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2005-08-15
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MURDOCH WATCH
Murdoch Wants Blinkx
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050815-123116
>>>According to a story in the LA Times, News Corp is in talks to acquire Blinkx. Stories about Mr. Murdoch's rapidly growing continuing interest in acquring Internet properties (not only Blinkx) after a conference call last week and his acquisition of MySpace a few weeks ago.
-- gee, blinkx looks interesting. Never heard of it before now...
Murdoch, WiMAX and The Two Way Web
http://gigaom.com/2005/08/13/murdoch...web/#more-4902
>>>There has been a lot of speculation about Rupert Murdoch’s desire to buy a search engine company. Will it be Technorati, or Ice Rocket? Who knows? Regardless of which search engine he acquires, an even more significant development to watch for is whether he will ride the WiMax wave to become a player in the two-way broadband enabled world. Maybe he and Paul Otellini, Intel’s CEO should meet.
-- ah, these stargazers. I'd like to know WTF kind of broadband *they* have. Come to NYC, get Roadrunner as a *civilian* and you'll encounter gravity -- fast.
TALK OF THE BROADBAND ECONOMY
http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telec...nd_economy_78/
>>>People who own personal electronic devices such as a mobile phone or PDA won't have to struggle with tiny, hard-to-see display screens thanks to a team of Scottish researchers from the University of Glasgow who are exploring a new technology that will enable people to interact with mobile computers using 3-D sound and gestures.
-- let me rephrase that for them:
>>>People who own personal electronic devices such as a mobile phone or PDA won't have to struggle with tiny, hard-to-see display screens if they buy a Nokia 770!
What the DMCA Is Good For: Marginalizing Open Source
http://www.corante.com/copyfight/arc...pen_source.php
>>>Over at the afore-mentioned Picker MobBlog, Julie Cohen counters Fred von Lohmann's argument that the DMCA is a failure at fighting the "darknet," arguing, among other things, that it's effective for influencing the kinds of technologies engineers create and keeping open source out of the mainstream
Interface Remixers will Pay for Privilege of APIs
http://bokardo.com/archives/interfac...ilege-of-apis/
>>>Jonathan Boutelle brings up an interesting point after attending the BayCHI Web2.0 panel the other day: the Web 2.0 companies heavily promoting their APIs (Technorati, Flickr, Google) are glad to have developers create interesting new interfaces out of them…unless you want to make money from that interface.
-- this is an *excellent* site about Web 2.0 news.
Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3909/" target="blank" title="Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology ">Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology
-- ah, if the 770 had a CF slot...
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Wanted: an iPod Clone That Does Justice To e-Books Too
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3392
>>>And before my Nokia 770-lovingin’ friends speak up here, let it be known I’m talking about a Pod-killer, not a mini-tablet.
-- tch! David has not been reading these "blogs." Else he would have seen the pounding Creative has been taking up against the iPod. It's more than just *hardware*, David. iPod offers a Total User Experience no one has yet matched.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-15 at 17:48.
Murdoch Wants Blinkx
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050815-123116
>>>According to a story in the LA Times, News Corp is in talks to acquire Blinkx. Stories about Mr. Murdoch's rapidly growing continuing interest in acquring Internet properties (not only Blinkx) after a conference call last week and his acquisition of MySpace a few weeks ago.
-- gee, blinkx looks interesting. Never heard of it before now...
Murdoch, WiMAX and The Two Way Web
http://gigaom.com/2005/08/13/murdoch...web/#more-4902
>>>There has been a lot of speculation about Rupert Murdoch’s desire to buy a search engine company. Will it be Technorati, or Ice Rocket? Who knows? Regardless of which search engine he acquires, an even more significant development to watch for is whether he will ride the WiMax wave to become a player in the two-way broadband enabled world. Maybe he and Paul Otellini, Intel’s CEO should meet.
-- ah, these stargazers. I'd like to know WTF kind of broadband *they* have. Come to NYC, get Roadrunner as a *civilian* and you'll encounter gravity -- fast.
TALK OF THE BROADBAND ECONOMY
http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telec...nd_economy_78/
>>>People who own personal electronic devices such as a mobile phone or PDA won't have to struggle with tiny, hard-to-see display screens thanks to a team of Scottish researchers from the University of Glasgow who are exploring a new technology that will enable people to interact with mobile computers using 3-D sound and gestures.
-- let me rephrase that for them:
>>>People who own personal electronic devices such as a mobile phone or PDA won't have to struggle with tiny, hard-to-see display screens if they buy a Nokia 770!
What the DMCA Is Good For: Marginalizing Open Source
http://www.corante.com/copyfight/arc...pen_source.php
>>>Over at the afore-mentioned Picker MobBlog, Julie Cohen counters Fred von Lohmann's argument that the DMCA is a failure at fighting the "darknet," arguing, among other things, that it's effective for influencing the kinds of technologies engineers create and keeping open source out of the mainstream
Interface Remixers will Pay for Privilege of APIs
http://bokardo.com/archives/interfac...ilege-of-apis/
>>>Jonathan Boutelle brings up an interesting point after attending the BayCHI Web2.0 panel the other day: the Web 2.0 companies heavily promoting their APIs (Technorati, Flickr, Google) are glad to have developers create interesting new interfaces out of them…unless you want to make money from that interface.
-- this is an *excellent* site about Web 2.0 news.
Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3909/" target="blank" title="Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology ">Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology
-- ah, if the 770 had a CF slot...
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Wanted: an iPod Clone That Does Justice To e-Books Too
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3392
>>>And before my Nokia 770-lovingin’ friends speak up here, let it be known I’m talking about a Pod-killer, not a mini-tablet.
-- tch! David has not been reading these "blogs." Else he would have seen the pounding Creative has been taking up against the iPod. It's more than just *hardware*, David. iPod offers a Total User Experience no one has yet matched.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-15 at 17:48.
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2005-08-16
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Nokia N90 Voted European Media Phone of the Year
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...816&ID=5043223
>>>Nokia today announced that its flagship imaging device, the Nokia N90, has been awarded the European Media Phone of the Year 2005-2006 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), the largest editorial multimedia organization in Europe. The award is an endorsement of the Nokia N90's industry-leading feature set, which makes it one of the most high performance devices in the marketplace.
RealNetworks et Nokia accroissent leur partenariat
http://www.multimedialaune.net/-Mobi...iat_a4853.html
>>>Nokia et RealNetworks viennent d'annoncer l'extension d'une alliance afin d'apporter des fonctions de lecteur audio et vidéo sur plus de modèles Nokia.
>>>Selon les termes d'un nouvel accord sur cinq ans, Nokia utilisera les logiciels audio et vidéo de RealNetworks dans une large gamme de ses téléphones, et non plus seulement dans ses produits haut de gamme fonctionnant avec le système d'exploitation Symbian et les applications Nokia Series 60.
-- via Babelfish --
>>>Nokia and RealNetworks have just announced the extension of an alliance in order to bring functions of audio and video reader on more Nokia models. According to terms' of a new agreement over five years, Nokia will use the audio and video software of RealNetworks in a broad range of its telephones, and either only in its top-of-the-range products functioning with the operating system Symbian and the applications Nokia Series 60.
Free books on Java programming
http://www.stevenchoy.com/wordpress/free-java-books/
Catching up to Web 2.0
http://news.com.com/2061-10798_3-583...4836&subj=news
>>>The experience of Jeff Barr, Amazon's Web services evangelist, shows how the IT industry usually manages to catch up with the hype it creates, even in the case of the Web.
>>>Like many people, Barr sees the Web becoming a platform, allowing individual developers to take data from multiple sites to create fun new programs. In many ways, it's the promise of Web services finally delivered.
What's in a name?
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-583...4760&subj=news
>>>In a shocking turn of events, bloggers are upset with Microsoft.
-- another one to add to the List of the Sins of Microsoft.
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo - Wrapup
http://business.newsforge.com/articl...14201&from=rss
>>> I've said this before, and so have many others: The semi-annual LinuxWorld Conference and Expo has become a business-to-business gathering. Last week's edition, held in the west building of San Francisco's Moscone Center, had more exhibitors than last year -- about 200. It had the same number of attendees -- about 11,000. But most of the exhibitors I asked said the show was better for them than last year because the quality of attendees was better -- at least from their point of view. And there was still the "meeting ground" aspect, centered on the Dot-Org area that was located well away from the main show floor. This still makes LinuxWorld worthwhile for those whose primary interest is learning about new advances in the GUIs and other software that keep GNU/Linux evolution strong and steady.
