Jaxtr Finally Enables Out-of-Network Calling, Raises $10 Million

Jaxtr, the online VoIP service that also offers a social network, has launched out-of-network calling that will allow users to call phone lines around the world. The new service will allow users to ca

AT&T pegs stars from "The Hills" for LG Shine commercial

Celebrity endorsements have been the norm for ages, but AT&T has taken this too far. I guess I understand the demographic they’re going for for the LG Shine, but, come on, seriously, a blond

John Adams' New Job: Fix Twitter

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New Home Page Unveiled At Yahoo AU

Jerry and Sue are still silent on the exec departures and rumored reorganization at Yahoo HQ, even as the stock price continues to tumble day after day. On the upside, though, from what we hear testin

1.5 Million Users at Australian Schools Drop Exchange for Gmail

The Australian is reporting that Google has beaten out a number of enterprise competitors to win a contract to host email for the New South Wales Education Department. The new deployment will be the l

Daewoo launches its own Classmate PC named Lukid

It seems that Korean supercompany Daewoo is launching a low-cost laptop named the Lukid. The new laptop is aimed at kids going to school. The little laptop is based on Intel’s Classmate PC, whic

Microsoft's First Step In Accepting OpenID SignOns – HealthVault

Over 16 months after first declaring its support for the OpenID authentication platform, Microsoft has finally implemented it for the first time, allowing for OpenID logins on its Health Vault medical

Palm Treo 800w set to release on July 13th

According to Phone Arena, Sprint will announce that the Palm Treo 800w will be released July 13th, 2008. The Treo 800w, if you don’t remember, is the successor to the 700w. An integrated antenna

1.5 Million Australian Students Dump Outlook/Exchange For Gmail

Google just took away one of the world’s largest Outlook/Exchange installations for 1.5 million students at Australian schools, and replaced it with Gmail. More information is here. The cost sav

EFiX dongle allows for easy installation of OS X on your Intel PC

At least, so they say. Of course, I was skeptical of Psystar and their thing worked like a charm. The EFiX site is dying right now from traffic, but today was the planned release for the EFiX USB dong

AT&T says the Samsung Omnia i900 will be out in the US in Q3

It’s been reported that the highly anticipated Omnia i900 will be out in the third quarter of 2008. You might remember this phone as being the one announced on June 9th — you know, the day tha

Palm announces unlocked Centro, Google Maps with My Location

By now you’re all familiar with the Palm Centro, so I’ll save all of you from having to read through a list of specs again. Today, Palm announced that an unlocked GSM version of the dainty

"Dark Project" device "Alexander" pegged as Motorola's last stand

BGR, like he usually does, has word from Motorola insiders that a new flagship model is coming and that it will make or break the mobile division. Didn’t that already happen? “Alexander&#8

T-Mobile to implement new early termination policy

T-Mobile will be joining the various other wireless providers in providing prorated early termination fees. I use the term “prorated” loosely, as you won’t actually save any money until you’ve

Gillmor Gang 06.23.08

A conversation with Dan Farber of Cnet about this mornings Salesforce event and new Google integration. Posts from Dan on Salesforce + Google are here and here. Listen to the podcast over at the Gillm

If You're Going To The Angelina Jolie Wanted Screening, Get Your Butt Over There

Wanted Exclusive Trailer HDhttp://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf If you were one of the quick ones and got a ticket to the Angelina Jolie/Wanted screening tonight in San Francisco, drop everythin

Live Luggage makes bags for over-packers

If you are a lazy traveler or someone who packs everything but the kitchen sink, you are in luck. Live Luggage has created Power Assisted (PA) Luggage. It uses a little motor in the wheels to give it

Review: JVC Everio GZ-MS100 with YouTube Upload

The JVC Everio GZ-MS100 camcorder records DVD-quality video to SD and SDHC cards and features direct uploading to YouTube. It’s priced at around $350, which places it in between lower-end hobbyist c

Not-so-secret NASA satellite launched to scan the oceans deep

There’s a real ruckus about photographer Trevor Paglen’s project to document all those secret satellites. It makes you forget sometimes that there are plenty of legitimate, non-spy satelli

Begging the question in the "Are gadgets making us dumber?" debate

This issue of whether technology enriches or impoverishes our intellectual capacity is by no means a simple one, and while my position is pretty much fixed, it’s good to read others’ opini
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