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In the First Week, Google May Have Sold 20,000 Nexus One Phones
When I spoke with Google’s mobile boss, Andy Rubin, he said that Google would be happy to sell about 150,000 Nexus One devices. That number, he said, would be enough for the Google Phone to get in front of a majority of American phone buyers who might want to take a look at it.... »
How Much Will It Cost Google to Exit China?
Google, earlier today made a bold decision — it stopped censoring results on Google.cn, its Chinese destination. The decision, was a direct consequence of a sophisticated attack on its infrastructure as attempts were made to penetrate Gmail accounts of human rights activists. This will most certainly get the company banned from China and it... »
How Much Will it Cost Google to Exit China?
Google, earlier today made a bold decision — it stopped censoring results on Google.cn, its Chinese destination. The decision, was a direct consequence of a sophisticated attack on its infrastructure as attempts were made to penetrate Gmail accounts of human rights activists. This will most certainly get the company banned from China and it... »
Boy Saved from Cougar by Golden Retriever
Yet another reason why dogs are the greatest – a Canadian boy named Austin was stalked by a cougar and when the cougar charged, Austin’s golden retriever, aptly named Angel sprang into action and leapt between them. The cougar and Golden Retriever wrestled while the boy ran inside so upset he was... »
Cool Skype for SIP Upgrades, Enhanced Inbound Routing and more
Some important news for Skype for SIP beta “open” users I thought I’d share. Just last week Skype announced going from closed “beta” to “open” to the public, and now today they’re adding some cool new Skype for SIP features. Once the upgrades are complete there will be cool new features, such as direct inward... »
fring and Skype Video calls on your Mobile Phone
Just a week after fring released an Android version, fring has now announced video calls over your mobile phone’s Internet connection. It supports both fring video calls and Skype video calls.Pretty cool to have a videoconference call using your cell phone. Currently fring video is only supported on Nokia touch (such as X6, N97 mini,N97,... »
Telefonica to appeal Spanish network decision
Telefonica said it would appeal a Spanish telecoms watchdog decision to impose conditions on the opening of its network infrastructure allowing competitors to use their conduits to roll out their own fibre networks, reports Reuters. To read this Reuters report in full, see: www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSGEE5AQ0M320091127 … >>> Rest of the Story Related Topics: 911, LEC, telecom, Telecoms »
White House comments on net neutrality irk AT&T
AT&T doesn’t like the idea of new regulations mandating unfettered access to the Internet, and recent comments from the Obama administration that connected the issue to censorship in China have really gotten under its skin. The telecom giant responded forcefully this week to remarks by White House deputy chief technology officer Andrew McLaughlin, who said... »
Finland could raise stake in telecom operators
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said on Thursday the government could increase its ownership of telecom operators to secure the operation of IT infrastructure in the event of a crisis. “In the end, it is the state that guarantees society’s basic functions will run in all circumstances. In this respect, state ownership should not be... »
South Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam
South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said. To read this AFP report in full, see: news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/skorea-halves-ceiling-on-text-messages-to-fight-spam-20091125-jrjp.html … >>> Rest of the Story Related Topics: 911, Mobile, phone »
Skype CEO Outlines Platform Ambitions, Hiring Plans
Skype, with its spinout from eBay complete and its legal troubles with founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis settled, is looking to the future, where it wants to become a ubiquitous real-time communications platform. And that means thinking about the next-generation Skype architecture and hiring a lot of smart people, CEO Josh Silverman said... »
A Neat Package That “Grows” On You
The headline is courtesy by Jim Courtney, author of a great initiative that is helping him and his company to spread the word about a product that, otherwise, wouldn’t get the same attention. I’m talking about the Yamaha SoundGadget Microphone speaker (PSG-01S). Pal Jim sent me and other bloggers / tech geeks this wonderful gadget for evaluation... »
eBay Finally Spins Off Skype
Tech Confidential submits: EBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced Friday that it has completed its spinoff of the Internet telephony unit to a consortium of investors that includes Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The deal values Skype at $2.75 billion, with the investor group getting 70% of the company and eBay... »
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 Bakes in Skype
The new Maemo 5 software in the Nokia N900 has some surprises, including Skype baked into the operating system. Sweet! This will allow you to make free calls using the uber-gadgety Nokia N900. What else is new? Well Maemo 5 will update over-the-air (OTA), so no more connecting to a PC just... »
iLive ISP209B Portable Speaker System Review – Alarm Clock for iPhone and iPod
The iLive ISP209B is not your typical alarm clock – it’s a portable iPod and iPhone docking station with built in speakers and dual alarm function that you can stuff in your travel bag and be sure to be woken up with your favorite tunes. Not only does it playback your iPhone/iPod... »