Burger chain beefs up free Wi-Fi to its 243 stores
http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=24735
>>>Eat a burger, then surf the internet. The Krystal Co. is adding free WiFi access to nearly 250 of its restaraunts around the country:
How DRM Will Kill Mobile Music
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050815/170233_F.shtml
Small Devices, Big Risks
http://www.internetnews.com/security/print.php/3527661
>>>Portable, handheld storage devices, like USB memory sticks and iPods, are posing a greater security risk internally to many businesses that are primarily focused on halting external threats.
Golden's Rules: LinuxWorld's screaming hardware, palm-sized server, faux IT guys and .org ghetto
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtar...115890,00.html
>>>Whew! LinuxWorld -- three days of raucous music, bright lights, and demos galore -- is over. I attended all three days and want to share the highlights -- and lowlights -- of the conference with you.
-- edited to add --
Nokia to Showcase N-Gage Games at Gen Con Indy 2005
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...816&ID=5045044
>>>Nokia NOK today announced their participation in Gen Con Indy 2005, the largest consumer hobby game convention in North America. With more than 25,000 attendees, Gen Con is slated for August 18-21 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The N-Gage booth will feature games from a variety of genres from simulation to strategy and action adventure. The Gen Con Indy lineup includes: Rifts(R): Promise Of Power(TM), Catan, Civilization, ONE, Asphalt: Urban GT 2, Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands, and High Seize.
-- edited again to add --
Handsets are the last frontier for Linux
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/...reality_1.html
>>>We’ve all heard the Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) pitch a thousand times -- if you’re running Windows on the server and the desktop, it only makes sense to run it on the handheld. But if that argument is valid then perhaps Microsoft is soon to be hoisted on its own petard.
-- die Microsoft die!
Leaked Songs' Success Finally Convinces Sony To Release Fiona Apple Album
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050816/1027251_F.shtml
>>> Earlier this year, we wrote about how Sony's Epic label had refused to release an album of songs by singer Fiona Apple, claiming that they didn't hear a "hit" in it (probably as determined by some computer). However, somehow, the songs were leaked and a DJ started playing them and people started downloading them and the whole thing became quite a hit.
-- God Bless P2P!
-- edited again to add --
One for you billions of weird people who insist on those annoying cellphones --
HOW-TO: Make a Nokia Pop port to female mini jack
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000437054579/
>>>When Nokia announced their music player capable phones they neglected to mention the lack of support for external headphones. Since the release of the 6230 and its related family with mp3/aac playback support, many disgruntled users have made their own home-brew cables to plug in headphones. Today we will show one such mod for the Nokia HDS-3 cable. This cable ships with the 6230 and other Nokia phones capable of stereo playback.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-17 at 00:48. Reason: Added stuff; see post version number
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...816&ID=5043223
>>>Nokia today announced that its flagship imaging device, the Nokia N90, has been awarded the European Media Phone of the Year 2005-2006 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), the largest editorial multimedia organization in Europe. The award is an endorsement of the Nokia N90's industry-leading feature set, which makes it one of the most high performance devices in the marketplace.
RealNetworks et Nokia accroissent leur partenariat
http://www.multimedialaune.net/-Mobi...iat_a4853.html
>>>Nokia et RealNetworks viennent d'annoncer l'extension d'une alliance afin d'apporter des fonctions de lecteur audio et vidéo sur plus de modèles Nokia.
>>>Selon les termes d'un nouvel accord sur cinq ans, Nokia utilisera les logiciels audio et vidéo de RealNetworks dans une large gamme de ses téléphones, et non plus seulement dans ses produits haut de gamme fonctionnant avec le système d'exploitation Symbian et les applications Nokia Series 60.
-- via Babelfish --
>>>Nokia and RealNetworks have just announced the extension of an alliance in order to bring functions of audio and video reader on more Nokia models. According to terms' of a new agreement over five years, Nokia will use the audio and video software of RealNetworks in a broad range of its telephones, and either only in its top-of-the-range products functioning with the operating system Symbian and the applications Nokia Series 60.
Free books on Java programming
http://www.stevenchoy.com/wordpress/free-java-books/
Catching up to Web 2.0
http://news.com.com/2061-10798_3-583...4836&subj=news
>>>The experience of Jeff Barr, Amazon's Web services evangelist, shows how the IT industry usually manages to catch up with the hype it creates, even in the case of the Web.
>>>Like many people, Barr sees the Web becoming a platform, allowing individual developers to take data from multiple sites to create fun new programs. In many ways, it's the promise of Web services finally delivered.
What's in a name?
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-583...4760&subj=news
>>>In a shocking turn of events, bloggers are upset with Microsoft.
-- another one to add to the List of the Sins of Microsoft.
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo - Wrapup
http://business.newsforge.com/articl...14201&from=rss
>>> I've said this before, and so have many others: The semi-annual LinuxWorld Conference and Expo has become a business-to-business gathering. Last week's edition, held in the west building of San Francisco's Moscone Center, had more exhibitors than last year -- about 200. It had the same number of attendees -- about 11,000. But most of the exhibitors I asked said the show was better for them than last year because the quality of attendees was better -- at least from their point of view. And there was still the "meeting ground" aspect, centered on the Dot-Org area that was located well away from the main show floor. This still makes LinuxWorld worthwhile for those whose primary interest is learning about new advances in the GUIs and other software that keep GNU/Linux evolution strong and steady.
Burger chain beefs up free Wi-Fi to its 243 stores
http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=24735
>>>Eat a burger, then surf the internet. The Krystal Co. is adding free WiFi access to nearly 250 of its restaraunts around the country:
How DRM Will Kill Mobile Music
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050815/170233_F.shtml
Small Devices, Big Risks
http://www.internetnews.com/security/print.php/3527661
>>>Portable, handheld storage devices, like USB memory sticks and iPods, are posing a greater security risk internally to many businesses that are primarily focused on halting external threats.
Golden's Rules: LinuxWorld's screaming hardware, palm-sized server, faux IT guys and .org ghetto
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtar...115890,00.html
>>>Whew! LinuxWorld -- three days of raucous music, bright lights, and demos galore -- is over. I attended all three days and want to share the highlights -- and lowlights -- of the conference with you.
-- edited to add --
Nokia to Showcase N-Gage Games at Gen Con Indy 2005
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...816&ID=5045044
>>>Nokia NOK today announced their participation in Gen Con Indy 2005, the largest consumer hobby game convention in North America. With more than 25,000 attendees, Gen Con is slated for August 18-21 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The N-Gage booth will feature games from a variety of genres from simulation to strategy and action adventure. The Gen Con Indy lineup includes: Rifts(R): Promise Of Power(TM), Catan, Civilization, ONE, Asphalt: Urban GT 2, Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands, and High Seize.
-- edited again to add --
Handsets are the last frontier for Linux
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/...reality_1.html
>>>We’ve all heard the Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) pitch a thousand times -- if you’re running Windows on the server and the desktop, it only makes sense to run it on the handheld. But if that argument is valid then perhaps Microsoft is soon to be hoisted on its own petard.
-- die Microsoft die!
Leaked Songs' Success Finally Convinces Sony To Release Fiona Apple Album
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050816/1027251_F.shtml
>>> Earlier this year, we wrote about how Sony's Epic label had refused to release an album of songs by singer Fiona Apple, claiming that they didn't hear a "hit" in it (probably as determined by some computer). However, somehow, the songs were leaked and a DJ started playing them and people started downloading them and the whole thing became quite a hit.
-- God Bless P2P!
-- edited again to add --
One for you billions of weird people who insist on those annoying cellphones --
HOW-TO: Make a Nokia Pop port to female mini jack
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000437054579/
>>>When Nokia announced their music player capable phones they neglected to mention the lack of support for external headphones. Since the release of the 6230 and its related family with mp3/aac playback support, many disgruntled users have made their own home-brew cables to plug in headphones. Today we will show one such mod for the Nokia HDS-3 cable. This cable ships with the 6230 and other Nokia phones capable of stereo playback.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-17 at 00:48. Reason: Added stuff; see post version number
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2005-08-17
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Are 'splogs' ruining the blogs?
