PBS has announced the first downloadable web-exclusive series from a major broadcaster, NerdTV. The series will be available September 6 and will feature the host Robert Cringely, the technology columnist for PBS. The show will feature Cringely’s interviews with technology personalities like PayPal co-founder Max Levchin […] Read more »
The email program built into the Windows Mobile OS has never been very full-featured and a number of third party apps have appeared over the last few years to fill the void. CE Professional is a program that takes the look and feel of desktop Outlook […] Read more »
Greg Hughes is back with his day two review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC. He is getting more detailed about the specifics of the unit and has some nice photos with his article, which you should go read if you are interested in the […] Read more »
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Sharp is proposing one of the most interesting display ideas I have heard yet with their DualView LCD. The DualView LCD displays two different screens depending on viewing angle. That is brilliantly simple, isn’t it? This could be great technology for incorporating into mini-notebooks that would […] Read more »
In the beginning there was Palm, and it was good. Many throughout the land had Pilots, and it was very good. Then a deep malaise descended on the people and the Company lost its way and much market share was lost, and it was not good. […] Read more »
A few months ago I wrote that start-ups are missing out a big opportunity by not addressing the Mac market first. Mac users are early adopters and amongst them are many bloggers/media people who can help create the buzz for the product. Apparently someone was listening […] Read more »
Mac lovers might have been happy to upgrade to OS-X Tiger earlier this year, but like me they very quickly realized what a piece of garbage it really was. Two upgrades later, I have finally found a feature I love – the new improved wireless access. […] Read more »
At Macworld Boston this week, a new service called Etch-A-Mac was debuted. “Wait, does that company do what I think they do?” you might ask. And yes, they do. This company has just launched their new laser-based personalization service which uses a CO2 laser to etch […] Read more »
Ben Kuo, who’s right outta SoCal, send us this Google Map mash-up that well maps the SoCal VCs and also restaurant maps with reviews. Fantastic. Read more »
Techdirt swats the “stratellites.” Press releases aside, they are full of crap. I have said that time and again…. that’s just gas! Read more »
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That BellSouth is buying Vonage is even a rumor, that’s just loco. Why in the name of god would they pay $4375 per subscriber (total $3.5 billion) when they very well know that Vonage customers bail much before the vital two year pay-off period is over. […] Read more »
The free spending VoIP providers is trying to buy its way into the Canadian market. Same story, different currency! Read more »
Global IP Sound is fast becoming a standard for broadband voice – Skype, Gizmo Project, and now Microsoft. The Microsoft deal could be the biggest for the San Francisco-based company. GIPS technologies are expected to be used with MSN and Microsoft Office Real-Time Collaboration (RTC) solutions. Read more »
Instat is forecasting a super duper year for cell phone handset business, with sales topping $112 billion. India, China and Eastern Europe are leading growth in emerging markets, but the growth is going to slow they predict. Read more »
Wifi Hotspots are being reinvented. Earlier MetroFi did the same kind of mash-up! More of Google Maps. Read more »
As the guy who helped perpetrate the biggest fraud ($11 billion or so) in the history of US business, this is fair. Ebbers was convicted in March on nine counts of fraud. “I find that a sentence of anything less would not reflect the seriousness of […] Read more »
MILFORD, Conn., July 12, 2005 – DataViz, Inc., leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 21 years, today announced that its new RoadSync solution for Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones is shipping. Based on the Exchange ActiveSync protocol licensed from Microsoft, RoadSync is the first […] Read more »
Fellow Lockergnome contributor Sven has published a good review of the Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone Edition from Verizon. Aside from Verizon’s continued disabling of the Bluetooth DUN profile (already hacked) Sven likes the EVDO speed in the palm of his hand. You won’t find any […] Read more »
BOSTON, MA — (MARKET WIRE) — 07/12/2005 — MACWORLD — ThinkFree, Inc., the leading developer of standards-compatible office software, today announced the initial beta release of ThinkFree Office® 3 Show, iPod Edition, a unique software that allows anyone with an iPod® (or compatible MP3 device) to […] Read more »
