: An extraordinarily rude, if obviously harried, conference organizer told me that “Walt and Kara’s policy” is that no one should […] Read more »
John Dvorak! He’s a smart guy, and a world-class troll. That’s not people who are lying, but rather people who are deliberately saying something they either don’t believe or know to be false, or that they’ve positioned so that audiences will draw an irrational conclusion. says […] Read more »
Today at the Wireless USB Conference in San Jose California, Wireless USB 1.0 which is based on the WiMedia MAC Convergence Architecture was approved. “As the developer of the ultra wideband technical specifications, the WiMedia Alliance will work together with the USB-IF to advance the industry […] Read more »
Kevin Tofel is always thinking of new ways to apply existing technology that can make this world a better place. He and his better half, Barb, have started a service called Podcast to Troops that lets anyone call up and leave a voice message for the […] Read more »
Business 2.0: The next generation of gaming consoles — Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360, Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Revolution, and Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 3 — were the talk of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the giant industry show held in Los Angeles last week. Attendees couldn’t get over […] Read more »
Minnesota Twins ace pitcher recently told Sports Illustrated that he plays simulated baseball games on his Sony PSP on nights before he pitches. “Because it gives you ideas,” he told SI. “I see the scouting reports, though I don’t go by that, and in these video […] Read more »
Russell Beattie: Someday, someone will allow me to sync my phones easily. I swear. I’ve only been waiting three years for it, right? I agree, iSync is one whacked out product, more temperamental than Jobs hiz-self! Read more »
Martin is on the same page as me, whew it was getting lonely out there. As far as the consumer is concerned the “looks like a duck, quacks like a duck” test is really simple. Can I plug my standard POTS phone into it? If so, […] Read more »
Its like sibling rivalry, Silicon Valley edition. Palm One, which was once Palm is paying $30 million to Palm Source, to buy back the exclusive rights to the name PALM. Not that it has anything to do with the fact that Palm One is responsive for […] Read more »
Alereon, which is developing the Ultrawideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) markets, today showed off a fully integrated prototype running at 480Mbps. The demonstration at the Wireless USB Developers Conference included a WUSB Media Access Controller (MAC) from Intel, and a WUSB physical layer (PHY) from […] Read more »
Business 2.0: Imagine plunking down $100,000 and walking away with your very own supercomputer. The low-cost computing revolution means you can now get that result with a handful of off-the-shelf components. By lashing a cluster of 32 blade servers together with an inexpensive switch, any business […] Read more »
Believe it or not, Bluetooth is not dead. Instead it is thriving, despite all the negative karma around the short-range wireless technology. According to Bluetooth SIG, 5 million products with built-in Bluetooth are shipping every week. Nice PR touch: At this pace, if you were to […] Read more »
The Samsung Nexio XP30 is an innovative device in the handheld arena that has a beautiful 5" screen and runs on Windows CE .NET 4.2. The XP30 is intended to be a web-browsing mobile workhorse and while a tad large it comes with a lot of […] Read more »
Samsung Electronics plans to begin production in August on hard drive replacements based on flash memory chips. Flash memory based storage has a number of advantages over traditional hard drives, lower weight, lower power comsumption and higher data transfer rates being chief among them. The only […] Read more »
Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT) has announced an embedded 802.11g radio for mobile devices. The "world’s lowest power WiFi Radio" is aimed at handheld devices, multimedia cell phones and digital cameras. (press release) Read more »
Reliable source Rob Bushway reported recently a trusted source has claimed the existence of an Apple Tablet prototype and furthermore that he/she spent some hands-on time on the device. Here’s what Rob’s source reported: …And it exists, honest, seen a prototype. Instant On,ASUS-Tatung whiteish looking, running […] Read more »
woot! has a great deal today for anyone looking for a good deal ($799.99) on a projector for watching movies at home. These sell out fast so better hurry. The InFocus ScreenPlay 4805 projects up to a 76" screen and has some great features: Condition: Recertified […] Read more »
I have often used Kinoma Producer 3 for converting video for playback on a Palm device, but now I am told that they have started to support Sony PSP. In other words, you can take your Alias shows and put them on your PlayStation Portable, in […] Read more »
Houston Chronicle: For SBC, offering naked DSL goes against the grain of its triple play “bundling” strategy, which is to sell packages of voice, video and data services at discounted prices. But competitive pressures from Qwest, the first to announce naked DSL service, and Verizon, which […] Read more »
Cox Communications is all set to launch its VoIP service in the Las Vegas area, according to local daily, The Las Vegas Review & Journal. The service will be offered in a yet-to-be selected area of northwestern Las Vegas in October, Cox Vice President Steve Schorr […] Read more »
Roadcasting, he cool software that lets you create ad-hoc networks while in a car has caught the attention of blogsphere yesterday. Think of it as pirate radio-meets-smart mobs at 60 miles per hour. The software can easily be used to create hyper local networks, and with […] Read more »
In response to my piece yesterday about End of VoIP as we know it, Aswath sent me an email and pointed out that there is more than what meets the eye. He is withholding judgement, up until a full ruling, not a press release is released […] Read more »
The Pondering Primate believes that 4INFO is better than Google SMS when it comes to getting information via SMS. I concur. Have been using them for a few days now, and they simply rock. Better results, and more depth. 4INFO is here . via Read more »
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