PS3 cut in half, delay in Europe: Our take
Covering PS3 news is anathema to some of our readers, but we must comment on Sony's surprise announcements today. In case you haven't heard, Sony set us up the bomb today that they will ship a worldw...
Facebook's Feeds
The other morning my oldest daughter Jessica, a Facebook fan, said to me, "Dad one of the great things about Facebook is that they are constantly adding cool new things". That's one of the things I b...
Six Apart acquires Rojo Networks
I'm very happy to announce that Six Apart has acquired Rojo Networks. As many of you know, Rojo runs the popular Rojo and Nooz services. — Not only are we excited to be affiliated with Rojo and Noo...
10 essential tweaks for Windows Vista RC1
Admit it: You're curious about Windows Vista Release Candidate 1. Now that Microsoft has made it available for download by the public (after giving technical beta testers a five-day head start), you ...
YouTube's Potential Revenue
I heard last week from a pretty good source that YouTube is serving 100 million videos per day. Say what you will about YouTube's content (unlicensed, kids falling of skateboards, etc), that's a huge...
Leak, Inquiry and Resignation Rock a Boardroom
As corporate intrigue goes, it is hard to beat this: an uproar over news leaks from the boardroom, a cloak-and-dagger investigation, allegations of spying and double-dealing, and a clash involving som...
Wireless zone goes live in downtown Toronto
The City of Toronto launched its own Wi-Fi network in the downtown financial district Wednesday, allowing users to tap into the largest such network in Canada and possibly one of the cheapest. — "Th...
Playing Nintendo v24 - Korea Needs a Reggie-lution
Go to any video game store in Korea and you're bound to hear the name 'Mario' within a matter of minutes. Mothers come in looking for gifts for their kids, and they usually don't ask for Final Fantas...
Pantech's feature-packed IM-U410 multimedia phone
If for some reason we lived in a world without highly-configurable, QWERTY-fied smartphones, our next choice on the cellphone tip would be a feature-packed multimedia handset, and Pantech has delivere...
ChangeEverything makes goal sharing a quiet advertisement
ChangeEverything.ca is a Canadian 43Things clone that will launch this month and is provided by the largest credit union in the country. Sixty year old Vancity credit union won't be monetizing Change...
Is Gartner stooping to new lows to boost event attendance?
Ever since attending my first Gartner Symposium (a little less than a month after 9/11/01.... my flights were empty), I've been subject to a barrage of emails and snail-mails from Gartner's marketing ...
Watching Katie Couric Live Online — Finally; CBSNews.com Traffic Doubled For Debut
Finally; CBSNews.com Traffic Doubled For Debut — It took a couple of tries including an odd warning screen but I finally saw the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric in live simulcast tonight. Nothing...