Nick-Waters.com » Technology http://www.nick-waters.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:04:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Facebook traffic soars http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/08/facebook-traffic-soars/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/08/facebook-traffic-soars/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:17:32 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/08/facebook-traffic-soars/ Page views on Facebook climbed 32% last month, according to UBS.

Thats massive.

via GigaOm 

(0)]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/08/facebook-traffic-soars/feed/ 0 Sony to miss PS3 goals? http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/06/sony-to-miss-ps3-goals/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/06/sony-to-miss-ps3-goals/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:09:13 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/06/sony-to-miss-ps3-goals/ EA is predicting that Sony will miss its already decreased goals of shipping 1-1.2M PS3s to the US.  Ohh boy.  Start camping out now.

(0)]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/11/06/sony-to-miss-ps3-goals/feed/ 0 Warner, Sony, and Universal BMG own stakes in YouTube http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/warner-sony-and-universal-bmg-own-stakes-in-youtube/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/warner-sony-and-universal-bmg-own-stakes-in-youtube/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:35:56 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/warner-sony-and-universal-bmg-own-stakes-in-youtube/ In what appears to be a slick move, NY Times is reporting that YouTube gave Sony and Universal BMG equity stakes in the company just hours before its sale to Google.  The stakes could be worth up to $50 million.  It also appears that YouTube set up similar deal with Warner earlier in the year.

Pretty slick.  I assume the TV networks will want more $$ though.

via GigaOm 

(0)]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/warner-sony-and-universal-bmg-own-stakes-in-youtube/feed/ 0 IE7 http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/ie7/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/ie7/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:54:59 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/ie7/ IE 7 came out yesterday.  Scoble’s early review doesn’t sound that great.

(0)]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/ie7/feed/ 0 What went wrong for Mobile ESPN? http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/what-went-wrong-for-mobile-espn/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/what-went-wrong-for-mobile-espn/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:09:48 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/what-went-wrong-for-mobile-espn/ An examination of Mobile ESPN’s flaws from Business 2.0.

One thing I’m not sure about is Helio’s deal with MySpace.  I thought that I read somewhere that the deal expires in the near future, at which time I’m sure the established players (VZW, Cingular, etc) will get involved.

via Deadspin 

]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/19/what-went-wrong-for-mobile-espn/feed/ 0 Two Apple iPhones coming in January? http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/17/two-apple-iphones-coming-in-january/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/17/two-apple-iphones-coming-in-january/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:13:28 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/17/two-apple-iphones-coming-in-january/ An analyst from Prudential has reportedly claimed that Apple will release two iPhones in January at MacWorld, including a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard and WiFi.

I don’t really believe that they’d introduce two. I thought they’d float one and see the response. Although an Apple smartphone would be killer.

via Engadget

]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/17/two-apple-iphones-coming-in-january/feed/ 0 GooTube vs. MySpace http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/gootube-vs-myspace/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/gootube-vs-myspace/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:33:51 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/gootube-vs-myspace/ Business Week investigates.

(0)]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/gootube-vs-myspace/feed/ 0 Treo 680 for free?? http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/treo-680-for-free/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/treo-680-for-free/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:21:50 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/treo-680-for-free/ Treo 680Gizmodo reports that the Treo 680 may launch on Cingular, with subsidies making the phone free as long as subscribers stay in the $30/month data service.

My precious Q could be in trouble.  That would be difficult to beat, although it would not include 3G (such as UMTS).  Still, thats a great deal as long as the monthly voice & data plan isn’t too hard to swallow.

]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/treo-680-for-free/feed/ 0 Did Google’s purchase of YouTube pay for itself?? http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/googles-purchase-of-youtube-paid-for-itself/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/googles-purchase-of-youtube-paid-for-itself/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:19:32 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/googles-purchase-of-youtube-paid-for-itself/ Om examines claims that the increase in Google’s stock price after the announcement of its YouTube deal could’ve paid for itself.

Will Harris also mentioned this on this week’s episode of This Week in Tech (TWiT).

]]> http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/googles-purchase-of-youtube-paid-for-itself/feed/ 0 Apple gaining market share among college students http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/apple-gaining-market-share-among-college-students/ http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/apple-gaining-market-share-among-college-students/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:16:39 +0000 nickwaters http://www.nick-waters.com/2006/10/16/apple-gaining-market-share-among-college-students/ The Daily Princetonian reports that 45% of incoming freshman use Macs this year.

If that’s true, thats big news.  I also see more Macs around, including several of those sweet black MacBooks.

via TUAW

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