Wednesday, October 30, 2002

PalmOS 6 details emerge: Version 6.0 will be as dramatic a change for the platform as OS X was for Apple, or NT was for Microsoft, and represents the culmination of work from the former Be team Palm acquired last year.

T-Mobile embarks on Wi-Fi for airports: T-Mobile USA said Wednesday that it would set up wireless "hot spots" for business travelers in airport lounges across the United States.

Court helps out cable TV pirates: A federal appeals court says a father-and-son pair of cable TV pirates violated the law but a $30 million judgment against them was a little excessive.

It's a beautiful day!

Clarion announces Windows CE based car PC: Now your car can crash everyday. Yuk yuk!

Comcast sees strong broadband sales: In another signal that broadband is finally catching on with consumers, Comcast Corp. added 169,800 new cable-modem subscribers for a total of more than 1.3 million, its best quarterly growth in broadband users ever.

Cox Posts Quarterly Loss but Wins Subscribers

George Mannes: Cox Pushes Ahead Despite Slowing Core Growth

Cox leads cable descent: Cox Communications declined Tuesday after it lowered its full-year basic subscriber growth forecast, sending other cable stocks lower on a lackluster day for the media sector.

George Mannes: Satellite Talk Startles Cablevision Holders

Scientific-Atlanta and Luminous Networks Announce First RPR Metro Solution For Delivering Cost-Effective Voice, Video and Data Services: So much for Liberate being the only triple-play vendor.

WorldGate Achieves 10% Increase in Quarterly Revenue and Surpasses 600,000 Mark in Revenue Generating Units: For those who are wondering, and revenue generating unit is a subscriber (or sub). Worldgate loves to differentiate themselves from the rest of the ITV community.

Video-On-Demand Advances To DVD-On-Demand With SeaChange's VODlink Software: SeaChange introduced VODlink, a streamlined software application that in effect turns settop boxes into DVD players. It's a technological breakthrough that makes viewers' experience more fun and provides a dramatic new advantage for cable television. Cool!!! This is real convergence!

Sony brings Screenblast to stores: The software programs, which let people edit, enhance and share digital videos, photos or music files, are making their first appearance on store shelves Wednesday.

Microsoft, HP Start Selling Media-Friendly PC: Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard launched a new entertainment-friendly personal computer on Tuesday, betting that users will start getting used to grabbing a remote instead of a mouse.