Wall Street Journal Amazing story wasn’t it, when that iconic tech company said it would help users run the operating system of its longtime rival as well as its own? No, not the Apple Computer-Windows announcement, but one made at about the same time that got vastly less attention, even though it may be more […]
Year: 2006
PIKOM PC Fair 2006
I wrote this couple of days ago but didnt publish because I am concerned about the sensitivity. But heck, I think I think too much… — I went up to KL yesterday to catch up some friend and found out PIKOM PC Fair start today at KLCC. PIKOM is the Computer Association of Malaysia and […]
Japan trip
This is why I love coming to Japan :-) This is why I (or anyone) shouldn’t go to Joi Ito‘s lab, ever :-( And before I forgot, this is the latest FOMA P901iTV – watch TV on the phone :-) Beside the little hiccup of calling Martin Varsavsky‘s room only to get his tired and […]
China to regulate Internet Email Services
Just got this from my inbox: China to regulate Internet Email Service … in order to regulate Internet Email Services and safeguard the legal rights of the end users, Ministry of Information Industry (MII) of P. R. China enacted the first national anti-Spam regulation on March 30th, 2006, which is hereby formulated in accordance with […]
Final Fantasy XII
In Tokyo
Okay, I have to eat my words: 13 base stations around my house isnt really that bad because this is what you get in downtown Tokyo. 46 base stations! O_O Yes, I am in Tokyo right now. Tokyo is one of my favourite city (not the cost of living tho). I always like Japanese people […]
Wireless for Everyone
On the trip in Cambodia, Boon Leong related to me a story about Michael Yap making a comment to the press along the line “the government should give email to everyone in Singapore”. We were impressed that Minister Dr. Lee actually took time to respond to him (along the line, we don’t need to give […]
Powell Warns Net Neutrologists Not to Be Naive
Just got this email reporting the speech made by former FCC Chairman @ F2C organized by David Isenberg Former FCC chairman Michael Powell is up on the stage at the Freedom to Connect conference right now, and he warns the tech elite crowd here not to be naive about the dangers of asking Congress for […]
Spyware for your Phone
During the trip in Vietnam, I talked about Spyware and Malware coming to mobile phone. First Trojan Spy for Symbian Phones (via F-Secure Weblog). Man, wasn’t that fast? Today we heard of a rather interesting new Symbian malware application named Flexispy.A. It’s a Symbian trojan spy that records information about the victim’s phone calls and […]
Student Bloggers Crackdown
Elementary Students Suspended For MySpace Postings Two students were suspended at an Oak Lawn elementary school last week after the principal discovered questionable postings on a popular Web site, parents said. The MySpace postings allegedly contained foul language, a digitally altered photo of George Bush sticking up his middle finger, pop-ups of women in bikinis […]