Bad move by Apple

Apple barred the new Google Talk App from the iTunes App Store. The initial claim was that the app duplicated core services of the iPhone. To get around Apple’s monopolitics ban, point your iPhone browwer to www.google.com/talk. There has been other fallout from Apple’s ban, besides pissed off customers, the FCC is asking questions and [...]

Skype on the iPhone

So that rumor was true.  I downloaded the Skype app from the iTunes store.  It only works over the WiFi connection, so AT&T continues to get its blood money/minutes. One feature that is missing is support of Bluetooth headsets. I want to talk to my Skype friends hands free using my Jabra headset.  Hopefully the [...]

New Skype on the iPhone rumors

From GigaOM we have the latest rumors about a Skype application for the iPhone. The buzz is that it will be announced next week.  I’ll believe it when I see it on the iTunes app store. Cell carriers are going to start coming around to the reality that for smart phone users, they are a [...]

Google’s GDrive

The rumors are flying hot and heavy that Google will start offering online storage.  Ya, you get space with Gmail and with their online photo storage service, but this would be generic storage space. It will be interesting to see how much ‘free’ space Google offers and how much they will charge for additional space. [...]

Non-Safari browsers for the iPhone

Apple is now allowing third party browsers on the iPhone. Don’t get too excited, these are all Safari based browsers.   When I can load Opera, Chrome or Firefox on my iPhone, that will be a real crack in Apple’s control over the device.

ipowerweb fails the customer service test

Not really news, they have been a pain to deal with for years. Now the final straw.  I’m moving my domains off their service, and ipower doesn’t send out a confirmation of transfer notice.  So, I have to wait days for transfer wait to time out.   It’s this type of behavior that is why [...]

Now on Twitter

Urbin Technology is now on Twitter.

Microsoft is going into the cloud

Microsoft is playing catchup with Google and entering the Cloud Computing space. Here is what CEO Steve Balmer had to say about it:  “We need a new operating system designed for the cloud and we will introduce one in about four weeks, we’ll even have a name to give you by then. But let’s just [...]

Business card sized web server

Ok, it’s a little thicker, but still way cool.  Tiny web server aren’t that new.  I remember seeing webservers that fit in a matchbox years ago. The fact that you can etch this board yourself and that it uses a SD card instead of eeprom is slick.

The hot tech gadget…

…is the old Rev 1 Apple iPhone.   Tech consumers are spend up to $600 for a 16 Gig Rev 1 iPhone according to WirelessImports.com, a seller of used iPhones. That is $100 more than they sold for new! Even the 8 Gig iPhones are selling for the same $100 markup. One of the main reasons [...]

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