Stories for Apr. 27, 2005

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I’ve been an audio professional for 20+ years. Since the early 90′s I’ve done hundreds of audio transfers to CD. Back in 1993 I was charging $100 per CD with no mastering or editing at all. Back then I had a digidesign system in my old […] Read more »

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Do This. Get Rich: With VCs awash in money and itching to spend, it’s a great time to start a new business. We’ve found 11 of the hottest business opportunities today. Take your pick — and seek your fortune. The Trifecta – aka Michael V. Copeland, […] Read more »

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Verizon has started expanding its FTTP/FiOS network in California and present it is laying fiber in Ventura county, Adelanto, Apple Valley, Bermuda Dunes, Camarillo, Chino, Desert Hot Springs, Hermosa Beach, Indio, La Quinta, Chino Hills, Ontario, Palm Springs, Perris, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, Redondo Beach and Victorville. […] Read more »

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Wired News has recently taken a look at gadgets and how they might help the blind in their daily lives.  Their conclusion, unfortunately correct, is that despite all the mobile technology that exists today as it is currently used it is of little use for the […] Read more »

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I am always looking for mobile devices that look like they could improve my on the run experiences and the RadTech BT510 Bluetooth mouse could do that while looking really good.  The BT510 is a standard wireless mouse that comes in two colors and has an […] Read more »

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Apple have just officially released the new Power Mac G5 lineup. Whether it was planned for today, or rushed through due to Amazon leaking the release early is up for debate. Apple® today unveiled the fastest, most powerful Power Mac® G5 desktop line ever, featuring dual […] Read more »

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Sandvine Research says that there are 1100 VoIP service providers. Sure sign that everyone believes they can win big in this market. VoIP is in the midst of a major marketplace expansion as a myriad of players, from major brand telcos and cable companies to independent […] Read more »

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Issue Dynamics, a DC-based F.U.D. machine that calls large number of telecom companies as clients is going to launch a “blog relations practice.” As you might remember IDI are the folks behind New Millenium Research Council, which recently released an anti-municipal broadband report. IDI proudly proclaims […] Read more »

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Another quarter, another loss. Siemens management is desperately looking for ways to get out of the commoditized handset business, which has become something of a drag on the bottomline. In the most recent quarter, the handset division posted a loss of €138 million as unit sales […] Read more »

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As you all well know, my home storage is tipping a terabyte, with nearly 450 gigabytes of music. Which in real world is a nightmare. It takes me about 10 minutes to find the obscure song I fancy listening to, but then the moment is gone. […] Read more »

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Before there was the web, Yahoo or Google, the only search available to the masses was 411. Enough, to inspire colloquialism, “have you done a 411 on so and so?” Well, that boring old search is still generating more dollars than all search companies. In 2010, […] Read more »

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Few days after Motorola invested in Asylum Telecom, news of yet another VoIP investment. AccessLine Communications, a hosted and managed voice services provider for the business market, raised $9 million in equity financing from existing investors Mellon Ventures, Venrock Associates, Gabriel Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs and […] Read more »

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Optical component maker Avanex is getting a helping hand from a market no one thought was ready for prime time – fiber to the premise. The company which has been constantly trimming its work force and expenses has seen early signs of demand from markets like […] Read more »

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Indirect VoIP play, Audiocodes (AUDC) seems to be winning big because of increase in VoIP spending. The company reported 1Q 2005 sales of $26.9 million and EPS of $0.07. Even though carriers are being as stingy as Billy Beane, they are still willing to spend on […] Read more »

Stories for Apr. 26, 2005

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Business Week cover on blogs, proof that tail is wagging the dog. I hope like BoSox, the Business Week team breaks the cover curse…. but more proof coming that tail is wagging the dog. Two weeks after I said we were all going to get Internet […] Read more »

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I was chatting with Josh the other day, on my 17″ Powerbook, propped up by bottled-water caps. If you’re a Powerbook or iBook owner, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the heat that results from using your computer on a flat, un-ventilated surface. Maybe you’ve even MacGyver’ed a solution […] Read more »

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Given its track record, you would think that Juniper Networks would be loath to spend over half-a-billion dollars on two start-ups. Still, it shows if it wants to stay in the game, it needs to rev-up the acquisition engine, and take the likes of Cisco head […] Read more »

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News.com: Microsoft said Monday that it is adding the PC equivalent of a flight data recorder to the next version of Windows, in an effort to better understand and prevent computer crashes. Okay this is supposed to be a good thing – Microsoft trying to figure […] Read more »

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Business 2.0: Online radio’s other name might as well be “irrational exuberance.” Not a day passes when I don’t come across an announcement of yet another online radio service. And I see the excitement in the media. Despite the fact that only a couple of companies […] Read more »

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I really used to enjoy Jonathan Schwartz and his “different” ideas. But then he got came under the influence of the jocks, lost some of his originality and well became too corporate. Today, he reminded me why I liked him in the first place – straight […] Read more »

