"People in the know" valuing companies. Apple’s options oops.

August 7, 2006

Business Week is getting a lot of flack for its cover story about local boy Kevin Rose’s Digg.com and other young Web 2.0 entrepreneurs. A main point of contention is the claim that Digg is worth $200 million according to “people in the know.” Listen up budding journalists. If you’re looking to value a company, […]

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LG Chocolate bitter. AOL free 5 GB. Hold off on Vista. Damon’s Kirk.

August 4, 2006

Some follow ups on stories reported on earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, for many the final word on consumer technology, has dissed the LG Chocolate, the iPhone-like device from LG and Verizon. It’s not user-friendly like an iPod says Mossberg, and according to his tests the songs you buy work better […]

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A MacBook Hacked

August 3, 2006

At the BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, two security researchers demonstrated a hack of a MacBook through a flaw in the wireless device. They purposely hacked the MacBook to show that it’s not as invulnerable as Apple protests it to be. They say Windows and Linux devices are also vulnerable. Security expert Phil Zimmerman suggested […]

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AOL Gives up on Dial Up. ESPN Charges ISPs. iTunes Add-ons.

August 3, 2006

It’s official. AOL has finally given up…on dial-up. Yes, don’t expect to receive anymore “1000 Hours Free!” CDs. AOL has decided to make its proprietary services and content free for all users with broadband access. It’s been a long time coming. Advertising revenue for AOL shot up 40% last quarter, while at the same time […]

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E3 Powered Off? Digg User Profile for Sale. Colbert Challenges Wikipedia.

August 1, 2006

Has the computer gaming expo E3 been cancelled? Has it been downsized? No, it’s BOTH. The loudest and brightest trade show appears to be evolving into a smaller form. The problems? Nobody’s brain is wired to take that much stimulation. For the companies involved, the costs outweigh the benefits. But the show quickly lost its […]

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New iPhone? Boston Wi-Fi. CNN copies Current TV. Dotcom desperation redux.

August 1, 2006

The iPhone. The iPod and phone in one device. It’s the holy grail of gadgets. Motorola’s version tanked, and now LG has one distributed through Verizon. Cost, $150. Holds 1000 songs and you can download songs for $2. It looks pretty sharp. The city of Boston is considering a plan for municipal Wi-Fi. But instead […]

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Block the Entire Internet with DOPA

July 31, 2006

Schools know that if they want to receive Federal funding for Internet access, they’re going to have to institute some kind of filtering technology. What to block from impressionable eyes has always been a community-level decision. Well, that could soon become a Federal decision given the House’s overwhelming passing of the Deleting Online Predators Act […]

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AlwaysOn Stanford Summit, Day 2

July 28, 2006

OK, technically, it was Day 3, but nobody went on Tuesday, and I only went on Wednesday and Thursday, so I’m calling it Day 2. One session asked, “Can we and should we secure the Internet to protect intellectual property?” The CTO of Sun Microsystems argued that you fight it by creating more knowledge. “It […]

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AlwaysOn Stanford Summit, Day 1

July 27, 2006

So I attended the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University yesterday. It’s a powerhouse innovation conference presenting CEOs of some major tech companies. Some highlights. The CEO of the immensely popular user generated video site, YouTube, was a huge hit. The once CEO of MP3.com was not as he desperately tried to equate his failed business […]

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ATI swallowed. Video Skype. Zune. Google Traffic.

July 25, 2006

AMD purchased ATI for $5.6 billion in cash and stock giving the chip maker a strong foothold in the graphic chip market. The developers of Skype and Kazaa are working on a video distribution service. Code named the Venice Project. They’re entering a market where there’s lots of competition—240 video sharing companies at last count […]

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