No Blocking VoIP In Israel
Cellcom has been asked to stop blocking VoIP in Israel by the Ministry of Communications. Hat tip to Moshe Maeir of FlatPlanet Phone Company.
San Francisco Vintners Market In April 2010
One of the more unique events in the Bay Area for wine lovers has to be the San Francisco Vintners Market that’s held at Fort Mason’s Herbst Pavilion. The two day affair has a moto of “Try it. Buy it” and provides amateurs and wine professionals the opportunity to buy wines directly from the producers … Read more
Rhone Wine Fans Don’t Have To Fly To France
If you’re a Rhone wine fan, sometimes called a Rhone Ranger, you don’t have to fly to France’s Rhone Valley to get your taste buds tickled. All you have to do is plan on being in Paso Robles, CA for the annual Hospice du Rhone from April 29th to May 1st. I’ve been to two … Read more
Santa Barbara Vintners Festival Plans Announced
The always fun and tasty Santa Barbara County Vintners Festival will be held again in April on the 17th at River Park in Lompoc, just west of Hiway 1 as you go into wine country. This is always a great event, as more than 130 wineries take part in the day long, outdoor affair. While … Read more
Paso Robles Winemakers and Wines On Tour Throughout California
I’ve long been a fan of the wines from Paso Robles, first getting hooked back in the day with wines from Justin, and then the wines truest of true Rhone Clones, the elegant and always sought after wines from Tablas Creek, which remain to this day some of my favorites. Well to bring the wines … Read more
3G Tests By PC World Prove The Need For WiFi/4G Mobile WiMAX
PC World has the results of their annual 3G survey and the outcome is very predictable. You can see for yourself in the story penned by Mark Sullivan. I’ll admit first hand I’m a very happy customer of Verizon Wireless when it comes to their 3G wireless broadband offerings when I’m out and about in … Read more
TechDirt Airs Some Dirty Laundy About ……
It seems that MagicJack can’t win for losing. After a glowing review last week by Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal, Mike Masnick over at TechDirt brings to life the small matter of the BoingBoing law suite (something we likely all forgot about) and has brought it back to light.
When The Chips Are At Stake
The New York Times today digs into the high stakes world of chips, and I’m not talking Las Vegas when it comes to SmartPhones. San Diego’s Qualcomm has been at the front of this line for years, and their tie up with Motorola, INQ and others shows that. Now Intel and Nokia are playing the … Read more
New New New From New Zealand
A group of winemakers in New Zealand has formed an organization to market and sell wines from New Zealand in the USA market. Named The Specialist Winegrowers of New Zealand (TSWNZ), their plan is to launching shortly in North American markets with five wineries as initial members. Culled from a group of 600 artisan winemakers, … Read more
Om Speculates On Skype-Verizon Deal
Om is speculating and talking to his sources about just what aspect of the recently announced Skype & Verizon Wireless tie up is “exclusive.” My take is that it’s the special software that Skype built for Verizon that mimic what we’ve seen in the UK with 3. I don’t believe for a second that Skype’s … Read more