Ready for Custom Time? Cool new Gmail feature: “Just click “Set custom time” from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient’s inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by selecting the appropriate option.” And Bill Gates says Google […]
Comcast makes nice with BitTorrent. There’s no doubt Comcast needs to manage its network traffic. That’s what happens with shared infrastructure like cable. The problem is in how it did it, who it did it on, and what it said about it. Now the cable company has made nice with BitTorrent and promised to only […]
Oracle profit up. $30 billion worth of acquisitions – not the least of which was BEA — has generated some steady maintenance income and enabled the company to offer an impressive lineup of enterprise software. Even so, Wall Street drilled the share price down. (NY Times)
Did Apple dither over screens? Apple has settled a […]
Yahoo joins OpenSocial. MySpace SVP: “Yahoo is an important addition to the OpenSocial movement, and through this foundation we will work together to provide developers with the tools to make the Internet move faster and to foster more innovation and creativity.” ()
Surprise! Broadcasters hate white space. NAB’s Dennis Wharton: Google fails to show devices won’t […]
Satrad merger approved. The Justice Dept. won’t stand in the way of a merger between the Sirius and XM satellite radio companies. ()
GOOG amps up push for white spaces. GOOG filing with FCC: “[White spaces offer a] “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide ubiquitous wireless broadband access to all Americans.” [Opening up the spectrum would] “enable much-needed […]
Small fish don’t like GOOG’s new search feature. Google for “new york times” and you’ll get a second search box as part of your results. Searching in this field lets you search just within the Times. The same goes for other large companies like Best Buy. That is pissing off smaller companies, who say Google […]
Would you like music with your iPod? Apple is negotiating with music labels to offer unlimited access to the iTunes music library when consumers pay a premium for a new iPod. Apple is thinking about copying Nokia’s “Comes with Music” plan but the negotiations are foundering, as usual, with how big a cut of iPod […]
Verizon wins C block. The names are finally out on the winners of the exciting 700MHz spectrum auction. Big winner: Verizon, who not only won the nation-wide C block but also picked up a grand total of 108 licenses for $9.6b. AT&T picked up another 227 for $6.6b. Now it will be interesting to see […]
