January 2008
60 posts
Google gets its way with new wireless network →
By Michal Lev-Ram
Somewhere in the Googleplex, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt are celebrating right about now.
That’s because the Internet search giant Thursday scored its first big win in the mobile business: The minimum $4.6 billion bid has been met in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of the so-called C block of the 700 MHZ wireless spectrum, and that means that the...
Amazon Snaps Up Audible For $300 Million (AMZN) -... →
Al Gore's Current Files For $100M IPO →
Current Media, the parent company of Current TV and Current.com, has filed for a $100 Million IPO on NASDEQ. Current was famously co-founded by ex Vice President Al Gore. IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) have been thin on the ground in the Web 2.0 era, but in Current’s case the money will be used for expansion of their TV network as well as their website offering. We covered Current...
Waving Goodbye to Hegemony - New York Times →
haven’t read through all of it yet, but go for it. Must-read piece of the NYT.
The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey -... →
time for speech-recognition, finally?! watch the picture, remember simon? bruce will get him ;)
The New Browser War: Mobile Firefox vs. Opera Mini →
Last October, Mozilla announced that they were working on a mobile version of the Firefox browser. As it turns out, they were working on two versions: one designed for touchscreen devices like the iPhone and another for traditional phones. Now Mozilla has finally given us a glimpse of their designs by posting the plans, mockups, and details of these two upcoming mobile browsers on the Mozilla...
Skype On the Go →
If there’s one ongoing user request from Skype users, it’s: “How can I access Skype from my mobile device?” Along with the associated question: “If I can make free calls via Skype on a PC platform, why can’t I do it on mobile devices?” Enlightened as a result of discussions with both Skype personnel and hardware partner vendors at the recent CES in Las Vegas, I wanted to provide an overview. The...
Skype On the Go →
If there’s one ongoing user request from Skype users, it’s: “How can I access Skype from my mobile device?” Along with the associated question: “If I can make free calls via Skype on a PC platform, why can’t I do it on mobile devices?” Enlightened as a result of discussions with both Skype personnel and hardware partner vendors at the recent CES in Las Vegas, I wanted to provide an overview. The...
Amazon (AMZN) Taking it to Apple (AAPL), Taking... →
In an oddly early release, Amazon says it will take its DRM-free music store global in 2008. This is good news for the music industry, which desperately needs a viable competitor to Apple, and it’s good news for music fans, who, in the US, like Amazon’s download offering. Amazon has also recently signed all four major labels, making its store far more competitive, and unlike Apple,...
Pirate Bay Hits 10 Million Users, 1 Million... →
Swedish file “tracker” Pirate Bay, the bane of Hollywood’s existence, has reached 10 million “peers” and 1 million downloads a day. Slyck, which reported the news, reflects: Let’s consider these staggering numbers. 10 million simultaneous
users represents a number never duplicated by any file-sharing entity.
The largest P2P networks, such as FastTrack and...
KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS →
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) dir. Seth Gordon Documentary **** In the gigantic world of videogames, there is a little known subculture of “classic gamers”- that is, the first generation of arcade games that we of the 30-something generation grew up with – Pac Man, Asteroids, Galaga, and Donkey Kong. In “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” director Seth Gordon digs deep into the...
RAMBO - movie review →
What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession «... →
good tips on getting a job after being laid-off.
Got cash? Let the bidding wars begin →
Apple, Google and Microsoft are flush with cash and could go on a shopping spree for startups at the upcoming entrepreneurial gathering.
Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking... →
Two months ago I walked through how to build a Hackintosh Mac on the cheap using PC parts. Since that post, the OSx86 scene has changed rapidly, and now you can install Leopard on your computer about as easily as installing Leopard on a Mac—no command line hacking required. In addition, the resulting installation is—theoretically, at least—can be upgraded without fear of breaking. As if the...
TED | Talks | J.J. Abrams: The mystery box (video) →
Old media meets empowered customers - Jan. 24,... →
YouTube On The Go - Bits - Technology - New... →
Goodbye Moto, hello Sony Ericsson? →
By Michal Lev-Ram
Last year Samsung overtook Motorola (MOT) as the second-largest phone manufacturer. Now, the flailing Razr-maker risks ceding third place to Sony Ericsson. Ouch.
On Wednesday morning, Motorola released yet another round of disappointing earnings — profit from continuing operations fell to $111 million from the year-ago $523 million, as handset sales plunged 38...
Last.fm – the Blog · Free the Music →
Free access to music of all 4 major labels + many independents. GreatGreatGreat.
Nokia And Facebook Working On Mobile Deal; Could... →
HEAVIER THAN AIR →
interesting thoughts on the success of the macbook air and the future of ultra mobile laptops. sont forget to click gruber’s famous 2004 foresight on the ipod mini.
