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Verizon Wireless appeals FCC's open device, platform order; Wireless auction showdown looms

Verizon Wireless appeals FCC's open device, platform order; Wireless auction showdown loomsThey may be right, the FCC doesn't "make" law.The FCC doesn't make laws, they do however make rules. The problem here is that its a very fine line between rules and laws.With that said, I believe this issue...

Tags: Federal government, Telecom & Utilities, FCC, VZW, phone, auction showdown loom, Wireless auction showdown loom, showdown loom, open device, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, wireless

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

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News to know: HP's Smartphone; Obama's iPhone app; Skype in China; Data breach bill

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: WSJ: H-P plans to unveil smartphone Jason D. O'Grady: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app Track the Presidential election polls with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., Smartphone, Obama, Smart Phones, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, RSS, Financial Accounting, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Apple wins royalty rate showdown

Apple wins royalty rate showdownhigher Rate?the Real price for a song should about 25 cents (this will make it more competive agains "free") but guess the RIAA's members just want more money no matter what. that is why the RIAA must be shutdown as it is the most anti-consumer criminal...

Tags: Apple wins royalty rate showdown, RIAA, royalty rate showdown, piracy, Apple Wins, music, showdown, MPAA, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Apple wins royalty rate showdown

Guess Apple won't have to shut down iTunes after all. Apple had warned that if the royalty rate for music downloads increased, iTunes would become unprofitable and they might pull the plug. But the Copyright Royalty Board handed Steve Jobs, as well as...

Tags: Board, Apple Inc., Royalty, Apple iTunes, Corporate Governance, Digital Music, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?

It's the other battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley and this one, more like a showdown between the record labels and Apple, could determine the future of music on the iTunes Store. The Washington-based Copyright Royalty Board is expected to rule, by today, on a request by...

Tags: Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Apple iTunes, Pricing, Marketing Research, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-02

VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVD

There's another legal showdown brewing between Hollywood and the techies. RealNetworks and the motion picture studios are headed off to court over RealDVD, just-released software that allows users to rip their personal DVD collections into a PC or portable hard drive. Yeah, just like everyone's been doing with music CDs...

Tags: Rip, CD, Video, MP3, Apple iTunes, Music, RealDVD, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-02

News to know: Economy watch; Google trades; RealDVD; Apple's showdown; Pandora

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Reuters: Senate agrees to vote on bailout, stocks rally Michael Krigsman: Economic meltdown: The insanity of disagreement Larry Dignan: Analyst: Intel will weather the storm ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Inc., Semantic Web, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-01

In tight times, FCC pushes forward with emergency network

With the greatest credit crunch since the 1930s in full swing, this is perhaps not the greatest time to sell your house. Or your airwaves. But the FCC is not dissuaded. The agency is pushing ahead with an attempt to get private investors to foot the bill on a public...

Tags: FCC, Network, Chairman, Emergency Network, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Times repeats Google spin on Yahoo ad deal

Randall Stross, a business prof at San Jose State University, offers a full-throated defense of the Google-Yahoo pact, in the NYT today. Stross is currently working on a book called Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know and has...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Auction, Stross, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-24

McCain wants bailout package online, defends Fiorina as working girl

McCain wants bailout package online, defends Fiorina as working girlEnough already!We get it! Anybody that is supporting John McCain is bad and anybody supporting Barrack Obama is good. You have sufficiently established your liberal credentials.RE: McCain wants bailout package online, defends Fiorina as working girlMcCain wants something acutally ONLINE?...

Tags: John McCain, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

AidMaker (EXE)

AidMaker is a small program that can make a big difference. Aidmaker is easy to install and completely free. Aidmaker enables you to make a real difference to your chosen charity whilst doing, what you are doing already: Shopping online. Whether you buy a book at Amazon, a plane ticket...

Tags: Cause, aGoodCause.com, AidMaker, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-24

Google needs more transparency for antitrust battles

Is the Google-Yahoo deal a case of "meet the new boss, same as the old boss?" Is Google throwing its weight around, anointing companies that it blesses and crushing others? No, Fred Vogelstein writes in Wired, but it will need to show substantially more transparency in its...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Antitrust, Advertiser, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Fantasy Hockey Draft Board (msi)

Fantasy Hockey Draft Board 2008 is a program used to enhance your league's fantasy draft experience. Draft Board features include a streaming draft ticker, automated draft clock, previous year statistics for all NHL players, and real time roster updates. Fantasy Hockey Draft Board 2008 handles regular as well as auction...

Tags: Board, Fantasy, Fantasy Draft Boards, Corporate Governance, Projectors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-09-22

TimeLeft for Wine (exe)

TimeLeft is a clock, countdown, Web countdown, work days and work hours countdown, reminder including Moon phase reminder, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, desktop sticker, eBay auction watch, and time synchronization utility. TimeLeft uses Winamp skins to show digits and text. Reminder offers virtually endless customization options, it can alert you...

Tags: Event, Wine, NesterSoft, TimeLeft, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-12

SUPREME AUCTION for eBay (exe)

Profit optimization by professional auction designs. Save money on eBay. Use the free auction designs with 4 free eBay pictures per auction and free scheduling time. It's this easy to create an eBay auction with SUPREME AUCTION. You do not require any pre or programming skills to inspire your customers...

Tags: eBay Inc., Auction, Supreme NewMedia

Software downloads 2008-09-11

TechCrunch50: Day 3

Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...

Tags: Hollywood, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, Bojam, Truecar, Playce, Panelist, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

TechCrunch50: Day 1

When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-08

MobileTechRoundup show #146, MSI Wind, OMNIA, and HTC Dream desires

Kevin started off MobileTechRoundup show #146 by talking about his newly arrived MSI Wind and after hearing some of his thoughts I am seriously considering this device as a replacement for my Fujitsu U810. I also picked up a couple devices in Singapore, but one is already on the auction...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, High Tech Computer Corp., James, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-06

eBaymotorosdeals (zip)

eBaymotorsdeals is a search tool for eBay motors. It circumvents technical issues that make searching eBay motors usually slow and sluggish. Features includes a visual search panel for eBay motors hot deals. Integrated visual inspection of available product photos. An up-to-the-moment check of auction status and biding. Fully integrated with...

Tags: eBay Inc., NetFreeware, eBaymotorsdeals, Features

Software downloads 2008-09-02

Lawson success but no saas here

It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...

Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-01