The Upcoming Palm-Apple Multitouch War
A Patents war seem to be coming between Palm and Apple: You’ve got two large companies, each loaded up with tons of patents and pending patents, only some of which we’ve touched on here, and plenty of reasons to fight this one out: not only is Apple historically protective of its IP, it’s got the massively popular iPhone to defend, while Palm’s more or less staking its...
Read MoreVideo Commerce: Profitable?
The next big leap in e-commerce will be video. Unlike your traditional television ads, embedded Youtube links are interactive. There will be floating ‘clickable’ text on the video which could lead visitors to the shopping cart. From Youtube: last year we launched our eCommerce platform for YouTube, which allows users to easily “click-to-buy” products — like songs...
Read MorePhilippine Semiconductor Businesses Are Hurting
I remember being told that our semiconductor industry was one of the healthiest in Asia. We exported many electrical components. With the downturn of the US economy, few people are buying electronics and computers. The result? A glaring SHUTDOWN of the Intel plant in Cavite and the slowdown of the industry: Compounding the looming problem is the five percent decline in revenues in 2008 in the...
Read MoreWill Google Buy Skype?
I remember telling Aileen (of Google Philippines) last year that Google should buy SKYPE. It would make sense since it would complement their Google Chat Client. Well, eBay owns Skype but there are rumors that Skype might just be for sale. Leading VoIP service Skype goes from strength to strength, with revenues rising by 26 per cent last quarter. Yet despite this success, parent company eBay...
Read MoreOn Blogging: QCSHS Students Fight Back Principal
Quezon City Science High School is in the blogging news: Four students of the QCSHS recently came under fire from the school administration after they wrote comments on their blogs which were critical of the principal, Dr Zenaida Sadsad. Those without voices are getting heard. “We want to point out that we are against the sanctions imposed upon our fellow students who wrote blogs about...
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