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-583...6356&subj=news
-- I still prefer my term, "roboblog."
San Francisco mayor launches free WiFi plan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/sv/20050817/...E0BHNlYwN0bWE-
>>>San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom launched an initiative Tuesday to bring free or affordable wireless Internet service to all the city's citizens within a year.
-- where's that strutting billionaire popinjay -- the ersatz Mayor of NY, Bloomberg -- on this? Nowhere!
TV Execs Are Finally Recognizing The Landscape Has Shifted
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050817/0334232_F.shtml
-- I will believe this when I can buy the pilot of "Global Frequency" on a legal DVD. Until then... god bless P2P!
Why Exclusive Mobile Content Deals Don't Make Sense
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050816/1756242_F.shtml
-- yeah, I know I'm pushing the envelope on this "blog" with some of this stuff; but trust me, it's all related.
I Remember Modems
http://www.tomshardware.com/column/20050817/index.html
>>>With the announcement this week that US Robotics is being purchased by a VC company, I began tripping down memory lane thinking about all the times that I have come across USR and used their products over the years. Having been left for the dead after 3Com had consumed them and then split them out, it is nice to see that USR is still hanging in there. USR has been around as long as I have been in this business. They were one of the early vendors at the dawn of the PC era, and helped to get the whole BBS industry moving along with their modem racks and deals with Compuserve (remember them). They began their corporate life making modems, taking their name from a company in Asimov's robot SF stories. By the way, these are the very same stories that generated a flop of a movie starring Will Smith last year. I won't make any further comments other than I was a big Asimov fan in my youth and read most if not all of his first 80 or so books.
-- ah, the days of waking people up in the middle of the night with those screeches and bloops -- all because some BBS changed its phone number. I'm not nostalgic for those bloody 300bps days!
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-583...6356&subj=news
-- I still prefer my term, "roboblog."
San Francisco mayor launches free WiFi plan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/sv/20050817/...E0BHNlYwN0bWE-
>>>San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom launched an initiative Tuesday to bring free or affordable wireless Internet service to all the city's citizens within a year.
-- where's that strutting billionaire popinjay -- the ersatz Mayor of NY, Bloomberg -- on this? Nowhere!
TV Execs Are Finally Recognizing The Landscape Has Shifted
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050817/0334232_F.shtml
-- I will believe this when I can buy the pilot of "Global Frequency" on a legal DVD. Until then... god bless P2P!
Why Exclusive Mobile Content Deals Don't Make Sense
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050816/1756242_F.shtml
-- yeah, I know I'm pushing the envelope on this "blog" with some of this stuff; but trust me, it's all related.
I Remember Modems
http://www.tomshardware.com/column/20050817/index.html
>>>With the announcement this week that US Robotics is being purchased by a VC company, I began tripping down memory lane thinking about all the times that I have come across USR and used their products over the years. Having been left for the dead after 3Com had consumed them and then split them out, it is nice to see that USR is still hanging in there. USR has been around as long as I have been in this business. They were one of the early vendors at the dawn of the PC era, and helped to get the whole BBS industry moving along with their modem racks and deals with Compuserve (remember them). They began their corporate life making modems, taking their name from a company in Asimov's robot SF stories. By the way, these are the very same stories that generated a flop of a movie starring Will Smith last year. I won't make any further comments other than I was a big Asimov fan in my youth and read most if not all of his first 80 or so books.
-- ah, the days of waking people up in the middle of the night with those screeches and bloops -- all because some BBS changed its phone number. I'm not nostalgic for those bloody 300bps days!
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2005-08-17
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I've developed an RSI and shouldn't have been online *at all* today. I'm not posting anything else for today and I'm taking tomorrow off.
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2005-08-18
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Ow. Just had to note that two items carried on BoingBoing have appeared in this "blog" *first*. Hah! That's what Cory gets for ignoring my submissions.
You lot who have been ignoring this, today's a good day to catch up.
Ow. Back to recovery...
You lot who have been ignoring this, today's a good day to catch up.
Ow. Back to recovery...
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2005-08-19
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Nokia and iTunes -- no, wait, Nokia vs. iTunes -- no, wait ...
In reverse chrono order...
Nokia denies deal for iTunes
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=17502
>>>Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. for the iTunes music service to be included on its upcoming N91 multimedia phone.
>>>But Nokia said that because of the design of the new N-series phones, software developers could readily produce programs to allow the gadgets to use services like iTunes.
Nokia Phones To Sync With iTunes
http://wiredpod.com/archives/2005/08...c-with-itunes/
>>>Something interesting here… Nokia will bring Apple Computer Inc.’s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iTunes music service to its upcoming music phone N91. I guess that we could expect future Nokia phones will be able to sync with iTunes, which isn’t a bad idea after all (teaming up with Apple) to sell more phones and more music. Yeah, rock on!
Nokia denies deal with Apple to use iTunes on the N91
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000013054927/
>>>Finnish daily Taloussanomat has been reporting that Nokia is incorporating iTunes into the N91 music phone, but spokespersons for Nokia told Reuters that they have no special deal with Apple to include the iTunes Music Service on the N91. However, they say that due to the design of the new N-series handsets, developers could easily add programs to the device to allow it to use music download services like iTunes. As of now, though, they’re saying they don’t have any exclusive agreements with any commercial music service.
-- picture of the phone in question. Dig that crazy design!
iTunes 'could' work on Nokia mobile
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index...S&NewsID=12384
>>> Nokia has swiftly denied reports claiming it had reached a deal with Apple to include iTunes support in a future mobile phone.
The Nokia N Series will not feature Apple's iTunes
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives...kia_n_ser.html
>>>Conflicting reports have surfaced on the web on whether or not Apple and Nokia have reached an agreement to include iTunes in the N series (like the beautiful Nokia N90). I would tend to think that Reuters is right when it says that no agreement has been reached. Nokia says that anyone is free to implement a solution to download music to their phones. I personally suspect that Nokia does not want any wireless carriers to get mad at them for signing an exclusive deal with Apple. After all, the carriers are practically feeding Nokia by subsidizing their phones.
-- larger pics of that phone.
Nokia N91 Sync with iTunes Music Service?
http://www.slashphone.com/70/2413.html
>>>Without any more details given, head of Nokia's multimedia unit told the newspaper that he has already saw the phone with iTunes music service. The long delay Motorola iTunes phone will hit the market by the end of September according to company words last month. Hopefully, the Motorola iTunes phone able to reach the market before the Nokia N91. Nokia N91 provides many rooms for music files with its 4GB micro drive.
-- Real-Life photo of that phone. Geez, it's big!
Nokia announces it has no deal with Apple on Nokia N91 music phone
http://www.mobileafrica.net/news-africa.php?id=616
>>>A Finnish daily on Thursday reported that Nokia was bringing Apples's iTunes music service to its upcoming multimedia phone Nokia N91, without sharing its source of this information.
Nokia Quashes Rumors of Upcoming iTunes Device
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#081805
>>>Nokia quickly crushed a rumor that it would be releasing an iTunes-enabled device. The denial follows a report by Finnish newspaper Taloussanomat, which pointed to an iTunes integration within the N91 multimedia phone. Soon thereafter, a Nokia spokesperson said that no commercial agreement with Apple was in place, though it did note that software developers could theoretically configure N-series phones to work with iTunes. But that is a far cry from an out-of-the-box "iTunes phone," which analysts and music fans have been expecting for months.
Nokia's music phone to use Apple's iTunes - paper
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/new...a-213014-1.xml
>>>Nokia will bring Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music service to its upcoming music phone N91, Finnish daily Taloussanomat reported on Thursday, without disclosing sources.
Nokia N91 to use iTunes, report
http://www.mobiletracker.net/archive...8/nokia-itunes
>>>The Finnish daily Taloussanomat is reporting [link in Finnish, if you can translate please do so in the comments] today that Nokia will use iTunes to power the N91 music phone. Scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter, the N91 includes a 4GB hard drive which would put it head to head with Apple's iPod mini. This is the first hint we've heard that Apple will be making a mobile move outside of Motorola.
Nokia says no deal with Apple on new music phone
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...A-APPLE-DC.XML
>>>Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for the iTunes music service to be included on its upcoming N91 multimedia phone.
