Verizon LTE Upgrade for Motorola Xoom Finally Here
Verizon finally has the upgrade a few hundred thousand owners of the Xoom have been waiting for.
Andy Abramson
2009 Salomon Undhof Kogl Riesling (Austria)
Image via Wikipedia Over the past few years and really over the last decade when it comes to Rieslings I've turned my attention away from Germany and towards other regions of the world that are producing world class versions of the noble grape that are far from sweet. Of those regions that include Oregon, France's … Read more
2004 Mas de Can Blau-Montsant
Image via Wikipedia Talk about a big, thick and heavy—bottle. Well the wine is just as thick, rich and heavy, and yet at the same time, it is one of the most complex wines ever to come out of Spain's Montsant region comes a massive wine, the 2004 Celler Can Blau's Mas de Can Blau. … Read more
2010 Ode to Lulu-Bedrock Wine Company
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Morgan Peterson is the son of Joel Peterson, the famed Ravenswood master of Zinfandel. Raised on his parents winery, Morgan clearly developed a passion for wine, and over the past two years I've been turned onto his style of winemaking and like other second generation winemakers like pal Ethan … Read more
Alec Saunders Joins RIM
Alec Saunders, who most recently established Calliflower, the full featured collaboration and conferencing service, has joined RIM as VP of Developer Relations. Some may recall he also introduced IE at Microsoft. He brings a very strong pedigree to RIM. For starters he is focused on Playbook.
International Grenache Day 2011
Without going too deep into the particulars, this past Friday was International Grenache Day. The global event attracted hundreds of events put on by wineries, restaurants, bloggers, friends and just about anyone who likes to explore wines. Started by Nicole Rolet, proprietress of Chene Blue in The Rhone Valley, I jumped head first into it, … Read more
Is Google Going To Become a Mobile Operator?
Conflicting reports are out there about Google becoming a mobile operator, at least in Spain. Or maybe not. While creating a company branded SIM, buying minutes and data makes sense, and Spain, like France and the UK are MVNO hotbeds, it is an interesting move or experiment if true. That said, Google relies on carriers … Read more
Let The (Litigation) Games Begin
While 2012 will be an Olympic year in sports, it's also shaping up to be an olympic like year in the courts with the FCC and the nation's wireless, wireline and cable operators all competing for medal. Between the recent FCC Net Neutrality decision, and the AT&T–T-Mobile battle that everyone from Sprint to at least … Read more
Video For E911-Not Anytime Soon
The FCC wants text messaging and video to be part of E911 as a way to aid dispatchers and provide emergency respoders like police, fire and paramedics with a better idea of what they are up against. For many companies developing those tools that make the information richer and provide the delivery this will be … Read more
IT Expo-My Thoughts
I won't dwell on the negatives that some already have shared privately because for the most part I enjoyed the two days I spent at IT Expo in Austin this past week. But as someone who wants to see the event grow here are some suggestions: 1) Get more launches at the event. Comapnies there … Read more