Handheld-software maker Good Technology is gaining some ground on rival Research In Motion by winning RIM subscribers over to its service, a research note says. [CNET News.com Personal Technology] The highlight for me in this article: The first Palm OS-based devices using GoodLink will be available in the first half as well, and Pocket PC-based … Read moreReport: Good nabs some RIM customers
This sounds like a fantastic success! I just hope other airlines get in on this. The only negative is that we will have to wait until sometime in 2004 for Lufthansa, who knows when or if other airlines will go for it. Read Seattle Post-Intelligencer aerospace reporter James Wallace’s review, filed yesterday while on the … Read moreFirst-hand review of in-flight WiFi on Lufthansa Frankfurt-to-D.C. flight
Not ready to throw the towel in just yet, I guess… Register.com Press Release: “Register.com, Inc. ….today announced that its board of directors found the unsolicited acquisition offer from RCM Acquisition Co., LLC to be financially and structurally inadequate and therefore has rejected the offer. “ [icann.Blog]
Lots of TVs and lots of PCs. Isn’t it time this all worked together? Seamlessly? One of the reasons that consumers are not converging on this stuff is that it’s just too hard. I used to think the PC industry was the most buzzword and jargon filled industry. The truth is the PC industry is … Read moreTVs and PCs in the home
So I am not sure exactly what the deal is, or how this works for that matter but when I used the Kismac AP scanner software quite a few new networks showed up at home. I usually only see Zion, which is my Airport (yes I like the Matrix). Standing in exactly the same place … Read moreKisMAC AP Scanner
Wake up with iTunes thanks to iTaf is a OSX tool for programming iTunes “play” times in future : wonderful for waking up with music.
First on the 12″ PowerBook:(Subscription required) The 12-inch PowerBook is one sweet little laptop. Sheathed in an aluminum case, it has the feel of a finely made camera. And it’s the smallest notebook I’ve tested that sports a full range of features, including one I’ve never seen on a compact laptop. Yet it’s significantly less … Read moreMossberg (WSJ) reviews both the 12″ PowerBook and Safari
Let’s hope they can think of a great solution… some very strong minds will be gathered. Hackers from around the world will converge on MIT on Friday to swap intelligence and marshal their collective brainpower for the fight against a seemingly indomitable opponent. [Wired News]
Falling in deep like with Apple’s Safari browser but can’t tear yourself away from Chimera’s tabbed browsing? Now’s your chance to potentially influence the powers that be on the subject: Sign the petition at PetitionOnline. [raelity bytes]
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I have eaten hamburgers every day for the last two months. I have traveled the five boroughs of New York City to do so. And in the city’s lowliest corner diners and loftiest expense account restaurants, I have found satisfaction. New York, my research has documented again and again, is a hamburger heaven. [NYT]Thanks Anil! … Read morenyc burgerwatch
Just how successful is the South Korean wireless industry you ask? Consider this: South Korean operators launched their CDMA2000 1X services way back in the fourth quarter of 2001. This is a standard that many experts consider to be a 3G technology because of its speeds of 144kbits/second. Some will argue that it is not … Read moreSouth Korea: A Window into The Future
Both the European Space Agency and NASA have plans to make outer space a major destination for adventure travelers. It won’t happen this year, but it will happen, they say. By Karlin Lillington. [Wired News]
America Online (NYSE: AOL) announced Wednesday at the Los Angeles-based Western Cable Show that the company has reached agreements with several media companies to provide content for its heavily touted interactive television set-top box. [osOpinion]
The Supreme Court has rejected our challenge to the Sonny Bono Law. [Lessig Blog] Opinions… There were three opinions. The majority was written by Justice Ginsburg. Justice Stevens wrote a dissent, as did Justice Breyer. [Lessig Blog]
I was running late this morning so I decided to grab a taxi instead of my usual walk-subway combo. Soon after I told the driver my destination, I was surprised to hear some technolite music and when I looked up to see if it was the driver’s selection I realized that there was a Hummer … Read moreInteractive Taxi
Good stuff for the future… Avaya, Proxim and Motorola are codeveloping a mobile device that roams between cell phone networks and public or private Wi-Fi wireless hot spots, company executives said Tuesday. [News.com}
Hoping this is real! 15.4 inch PowerBooks? Digitimes rumors [MacRumors]
I’d heard about this previously, but for a trip to Boston. I actually go to Philadelphia and $5 is certainly the least expensive option. NYC to Philly for five bucks Enter the Dragon Coach, the latest in the spate of chinatown bus stories [anil dash’s daily links]
After much consideration following the MacWorld Keynote Address, I think I have discovered the ideal Powerbook