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Since early this morning I have been watching Sun’s Network Computing Ads show up in most of my Feedster-powered feeds. They are tastefully unobtrusive, and effective. And Sun is a big advertiser. Them paying attention to RSS, and blogs – not bad!!! I saw them nearly […] Read more »

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Since WiMAX is the flavor of the week, every news outlet has something to say about it, whether they get it or not. MIT Technology Review does a round-up, and trips up. For some odd reason, they make an assertion that Nextweb and Clearwire might already […] Read more »

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MacFixIt has some nice lists of things that appear to be broken in the initial Tiger release. Probably a good idea to check this out and see what’s gonna cause you pain for the first week or so until Apple gets a fix out via Software […] Read more »

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Last week in my Business 2.0 column, I wrote about how software was going to be a key differentiator for premium brand handset makers like Nokia and Motorola. Early examples, Lifeblog and Avvenu. More proof of this today, as Nokia and Yahoo announce a partnership. Nokia’s […] Read more »

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New PowerMacs leaked at Amazon.com. Apple Power Mac G5 Desktop M9749LL/A (Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, 16x Dual Layer SuperDrive) Listed for under $3000.00 Read more »

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We know this was coming – Cisco’s Linksys division had been secretly using Sipura technology for such a long time, that it made sense for them to buy the tiny start-up. Cisco will pay about $68 million for San Jose based Sipura, which makes ATA or […] Read more »

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You’ve got to love the FCC when you’re craving information for rumored devices and these pics found on the FCC site depict an IBM Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC.  No real surprises in these pics, the depicted Tablet looks just like a Thinkpad.  Looks like it has […] Read more »

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The New York Times reports that if Verizon decides to match its $9.75 billion bid for MCI, then the mountain bell operator could raise its bid to $32 a share, or possibly higher. I have been calling this “the madness” for a while and now NYT […] Read more »

Stories for Apr. 25, 2005

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I’ve had the chance recently to play with You Control, which is a software application that is essentially a bundle of small utilities and apps that you may already have running on your system. The idea is that YC (as I’ll refer to You Control from here on out, to avoid any “Who’s on First” type nuances) runs all these things off a single engine, instead of multiple little things all starting and running individually. So what are you actually getting for $29.95 that the multiple free apps don’t offer – and is it worth it?

Back before Menu Calendar Clock, there was a great, tiny, free utility called Pth Clock. Basically it replaced the System Clock in the Menubar and upon hovering over it, the date was displayed. It was simple, but useful for my day to day needs. Well one day it was no longer available, but rather was consumed, upgraded, and offered for sale as part of You Control. There was a lot more there than I cared to use (and pay for) and so I went back to the System Clock (that is until I discovered Menu Calendar Clock – but that’s a story for another day). So my bias began against YC. Read more »

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Erick Schonfield has an update. Check it out! Everyone has always wanted to be Steve Jobs – for his sense of style, his dress sense, his ability to mesmerize the audiences with shiny toys and of course lately his runaway success, iPod and subsequently the iTunes […] Read more »

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Maybe Microsoft is a tad jealous of the handsome and good looking Apple machines. An effort that reminds me of the phrase, “putting lipstick on a pig” the company is offering $125,000 to a design team that can reinvent the PC and leverage next generation Windows […] Read more »

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The demand for opto-electronic components is going to top $25 billion in five years. The market for opto-electronic components was estimated at $9 billion in 2003. These are the findings of the third edition of the ‘Strategic Study of the Worldwide Semiconductor Optoelectronic Component Industry to […] Read more »

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The king of long battery life mobile devices, Electrovaya, has released the latest in their Scibbler line of Tablet PCs.  The SC-2200 1.1 WXA is a 12.1" slate Tablet that boasts 9 hours of run-time on a single charge!  Other new additions:  Wide viewing angle screen, […] Read more »

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The BBC reports that "A device which allows people with diabetes to inhale, rather than inject, insulin could be licensed for use within a year". This is very good news for Type I diabetics in the UK as the powder based insulin has been given preliminary […] Read more »

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In the battle for place shifting dominance, Orb Networks gained a deep pocketed and more importantly pipe owning partner. Sprint. I have previously expressed doubts about their business model, and wondered aloud about how they would go forward when rivals are teaming up with handset makers. […] Read more »

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South Korean broadband provider, Hanaro Telecom, which is one of the three license holders allowed to provide WiBro (SK version of fixed wireless) has decided to focus on wired broadband instead. It is leaving the field to SK Telecom and KT Corp. Hanaro recently snapped up […] Read more »

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Bill Gates’ keynote address where the direction of Windows will be outlined will be broadcast live on the web from 9:30 – 11:00 PDT.  I’m not going to miss this one with the talk of a mini-Tablet, new Acer Tablet, and other goodies likely to appear.  […] Read more »

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Are you feeling left out from the broadband gusher that most users in Asia are enjoying? Are you wondering when ADSL 2 will find its way to the American shores? How about I tell you that you can expect more bandwidth from boring old bells by […] Read more »

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