Will Apple Embed the iPhone into Future Mac’s and Compete with Skype / Vonage?
Steve Jobs has already indicated that the iPhone is going to run a full version of the Mac OS; so it’s not completely illogical that iPhone will be ported to the Mac desktop / laptop platform. In fact, there is so much synergy and opportunity in doing so that it’s almost inconceivable to think that [...]
AOL to Give Everyone 5 Gigabytes of Dedicated Storage
AOL is launching their free services with a pretty impressive 5 Gigabytes of dedicated storage to anyone and everyone. Previously a $10.00 surcharge, AOL is one-uping Apple's .Mac, Google, Lycos and a host of other providers with the free storage in order to get users over to the new ad driven business model. [...]
Draft 802.11n Ratification Failed Key Vote; Could be Delayed Until Late 2007
Things are getting a bit complicated when it comes to getting the next generation of Wi-Fi gear approved and on the market. A key vote needed to ratify the draft 802.11n standard failed to reach the 75% approval required by the standards group (via PC Mag). Instead, the standard only received a 42% approval vote [...]
Internet Timer for Parental Control of Web Access
The Webguard programmable internet timer is a simple product that is long overdue (via Gizmodo). The main purpose of this interesting little gadget is to limit access to internet connectivity through a timer / meter. It works similar to a light timer that you place on your lamps when you travel. This is a pretty [...]
Key Net Neutrality Amendment Defeated
A key amendment in favor of Net Neutrality proposed by the Democrat Ed Markey from Delaware was defeated today by a vote of 34 to 22 (via CNET). The amendment had pretty strong language that outright made it illegal for ISPs to create a tiered internet to guaranteed preferential treatment for a fee. There were [...]
Does Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pricing Strategy Provide Insight Into June Price Cuts?
Apple’s recent introduction of the 17-inch MacBook Pro caught more than a few bloggers and analysts off guard with its curious pricing options. It didn’t take long after the announcement for everyone to realize that when properly configured, it was actually possible to purchase a more advanced 17-inch MacBook Pro for $100 less than a [...]
Sony’s ‘Location-Free’ Technology Will Finally be Available to Mac PCs
Place Shifting of content get’s another shot in the arm today with Sony’s announcement that they have licensed their Location Free technology to Kaga Electronics. Kaga has plans to port the technology for use on the Max OS X platform (via Extreme Tech). Mac users have few, if any, options currently to place shift content [...]
Xbox Live May Soon Integrate Advertising to Subsidize Subscription Costs
It looks like Microsoft is set to acquire video game advertising company Massive Inc. for somewhere between $200 and $400 million. This acquisition makes a lot of sense as non-traditional advertising has been growing through the internet and in-game advertising for the past several years. The video game market is fast growing with in-game advertising [...]






