HP, Iomega unveil low-end storage systems [CNET News.com]

 

12:56:22 PM    

 

Mobile & Wireless World: Combo Wi-FI cell phone due out by fall. Avaya, Proxim and Motorola have teamed up and plan to introduce a dual-mode Wi-FI and cellular phone this year that will require the use of an 802.11a WLAN. [Computerworld News]

 

12:55:47 PM    

 

Cingular lags rivals in high-speed wireless data. Cingular Wireless is falling behind rivals in offering high-speed mobile services that let customers view the Internet and e-mail on phones and other wireless devices. [Computerworld News]

 

12:55:04 PM    

 

ITM launches integrated suite to manage the business of IT. ITM Software this week launched an integrated suite of software applications that early users said are akin to having an ERP system for CIOs. [Computerworld News]

 

12:54:12 PM    

 

A BlackBerry Throbs, and a Wonk Has a Date. The thumb action associated with "Berrying" is now as readily observed in smoky bars on late nights as it is in Congressional hearings. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: Technology]

 

12:53:26 PM    

 

The Express Lane to the Internet, Now With Fewer Bumps. High-speed connections have been around for several years, but more people have been signing up for them at record rates recently, thanks to falling prices and a growing number of options. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Technology]

 

12:52:47 PM    

 

Comcast Plans Internet Telephone Service. Comcast said that it would offer telephone service over the Internet to more than 40 million households by 2006. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]

 

12:51:54 PM    

 

Wanted: Young Voters' Cellphone Numbers. VOTER registration campaigns are turning to a new weapon to combat low turnout among younger voters this November: the cellphone. By Mark Walsh. [New York Times: Technology]

 

12:50:39 PM    

 

Would you trade your password for chocolate?. If yes, click here sharpish By Scott Granneman, SecurityFocus . [The Register]

 

12:49:42 PM    

 

Nokia 6820 messaging phone. Review Yes, the one with the fold-out keyboard By Andrew Orlowski . [The Register]

 

12:48:51 PM    

 

Baseball Hits a Homer Online. Major League Baseball provides live video and audio as well as custom highlights on the Web, for a price. Analysts say it's a textbook example of how sports can use the Internet to reach longtime fans and create new ones. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]

 

12:48:20 PM    

 

Robert X. Cringely: How Linux is Inadvertently Poised to Remake the Telephone and Internet Markets. There seems to be a persistent myth that VoIP + Wi-Fi is greater (or more profitable) than the sum of its parts, but I've seen no evidence to support it. The point of the layered model of the Internet is that bundling things from different layers doesn't give you any gain. [Hack the Planet]

 

12:47:45 PM    

 

Wi-fi lifeline for Nepal's farmers. Yak farmers in Nepal are using wireless internet technology to keep in touch with their families. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

12:46:33 PM    

 

Search business turns serious. Specialist search services argue they still have a role, despite the dominance of search tools like Google. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

12:46:02 PM    

 

Legal music sites break 100 mark. The number of legal online music services breaks the 100 barrier, the music industry announces. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

12:45:26 PM    

 

Life offers lessons for business. Evolution on the Galapagos Islands inspires computer scientists to breed better systems for businesses. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

12:44:45 PM    

 

I went to see The Day After Tomorrow, yesterday, opening day. I liked it, but then I like almost everything. It wasn't totally terrible, in fact it's badness is part of what makes it good. There are some very good special effects, esp the opening scene. It's a big-budget Hollywood disaster movie. Kids will love it. You may wonder how Dennis Quaid saves the planet, it's actually fairly clever. I've heard that the science is all wrong, but this is one of those times when, sorry, it just doesn't matter. [Scripting News]

 

12:43:49 PM    

 

U.S. online retail sales hit $114B in 2003. A Forrester Research survey done for the Internet sales division of the National Retail Federation found that online sales last year rose 51% to $114 billion. [Computerworld News]

 

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