Nokia Says Won't Include Itunes On N91 Music Phone
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt...as/money/cm/nw
>>>Mobile-telecommunications firm Nokia Corp. (NOK) (NOK) Thursday said it won't include Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL)'s (AAPL) popular iTunes software on its new N91 music phone, countering speculation it would.
Nokia: Deal with Apple has been Somewhat Exaggerated
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=5174
>>>Cell phone manufacturer Nokia says it has no deal with Apple for an iTunes music service on its forthcoming multimedia phones, The Washington Post reports.
It's this kind of thing that gives me RSI...
And now for something different:
Nokia Theater in NYC
http://www.nokiatheaternyc.com
Network Live Spins First Concert Offering, Joins Nokia
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com
-- I can't get a Permalink, so fullext follows --
>>>Bon Jovi will soon tap the power of the newly-created Network Live, a partnership between AEG, AOL, and XM Satellite Radio. Joining the party will be handset manufacturer Nokia, which will make the band the first performer at its newly-constructed Nokia Theatre Times Square venue. The result will be a multimedia extravaganza, with content spilling into online, satellite radio, and even movie theatres as part of a live simulcast. “Network Live is committed to delivering thrilling new event programming to the masses in the same engaging, heart-pounding fashion that fans would feel when they’re sitting in the front row,” explained Network Live CEO Kevin Wall. The concert happens on September 19th, and will publicize the upcoming Bon Jovi album, Have a Nice Day.
>>>The concert will help to test an ambitious experiment by Network Live. Live 8 clearly demonstrated that there is plenty for live events outside of the venue itself, fueling the recent consortium. But will fans gravitate towards live content on a continuous basis on outlets like XM Satellite Radio, or even AOL? Certainly Bon Jovi is a major performer, upping the chances of a big success. Meanwhile, Network Live will keep the party going far after the event itself, spinning rebroadcasts and post-performance assets like live DVDs. For Nokia, the project helps to create a strong music link, paving the way for big future sales of multimedia-intense devices.
In reverse chrono order...
Nokia denies deal for iTunes
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=17502
>>>Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. for the iTunes music service to be included on its upcoming N91 multimedia phone.
>>>But Nokia said that because of the design of the new N-series phones, software developers could readily produce programs to allow the gadgets to use services like iTunes.
Nokia Phones To Sync With iTunes
http://wiredpod.com/archives/2005/08...c-with-itunes/
>>>Something interesting here… Nokia will bring Apple Computer Inc.’s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iTunes music service to its upcoming music phone N91. I guess that we could expect future Nokia phones will be able to sync with iTunes, which isn’t a bad idea after all (teaming up with Apple) to sell more phones and more music. Yeah, rock on!
Nokia denies deal with Apple to use iTunes on the N91
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000013054927/
>>>Finnish daily Taloussanomat has been reporting that Nokia is incorporating iTunes into the N91 music phone, but spokespersons for Nokia told Reuters that they have no special deal with Apple to include the iTunes Music Service on the N91. However, they say that due to the design of the new N-series handsets, developers could easily add programs to the device to allow it to use music download services like iTunes. As of now, though, they’re saying they don’t have any exclusive agreements with any commercial music service.
-- picture of the phone in question. Dig that crazy design!
iTunes 'could' work on Nokia mobile
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index...S&NewsID=12384
>>> Nokia has swiftly denied reports claiming it had reached a deal with Apple to include iTunes support in a future mobile phone.
The Nokia N Series will not feature Apple's iTunes
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives...kia_n_ser.html
>>>Conflicting reports have surfaced on the web on whether or not Apple and Nokia have reached an agreement to include iTunes in the N series (like the beautiful Nokia N90). I would tend to think that Reuters is right when it says that no agreement has been reached. Nokia says that anyone is free to implement a solution to download music to their phones. I personally suspect that Nokia does not want any wireless carriers to get mad at them for signing an exclusive deal with Apple. After all, the carriers are practically feeding Nokia by subsidizing their phones.
-- larger pics of that phone.
Nokia N91 Sync with iTunes Music Service?
http://www.slashphone.com/70/2413.html
>>>Without any more details given, head of Nokia's multimedia unit told the newspaper that he has already saw the phone with iTunes music service. The long delay Motorola iTunes phone will hit the market by the end of September according to company words last month. Hopefully, the Motorola iTunes phone able to reach the market before the Nokia N91. Nokia N91 provides many rooms for music files with its 4GB micro drive.
-- Real-Life photo of that phone. Geez, it's big!
Nokia announces it has no deal with Apple on Nokia N91 music phone
http://www.mobileafrica.net/news-africa.php?id=616
>>>A Finnish daily on Thursday reported that Nokia was bringing Apples's iTunes music service to its upcoming multimedia phone Nokia N91, without sharing its source of this information.
Nokia Quashes Rumors of Upcoming iTunes Device
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#081805
>>>Nokia quickly crushed a rumor that it would be releasing an iTunes-enabled device. The denial follows a report by Finnish newspaper Taloussanomat, which pointed to an iTunes integration within the N91 multimedia phone. Soon thereafter, a Nokia spokesperson said that no commercial agreement with Apple was in place, though it did note that software developers could theoretically configure N-series phones to work with iTunes. But that is a far cry from an out-of-the-box "iTunes phone," which analysts and music fans have been expecting for months.
Nokia's music phone to use Apple's iTunes - paper
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/new...a-213014-1.xml
>>>Nokia will bring Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music service to its upcoming music phone N91, Finnish daily Taloussanomat reported on Thursday, without disclosing sources.
Nokia N91 to use iTunes, report
http://www.mobiletracker.net/archive...8/nokia-itunes
>>>The Finnish daily Taloussanomat is reporting [link in Finnish, if you can translate please do so in the comments] today that Nokia will use iTunes to power the N91 music phone. Scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter, the N91 includes a 4GB hard drive which would put it head to head with Apple's iPod mini. This is the first hint we've heard that Apple will be making a mobile move outside of Motorola.
Nokia says no deal with Apple on new music phone
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...A-APPLE-DC.XML
>>>Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for the iTunes music service to be included on its upcoming N91 multimedia phone.
Nokia Says Won't Include Itunes On N91 Music Phone
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt...as/money/cm/nw
>>>Mobile-telecommunications firm Nokia Corp. (NOK) (NOK) Thursday said it won't include Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL)'s (AAPL) popular iTunes software on its new N91 music phone, countering speculation it would.
Nokia: Deal with Apple has been Somewhat Exaggerated
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=5174
>>>Cell phone manufacturer Nokia says it has no deal with Apple for an iTunes music service on its forthcoming multimedia phones, The Washington Post reports.
It's this kind of thing that gives me RSI...
And now for something different:
Nokia Theater in NYC
http://www.nokiatheaternyc.com
Network Live Spins First Concert Offering, Joins Nokia
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com
-- I can't get a Permalink, so fullext follows --
>>>Bon Jovi will soon tap the power of the newly-created Network Live, a partnership between AEG, AOL, and XM Satellite Radio. Joining the party will be handset manufacturer Nokia, which will make the band the first performer at its newly-constructed Nokia Theatre Times Square venue. The result will be a multimedia extravaganza, with content spilling into online, satellite radio, and even movie theatres as part of a live simulcast. “Network Live is committed to delivering thrilling new event programming to the masses in the same engaging, heart-pounding fashion that fans would feel when they’re sitting in the front row,” explained Network Live CEO Kevin Wall. The concert happens on September 19th, and will publicize the upcoming Bon Jovi album, Have a Nice Day.
>>>The concert will help to test an ambitious experiment by Network Live. Live 8 clearly demonstrated that there is plenty for live events outside of the venue itself, fueling the recent consortium. But will fans gravitate towards live content on a continuous basis on outlets like XM Satellite Radio, or even AOL? Certainly Bon Jovi is a major performer, upping the chances of a big success. Meanwhile, Network Live will keep the party going far after the event itself, spinning rebroadcasts and post-performance assets like live DVDs. For Nokia, the project helps to create a strong music link, paving the way for big future sales of multimedia-intense devices.
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Oy, a ton of stuph...
...some probably leftover from yesterday...
Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/bo...gewanted=print
-- did you reg? Tch! Do It Now.
-- /.'s take on this --
Comics Escape a Paper Box and Evolve to the Web
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...52250&from=rss
-- why should you care? Oy! There are comics in PDF format. The 770 does PDF. I can't wait to try this!
