Archive for 'silicon valley'
iPhone 3G or Android-powered phone?
I am not going to repeat what the tech world was buzzing with today. What is going unheard in the din is that even current AT&T subscribers need to sign a new two-year contract to get the new iPhone. Are Apple/AT&T trying to keep their users from jumping to Android-powered devices which are going to [...]
Posted: June 9th, 2008 under iPhone, silicon valley, technology.
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Yahoo! Layoff
As a software developer, I sympathize with the 100s of software developers that were laid off at Yahoo! today. While I am sure many of them will not have any difficulty finding another job in silicon valley and/or elsewhere, I hope this serves as a reminder that each of us should look out for our [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under internet, silicon valley, technology, what is going on?.
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Congratulations, Al Gore!
Apple.com has Al Gore on its frontpage today. No, he’s not on frontpage because he’s one of the directors of Apple’s board. Al Gore is the co-recipient of this year’s Nobel peace prize which was announced earlier today. Congratulations, Al Gore. You certainly deserve this award more than Henry Kissinger did when he was given [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2007 under silicon valley, thanks.
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Free Recycling in Silicon Valley this Weekend
When: Saturday, July 21 2007
Time: 9 AM - 3 PM
Where: Eastridge Shopping Center, Parking Lot corner of Tully & Capitol, San Jose, CA
More info: earthcarerecycling.com or call (408)943-9943
When: Saturday, July 21 2007 and Sunday, July 22 2007
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Where: 3095 Yerba Buena Rd., San Jose, CA 95135
More info: call (408)400-9077
(6.57 pm) Update: [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2007 under silicon valley, thanks.
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Terry Semel Stepped Down as CEO?
I am not sure I believe that Terry Semel stepped down of his own volition. Could Terry Semel Stepped Down as CEO be an euphemism for Terry Semel Ousted as CEO? I think so. While retaining him as non-executive Chairman may incorrectly indicate that he wasn’t ousted, I strongly believe he has been retained as [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2007 under internet, silicon valley, technology, uh?.
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How I Got My Wii
Last november I complained when I was unsuccessful in my attempt to get a Wii on Amazon.com. This past saturday I came to know that Target was selling them in their stores the following day. I went to my local Target at about 5.30 am only to find that some folks had camped out in [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2007 under silicon valley, wii.
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Untargeted Yahoo! Ad? Or, Problem With Relevance?
It is said that when it comes to advertising, websites have an advantage over traditional media like newspapers, radio, TV, etc. The advantage, it is said, websites can target ads based on user’s profile…browser, operating system, geographical area based on user’s IP address, etc. for a user that is not signed in and also based [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2007 under internet, silicon valley, technology, uh?, vista, what is going on?.
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iPhone, myPhone, xPhone or Whatever
Cisco is doing nothing illegal—in fact, it would be doing a disservice to its shareholders if it wasn’t—sueing Apple over use of iPhone. Apple should focus on the product rather than on the moniker, iPhone. Like someone said, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. If Steve Jobs is smart—I believe he [...]
Posted: January 11th, 2007 under internet, silicon valley, technology.
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Yahoo! is Deep
This evening I IMed a friend of mine at Yahoo! to see how he was doing after the recently-announced restructuring. To my surprise, I didn’t find him excited about the announcement. In fact, he was a little unhappy. When I asked why, he explained: “Yahoo! is deep. Between the top exec and me there are [...]
Posted: December 7th, 2006 under internet, silicon valley, uh?, what is going on?.
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Silicon Valley Code Camp
One of the advantages of living in and around silicon valley is getting to checkout interesting tech-related events. One such event, Silicon Valley Code Camp is taking place this weekend, Oct 7 and Oct 8. I hear Microsoft is installing Vista for free on about 400 attendees’ computers. Since I don’t have any plans for [...]
Posted: October 6th, 2006 under silicon valley, technology.
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