Monday, May 3, 2004

BusinessWeek: DoCoMo's "New Business Model". People can easily tell with voice -- if they talk too long, they will have a high bill. But in the content-delivery service, with high-resolution videos and pictures, your bill could skyrocket without you noticing it. So in order to free users from such concerns, we have decided to have a flat rate. [Tomalak's Realm]
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3G will 'be the norm' in 2009. Pace quickens from next year By electricnews.net . [The Register]
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PDA OS Marketshare: Palm and Microsoft Neck and Neck. According to the latest numbers from Gartner, PalmSource (the software side of Palm that produces PalmOS) and Microsoft are in a "dead heat" in the PDA operating system race, with Palm taking a huge drop to sit at 40.7% of the market, while Microsoft moved up to around 40.2%. Gartner... [Gizmodo]
2:42:13 PM    comment   

Open Park launches. Open Park launch event
The Open Park Project is a non-profit working to establish free public WiFi connectivity on the National mall in Washington, DC. I'm one of the co-founders, along with Washington telecom lawyer Greg Staple and two others. On Wednesday, Open Park launched its Website and its first location, on Capitol Hill.

Hard to believe, but this is the first public outdoor WiFi hotspot in Washington, DC. The area around Supreme Court, the Capitol Visitor Center, and the Library of Congress is now "lit." Next stop: a wireless mesh from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. Not just for free connectivity, but ultimately serving as a testbed for new wireless technologies and applications. We've received a generous hardware donation from Tropos Networks and plan to announce support from other companies and foundations soon.

I'm excited about this project both for the important symbolism and for the real practical benefits of a WiFi zone in the heart of the Nation's Capitol.
[Werblog]
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The Kingmaker of Personal Tech. Walt Mossberg makes or breaks products from his pundit perch at a little rag called The Wall Street Journal. By Alan Deutschman from Wired magazine. [Wired News]
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Intel's Dothan set for early May introduction. Mobile chip said to provide better performance with same battery life as current Pentium M chips. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas. The much-anticipated pilot program comes after the company set a January 2005 deadline for its top 100 suppliers to place RFID tags on all cases and pallets destined for its Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
1:34:23 PM    comment   

Siemens moves to merge telephony, data center. Telephony servers now emerging are set to transform enterprise phone systems into just one more service provided through the corporate data center. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Microsoft premiers DRM technology. With an eye to capturing a larger share of the budding market for online music and movie distribution software, Microsoft Corp. announced Monday a new version of its copyright protection software that will allow users to play rented content on portable devices, such as mobile phones, and networked devices within the home. [InfoWorld: Top News]
12:16:26 PM    comment   

How John Doerr, the Old Prospector, Finally Struck Google. John Doerr, a prominent venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, is as upbeat about the potential of Internet start-ups as ever. By Laura Rich. [New York Times: Business]
11:58:22 AM    comment   

Looking Past Cable's Profits to the Rivals on Its Heels. No matter how strong the numbers are for the country's biggest cable companies, investors are still panicky about the intensifying competition for customers from telephone and satellite companies. By Geraldine Fabrikant. [New York Times: Business]
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NetMotion: Siebel CRM Available. SEATTLE -- In response to growing demand from Siebel customers who need to... [Wireless IQ - News Feeds]
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Wireless Wake Up. Growth rates are predicted to climb for UMTS and GSM/EDGE this year, which could finally bring relief to the browbeaten wireless sector, says ABI Research. [Wireless IQ - News Feeds]
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