Linux wireless freedom with OpenWrt
http://hardware.newsforge.com/print..../08/10/2052228
>>>You can turn your blue Linksys router into a Linux box with OpenWrt, an embedded Linux distribution for Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS routers. This tiny distribution exceeds the default firmware functionality in many useful ways. Instead of having only a Web-controlled wireless access point, OpenWrt provides you with a fully interactive Linux system. Some notable features are the ability to telnet/SSH to your router, install software such as Snort, Mini-Sendmail, and Asterisk, and create and control VLANs for every Ethernet port on the device.
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 1
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1932202
>>>As millions of users already know, Linux is a great choice for home office use because it's fast, secure, reliable, and cost-effective. If you use a computer for a home-based business, it's important to expand your Linux administration efforts beyond installing the right applications. You'll also want to choose the right hardware and Linux distribution, set up a backup and disaster recovery plan, pay attention to system security, and select the right ISP, so your home office will remain profitable, especially in the event of an unforeseen catastrophe.
Entertainment Industry Redefines Organized Crime To Its Liking
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050819/0349259_F.shtml
>>> Remember last month when the entertainment industry came out with it's big scary warning about how commercial counterfeiting of entertainment products was increasingly being taken over by organized crime in the US? Not many people seemed to question where that data came from. So, now that people are calling them on the claim, they're basically redefining organized crime to mean any crime that involves a couple of people, which (of course) makes it "organized."
-- raise your hand if you'd be regarded as a digital crook by these jerks. Good. Keep them raised -- now lower all but that middle finger...
Open WiFi Is The Least Of The Problems... But Gets All The Attention
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050818/1412240_F.shtml
>>> What is it about a crime that involves an open WiFi access point that makes everyone forget all of the other things involved?
Google going mobile with Android purchase
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050818-5219.html
>>>Google has purchased Android, a secretive startup that develops applications for mobile devices. What Android actually does has been kept closely under wraps, and Google is staying close-mouthed on the subject, releasing a statement confirming the acquisition and saying that they "acquired Android because of the talented engineers and great technology. We're thrilled to have them here."
>>>Rumor has it that Android was working on an operating system for mobile devices, although that is definitely unconfirmed. What is apparent is that Google is interested in extending its reach to mobile phones and other handheld devices. In October 2004, the company started Google SMS, which allows cell phone users to get phone listings and other information sent to them via text messaging.
-- even though I use the search engine, I'm beginning to hate Google The Company. Don't know why, either...
Linus trademarks Linux
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25529
>>>MORE THAN 90 Australian companies have been asked to pay a licence fee for Linux software in a move apparently backed by the software’s eminence grise, Linus Torvalds.
>>>Letters demanding US$5000 for use of the Linux name were originally dismissed as a hoax. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Open Sauce king is dead serious.
-- headline should read: Finn Has Head Up ***.
Wayport Passes 10,000 Hotspots
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005602.html
>>>Wayport is an infrastructure builder, not a reseller, and they’ve built 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots: Six thousand of these locations are under Wayport’s direct management at McDonald’s, IHOP, Hertz, and elsewhere; the remaining are built for companies like SBC. They installed 7,000 hotspots in the last year.
Who's Hot This Week? San Francisco; Pasadena (Not); Philadelphia Narrows; Palakkode, India; Kutztown, Penn.
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005601.html
Windows girl goes Fedora
http://linux-noob.com/review/fedora/fcr3/
>>> As the founder and maintainer of linux-noob.com I asked a member who I knew didnt know much about computers or even less about technicalities, to write a review. I wanted to see how difficult she would find it and also to open our eyes to what level of patience we might need in the forums or on IRC, when someone new comes in, asking for help. Here it is, a review from a total newbie. It describes her thoughts on trying linux for the first time (and sticking with it too).
-- my bad. Should have posted this days ago...
Can Linux Put PalmSource Back On Top?
http://www.crn.com/sections/breaking...leArticle=true
>>> After a long stretch of bad news for a company whose software once turned words such as “PDA” and “Palm Pilot” into household names, PalmSource is finally showing signs that maybe, just maybe, it can field the right product, at the right time, to turn its luck around.
-- yeah, have Nokia pick it up. Good bloody luck!
How Mobile Phones Conquered Japan
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,68537,00.html
>>>Blue-haired Harajuku high schoolers thumb-text distant pals on stickered keitai. Cell phones become cookie brokers, beaming snack requests to vending machines that zap back digital payment demands. Teen girls book illicit "compensation dates" with salarymen, sending snapshots to potential johns via camera-phones.
>>>The popular myth of Japan as a surreal, warp-speed incubator for all things handheld and digital is nothing new.
>>>But rarely do outsiders have an opportunity to venture beyond iconic anecdotes for a matter-of-fact understanding of how mobile technology shapes that country's culture -- and our own.
>>>Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life is touted as the first English-language book to attempt just that, and it succeeds.
-- they can write as many of these books as they like. The American Corporazzi still won't understand them. DoCoMo is so blatantly obvious in its success, yet the Pinstripers over here can't imitate it. Or even begin to understand it.
Both of these are far afield, yet lots of fun! --
Akamai Net Usage Index - News
http://www.akamai.com/en/html/indust...age_index.html
-- more info here--
Akamai's News Junkie Index
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3528526
Japan Internet CEO to run as de facto LDP candidate
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...an_politics_dc
Some choice excerpts --
>>>Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tapped a maverick Internet CEO as a de facto candidate on Friday, the latest celebrity to run against party rebels in an election being cast as a referendum on reform.
>>>Takafumi Horie, founder of high-flying Internet portal Livedoor and a magnet for media coverage, said he would run as an independent against former ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Shizuka Kamei, who has started his own party.
>>>Nicknamed "Horie-mon" due to his resemblance to a roly-poly Japanese cartoon cat called Doraemon, Horie hit the headlines earlier this year when he began a fierce takeover battle for a unit of one of Japan's biggest media groups.
>>>The takeover struggle, which ended in a compromise, was cast as a clash between the stodgy business establishment and a maverick entrepreneur of a "New Japan" IT firm.
>>>Many young Japanese backed Horie, but the T-shirt clad author of "Earning Money is Everything: From Zero to 10 Billion Yen, My Way" offended others, including members of the LDP's old guard.
I will see if an update is necessary this evening. I'm skipping the afternoon. Getting RSI pain again...
NOTE: I will also be taking this weekend OFF. Famous last words...
-- edited to add --
I'm NOT doing an evening update. Saving the recovering arm. OFF for the weekend. Fend for yourselves. Or wait til Monday.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-19 at 22:45.
...some probably leftover from yesterday...
Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/bo...gewanted=print
-- did you reg? Tch! Do It Now.
-- /.'s take on this --
Comics Escape a Paper Box and Evolve to the Web
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...52250&from=rss
-- why should you care? Oy! There are comics in PDF format. The 770 does PDF. I can't wait to try this!
Linux wireless freedom with OpenWrt
http://hardware.newsforge.com/print..../08/10/2052228
>>>You can turn your blue Linksys router into a Linux box with OpenWrt, an embedded Linux distribution for Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS routers. This tiny distribution exceeds the default firmware functionality in many useful ways. Instead of having only a Web-controlled wireless access point, OpenWrt provides you with a fully interactive Linux system. Some notable features are the ability to telnet/SSH to your router, install software such as Snort, Mini-Sendmail, and Asterisk, and create and control VLANs for every Ethernet port on the device.
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 1
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1932202
>>>As millions of users already know, Linux is a great choice for home office use because it's fast, secure, reliable, and cost-effective. If you use a computer for a home-based business, it's important to expand your Linux administration efforts beyond installing the right applications. You'll also want to choose the right hardware and Linux distribution, set up a backup and disaster recovery plan, pay attention to system security, and select the right ISP, so your home office will remain profitable, especially in the event of an unforeseen catastrophe.
Entertainment Industry Redefines Organized Crime To Its Liking
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050819/0349259_F.shtml
>>> Remember last month when the entertainment industry came out with it's big scary warning about how commercial counterfeiting of entertainment products was increasingly being taken over by organized crime in the US? Not many people seemed to question where that data came from. So, now that people are calling them on the claim, they're basically redefining organized crime to mean any crime that involves a couple of people, which (of course) makes it "organized."
