Friday, November 22, 2002

Microsoft wants your cellphone. The software king has big plans for making the world of mobile phones safe for Windows. Can phone makers, and a little Norwegian company called Opera, stop the onslaught?

Slashdot: Opera, Microsoft, and the Mobile Browser Market

Verizon to Install WiFi Technology. NEW YORK (AP) -- In a sure sign that the upstart wireless Internet technology called WiFi is proving too powerful to ignore, Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday that it will install such networks for small and medium-sized businesses.

Fossil WRIST PDA With Palm OS Named Best of COMDEX: Fossil's WRIST PDA with Palm OS® is the first truly wearable Palm Powered device that provides consumers convenient access to information while on-the-go, in a sleek and compact form factor. It features an illuminated 160 x 160 touch screen with a stylus integrated into the band for Graffiti(TM) input, 2MB internal memory, Rocker(TM) switch user interface, infrared port to support beaming between all Palm Powered devices, rechargeable battery, and classic Palm OS applications including: Address Book, Date Book, Memo Pad, Calculator and To Do List.

TiVo quarterly loss narrows, sees 1 million subs: TiVo posted a narrower quarterly loss and said it expects to double subscribers to its digital television recording service over the next year, fueled by recent marketing partnerships and licensing pacts.

Liberate Technologies Retracts Forecast After Internal Probe: Liberate Technologies withdrew its financial forecast for coming quarters and placed its chief operating officer on administrative leave, after an internal investigation into the company's accounting revealed as much as 11% of revenue reported over five quarters may be questionable. Liberate has also suspended their COO. Jeez! Just when I thought my stock was coming back. This company has problems, and I'm certain MSO's are noticing.