If you have a USB stick MP3 player like the Creative Muvo line of players then listen up. Our Freeware of the Moment today is Podcatcher on a Stick, a program that installs directly to your USB stick player and turns it into a simple podcatcher […] Read more »
Greg Hughes has something a lot of people would kill for- the Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC. He is testing and evaluating the sweet ThinkPad that adds inking and has posted about his first day with the X41. Read his initial thoughts on his blog and […] Read more »
Microsoft Research has brought Outlook Mobile Manager (OMM) back from the dead. The original version kind of disappeared a couple of years ago but this new version 2.0 could actually be useful for Outlook users. OMM prioritizes messages and reminders (both task and calendar) and sends […] Read more »
Just a quick heads-up in case you haven’t noticed yourself… If you’re running the Saft plugin for Safari, it WILL break Safari following the update to 10.4.2. Opening Safari will pop up a window telling you that Saft isn’t supported in the current Safari version and […] Read more »
On Jetblue we watch satellite TV. On Singapore Airlines they watch IPTV thanks to Connexion powered WiFi networks. According to Connexion director of wireless channel Adla Hendry half of all Wi-Fi-enabled devices on Wi-Fi enabled planes are logging to the internet. At present 60 planes owned […] Read more »
Russell points to Wikipedia’s list of top ten mobile companies in the world. (These numbers don’t match the data from ITU (thanks Robert) which puts companies like TeliaSonera at #10 spot with 22.5 million subscribers. Also missing America Movil with 60 million subscribers.) Not many surprises […] Read more »
Terminals, network PCs, thin clients…. have now been re-branded asblade desktops Somewhere Larry Ellison and Scott McNealy are gulping Johnny Walker Blue Label, wondering, what they did wrong? Read more »
Times Argus says nearly 75% of Vermont has access to broadband, and the state is going for 100% availability before the end of the decade. Perhaps now we can replace South Korea with Vermont in our broadband laments. On a serious note, this proves if the […] Read more »
Simply Hired and bunch of other small search engines came-up with the idea of scraping employee ads from company websites, and started aggregating them on their “vertical search” engine site, along with listings from other “job sites.” Now comes news that Yahoo’s Hot Jobs will do […] Read more »
If you read the press release, nothing much. For $7.95 a month, you get unlimited Skype usage at any Boingo hotspot, even if you are not at Boingo member. It doesn’t mean you get free WiFi, you just get to use Skype, as some have misreported. […] Read more »
Broadband Reports says Sun Rocket is suffering an outage. Others like Vonage and Broadvoice have had similar problems before. Read more »
10.4.2 Mac OS X Update is out. Check the Apple Menu –> Software Update … Update Info Security Updates Info Does anybody have upgrade thoughts/notes/caveats/warnings to share? I’ll try to install it later tonight. The mention of Dashboard widgets management enhancement caught my attention. Read more »
Infonetics Research says service providers invested $1.73 billion in next gen voice equipment worldwide in 2004, and expects the worldwide spending to grow to $5.8 billion by 2008. Nearly half of the incumbents including three-of-four RBOCs have plans to boost spending on VoIP. Read more »
Mary McDowell, who runs Nokia’s Enterprise Solutions business says Nokia doesn’t need to buy RIM, thank you very much. It can do quite well on its own and build a blackberry killer all by itself. Funny how everyone talks about building a Blackberry killer – Microsoft, […] Read more »
AT&T CallVantage and Verizon Voicewing are two the big guys now rolling out e911. That’s a good thing for consumers, but Andy points out, AT&T is being low key whole VZ is making lots of noise. Read more »
Order copious amounts of pizza and coke from Papa John, and you might get a free BlackBerry 7100g. Oh by the way you have to commit for a two month voice and data plan. I don’t see the synergies, but since everything wireless is hot, why […] Read more »
In the OneNote podcasts presented by Amy and Wendy Mack they hinted at how useful web cams would be for recording video for inclusion in their notes. A message to their father, Eric- Logitech has the perfect solution with the BuddyCam 2-pack which comes complete with […] Read more »
If you are a big fan of Trillian and Skype, well here is a plug-in. Terrible website, but try out the software anyway. download. via Read more »
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