-- raise your hand if you'd be regarded as a digital crook by these jerks. Good. Keep them raised -- now lower all but that middle finger...
Open WiFi Is The Least Of The Problems... But Gets All The Attention
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050818/1412240_F.shtml
>>> What is it about a crime that involves an open WiFi access point that makes everyone forget all of the other things involved?
Google going mobile with Android purchase
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050818-5219.html
>>>Google has purchased Android, a secretive startup that develops applications for mobile devices. What Android actually does has been kept closely under wraps, and Google is staying close-mouthed on the subject, releasing a statement confirming the acquisition and saying that they "acquired Android because of the talented engineers and great technology. We're thrilled to have them here."
>>>Rumor has it that Android was working on an operating system for mobile devices, although that is definitely unconfirmed. What is apparent is that Google is interested in extending its reach to mobile phones and other handheld devices. In October 2004, the company started Google SMS, which allows cell phone users to get phone listings and other information sent to them via text messaging.
-- even though I use the search engine, I'm beginning to hate Google The Company. Don't know why, either...
Linus trademarks Linux
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25529
>>>MORE THAN 90 Australian companies have been asked to pay a licence fee for Linux software in a move apparently backed by the software’s eminence grise, Linus Torvalds.
>>>Letters demanding US$5000 for use of the Linux name were originally dismissed as a hoax. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Open Sauce king is dead serious.
-- headline should read: Finn Has Head Up ***.
Wayport Passes 10,000 Hotspots
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005602.html
>>>Wayport is an infrastructure builder, not a reseller, and they’ve built 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots: Six thousand of these locations are under Wayport’s direct management at McDonald’s, IHOP, Hertz, and elsewhere; the remaining are built for companies like SBC. They installed 7,000 hotspots in the last year.
Who's Hot This Week? San Francisco; Pasadena (Not); Philadelphia Narrows; Palakkode, India; Kutztown, Penn.
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005601.html
Windows girl goes Fedora
http://linux-noob.com/review/fedora/fcr3/
>>> As the founder and maintainer of linux-noob.com I asked a member who I knew didnt know much about computers or even less about technicalities, to write a review. I wanted to see how difficult she would find it and also to open our eyes to what level of patience we might need in the forums or on IRC, when someone new comes in, asking for help. Here it is, a review from a total newbie. It describes her thoughts on trying linux for the first time (and sticking with it too).
-- my bad. Should have posted this days ago...
Can Linux Put PalmSource Back On Top?
http://www.crn.com/sections/breaking...leArticle=true
>>> After a long stretch of bad news for a company whose software once turned words such as “PDA” and “Palm Pilot” into household names, PalmSource is finally showing signs that maybe, just maybe, it can field the right product, at the right time, to turn its luck around.
-- yeah, have Nokia pick it up. Good bloody luck!
How Mobile Phones Conquered Japan
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,68537,00.html
>>>Blue-haired Harajuku high schoolers thumb-text distant pals on stickered keitai. Cell phones become cookie brokers, beaming snack requests to vending machines that zap back digital payment demands. Teen girls book illicit "compensation dates" with salarymen, sending snapshots to potential johns via camera-phones.
>>>The popular myth of Japan as a surreal, warp-speed incubator for all things handheld and digital is nothing new.
>>>But rarely do outsiders have an opportunity to venture beyond iconic anecdotes for a matter-of-fact understanding of how mobile technology shapes that country's culture -- and our own.
>>>Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life is touted as the first English-language book to attempt just that, and it succeeds.
-- they can write as many of these books as they like. The American Corporazzi still won't understand them. DoCoMo is so blatantly obvious in its success, yet the Pinstripers over here can't imitate it. Or even begin to understand it.
Both of these are far afield, yet lots of fun! --
Akamai Net Usage Index - News
http://www.akamai.com/en/html/indust...age_index.html
-- more info here--
Akamai's News Junkie Index
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3528526
Japan Internet CEO to run as de facto LDP candidate
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...an_politics_dc
Some choice excerpts --
>>>Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tapped a maverick Internet CEO as a de facto candidate on Friday, the latest celebrity to run against party rebels in an election being cast as a referendum on reform.
>>>Takafumi Horie, founder of high-flying Internet portal Livedoor and a magnet for media coverage, said he would run as an independent against former ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Shizuka Kamei, who has started his own party.
>>>Nicknamed "Horie-mon" due to his resemblance to a roly-poly Japanese cartoon cat called Doraemon, Horie hit the headlines earlier this year when he began a fierce takeover battle for a unit of one of Japan's biggest media groups.
>>>The takeover struggle, which ended in a compromise, was cast as a clash between the stodgy business establishment and a maverick entrepreneur of a "New Japan" IT firm.
>>>Many young Japanese backed Horie, but the T-shirt clad author of "Earning Money is Everything: From Zero to 10 Billion Yen, My Way" offended others, including members of the LDP's old guard.
I will see if an update is necessary this evening. I'm skipping the afternoon. Getting RSI pain again...
NOTE: I will also be taking this weekend OFF. Famous last words...
-- edited to add --
I'm NOT doing an evening update. Saving the recovering arm. OFF for the weekend. Fend for yourselves. Or wait til Monday.
Last edited by Mike Cane; 2005-08-19 at 22:45.
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FOCUS: Nokia's N90 Isn't Ticket To High-End Success
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt...as/money/cm/nw
>>> STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Corp. N90 is the first in a new range of phones boasting music, video and much more, aimed at attacking the high end of the market. But the picture isn't so good.
Supporting Linux in a Big Way
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/45476.html
>>>The Linux and open-source movement has changed the very paradigms of software, platform and development methodologies, breeding business models inconceivable in the previous decades.
-- there are times when I think this is all hollow hype. But yesterday I went to the Apple Store in Soho and had my mind blown away. Microsoft Must Die.
Cell Phone Users Annoying Many in Their Midst
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/45405.html
>>>The complaints are familiar and frequent: People on cell phones Sprint has the infrastructure in place to meet all your business communications needs. From one company. Today. Click here and see how Sprint helps business. Latest News about cell phone talk too loud, they use them at inappropriate times, and they just don't seem to care if they are bothering anyone.
-- death is too good for these people!
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt...as/money/cm/nw
>>> STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Corp. N90 is the first in a new range of phones boasting music, video and much more, aimed at attacking the high end of the market. But the picture isn't so good.
Supporting Linux in a Big Way
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/45476.html
>>>The Linux and open-source movement has changed the very paradigms of software, platform and development methodologies, breeding business models inconceivable in the previous decades.
-- there are times when I think this is all hollow hype. But yesterday I went to the Apple Store in Soho and had my mind blown away. Microsoft Must Die.
Cell Phone Users Annoying Many in Their Midst
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/45405.html
>>>The complaints are familiar and frequent: People on cell phones Sprint has the infrastructure in place to meet all your business communications needs. From one company. Today. Click here and see how Sprint helps business. Latest News about cell phone talk too loud, they use them at inappropriate times, and they just don't seem to care if they are bothering anyone.
-- death is too good for these people!
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Is the Net an Independent Artist's New Radio?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...37204&from=rss
-- I haven't listened to music radio since the 70s. It's worse than TV!
How label-backed P2P was born
http://news.com.com/2102-1027_3-5840...=st.util.print
>>>Andrew Lack wasn't like the other record label honchos, file-swapping maverick Wayne Rosso thought as he left Lack's swank office in a midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
>>>That Lack, the chief executive of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, was even talking to Rosso showed he was more open-minded than most industry executives. That he was talking up the benefits of working together--even schmoozing with the man who used to run controversial peer-to-peer service Grokster--was downright amazing. "'I'm going to make you a millionaire,'" Rosso remembers Lack telling him.
-- how nice for Lack to bestow his Touch of Life on peasants such as us. The hubris of these Mammothmedia execs really *is* that great.
Review: Nokia 8801 - The Luxury Phone
http://www.phonemag.com/index.php/we..._luxury_phone/
-- hammered in every review, it will be interesting to see if it is still a success. The Great Unwashed do not read net reviews of phones...
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 2
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1936216
>>>Last time we began talking about using Linux in a small office by discussing what to look for in hardware and the operating system. Once you've settled on your base system, it's time to connect it to the Internet, and that brings up concerns about your systems' security.