FAMILY GUY PRESENTS BLUE HARVEST →
Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest (2008) dir. Dominic Polcino Voices by: Seth McFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis *** “Family Guy” is the most obscure-referencing fanboy show out there. And so it’s only fitting that the naughty cartoon gets the authorized privilege of spoofing the granddaddy of fanboy films –“Star Wars”. Yes, with full support of Mr. Lucas Seth McFarlane has created...
Bug Labs' Wireless Gadget Goes On Sale -- Without... →
Yeah, finally the first open-source hardware. great stuff!
Wal-Mart Gives The New Yorker (And Forbes,... →
the times are a-changing…
Modu Wants You To Guess What It Is All About →
In an obvious attempt to generate buzz, mobile stealth startup Modu is circulating the teaser video below about its soon-to-launch product. (Perhaps in advance of a launch at Demo next week the Mobile World Congress in February?). We’ll bite and help spread the video because of who is behind the startup. CEO Dov Moran sold his previous company—M-Systems, which pioneered the concept of the USB...
Alive In Joburg →
short film by Neill Blomkamp, the director of the future Halo movie. Nice one.
Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular -... →
Seth's Blog: How much for digital? →
Reuters Offers More Videos to Publishers →
Bloomberg is doing it. So is PBS. Now Reuters is ramping up efforts to enlarge and promote its services with a video news portal, offering up thousands of clips to publishers. Access the new portal here. About 13,000 videos produced by Reuters are available for use by anyone, with 125 new clips added on a daily basis. The clips are available to publishers who license the videos for 30-day use....
How to Find Work That You Love — A Logical Guide |... →
Self-Assembling Bionic Eyes Coming Soon | Wired... →
the future is now
Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science... →
Slide: The $500 Million Widget →
Bubbling again? Don’t know. Big bet anyway.
Youre Not Buying Gadgets Any More, You are... →
Exclusive: The Cruise Indoctrination Video... →
holy sh… cruise is completely crazy. these guys are really scarying.
Cassandra's Dream - Movie - Review - New York... →
this one stays on the “to watch list”. why are there so many movies coming from farrell this year? what’s he been doing the last years?
Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man? | The New... →
Cloverfield - Movie - Review - New York Times
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hhhmmmm, had hopes for a good movie…
Rumor: iPhone for corporate accounts coming soon →
Wireless carrier AT&T will soon allow Apple iPhones to be registered under corporate and business accounts, according to claims made by one technology blog site. Citing unidentified sources, BGR says an announcement is on tap for next week Monday,…
Mensch & Gene - Wissen - FAZ.NET -... →
Free Preview - WSJ.com →
not bad for an open-source company, even a top-notch one. and when is rupert finaly opening up the whole WSJ?
Mac Version of NaturallySpeaking Launched →
WirePosted writes “MacSpeech, the leading supplier of speech recognition software for the Mac, has canned its long-running iListen product and has launched a Mac version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the top-selling Windows speech recognition product. MacSpeech had made a licensing agreement with Dragon’s developer, Nuance Communications. The new product is said to reach 99% accuracy...
Spicebird Beta Moves Thunderbird Closer to Outlook... →
Windows/Linux: The first public beta of Spicebird, an attempt to combine all of Mozilla’s productivity apps into one Outlook-like package, has been released, and from first looks, its going to at least make fans of the already-converted Thunderbird crowd. While there are, to be certain, a fair number of rough edges, Spicebird makes it easy to migrate calendars, RSS reading and task lists...
MacBook Air Rumors Suddenly Seem More Credible →
Gadget Lab got a hot tip from an “Apple insider” this afternoon about the much-rumored “MacBook Air,” purported to be an ultra-light laptop that relies primarily on wireless technology instead of cables. Though the renderings in this post are merely clever photoshops (pretty clearly based on the new Apple Bluetooth keyboard), our friends at Wired say it sounds real:
An Apple insider told Wired...
Macworld2008: Steve Jobs keynote speech leaked? →
not so many surprises as rumoured, but updates to macbooks, mac mini and mac pro. some good points, but popping out dvd-drive…can’t believe that one. and what abput the fox movie rentals? we’ll know tomorrow.
Xobni: Social Network in Your Inbox →
Xobni (that’s inbox backwards - cute!) is the next big idea in productivity enhancements for your inbox. The Xobni software is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that offers email management and quick access to important information in your email. But more than that, Xobni claims to “expose the hidden social network” in your email. That’s ingenious because everyone I know is...
Flight Of The Conchords At CES →
This is so awesome that I really am speechless.
I found this song on the hype machine, then clicked over to Stereogum where I found the video.
Flight Of The Conchords - Business Time
DRM Is Dead, But Watermarks Rise From Its Ashes →
somehow it was clear something like this would happen. anyway, we gain much with the death of DRM, but watermarks will definitively make its way to digital products in the long term.