From the what are you thinking file…
Ticketmaster, which holds a lock on ticket sales for many entertainment events, is in the hot seat for an online policy that doesn’t let buyers opt out of receiving e-mail pitches. [CNET News.com]
Month: August 2003
photoblogs…
2 options… One from Kung-Foo and this one which mimics the look in TypePad.
Treo 600 info…
Phone Scoop does it again… this time on the Treo 600. The have bits on both the GSM and CDMA versions.
The N-Gage Special Forces
Nokia is looking for people to join the “N-Gage Special Forces.” Which doesn’t mean you’ll be going on secret missions to sabotage Microsoft’s offices. Rather, it’s a marketing street team to help to help drum up interest in their new gamephone. Basically they’re looking for people who won’t mind getting paid to play the N-Gage … Read moreThe N-Gage Special Forces
InfoWorld: Wireless wave continues to roll
Between Wayport, Boingo, T-Mobile, iPass, Gric, Cometa, and now SBC Communications, it looks like North America will be blanketed with hot spots for broadband wireless access to public and private networks. InfoWorld
Google News Alerts…
Google News launches alerts… I love it! Thanks to Up2Speed for the tip…
The Coming Wi-Fi World
Sky Dayton, the serial entrepreneur (who also founded the highly successful EarthLink) predicts where the Wi-Fi industry is going, and what the wireless world will look like [AlwaysOn Network]
IAB Joins in Snubbing DMA Over Spam Policy
The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s e-mail committee chairman plans to withdraw support to the IAB’s members for the Direct Marketing Association’s Council for Responsible E-mail’s long-awaited e-mail best practices document. This following yesterday’s report of resignations from within the DMA’s subsidiary organization, the Association of Interactive Marketing, in protest over the same controversial anti-spam policy. [marketingfix]
Motorola’s pending phone line-up
Gotta love PhoneScoop… Some pretty slick looking new phones coming our way!
Sony’s new plasma TV adds home smarts
The consumer electronics maker unveils a plasma TV with built-in broadband networking that’s linked to a Web pad-like remote control by wireless LAN technology. [CNET News.com Personal Technology]
AOL gives a shout-out to Communicator
America Online releases its Communicator system, offering refinements for handling e-mail accounts and multiple screen names. But will broadband users get the message? [CNET News.com] Not yet for Macs… though there is a beta you can try via the AOL service.
Verizon Wireless to offer branded WiFi through Wayport
Verizon Wireless today said it will offer a branded WiFi hotspot service through Wayport’s nationwide network. The service will be available for either $6.99 for a day pass or $34.99 per month for unlimited data use. Verizon Wireless said it is interested in expanding its WiFi coverage beyond the initial agreement with Wayport and said … Read moreVerizon Wireless to offer branded WiFi through Wayport
Note to self…
Michael over at Cruftbox has a great little peek at what his hacked Series 1 box looks like running TyStudio to extract movie files and convert to mpeg for storage or DVD backup. Although this is currently impossible to do on series 2 boxes, it’s nice to know that hacking scripts have grown into user-friendly … Read moreNote to self…
GREETINGS FROM CRAWFORD, TEXAS
President Bush is off to a month-long vacation at his Crawford, Texas ranch. What is he, French? Americans don’t take month-long vacations – or if they do, they spend them behind the wheel of a Winnebago. [Bill Maher Weblog]
Location as Product Placement
When NBC airs its fall television lineup, Monday-night viewers will quickly become familiar with the casino’s shimmering gold towers and sumptuous high-roller suites. On Sept. 29, they will see Mandalay Bay playing itself in the “Fear Factor” gross-out reality show. Later that night, and each week thereafter, Mandalay will take on the fictional role of … Read moreLocation as Product Placement
Finding Bad Spam Delights Geeks
SpamAssassin, the popular antispam service, has spawned a new geek sport: finding the most egregious examples of junk e-mail. The more blatant the come-on, the higher the score. Enthusiasts say it’s fun to see how stupid spammers can be. [Wired News]
Almost ubiquitous connectivity comes to the FCC…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has always waxed enthusiastic about WiFi. Now he’s made sure that visitors to the commission will have wireless access to the Internet at the FCC itself. [Corante: Connected]
Qwest to sell Sprint wireless services
The regional phone company plans to move its wireless customers to Sprint’s nationwide network by next year, expanding the market for the latter’s PCS Vision. [CNET News.com Communications] MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) are taking off…
RumorMill™: HP May Acquire RIM
On Friday, RIM’s shares went from $24.08 to $27.28, a 13% increase. More than 14 million RIM shares traded, while 1.5 million is the average. This was caused by a rumor on Wallstreet that the company was going to be bought out or undergo a hostile takeover, with HP’s name at the top of the … Read moreRumorMill™: HP May Acquire RIM
Entourage X v10.1.4 here today, with Exchange support
This new release of Entourage — Microsoft’s e-mail client with personal information management tools — introduces interoperability with Microsoft Exchange Server. Exchange Server is used as a collaborative scheduling and messaging tool in business environments. [MacCentral] It’s out as scheduled (11am EST). Email seems to work fine, Calendar is funky… I can’t get the scheduling … Read moreEntourage X v10.1.4 here today, with Exchange support