Wednesday, November 6, 2002



Analysts: Gang of three to rule IT. A wave of consolidation in the IT industry will see the top three software and hardware companies ruling the roost, predict Gartner analysts--leaving rivals fighting for survival. [CNET News.com]
4:48:42 PM    comment   



Tablet PC Targeting Corridor Warriers. With the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition launch Thursday, Microsoft is taking aim at what some call an untapped market: so-called 'corridor warriors.' The software giant and its hardware partners are excited by the new technology's possibilities, but analysts are taking a wait-and-see attitude. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
3:29:33 PM    comment   



Infowave Announces New Wireless E-Mail Software. Infowave's Mobile Messaging Workgroup Edition allows up to 15 mobile users to access their corporate e-mail and calendar using any wireless Pocket PC or Palm device. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
3:25:04 PM    comment   



IBM enhances 'Pixie Dust' for improved storage density. Big Blue produces 80GB mobile hard drive [InfoWorld: Top News]
1:05:55 PM    comment   



JP Mobile Announces Software To Synchronize and Manage Handhelds. JP Mobile's SureWave Enterprise Server 3.0 allows enterprises to extend applications to mobile workers using Pocket PC, Palm and RIM devices. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
1:04:44 PM    comment   



Megabeam rolls out Euro WLAN network. Not for Joe Public [The Register]
1:03:56 PM    comment   



Gartner slams 3G navel gazing. It's the consumers, stupid [The Register]
12:59:45 PM    comment   



Gang of Four set W-CDMA royalty cap. Squaring up to Qualcomm [The Register]
12:58:06 PM    comment   



Beyond MP3s: iPod Holds Genome. Hipsters everywhere tote their favorite tunes on Apple's sleek iPod. One geneticist uses it to store the human genome. Together with custom Apple software, it could help uncover what separates humans from chimps. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]

I put my weblog on it.
12:54:25 PM    comment   




N.Y., N.Y., It's a Wireless Town. What if everyone in Manhattan had wireless access? It's not far off says wireless evangelist Marcos R. Lara, who just completed a study of the city's networks. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
12:53:34 PM    comment   



Manhattan thousands of points of wireless access: Only a few of the thousands of points on the map discussed in this story are intentionally meant to be shared, but Manhattan is already a pastiche of almost 100 percent coverage -- south of Harlem.

[80211b News]
12:51:41 PM    comment   



Microsoft Shareholders Seek Returns. BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- With Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust battle with the government largely resolved, shareholders are focusing their attention elsewhere -- on the software company's $40 billion hoard of cash. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]

This is disgusting. Sell your stock and move on.
12:34:28 PM    comment   




Studies: Few to use tablet PCs in 2003. "Only the bravest" will have adopted new portable computers based on Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet Edition by the end of next year, a Gartner exec says. [CNET News.com]
12:31:52 PM    comment