I am not sure where I posted my previous links to the ffmpeg RPMs I built for Linux. But, here are the latest ones. I decided to build them at home when I noticed that the current revision number in the SVN repository is already about 500 revisions behind my copy. I created these copies […]
Here is some good GigaOM coverage on the on-going Net Neutrality debate. Looks like carriers are definitely setting their sights on Google and bring out the big guns (and funds). The weirdest arguement is shown below.
From there you get the new argument: If Google wants network neutrality, why aren’t they offering search neutrality?
Telco water-carrier Mike […]
Looks like Hutchison 3 is removing roaming charges between its operating entities in different countries around the world. 3 is present in Hong Kong, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, Austria, Denmark, and Italy.
In a bold move against larger competitors, mobile operator 3 has today announced that it will eliminate roaming charges when customers travel […]
Motorola has recently released their first Linux phone in the US market called the RIZR Z6. This is definitely a coming of age for Linux on the mobile devices.
Motorola’s first Linux handset for the US market, the RIZR Z6, is also likely to be the first in the industry to run an “open” operating […]
I just read an interesting little tidbit from October 2006’s Newsweek. Yes it is quite old but interesting never the less. I can’t find a web copy so here is goes.
Is screening embryos for potential diseases a good idea? More than 3 million children worldwide have been born through in-vitro fertilization, but nearly 50,000 embryos […]
There is a lot to be learned about Silicon Valley culture. It is interesting to note that a lot of the cool practices we see there are actually old hat. In the book - Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age, Silicon Valley culture in the early 1970s is clearly […]
I have been doing academic research for about eight (8) years now. That is not much compared to the other leaders in the field who have been at it for their entire professional careers. I would consider myself a starter in this respect. At the same time, I have been doing corporate research and development […]
Earlier this week, the Apple iPhone has caught the world by storm. Definitely another marketing coup from Steve and Co. Now, millions of users around the world are waiting to try out Apple’s latest work of marketing art. Here is a very informative article from InformationWeek on a shopping list of iPhone vendors and providers.
According […]
Looks like the Apple iPhone annoucement last week was such a big hit and made such a big impact that the clones are now out! For those of you who can’t wait for an Apple iPhone or even an LG KE850, here are some alternatives for you. Send in the clones!
Palm Treo
MS Windows Mobile 5
Have […]
Yes guys. You heard me right. I just migrated from Mozilla Thunderbird TO Ximian Evolution. If you do a Google-search on this topic you will discover that most people are moving from Ximian Evolution TO Mozilla Thunderbird. I am moving the other way around. Why?
Tightly integrated with Calendaring Functionality. Mozilla Sunbird is not quite stable […]
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