The great French website Akihabara News is one of the best sources of news of new gadgets coming out of Japan. They always seem to get wind of the latest Japanese gizmo long before anyone else and I have longed for an English version of the […] Read more »
Microsoft has recently released version 3.8 of ActiveSync for Pocket PC owners. As usual Microsoft gives no indication what is new in this latest release so if you are not having problems with AS then you probably don’t need to update. Read more »
The excellent web site for Pocket PC information, CEWindows.NET, has been renamed to Pocket PC FAQ. The site is run by Windows CE expert Chris de Herrera and is the best site for information about the Pocket PC. (via Pocket PC Addict) Read more »
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Written from the ground up for the Tablet PC. An addictive game based on the classic falling-brick game. Designed for Tablet PC, this innovative game can be controlled entirely with a stylus. But the innovation doesn’t stop there… The game features multiple bricks falling at the […] Read more »
During an announcement at CeBIT, Apple has committed to joining the the Blu-ray Association and will occupy a seat on their board. Obviously Apple’s joining will have a pretty big impact on the success of Blu-ray with Apple now using their technology. Dell and HP are […] Read more »
I just finished playing the game “CSI”, from Ubisoft, ported to the Mac by Aspyr. It lets players jump in the car with the characters from the show and investigate all-new crimes yourself, using the tools they use to solve the mysteries, interrogate people, and match […] Read more »
We’re all expecting great things from Tiger; that’s understandable. But I think it’s easy to forget just what goes on under the hood in a new OS release that many end users just fail to even notice. Core Image could end up being one of those pervasive tools that as users we take for granted, but which developers can’t help but play with. Read more »
Andrew Odlyzko: Technobubbles – Ancient, Recent & Future Andy Kessler: Nazdog & The MOMOs Om Malik: The Beholden Years Ross Mayfield: Relationships Over Transactions, A Learning from the Bubble Paul Kedrosky: The Bubble and Me Carl Haacke: learning to live with bubbles Elsewhere: Pankaj Narula, Bubble […] Read more »
After I was done writing Broadbandits: Inside the $750 billion Telecom Heist, many telecom insiders kept writing to me, lamenting the loss of their pension funds. Engineers who once worked for the most fearsome company in the world, AT&T were looking for part time gigs at […] Read more »
Gary Krakow of MSNBC loves his OQO, that much is apparent from his glowing review of the ultra-portable computer. He has very little negative to say about his OQO and finds it meets his needs very well. If you are curious about this tiny computer then […] Read more »
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Fictionwise is a good source of ebooks that are available in several different device formats and they have just informed me of a surprising offering they are making to customers. They have released a dedicated electronic ebook reader that is available for purchase on the Fictionwise […] Read more »
I have often wished the Tablet PC text input panel (TIP) could be made semi-transparent so I could still see what’s in the windows underneath. While this is simply for convenience sake it is a very handy thing if you ink a lot. I did a […] Read more »
Vonage says a cable operator was blocking the service in the midwest and that caused a massive outage last week. The news comes via Advanced IP Pipeline which reported the first incident of port blocking. Brooke Schulz, Vonage’s vice president for corporate communications, confirmed that the […] Read more »
PhatWare has announced a utility to make it easier to control your Tablet PC using just the pen and ink. Pen Commander lets you assign scripts and macros that are called up simply by inking the command name in the ink pad. PhatWare has even included […] Read more »
Last evening I attended a dinner hosted by Texas Instruments’ CEO Rich Templeton, where he very candidly talked about many issues including WiMAX, and 3G wireless. Often Silicon Valley insiders wonder how Texas Instruments continue to do well in every new digital market that comes along? […] Read more »
Notebook computers generate a lot of heat and if you’ve ever worked with one on your lap for any length of time at all you know how hot they can get. Most people work with them on a desk or flat surface because of that and […] Read more »
Paul Thurrott of the SuperSite for Windows has published an article that discusses the next version of Microsoft Office and what it might bring to end-users. There’s not a lot of detail in there but he does a good job of laying out the areas in […] Read more »
Chris Pratley is Mr. OneNote at Microsoft and every article he writes about it is a must read for all those interested in OneNote as a productivity tool. His latest article is an impressive discourse with examples and tips for showing the benefits of OneNote to […] Read more »
Bibhu Choudhary and Suvarna Singh have written an article in Pocket PC Magazine that gives a good look at the future of mobile computing. The article concentrates on new technology that is either just appearing presently or on the horizon and they provide a thorough overview […] Read more »
He may be the richest man on the planet, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has got nothing on Steve Jobs and Apple head honcho’s showmanship. Dressed in a pair of black trousers and black sweater, Chairman Gates introduced what could be the first real hot products […] Read more »
