We have extraordinary capacity in the US to build the best computers, best chips, best applications and services in the world, but we are at …
Where's the Mobile Bandwidth to Come From?
….for all the new iPads, and other iGadgets. In his speech at the New America Foundation outlining the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, Chairman Genachowski said …
The Diagram that Explains Why the Tipping Point is Wrong
To review, the theory behind viral marketing is that influencers infect their neighbors with an idea, preferably related to purchasing something. These neighbors then spread …
It's Really a Documentary
I know this YouTube has been around for awhile, but I think it’s worth taking another look at. After having sat on both sides of …
…searches performed by a selected service can be limited to a specific category in the information provider’s directory (e.g., Google) of information content.
Xerox Sues Google Over Search Algorithm
I’m having a little trouble processing that headline too. But Bloomberg reported that Xerox has filed suit against Google for using its search inventions without …
There is a provision in Apple’s agreement with AT&T that obligates Apple not to include functionality in any Apple phone that enables a customer to …
CTIA to FCC: We Allow VoIP, Chill on Net Neutrality
I was captivated by the CTIA’s comment filed recently in response to the FCC Notice of Inquiry (or NOI) on Wireless Competition. In this factoid …
Twitter is the Internet’s Fork
I’ve been reading David Pogue’s review of Google Buzz , as well as Mathew Ingram’s analysis at GigaOm. I will echo their sentiments: Buzz’s design …
By allowing innovation to be easily implemented at the edge of the network, the end-to-end design of the Internet has lowered technical, financial, and administrative …
Verizon Blinks
As we all know, Verizon went public on Tuesday with its agreement to allow Skype’s VoIP application to run on its network. There are still a few gotchas for Verizon subscribers who want the service, but in the world of telecom this is momentous. Faced with the FCC’s proposed rules for net neutrality and a new fifth principle of non-discrimination, Verizon (along with AT&T) has relented.
Before the Web and Twitter, restaurants were completely controlled by the press, and chefs and restaurants just had to sit back and take it,” said …
Twitter:The Great Equalizer
The Old West had the Colt .45, the New York restaurant scene has Twitter. The New York Times’ Julia Moskin tells how restaurateurs, chefs, and …
Google Goggles German Menu
You must see this demo of a prototype Android app that Google previewed at Mobile World Congress. It’s just the logical next step for Google …
The Fall and Possible Rise of Broadband UNE
You have to applaud Google–a software company– for taking it upon themselves to build an experimental, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. With its deep pockets and access …
There’s a new visual design we code named Metro…Metro actually has it roots in Windows. Media Center on Windows was the first place we did …
Microsoft Thinks Differently
image courtesy of Gizmodo I’m over my winter malaise, and ready to look at the new Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S) in a fairer light. …
MWC: Microsoft Shifts the Ground
Microsoft has introduced its new smartphone OS at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. It’s a complete tear down of Microsoft Mobile, and in its …
Video for a Snowy Friday Afternoon
It’s time to close down your Excel spreadsheets for the week. Take a journey back 300 million years ago courtesy of Space Rip and watch …