Mobilog

Tuesday, November 26, 2002

A report on the Nokia Mobile Internet Conference. Just in time for the holidays, WirelessDevNet.com Editor Glenn Letham recently attended the Nokia Mobile Internet Conference in Munich and reports on some of the new gadgets that were on display. [Computerworld News]
3:02:30 PM

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Old Dominion Freight eyes quick ROI from handhelds. The trucking company expects a quick ROI from a $3 million project to equip its 1,700 drivers with wireless, handheld computers. [Computerworld News]
3:01:05 PM

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Joel gets what I believe is the best solution to spam. Pay the recipient a small fee if you aren't on their contact list to deliver an e-mail (of course, this could be the b-model of Plaxo -- hook it up with Paypal and they are off to the races). [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
2:58:03 PM

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Dataquest: Mobile phone sales rebound in Q3. Worldwide sales up nearly 8 percent to 104.3 million [InfoWorld: Top News]
2:37:51 PM

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Sychip offers SDIO Wi-Fi: Devices with Secure Digital (SDIO) slots should shortly have full Wi-Fi access available through a Sychip chipset and reference design. The SD slot is found in Palm and PocketPC models as well as cell phones and other devices.

[80211b News]
2:36:53 PM

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Certificate Distribution Proves a Vexing Problem. The best PKI system in the world won't work well without a secure key distribution methodology. [Computerworld App Development News]
2:35:04 PM

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Microsoft Reports 7.4 Percent Stake in Comcast. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it holds a 7.4 percent passive stake in cable operator Comcast Corp., confirming that it went ahead with plans to convert AT&T debt into the stock. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]
2:28:25 PM

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Nextel Has Hired a Strategy Consultant. Nextel Has Hired A Strategy Consultant. [New York Times: Business]
2:26:08 PM

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NY Times: A Computing Pioneer of the 1970's Joins Hewlett-Packard. Hiring Dr. Kay is an investment in Hewlett-Packard's innovation strategy. Throughout his career, Dr. Kay has worked on the design concepts and underlying technology to improve the interaction between people and computers. [Tomalak's Realm]
2:12:35 PM

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IDC: 2002 seen as worst year for IT revenue growth. Although the research firm is predicting a growth in IT spending of 5.8% next year, the actual figure could be less than half that if unforeseen events intervene. [Computerworld News]
2:05:35 PM

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