If you love Squeeze Box, then you are going to love the next version of the device, very imaginatively titled Squeezebox 2. Slim Devices is going to introduce the device tomorrow for $299 and will start shipping it by end of this month. The new device […] Read more »
Sony’s introducing its own new line of Flash-based MP3 players in a perceived bid to adequately compete against Apple. Read more »
From MVP Rob Bushway: I just launched a new website dedicated to hosting plugins for the yet released GoBinder 2006: GoBinderPlugins.com . Think of it as a download.com for GoBinder plugins. This site will be a one-stop shop for plugins that developers have written to extend […] Read more »
GMail has quietly released a "plain HTML" version of the web interface for working with GMail accounts from PDAs that cannot handle the full HTML version of the GMail site. The GMail Help Center has the following to say about using the plain version of the […] Read more »
Windows CE programmers are currently working on getting the Minimo browser running on CE devices and Asa Dotzler of adot’s notblog has posted a picture of a cell phone running Minimo. The people working on the port are calling for Windows CE programmers to help with […] Read more »
Rumors are starting to float all over the web of a secret Apple product in development that runs a bare version of OSX and comes with Apple’s as yet unused Inkwell technology. The mini laptop is reported to be a clamshell device that will fit in […] Read more »
I got the chance to review this recently updated app, StickyBrain. This app allows users to do more than the “Stickies” app that Apple has created. (Obviously, Stickies will be inside of Dashboard when Tiger is released, but StickyBrain still is much more than that). At […] Read more »
Despite a lot of attention being paid to high end smart phones and 3G handsets, the next big thing in wireless could be cheap sub-$50 phones. If you look at the wireless markets worldwide, you can easily see that big wireless growth is coming from markets […] Read more »
C/Net News.com is at it again. Their blog link censure story is a good example of making mountain out of the mole hill. What really ticked me off is this piece about Virgin Electronics shutting down. They credit Engadget for breaking the story, when clearly, it […] Read more »
360 Networks, one of the big broadband flameouts that retrenched and came back from the dead, has been limping along, hoping for better times. But today it decided that enough is enough, and called it quits when it comes to long haul business. It is going […] Read more »
Business 2.0: Silicon Valley is once again having an affair with consumer electronics. Lest we forget, most affairs end in either recrimination or tears, and the Valley’s past flirtation with consumer markets doesn’t bode well for this latest attraction. Silicon Valley’s two most successful CE companies […] Read more »
VoIP companies have been fighting for retail shelf space, with Vonage clearly taking the lead. One of the reasons it has been able to sign-up nearly 500,000 users setting a torrid pace. Packet 8, a service of 8X8 Inc, despite being an early entrant has struggled […] Read more »
Googgy Software is a relative newcomer to the world of Tablet PC software development but they have wasted no time in producing some wonderful programs for the Tablet PC. Googgy is comprised of the following team members: Renee Ballmer, Liam King, Sarah Bergren and Iggy Kin. […] Read more »
The EverNote folks have informed me they have released another beta update to the EverNote program. EverNote is a complete note taking/ organizing application and the developers just keep making it better and better. Key improvements in this release: Back & Forward Buttons: Fully implemented the […] Read more »
Good friend Marc Orchant has just announced he will be editing the upcoming book from Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. The book project has generated a lot of interest since the authors have been blogging the entire book project on The Red Couch blog. Marc will […] Read more »
Dr. Irwin Jacobs, like any good dad has handed his son keys to the kingdom. A very secure kingdom, if you have read my story on Qualcomm in the latest issue of Business 2.0, then you know its a very secure kingdom. Qualcomm has named Paul […] Read more »
I’ve just spent some time reviewing an amazing drawing app that’s available for Mac OS X. You may not understand what it does, but if you’re an architect or designer, you’ll wonder what you did without it. Now, ask yourself, “what if Photoshop or Illustrator got […] Read more »
My previous dot.com equals dot.voip post has received expected reaction. Many of my pals skirted the issue. Well, I still believe folks we got a problem, and it is getting bigger. AT&T’s CallVantage is having an outage right now, with reports of out-of-whack service from Chicago, […] Read more »
Commwarrior a virus for Symbian Series 60 mobile phones is currently making its way through the phones, and causing havoc. The virus spreads via MMS messages and Bluetooth. The virus has emerged out of Russia, according to this report. The text “OTMOP03KAM HET!” is Russian and […] Read more »
These days it is quite fashionable to get into the consumer electronics business. If you own some kinda brand, you want to take cheap Mp3 players coming out of Asia, slap your sticker on it, and sell it to the digital hordes who are craving new […] Read more »
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