The Wi-Fi in Your Handset
What if, instead of burning up minutes on your cellphone plan, you could make free or cheap calls over the wireless networks that allow Internet access in many coffee shops, airports and homes? — Ne...
Apple denies 'four years' iPod report, clarifies 'for years'
Senior Editor, iLounge submit a news tip — Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris has confirmed to iLounge that she was misquoted in a Chicago Tribune article on failing iPods published earlier this week.
Financial Analyst Meeting 2006
RAY OZZIE: Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to speak with you today. I—you know, part of my role as CSA is to have a visceral understanding of technology trends, and to understand the rele...
MySpace's Business Model Conundrum
I've been predicting for a while that companies would find ways to leverage the community marketing power of social networking sites like MySpace without the network seeing any financial benefit. Her...
Ze Frank, YouTube, and Making Money
I've recently become a fan of Ze Frank's video blog, which is saying a lot for me because it's hard to concentrate these days in hot and muggy NYC and Frank's pretty intense. Each day he does a short...
Fresh concerns over Vista release
Microsoft shares fell on Thursday after it declined to dampen rumours that its new Windows Vista operating system might face fresh delays. — Its shares closed down 2% after a Microsoft executive app...
Dailing In For Music; Stones Concert On Phones
Seems like voice-based mobile content services are coming back into fashion (conceptually everyone thought it would take off during the first wireless boom, but it didn't happen)...this morning I ment...
Developers cry foul over Windows kernel security
Recently introduced security measures by Microsoft will make it more difficult to integrate third-party security tools with Windows, according to a rival personal firewall firm. — Agnitum reckons th...
Top five things Microsoft can learn from Linux
Last week, I listed the Top five things Linux can learn from Microsoft. Well, it's a two-way street: Microsoft could really stand to learn a few things from Linux, too. — Yes, I know I sound like a...
Microsoft to charge for Office beta
Microsoft plans next week to charge a nominal fee for Office 2007 Beta 2 downloads, in a move that runs counter to the practice held by most software companies. — Consumers who download the 2007 Mic...
Intel aims to ship 1 million Core 2 Duo processor within seven weeks
Intel isn't wasting time to push its new Core 2 Duo processor into the market. During the presentation of the chip at Intel's Santa Clara headquarters, chief executive Paul Otellini said that the Cor...
Microsoft makes MSDN library free to download
Great news has arrived for anyone who programs with Microsoft tools and a Microsoft language: the MSDN is now free to download. Sure, the whole thing is available online and searchable, but I've alwa...
Senator blasts Homeland Security's Net efforts
WASHINGTON—A Republican senator on Friday blasted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's readiness for a massive cyberattack, saying he hasn't seen any improvements since bringing in department of...