One of the most interesting areas for wines that for years were less than widely available in the USA was South Africa. Over the past ten years wines from the region have increased in availability and selection. Given their history, its nice to see how the recognition is taking hold there after 350 years. In … Read more
Cellcom has been asked to stop blocking VoIP in Israel by the Ministry of Communications. Hat tip to Moshe Maeir of FlatPlanet Phone Company.
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
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
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
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.
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
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 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
Give Peter Sisson credit for being first, and for TechCrunch breaking the story. Now Line2 offers 3G calling and receiving, with a second number on the iPhone. Reminds me of what Jeff Black and the crew at TalkPlus tried to do.
