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Using Flash and Silverlight to move web standards forward

Via John Carroll I saw a blog post by Paul Ellis in which he talks about the shortcomings of open standards, or more specifically, standards bodies, and how that affects the open web. In short, it's led to the innovation and widespread adoption of proprietary technologies like Flash and Silverlight....

Tags: Innovation, Web, W3C, Microsoft Silverlight, Standards, Alex Russell, Channel Management, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-15

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Google releases source for Google Update

Word came down from the Google-plex last Friday that the company has decided to release the source code for Google Update. Codenamed Omaha, Update is a software installer that automatically updates Google Earth, Chrome, and other Google-produced apps designed to run on Windows. The development team says they decided to...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Omaha, Development Team, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-04-15

To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"

Hit the fan earlier today: Time Warner Cable says they will implement a tiered broadband subscription structure in which heavy downloaders will be charged more per month than those who don't download so much. AP reports in part: The company, the second-largest cable provider in the...

Tags: Time Warner Inc., Broadband, Video, Net Neutrality, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Corporate Communications, Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-17

When this new technology arrives, cellphone cameras are not gonna suck

There's a difference between snapshots and photographs. Cellphone and PDA cameras are good for snapshots, but most of these devices kind of suck at taking certain types of photos. Admit it. Whether iPhone, BlackBerry, or just your garden variety Samsung, your cellphone camera...

Tags: Pixel, Sensor, Cell Phone, Camera, Cellphone Camera, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-13

Ring2 conference call service now on Windows Mobile devices

Today mobile device audio-conferencing solutions provider Ring2 announced the launch of its conference call control service on Windows Mobile 5 and 6-powered devices. In doing so, Ring2 is expanding its mobile services from BlackBerry platforms to WinMob-powered cellphones and PDAs. "This service...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-27

T-Mobile BlackBerry email slow, users say

I realize that while my hometown of Portland, Oregon is not the center of the universe, we have some quite digitally aware folks. One of them, Alex Williams, has just Twittered that he's just spoken to T-Mobile, and yes, there are some BlackBerry...

Tags: Portland, T-Mobile, E-mail, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-07

Lawgarithms Links for 8/13/07

Remember that between entries here you can keep up with the Live Web and other issues I'm spotting by subscribing to my Google Reader Starred Items. Among the links now playing:Two-word license agreement: "F--- YOU!", from Boing Boing by Cory DoctorowFair Use for YouTube & MySpace Users, from Slashdot...

Tags: Google Inc., BitTorrent, Google Reader, Blog, Lawgarithms, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-13

News to know: AMD hypocritical; Second Life pol tricks; Mac Wi-Fi hack

Notable headlines:George Ou: Is AMD being hypocritical about benchmark ethics?Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost.Mary Jo Foley: Could a startup beat Microsoft and Google to market with a ‘cloud OS’? Microsoft asks ‘So who wants to be a programmer?’Ryan Naraine: Maynor demos MacBook Wi-Fi hijack, admits mistakes. Gallery right. Flaw...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-03-02

Day 4: JavaOne summary

Today was a bit more subdued during the day but if you could stand the lines it looks like the annual After Dark party was a big hit. Here's a synopsis of the sessions I went to on Day 4 of JavaOne week (or day 3 if you don't count...

Tags: Azul Systems, Java

Blog posts 2006-05-19

Looking back and peering into the future

I've been surfing around this morning, checking out various lists of top stories in technology for this year and predictions for next year. Technology Review includes municipal Wi-Fi, silicon photonics, social machines (social media/Web 2.0), search (vertical, blog, local, books, tags, etc.) and feeds. On ZDNet was...

Tags: Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2005-12-30