Archive for: September 2008

30 September 2008

Save The Phone Booths

Filed under: classic gadgets, mobile phones, telephones - 30 Sep 2008
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="202" caption="Image via Wikipedia"]Two red telephone boxes[/caption]

Nokia Spinning Off Security Appliance Division

Filed under: Services, nokia, security - 30 Sep 2008

The thing that has consumed my waking thoughts on Monday was the fact that Nokia has announced they are in the advanced stages of discussions with a financial investor to purchase this Security Appliance business from …

29 September 2008

More Inbox Cleaning

Obviously I didn’t get everything out last time, here’s a few more:

SoliCall Adds Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Call Monitoring: This all sounds good–that’s what it’s about, after all–but I wonder how well it really helps. I also wonder why …

27 September 2008

Reducing Roadblocks For More Towers

Filed under: mobile network operators, politics - 27 Sep 2008

While I am known not to agree with the CTIA on a great many things, I do like to point out when I think they’re going in the right direction. A recent …

26 September 2008

Skyfire Going Public Beta

Filed under: mobile phones, software - 26 Sep 2008

08/17/2008 - Share on OviSkyfire has opened up their mobile browser to an open beta, not to mention releasing a new Windows Mobile …

Dash Express: Program Your GPS By Voice

Filed under: automotive, navigation - 26 Sep 2008

Given the fact I carry at least one GPS-enabled phone, I don’t spend much time looking at–or caring about standalone GPS devices. However, the email …

25 September 2008

The Peapod: Not Exactly The Plugin Hybrid We Want

Filed under: automotive, green technology - 25 Sep 2008

I have to give GreenEcoMobility, a Chrysler company, some credit for coming up with a plug-in hybrid

Instant Ramen In A Can

Filed under: Big in Japan, just plain weird - 25 Sep 2008

Only in Japan–and specifically, only in Akihabara, can you buy the ultimate geek food–…

Cleaning Out The Inbox

I have been letting my personal inbox go for too long. I’m now over 50 messages. Why? Because I’ve been too busy doing other things. Work. Sleeping. Reading Anathem–down to the last 100 pages now. So …

24 September 2008

Knowledge Management and Social Media

Filed under: business, people - 24 Sep 2008
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="120" caption="Image via Wikipedia"]A cover of Journal of Knowledge Management[/caption]

The job that is taking a large chunk of …

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