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 3
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1947248
>>>In the parts one and two of this series on using Linux in a small office, we covered what to look for in hardware and the operating system, security concerns, and choosing an Internet service provider. In this final installment, we'll talk about protecting the data on your hard drive.
Tres-duh press is wrong: No charge for using Linux
http://os.newsforge.com/print.pl?sid=05/08/19/1842249
>>>The trade press is at it again. Australian companies are not being charged $5,000 dollars for running Linux, as The Inquirer and others are currently misreporting. There is no fee for running Linux in your business. There is a charge, however, for using the Linux trademark in your business name. Updated: Linus sounds off on LKML
Remix culture
Issues surrounding re-use in Creative Commons licenses
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/..._and_remixing/
>>>The free culture movement is growing, from its inception in the free software movement to the relatively recent establishment of Creative Commons. Across the world, localised teams are adapting CC licenses to their particular legal systems. Record labels, indie film studios and well over 10 million web pages are using CC licenses. Are we on an inexorable ascendency? Well, not quite. In this article I will show that we still have a lot of issues to iron out.
RSS failing to gain audience mindshare
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050819-5224.html
>>>The Blogosphere. Much hyped "alternative" to the mainstream media, this modern form of samizdat ranges from partisan punditry to culinary writing to IT news and what's happening in the world of science. Updated regularly, blogs were one of the first forms of online publishing to make use of RSS—really simple syndication, whereby an XML file allows a news browser, or more recently your web browser, to syndicate a webpage, bringing the user the most recent content. Using RSS feeds means that you can stay up-to-date with tens or hundreds of feeds, without having to check each page every day to see if there's new content.
-- I am not surprised. I don't use RSS. I expect to start with the 770. The 770 will probably be the biggest possible boost to RSS. Hear that, Dave Winer?
WiMAX: the emperor's clothes get another wash...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08...ain/print.html
-- you guys take your time. Millions of us will in the meantime make do with WiFi with our 770s...
Pimplier Batgirls and Sawdusty Barmen
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08...ack/print.html
>>>Earlier this week the NCSA released a study that attempted to compare the respective merits of Google and Yahoo!'s search engines. (See My spam-filled search index is bigger than yours!). Unfortunately, the only thing it proved was which search engine was publishing the most gibberish it had collected - a fact apparently lost on the researchers. The three academics insisted that because Google was returning more gibberish, it must be doing a better job.
>>>Doh!
-- perhaps the most-accessed area of the net with a 770 will be a search engine. To crush all those eejits who dare to dispute our facts!
Some Authors Are Understanding The Power Of Electronic Books
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050822/0249214_F.shtml
-- they'd better. The best ebook reader has arrived: the 770!
Bluespamming About To Get Much More Popular
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050822/0045221_F.shtml
>>>A few weeks ago, we wrote about a test of a system in the UK called "Bluecasting" which was more accurately described as "Bluespamming", where terminals were set up to send commercial messages over Bluetooth to unsuspecting people passing by with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
-- how'd you like *that* on your 770? I think we will thank Nokia for the 770 not advertising its presence.
Announcing: Project Ridley
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-d.../msg00100.html
>>>The primary goal of Project Ridley is to cut down on the number of
problem libraries that are part of the GNOME platform. We propose to do this by moving functionality into GTK+, wherever it makes sense. These libraries are generally small, undermaintained, and buggy. They have an unclear purpose (such as libgnome and libgnomeui), are copied-and-pasted around (such as libegg) or would benefit by being in GTK+ (libgnomeprint and libgnomeprintui.)
Breathing New Life into Old Computers
http://www.finetuning.com/articles/p...computers.html
>>>Before you decide to put that old computer into a landfill, take a look at some software called Breadbox Ensemble. Using Ensemble, you can bring that old computer back to life with a number of powerful and useful applications.
>>>What is Breadbox Ensemble?
>>>Based on an operating system called GEOS that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Breadbox Ensemble is a small (a full installation weighs in at under 10 MB) and fast suite of incredibly useful programs. While small, Breadbox Ensemble has a graphical user interface that mimics the look and feel of the Windows desktop. Everything you need is a mouse click away.
-- the OS that ran the first PDA: The Zoomer! Was also a life-extender of the Commodore-64.
Intel Enters Municipal Fray Directly
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005611.html
>>>Intel has moved from quietly lobbying legislators to sending advisers to all-in involvement
-- also see --
Cities join Intel's Wi-Fi program
>>>Intel and several corporate partners launched a program on Thursday aimed at helping cities use wireless networks to better serve their citizens--and perhaps make a little cash on the side.
What If Google Gave Everyone Pi?
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005608.html
>>>I’m mixing stories here: Om Malik speculates that Google’s efforts to lease dark fiber and buy direct telecom capacity isn’t just about them saving infrastructure money, but also about them reaching their users directly. He asks, what if Google gave Wi-Fi to everyone for free?
-- Google alert here --
Google stealthily monitoring clickthroughs from search-results
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/22...lthily_mo.html
Writer's perspective on Amazon's pay-to-download short stories
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/22...spective_.html
-- refers to --
Amazon Shorts
http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003681.html
>>>Online bookseller Amazon has started something called "Amazon Shorts," in which selected authors are selling short stories and essays in electronic format for 49 cents. How is it for readers and authors? I decided to find out.
Nokia N70 Gets FCC Approval
http://darlamack.blogs.com/darlamack...n70_gets_.html
-- looks like a nice phone.
Entering the Corposphere
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/print.php/3528606
-- bloggers meeting the corporazzi. Reminds me of that hilarious Second City TV skit: Meat Loaf meets William F. Buckley, Jr. (Alas, has not shown up on any P2P net. hint, hint...)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...37204&from=rss
-- I haven't listened to music radio since the 70s. It's worse than TV!
How label-backed P2P was born
http://news.com.com/2102-1027_3-5840...=st.util.print
>>>Andrew Lack wasn't like the other record label honchos, file-swapping maverick Wayne Rosso thought as he left Lack's swank office in a midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
>>>That Lack, the chief executive of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, was even talking to Rosso showed he was more open-minded than most industry executives. That he was talking up the benefits of working together--even schmoozing with the man who used to run controversial peer-to-peer service Grokster--was downright amazing. "'I'm going to make you a millionaire,'" Rosso remembers Lack telling him.
-- how nice for Lack to bestow his Touch of Life on peasants such as us. The hubris of these Mammothmedia execs really *is* that great.
Review: Nokia 8801 - The Luxury Phone
http://www.phonemag.com/index.php/we..._luxury_phone/
-- hammered in every review, it will be interesting to see if it is still a success. The Great Unwashed do not read net reviews of phones...
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 2
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1936216
>>>Last time we began talking about using Linux in a small office by discussing what to look for in hardware and the operating system. Once you've settled on your base system, it's time to connect it to the Internet, and that brings up concerns about your systems' security.
Best practices for the Linux home office, part 3
http://software.newsforge.com/print..../08/09/1947248
>>>In the parts one and two of this series on using Linux in a small office, we covered what to look for in hardware and the operating system, security concerns, and choosing an Internet service provider. In this final installment, we'll talk about protecting the data on your hard drive.
Tres-duh press is wrong: No charge for using Linux
http://os.newsforge.com/print.pl?sid=05/08/19/1842249
>>>The trade press is at it again. Australian companies are not being charged $5,000 dollars for running Linux, as The Inquirer and others are currently misreporting. There is no fee for running Linux in your business. There is a charge, however, for using the Linux trademark in your business name. Updated: Linus sounds off on LKML
Remix culture
Issues surrounding re-use in Creative Commons licenses
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/..._and_remixing/
>>>The free culture movement is growing, from its inception in the free software movement to the relatively recent establishment of Creative Commons. Across the world, localised teams are adapting CC licenses to their particular legal systems. Record labels, indie film studios and well over 10 million web pages are using CC licenses. Are we on an inexorable ascendency? Well, not quite. In this article I will show that we still have a lot of issues to iron out.
RSS failing to gain audience mindshare
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050819-5224.html
>>>The Blogosphere. Much hyped "alternative" to the mainstream media, this modern form of samizdat ranges from partisan punditry to culinary writing to IT news and what's happening in the world of science. Updated regularly, blogs were one of the first forms of online publishing to make use of RSS—really simple syndication, whereby an XML file allows a news browser, or more recently your web browser, to syndicate a webpage, bringing the user the most recent content. Using RSS feeds means that you can stay up-to-date with tens or hundreds of feeds, without having to check each page every day to see if there's new content.
