While consuming some of Google’s web services today (which is something I do a lot of), I noticed they have a new Favicon, as seen below. Seems Google went from a capital G to a little g. Perhaps they’re trying to be ‘softer’? I have seen it on Google Maps, Google Reader, Gmail, and many…
As I posted on GigaOM Strands.com is trying to get into the social aggregation space. Currently the market dominated by FriendFeed which has gained an amazing among popularity amongst the web 2.0 crowd. Today’s news follows the NetworthIQ news from earlier this month. The service aims to take the social media aggregation FriendFeed offers to…
Introduction The Samsung SCH-i730 is among Verizon Wireless’ newest Windows Mobile smartphones to come on the market. The i730 is a slider style phone that is black in exterior color. The slider, when engaged, displays a full QWERTY keyboard. Like the Motorla Q9M, the i730 runs Windows Mobile 6. However the Samsung phone runs the…
Thanks to the Nokia Blogger Relations Program, I received a Black N82. The N82 has much of the same features as the N95 including on-board GPS, WiFi capability, and a 5MP digital camera. The wonderful thing is all this is in a candy bar type phone. Personally, I’m partial to candy bar style versus the…
As I reported on GigaOm, local web application developer Ryan Williams‘ NetworthIQ has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Strands, a Corvallis based startup who is heavily involved in social recommendation software. Strands, formerly MyStrands, is a company known for social recommendation technologies mainly surrounding online media. The company’s core product is a music…
I almost had a hernia from laughing so hard when I read this in my newsreader this morning. According to Symbian Freak, Microsoft wants to attain 40% market share of the smartphone market by 2012. I’m sorry Microsoft, but you’re a loser in the mobile field. Between the Apple iPhone, Nokia s60 devices (which currently…
Andy Abramson just posted an insightful article regarding WiMax, Skype and a the potential for a Skype killer, and what telcos need to do.
T-Mobile customers have been waiting for what seems like years for the cell service provider to give us a 3G data network. Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and AT&T have had 3G networks for quite some time, giving us mobile broadband access to the Internet. T-Mobile has finally started the rollout of the 3G network, starting with…
I’m trying to process the information coming out of the newswire and blogosphere regarding the ClearWire/Sprint story. For those unaware, an interesting batch of companies is coming out of the woodwork to contribute to the new company and in effect help build a wireless network. As Om points out, Google and Intel have contributed $1…
I was watching Survivor on our local Portland CBS affiliate last night when I spotted what looked like a Mac/PC ad from Apple. Instead, Greg Macpherson, running for Oregon Attorney General, used the Apple ads as a template for his political ad. Pretty funny. What are your thoughts…it is smart or a cheap rip-off?