As regular readers know, I have frequently attacked the U.S. wireless phone carriers for exerting near-total control by what phones, software and services American consumers can use on their networks. In fact, since 2005, I have dubbed the carriers “the Soviet ministries,” for inserting themselves within the producers of mobile hardware…

“What was your biggest ‘blogging’ mistake ?” - put that question to anyone who has a blog hosted on Blogger and you’ll nearly get a unanimous reply - they wish they had started on a personal web domain (like myblog.com) instead of sub-domains like blogspot.com or wordpress.com.
I too made that mistake when I launche…

Original post by GooglePR

I still construct out from citizens who get confused by solicitations in the mail. Here’s an example one:

At first glance, that semi-official looking letter seems to require bill payment for some sort of “annual website search engine listing.” But whether you read the fine print at the bottom, you’ll see:

that is not a bil…

BANGALORE, India — November 29, 2007 –AMD (NYSE: AMD), a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets, today announced the opening of a new silicon design and platform research and development (R&D) facility in Bangalore.

Orginal post by Steve

I’ve taken the decision to get a new Mac!
With the amount of video editing I do (but more importantly, the amount of video encoding I do), I’ve reached the point where I need to seriously beef up my processor ability. So the obvious choice for me is the Mac Pro.
The only problem is that the current Mac Pro line is overdue for a revamp a…

Plaxo has always been about keeping you connected with the public you know – across an ever-expanding range of tools and services. The goal is to let you have complete access to your address book and calendar everywhere you might need them.

Today, we get a little bit closer to that goal with the release of Plaxo for Windows Mobile. that is…