-- I am not surprised. I don't use RSS. I expect to start with the 770. The 770 will probably be the biggest possible boost to RSS. Hear that, Dave Winer?
WiMAX: the emperor's clothes get another wash...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08...ain/print.html
-- you guys take your time. Millions of us will in the meantime make do with WiFi with our 770s...
Pimplier Batgirls and Sawdusty Barmen
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08...ack/print.html
>>>Earlier this week the NCSA released a study that attempted to compare the respective merits of Google and Yahoo!'s search engines. (See My spam-filled search index is bigger than yours!). Unfortunately, the only thing it proved was which search engine was publishing the most gibberish it had collected - a fact apparently lost on the researchers. The three academics insisted that because Google was returning more gibberish, it must be doing a better job.
>>>Doh!
-- perhaps the most-accessed area of the net with a 770 will be a search engine. To crush all those eejits who dare to dispute our facts!
Some Authors Are Understanding The Power Of Electronic Books
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050822/0249214_F.shtml
-- they'd better. The best ebook reader has arrived: the 770!
Bluespamming About To Get Much More Popular
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050822/0045221_F.shtml
>>>A few weeks ago, we wrote about a test of a system in the UK called "Bluecasting" which was more accurately described as "Bluespamming", where terminals were set up to send commercial messages over Bluetooth to unsuspecting people passing by with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
-- how'd you like *that* on your 770? I think we will thank Nokia for the 770 not advertising its presence.
Announcing: Project Ridley
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-d.../msg00100.html
>>>The primary goal of Project Ridley is to cut down on the number of
problem libraries that are part of the GNOME platform. We propose to do this by moving functionality into GTK+, wherever it makes sense. These libraries are generally small, undermaintained, and buggy. They have an unclear purpose (such as libgnome and libgnomeui), are copied-and-pasted around (such as libegg) or would benefit by being in GTK+ (libgnomeprint and libgnomeprintui.)
Breathing New Life into Old Computers
http://www.finetuning.com/articles/p...computers.html
>>>Before you decide to put that old computer into a landfill, take a look at some software called Breadbox Ensemble. Using Ensemble, you can bring that old computer back to life with a number of powerful and useful applications.
>>>What is Breadbox Ensemble?
>>>Based on an operating system called GEOS that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Breadbox Ensemble is a small (a full installation weighs in at under 10 MB) and fast suite of incredibly useful programs. While small, Breadbox Ensemble has a graphical user interface that mimics the look and feel of the Windows desktop. Everything you need is a mouse click away.
-- the OS that ran the first PDA: The Zoomer! Was also a life-extender of the Commodore-64.
Intel Enters Municipal Fray Directly
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005611.html
>>>Intel has moved from quietly lobbying legislators to sending advisers to all-in involvement
-- also see --
Cities join Intel's Wi-Fi program
>>>Intel and several corporate partners launched a program on Thursday aimed at helping cities use wireless networks to better serve their citizens--and perhaps make a little cash on the side.
What If Google Gave Everyone Pi?
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005608.html
>>>I’m mixing stories here: Om Malik speculates that Google’s efforts to lease dark fiber and buy direct telecom capacity isn’t just about them saving infrastructure money, but also about them reaching their users directly. He asks, what if Google gave Wi-Fi to everyone for free?
-- Google alert here --
Google stealthily monitoring clickthroughs from search-results
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/22...lthily_mo.html
Writer's perspective on Amazon's pay-to-download short stories
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/22...spective_.html
-- refers to --
Amazon Shorts
http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003681.html
>>>Online bookseller Amazon has started something called "Amazon Shorts," in which selected authors are selling short stories and essays in electronic format for 49 cents. How is it for readers and authors? I decided to find out.
Nokia N70 Gets FCC Approval
http://darlamack.blogs.com/darlamack...n70_gets_.html
-- looks like a nice phone.
Entering the Corposphere
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/print.php/3528606
-- bloggers meeting the corporazzi. Reminds me of that hilarious Second City TV skit: Meat Loaf meets William F. Buckley, Jr. (Alas, has not shown up on any P2P net. hint, hint...)
http://www.yle.fi/news/id16041.html
>>>Nokia President and CEO Jorma Ollila considered running for president in the last elections, according to current presidential candidate Sauli Niinistö.
-- smart, Jorma. Very smart.
Nokia and Microsoft to join forces in digital music
http://www.the3gportal.com/3gpnews/archives/007482.html
>>>In its audio player, Microsoft will introduce the open AAC format that shrinks audio files, as well as anti-piracy software from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).
>>>Nokia and Loudeye agreed they would start selling a music download service directly to mobile phones that will use the same AAC and OMA technologies.
>>>Nokia will add Microsoft’s Windows Media compression and playback technology to the digital music players in its handsets.
>>>At a later stage, Nokia will include Windows Media’s anti-piracy technology, used in many online music stores.
-- another sign of Armageddon...
Nokia N90 3G Phone Success in Doubt ?
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/August2005/1865.htm
>>>Despite Nokia's recent claims of production shortages of its much-hyped N90 camera phone due to strong initial demand, UK based mobile research, Mako Analysis, firm has speculated that these shortages are more likely to be as a result of small production volumes following poor operator feedback rather than rampant end user market demand.
-- wonderful. Nokia goes to hell just when I become interested in them...
Nokia, AEG Partner on Times Square Theater
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#081505nokia
>>>Nokia and concert giant AEG are pushing ahead on a plan to build an entertainment theatre in Times Square. The new hotspot will be located in the Viacom/MTV building on Broadway and 44th. The midsize venue, to be called Nokia Theatre Times Square, will feature top music acts and events, all positioned against a mobile media backdrop. Visitors will be encouraged to grab the latest ringtones, games and videos on their stay, and the newest Nokia handsets will also be on hand. The group pointed to over 150 concerts, awards shows, live broadcasts and special events each year at the venue. The Times Square location, which will offer a counterweight to the 7,000-seat Nokia Theatre Los Angeles, is planning to open later this summer. "The Nokia Theatre concept is allowing us to further the goal of bringing the worlds of entertainment and mobility closer together," said Jo Harlow, vice president of marketing for Nokia.
Single Soccer Mom Prepares RIAA Challenge
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#081505nokia
>>>While most recipients of RIAA lawsuits quickly settle out of court, a big challenge could come from an unlikely source. Patricia Santangelo, a single soccer mom from Wappingers Falls, NY, has decided to go to trial with the RIAA. The mother of four recently received a letter from the trade group, though she claims to have no knowledge of any file-sharing on her family computer. According to a report from the local Journal News, Santangelo had no knowledge that the file-swapping was happening on her PC, and attributed the illegal behavior to a visitor. The lawsuit was originally filed in February by the RIAA in the US District Court in White Plains.
-- I hope she wins! More at --
Taking on record companies
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/p...16/1020/NEWS04
Chinese eye $100 wireless laptop
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08...top/print.html
>>>Broadband wireless has traditionally flourished in developing economies, as a relatively low cost way to bring broadband access to countries with limited infrastructure. But this does not mean that it is a technology for spreading access to poor users. In general, operators in new economies target enterprises, expatriates and other high income oases, leaving rural and low income groups pretty much untouched.
-- so there I am flipping through channels this morning and I hit CCTV. This is the Red China Channel, pro-Commie China propaganda for Stupid Americans. And there they are, on this gargantuan stage that makes our stadium for any Super Bowl look like a frikkin *vestibule*, celebrating the defeat of the Japanese, this being the 60th anny of our a-bombing them. And among the songs they are singing is one about tunnel fighting! Don't tell me this country isn't out to dominate the planet. Better start watching Firefly on Sci-Fi Channel: that's our future!
Free Wi-Fi? Get Ready for GoogleNet.
http://www.business2.com/b2/web/arti...093558,00.html
>>>What if Google (GOOG) wanted to give Wi-Fi access to everyone in America? And what if it had technology capable of targeting advertising to a user’s precise location? The gatekeeper of the world’s information could become one of the globe’s biggest Internet providers and one of its most powerful ad sellers, basically supplanting telecoms in one fell swoop. Sounds crazy, but how might Google go about it?
-- my reaction? Ewwwwwww! (To older readers: That's not good!)