Monthly Archives: April 2006
TV 2.0 Booming
2004 and maybe 2005 was the Year of VOIP but it has become so yesterday now that 2006 has become the Year of Video. ABC's decision to offer free access to popular shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost. It's … Continue reading
Aperto's Financing a Sign of Wi-Max Momentum?
Aperto Networks, which makes base stations and subscribers units for Wi-Max service providers, has raised another $26-million. Is this a sign Wi-Max is beginning to gain more momentum? There certainly appears to be a lot of interest in the potential … Continue reading
Lovin' Pandora
I've spent most of the afternoon working and preparing for a dinner party but the silver lining is I've been listening to Pandora, which seems to be taking hold in the mainstream with a flurry of non-technology media coverage (here, … Continue reading
Making Blackberries Outside of Canada?
Among the long list of Research in Motion's impressive accomplishments is that most – if not all – of its Blackberries devices are made in Waterloo, Ont. – pretty “unorthodox” when you consider many high-tech companies are scrambling to move … Continue reading
Hey, I'm Podcasting!
Well, what do you know – podcasting is pretty easy! Kevin Restivo, my partner in crime in covering the technology beat at the National Post, and I sat down today for our first podcast. We discussed the CRTC's flawed attempt … Continue reading
Crossing the Web 2.0 Chasm
YouTube.com's $8-million cash injection earlier this week from Sequoia Capital has put the spotlight yet again on cool Web 2.0 companies with uncertain or no business models. As much as YouTube is extremely popular (more than 100 million page views … Continue reading
