Tuesday, September 3, 2002



Epicor releases first piece of .Net CRM suite. Product built around Microsoft apps framework [InfoWorld: Top News]
10:19:24 PM    comment   



Oliver Thylmann writes in infoSync World why Bluetooth may succeed. It's Apple.
In Jaguar, Bluetooth support is built-in, and all you need is a small USB Bluetooth dongle to get it working. Plug-in, works. As far as rumors go, Apple will integrate Bluetooth in future versions of the product lines. Once I plugged in the dongle in Jaguar, the system told me that there is a new port - a Bluetooth modem port. In the OS X Address Book, I now suddenly have the option to send an SMS or call each number that is in there via my connected Bluetooth-capable mobile phone. Apple believes in bluetooth, Apple added it, Apple helps make it a standard and Bluetooth will succeed.
[The Bluetooth Weblog]
10:16:20 PM    comment   



Alliance aims at interoperability for wireless gadgets [IDG InfoWorld]
10:14:16 PM    comment   



Wi-Fi to climb aboard modems. A combination communications-802.11b semiconductor will help build a set-top box that creates its own wireless network instead of just connecting to an outside wireless network. [CNET News.com]
9:46:58 PM    comment   



Java hits obstacle with cell phones. It is becoming apparent that the cross-platform benefits of Java simply do not apply in the same way for mobile phones, developers say. [CNET News.com]
3:33:29 PM    comment   



Gartner says Bluetooth security and interoperability flaws are driving up costs.
Security flaws and interoperability problems will make Bluetooth-enabled devices inadequate for use without additional spending to correct the problem areas, according to Gartner. By 2005, Gartner predicts that more than 560 million Bluetooth-enabled devices will be purchased by businesses and consumers.
[The Bluetooth Weblog]
3:30:40 PM    comment   



Scientists Brew Real Joint Juice. Lab-engineered tissue that looks and acts like human cartilage promises to fix injured joints and provide a true cure for osteoarthritis. And it could put shark hunters out of jobs. By Elliot Borin. [Wired News]
3:29:44 PM    comment   



Vendors ready for Tablet OS. Motion Computing, Groove among companies with plans for Microsoft's forthcoming platform [InfoWorld: Top News]
3:27:43 PM    comment   



Telecom Wreck Provides an Opening for AT&T. Although AT&T is not the monopoly it once was, the company may soon find itself at the top of the telecommunications pyramid again. By Norm Alster. [New York Times: Technology]
3:26:04 PM    comment   



Striking a Sour Note on Technology Outlays. A survey on where technology users have been investing and expect to invest suggests that business investment are likely to decline again next year. By Barnaby Feder. [New York Times: Technology]
3:23:43 PM    comment   



Scientifically Priced Retail Goods. Using sophisticated systems from a handful of small but fast-growing technology companies, retailers are making price decisions more scientifically and less by gut instinct. By Bob Tedechi. [New York Times: Technology]
3:21:33 PM    comment   



A Moore's Law analogy for Quantum computers. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
3:20:39 PM    comment   



Cool.  Caltech course notes and homework assignments for a course on Quantum Computing.  You gotta love the way Caltech and MIT are putting course notes online (althought MIT hasn't launched yet from what I have seen).  Does anyone have any links to advanced courses in the Humanities that are online? [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
3:19:36 PM    comment   



Ford Abandons Venture in Making Electric Cars. In another sign of the auto industry's struggle to make money selling electric vehicles, Ford said that it was giving up on Think, its $123 million electric-car venture. By Micheline Maynard. [New York Times: Science]
3:16:09 PM    comment   



Who Spilled Merlot on the E-Book?. Electronic wine lists help diners at Aureole restaurants in Vegas and New York match their meals with the perfect vintage. Also: E-publish in minutes.... E-books en español.... and more in M.J. Rose's notebook. [Wired News]
3:14:06 PM    comment   



Technology Aids India Postal System. NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- For 138 years, India's colonial-era postal network -- the largest in the world -- has worked like a rusty clock, with dingy offices, low-paid mail carriers and a creaky infrastructure. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]
3:11:30 PM    comment   



Microsoft and PacketVideo Extend Digital Media Reach. SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said on Monday that PacketVideo Inc. has agreed to use its digital media delivery format, in a deal that gives the software giant a key foothold into the nascent market for mobile multimedia content delivery. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]
3:07:05 PM    comment   



To Joel, on Platforms. [Ray Ozzie's Weblog]
2:50:36 PM    comment   



Useit.Com: From April 30, 2000; Finally Progress in Internet Client Design [Tomalak's Realm]
2:42:40 PM    comment   



Bob Frankston: Trapped by the Web! Finding the balance between building highly tuned applications, between providing the complete service or the enabling technologies, and all the other choices is a challenge and there is no one right answer. But there is a wrong answer -- limiting yourself to lame and painful web interfaces. [Tomalak's Realm]
2:39:23 PM    comment   



Nokia GPRS/802.11b card: Gizmodo notes the Nokia combo card has been available for a few months, but only offers low-speed GPRS access. Still, a nice notch on the stick as devices like this start coming out of the pipeline.

[80211b News]
2:25:35 PM    comment   



Could UWB Ground Airplane Laptop Users?. Could ultrawideband (UWB) force airplane passengers to forego using their laptops on all flights? Yes, if preliminary tests by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority and NASA prove to be conclusive. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
2:24:05 PM    comment   



NY Times: U.S. Cellphone Users Don't Seem to Get Message About Messaging. The service, known as S.M.S. (for short message service), is already wildly popular in Europe and Asia, but it has been delayed in the United States -- partly because it had been impossible to send messages among carriers and partly because it has not been marketed well by the cellphone companies. [Tomalak's Realm]
12:27:11 PM    comment   

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