Friday, June 29, 2007

Technology Review: The iPhone's Potential

Apple's new iPhone, announced in the US yesterday, has a jazzy new design and better capalities like video and music playing. But its real impact could be a mini-revolution in Mobile e-business as a result of a lot of new features that have not been hyped so much. Technology Review: The iPhone's Potential

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Technology Review: Second Earth

Second Life and google Earth are working together to create a new environment that will make the whole second life experience more real - and more relevant to business. How about location specific advertising with super real visuals to guide the prospective customer through the facilities. Or showing condos for sale. Or vacation resorts. Technology Review: Second Earth

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Verizon To Offer Mobile Payments With Obopay -- Obopay -- InformationWeek

In a significant move to initiate the use of cell phones for payments, something that is going to spread quickly, Verizon has introduced a payment system for its customers. Verizon To Offer Mobile Payments With Obopay -- Obopay -- InformationWeek

Friday, June 15, 2007

globeandmail.com: eBay reinvents itself

ebay is reinventing itself again. this time its trying to adjust to its tremendous success by making a better shopping success for itself. eBay was once one of the internet's new poster boys, but now is an moving into middle age. What will that do to its market? globeandmail.com: eBay reinvents itself

Thursday, June 14, 2007

For years books as a source of information have presented a problem in the busy information age, because they are designed for linear reading, which means you must read through a lot of irrelevant material to get what you want. There has long been a need for a way to get information from them without going through that laborious process. Google has helped with fast retrieval of information, but doesn't get much information from books, which are still valuable for the best information. Now, a U of T student has come up with an innovative new technoque - called Docuburst, which may lay the groundwork for a better way. TheStar.com - News - You are looking at an open book

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Move over full mobile video. With the current interest in mobile anything, mobile video is a natural evolution. And the technology is available, according to this article by Accenture. Exploiting the Full Potential of Mobile Video Services

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Palm's New Dough�and New Blood

In a move that shows the growing importance of the smartphone market, Palm has chipped with a new model intended to meet apple's iPhone head-on. Palm's New Dough�and New Blood