Yesterday Microsoft showed a few things about the next generation operating system, Windows 7. First up they showed they can’t keep their self-imposed silence about it and just had to show a little of the forthcoming innovation in Windows 7. This apparently means predominantly multi-touch, the […] Read more »
There is an endless fascination with hacking all sorts of non-Apple hardware to run the Mac operating system, Kevin was not immune to that and enjoyed running OS X on his Samsung Q1. Recently a video surfaced showing an OQO that apparently has OS X (Leopard) […] Read more »
Now we have a better idea of why Suntech Power, with half a billion dollars in convertible notes on its books, wanted to make it an even billion. The Chinese solar company is buying a minority stake in Nitol Solar, a Russian polysilicon producer, for “up […] Read more »
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There were murmurs that Suntech Power’s earnings for its most recent quarter would disappoint on supply hiccups, and now it seems that was indeed the case. Suntech Power’s shares are getting slammed this morning, reportedly the biggest loser on the NYSE. The stock fell as much […] Read more »
If you’re self-employed or thinking about it and you live in the U.S., one of your biggest concerns is likely to be health insurance. Most people in the U.S. — about 60% according to the National Coalition on Health Care — get health coverage through their […] Read more »
Have you jumped on the personalized search bandwagon yet? If not, and you do a lot of web searches, personalized searches are worth a look. Lately I’ve been using Rollyo which greets you at its home page with this tagline: “Roll your own search engine.” Rolling […] Read more »
[qi:009] Imagine making Skype calls, in full duplex, while sitting in the comfort of your first-class cabin seat 30,000 feet above the Atlantic. Or passing the time on that red-eye downloading files directly from BitTorrent. Both may soon be possible, with smart antennas that bring broadband […] Read more »
Unbox Movies Direct to TiVo; starting today, TiVo subscribers can order movies from Amazon’s Unbox using only their remote control. (AP) Study Supports Sponsored P2P, with Sprint sponsoring free music over file sharing networks, free content in exchange for sponsored advertising could catch on according to […] Read more »
The nation’s dominant Internet service provider, AT&T, is working to develop a system to prevent the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content according to an article by James S. Granelli in the LA Times. Consumer advocates vehemently oppose any such attempt, with IP Democracy declaring any such […] Read more »
Coming soon to a tube near you, The Onion News Network. It is not going to be boring like Shee-NN! Read more »
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If you’re the type who has trouble keeping your Desktop organized, then my friend, I may have the solution for you. Hazel comes in the form of a preference pane for your System Preferences, and helps you to easily setup fairly powerful workflows to perform on […] Read more »
Thank god Macworld is almost over. The furor over the new iPhone (or whatever it is going to be called) is ending, and hopefully we will all be rational soon. The best part of Macworld, apart from a fantastic theatrical performance by the Count of Cupertino, […] Read more »
We all know that the Internet is available on your mobile phone – but how about bringing the Internet to your cordless home phone? In case you have forgotten (because you use your mobile phone for everything), your home phone is cordless but not too mobile. […] Read more »
Amanda “Rocketboom” Congdon has been unboomed! What a bummer since I really enjoyed her vlog on Net Neutrality. She did not specify the reasons for the break-up or where she will go, but I have a suggestion. Folks at PodTech should hire her – right away! […] Read more »
There’s so many cool things to share about the Q1, but this one is the best up to this point. Remember my quizzical look during the unboxing, when I saw the included chunky USB cable? Turns out that this bad boy is more than your everyday, […] Read more »
Alera Technologies announced the availability of the USB Copy Cruiser Plus (UCCP) that provides a direct USB to USB connection between two devices eliminating the need to connect either device to a computer to copy files back and forth. The UCCP has two standard USB 2.0 […] Read more »
Channel 9 has posted a video interview of Chris Pratley and Owen Braun, the two wizards behind Microsoft OneNote. The interview gives a fascinating look into the process of brainstorming a new product and working it through production. Highly recommended if you are a OneNote fan. Read more »
David Rothman at TeleRead has an article asking why Microsoft won’t port the ebook Reader application to the Smartphone. I am not a fan of the DRM that Microsoft employs with protected ebooks but as David points out the Reader application itself is pretty nice. It […] Read more »
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SBC is finally flexing its muscles in the UNE-P side of things, The company and clueless Washington have once again proved that with enough money, anything is for sale. In case you were wondering about my rant, I was responding to this news that SBC has […] Read more »
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