Steve Jobs and the Orifice
David Pogue posted a sarcastic list of questions people have been asking about the iPhone over at the NYTimes. David is apparently a true believer and he has actually held an iPhone in his hand. But...
You don't need to lock us in
On The Media segment looking at Apple's ability to turn marketing into news. — This is what I was trying to say yesterday. Carrying Apple's product announcements as if they were news is probably no...
Will the iPhone be a Serious Business Device?
I had a long debate yesterday with James Joaquin, the former CEO of ofoto and one of the founders of When.com, about whether or not the iPhone will be just a toy or a serious business device. I think...
EMI Group plc announcement
EMI today announces: — A restructuring programme which will generate £110m of incremental annual cost savings — Board and senior management changes — An update on current trading — A revised outlo...
Infrastructure status, January 2007
Okay, it's been a while since my last infrastructure status report, so I'll briefly cover the things that I know are going on. The executive summary is that things are relatively quiet. — The quart...
Avaya Swoops on Ubiquity
IP PBX giant Avaya Inc. (NYSE: AV - message board) has offered to buy SIP applications server specialist Ubiquity Software Corp. (London: UBQ - message board) for £74.3 million (US$144.8 million) in c...
Google Talk + AIM = When?
I've seen a number of comments on the web regarding the previously announced interoperability plans between AIM and Google Talk, especially as the one-year anniversary of the announcement came up at t...
Memory Infinite 'Stackable' USB Flash Drive Concept
Memory Infinite 'Stackable' USB Flash Drive Concept — Memory Infinite is a design concept by Vicky Wei. Instead of having to use multiple USB flash drives when one fills up, this flash drive has a ...
a practice broken, another silo solidified
I know i have some quirky habits but i really really really hate when web companies break them with their latest updates. One of my weird ones concerns getting directions to a place (which i do 2-3 t...
iPhony launcher for Palm OS
Well that didn't take long! If you're currently toting around a Treo, but really jonesing for an iPhone, you can install the Mo's iPhony launcher and get all the great icons without waiting for all o...
Tag Cloud View of Bill Gates CES Keynote
Todd Bishop at Seattle P-I newspaper has published a telling tag cloud view of Bill Gates' speech at CES earlier this week. Notes Bishop: … Here is the result: — This is an excellent use of tag clo...
Senators introduce bill to restrict Internet, cable, and satellite radio recording
A new bill introduced in the US Senate this week would force satellite, digital, and Internet radio providers (but not over-the-air radio) to implement measures designed to restrict the ability of lis...
MINI USA rolls out RFID-activated billboards
If there was ever a slick way to get folks to willingly carry around an RFID tag, MINI USA has it all wrapped up. Catering to every person's egotistical side, MINI has begun a pilot advertising campa...
Ultimate iPhone FAQs List, Part 2
Just got back home tonight after my week in San Francisco, and found ANOTHER several dozen questions about the iPhone waiting on this blog's comments area! — I promise that this blog isn't going to ...