VoIP in Google ChromeOS
Google released their ChromeOS operating system yesterday. So naturally, as a VoIP fan I was curious if ChromeOS could run VoIP. Since Google’s ChromeOS has a Flash Player built-in, in theory it can run a Flash-based VoIP client. The first VoIP solution that came to mind was Flaphone (formerly Flashphone), a Flash-based VoIP app... »
Britain’s Ofcom investigates potential for new wireless communications technology
Ofcom today published a discussion document to explore the potential of a new technology that could wirelessly link up different devices and offer enhanced broadband access in rural areas. The technology works by searching for unoccupied radio waves called “white spaces” between TV channels to transmit and receive wireless signals. Compared with other... »
Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010
The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year. The smartphone market slowed drastically in the September quarter, but chip makers — whose products are sold weeks, if not months, before phones are sold to consumers — said they were... »
Smart Grid Riding On The Information Superhighway
If Internet companies and some utilities have their way, the smart grid will rely on the existing infrastructure of the information superhighway in order to function. They argue that by relying on existing standards like Internet Protocol (IP), the smart grid will grow faster and more organically than if utilities adopt an assortment of... »
Twitter: What’s Happening? (humor)
Twitter announced last week that they are changing the default “What are you doing?” with “What’s happening?“. It is actually not completely true. Some official sources told us that message will be very “smart” soon and will recognize who is writing. Here are some “leaked” examples: Users with 0 followers: “Write whatever you want, no one will care” Users... »
Rumor Mill: Google’s gPhone is back but it might be VoIP-based
It seems like only yesterday when the wireless world was abuzz with rumors of the fabled gPhone–a Google designed and manufactured phone that would lay waste to all other phones in its path. It turned out the rumors were only partially true with the release of Google’s mobile operating system Android and the G1–a... »
StarTech.com ConXit Connection Wizard Helps You Find Right Connector for Home Theater, PC, and more
Ever get frustrated trying to convert Component to HDMI or convert from one video connector to another because your TV is 10 years only and doesn’t support HDMI? Even if you are a home theater guru, the number of converter options and cabling options can be immense and downright confusing. Well, StarTech.com, a manufacturer of... »
Truphone Offers Free Calling on Thanksgiving
Truphone is in a giving mood this holiday season, offering free calling on Thanksgiving. Only way to top that offer for Christmas is to pay you to make call on their network on December 25th. Now that would be sweet! Check out the news: Truphone to Give Away Free Calling on Thanksgiving12 hours of free calls... »
Judge rejects AT&T Request to pull Verizon ad, AT&T Responds with Anti-Verizon Ad
Break out the popcorn wireless fans, the battle between AT&T and Verizon Wireless is getting ugly! A judge has rejected AT&T’s request to pull the Verizon 3G ad which compares Verizon’s 3G map footprint vs. AT&T’s 3G map footprint where AT&T’s 3G footprint looks downright pathetic. Although the judge rejected AT&T’s request, he... »
MindTouch Cloud Launches into Cloud Collaboration
MindTouch just launched their popular open source Sharepoint-like software into the collaboration cloud. Called MindTouch Cloud, this hosted SAAS offering will put them in direct competition of the likes of Google Apps, Google Wave, Zoho, and others. MindTouch will deliver their open source collaboration applications in the cloud for a monthly fee that starts... »
Watch a Microsoft Operating Systems Video Timeline
Microsoft’s operating system have evolved quite a bit since the 1980s when they launched their first operating system. Ah, who doesn’t miss Microsoft DOS? Gimme my DOS command shell, .bat files, QEMM expanded memory manager, Stacker disk compression (a requirement due to small hard drives back then), and all the other MS-DOS... »
Taylor Is Da Man – Wins 3 Vehicles & Prizes Worth $79,897 on The Price is Right
Taylor Randall is one lucky birthday dude. On his 19th birthday while playing The Price is Right, he won a scooter, Ford Mustang, a Dodge Challenger, and $26,000 in cash. Some of these prizes he won the hard way – like spinning the Price is Right wheel and hitting the number 100... »
fring for Google Android Launches
fring is finally available for the Google Android. It’s about time! One drawback though is that SIP and SkypeOut calls are not yet available on Droid devices. There’s always a catch… In addition to Skype chat and Skype-to-Skype VoIP calling you also get MSN and GoogleTalk support, real-time presence and live... »
EU cracks down on mobile services
Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services have been forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown. Some 301 sites were investigated, resulting in the closure of 54 and the correction of 159. The biggest problems were unclear pricing and misleading advertising suggesting ringtones were free. The investigation was a direct response to hundreds... »
The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It’s Coming Soon
The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It’s no longer a myth, it’s real. The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The Dragon/Passion. This... »