Monthly Archives: June 2011

Upon Further Review.

If Redmond’s acquisition of Skype and a patent that allows for monitoring VoIP communications both go through; Federal authorities may have just been given a gift that just might keep-on giving. From eWeek: http://goo.gl/adTSv

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How Extreme?

No offense to the enclosed technology; however, it just seems that the more consumers become fatigued (and, simply, tune-out) from being inundated with ads; commercials; gadgetry, etc., one would think that ‘less is more.’ In other words; trying to capture … Continue reading

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First-Mover Advantage?

The ‘quietly brilliant’ handset manufacturer that has seemingly come out of nowhere in the past 18-plus months (via having linked their fortunes to the Android OS) continues to impress with their latest offering. Granted; it might not be a game-changer. … Continue reading

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To The Moon!

All’s well that ends well, right? At least it seems so as some missing moon dust was returned to NASA. Now if only the US Government would wake-up to the importance / significance of seeding pioneering projects that eventually wind … Continue reading

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Hacking Hackers.

If the enclosed report is correct; hackers are now hacking each other… which would seem to redefine the entire onslaught of recent security breeches of various firms and/or governmental agencies the world-over. From MSNBC: http://goo.gl/6gcRl

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Déjà Vu (All Over Again?)

Cynics would concur that Redmond has simply got to be loving the fact that the FTC is reportedly going to issue subpoenas to Google regarding anti-competitive behavior. Does this sound familiar? Recall Microsoft’s seemingly never-ending legal battle / woes / … Continue reading

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Flank This!

As the enclosed article reports; it appears that Apple’s partnership with Verizon not only dinged AT&T but apparently it also stunted the rapid growth of their main rival (Google). Should this really come as any surprise? Towards that end; you’ve … Continue reading

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Take That!

If Wednesday’s announcement is followed through by / with a (viable) real-world, commercial application (complete with Economies of Scale) a once-in-a-century breakthrough in the field of photography might just be in our midst. No pressure though… oh, and there’s also … Continue reading

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Let’s Review…

Yawn… perhaps not the most gripping way to begin today’s post; nevertheless, it is befitting… here’s why… In a word: Nokia. And, the simple fact that the market passing them by was ‘perhaps the beginning of their ending’ (to paraphrase Winston … Continue reading

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Up Next: A ‘Bigger’ (Green) Offering?

Is it an ironic coincidence that Toyota unveiled a ‘bigger’ brother to their (run-away hit) Prius on Father’s Day weekend? Whatever the case may be; the car is in the 3rd generation (since it’s initial release was panned mercilessly) and … Continue reading

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