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Matt Richtel / New York Times:
The Wi-Fi in Your Handset — What if, instead of burning up minutes on your cellphone plan, you could make free or cheap calls over the wireless networks that allow Internet access in many coffee shops, airports and homes? — New phones coming on the market will allow just that.
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Andy Abramson / VoIP Watch:
WiFi Phones Coming Into Vogue — The New York Times has an extensive article about WiFi phones going head to head with the cellular carriers coming into vogue, quoting among others pal Steve Howe who was one of the featured speakers on my panel at the MuniWireless conference this past June on this very subject.
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Tom Evslin / Fractals of Change:
VoIP Over WiFi WILL Disrupt the Cellular Industry — It's official. You can read all about it in The New York Times today. — "What if, instead of burning up minutes on your cellphone plan, you could make free or cheap calls over the wireless networks that allow Internet access in many coffee shops …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
WiFi On Mobiles: Fact or Fiction? — The New York Times takes a look at the emerging trend of mobile phones with built in Wi-Fi connectivity and concludes that the barbarians are at the gates. Their conclusion is that WiFi could pose challenges to the traditional cell phone carriers. Maybe, maybe not!
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy:
Is Voice-Over-Wi-Fi a Mobile Carrier Killer? — The New York Times' Matt Richtel today has a top-notch summary of the emerging voice-over-Wi-Fi business. Skype, EarthLink, Cisco are among the major communications companies and suppliers that are pushing this new technology …
John Leyden / The Register:
Developers cry foul over Windows kernel security — Recently introduced security measures by Microsoft will make it more difficult to integrate third-party security tools with Windows, according to a rival personal firewall firm. — Agnitum reckons that the introduction of Kernel Patch Protection …
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David Morgenstern / eWEEK.com:
Is a 'Perfect Storm' of Mac Sales on the Horizon? — Opinion: With all the buzz around thin clients, Microsoft execs are trying to find targets for thicker installations of Windows Vista. Maybe they should take a look at how Apple has executed on its thick computing strategy, and the resulting bonanza of upgrade sales.
Ray Ozzie / Microsoft:
Financial Analyst Meeting 2006 — RAY OZZIE: Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to speak with you today. I—you know, part of my role as CSA is to have a visceral understanding of technology trends, and to understand the relevance of those trends from a market as well as from a business perspective.
Robert Elder / Austin American-Statesman:
Austin to test broadband over power lines — City wants to find out whether electrical grid can carry information. — The Austin City Council on Thursday approved spending up to $317,500 to test an emerging technology that delivers broadband Internet service over conventional power lines.
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David Herron / Market Wire:
Fujitsu Line of High-Performance and Reliable Notebooks to Be Powered by New Intel Core 2 Duo Next-Generation Mobile Processor — Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that its LifeBook® N6400 Series desktop replacement notebook, the flagship of its consumer line …
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John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
Moguls of New Media — The MySpace member with a million 'friends.' The receptionist with a production deal. Some of the Web's amateur entertainers are becoming powerful players. — On the popular Web site MySpace.com, members set up profiles with information about their interests …
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Frank Paynter / Listics:
Mandarin Meg Memorial at BlogHer — Mandarin Meg memorial gathering — non-denominational, non-sectarian, simply human gathering of people who wish to acknowledge and remember the passing of Michelle Goodrich at 3:45 today, Pacific time in Suite 8111 Hyatt San Jose at 1740 North First Street, San Jose California.
Larry Angell / ilounge.com:
Apple denies 'four years' iPod report, clarifies 'for years' — Senior Editor, iLounge submit a news tip — Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris has confirmed to iLounge that she was misquoted in a Chicago Tribune article on failing iPods published earlier this week.
Linux-Watch.com:
Top five things Microsoft can learn from Linux — Last week, I listed the Top five things Linux can learn from Microsoft. Well, it's a two-way street: Microsoft could really stand to learn a few things from Linux, too. — Yes, I know I sound like a crackpot to some of you, since most of you are reading this on a Windows-based PC.
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Heather Green / Blogspotting:
Ze Frank, YouTube, and Making Money — I've recently become a fan of Ze Frank's video blog, which is saying a lot for me because it's hard to concentrate these days in hot and muggy NYC and Frank's pretty intense. Each day he does a short, smart, staccato take on the news, his life …
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RealNetworks Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (RNWK) — Executives — Michael Eggers - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Caroline Hughes - Vice President of Investor Relations — Analysts — Terry Heath - Credit Suisse First Boston — Presentation
Nick / Rough Type:
Benkler on Calacanis's wallet — A few days ago, I wrote a post about Yochai Benkler's contention, in his book The Wealth of Networks, that we are today seeing the arrival of large-scale systems of "social production" that "are decentralized but do not rely on either the price system or a managerial structure for coordination."
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