http://www.cnet.com/8300-13512_1-23.html Speeds and feeds en-us Technology analysis by Peter N. Glaskowsky Copyright 1995-2008 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT Interesting insights from MobileBeat 2008 http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9999430-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds On Thursday, I attended MobileBeat 2008, a new conference here in Silicon Valley focused primarily on cell phones broad enough to encompass closely related gizmos like Apple's iPod Touch and--at least in theory--mobile Internet devices.

The event was hosted by VentureBeat, where a great many blog posts can be ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9999430-23.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky Free sci-fi e-books, for a limited time http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9997186-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds A friend of mine told me recently about Tor.com, a new site managed by Tor Books, part of the Macmillan publishing group.

There's something cool going on there for just the next few days. And if you've bought an Amazon Kindle or a Sony Reader--or just like ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9997186-23.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky Comcast customers: Sent e-mails blocked? http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9994016-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds I have Comcast cable modem service here at home. It's been very reliable. Service interruptions have been rare and brief. The cable modem I was given years ago is still working fine. Network performance has been reasonably good.

So all in all, I'm happy with the service.

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]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9994016-23.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky No iPhone 3G for me! http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9989061-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Okay, this gets a little complicated. More complicated than it should, really.

Apple's iPhone 3G

Apple's iPhone 3G

(Credit: Apple)

I am an AT&T customer. My current two-year contract is up on July 30-- just 19 days from now.

Normally, AT&T allows customers to upgrade early by paying a moderate ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9989061-23.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:58:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky In line for an iPhone 3G -- Updated http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9988758-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Well, I'm here at the Apple store in the Westfield Oakridge mall in San Jose, waiting.


iPhone line at an Apple Store

In line at the Apple Store

(Credit: Peter N. Glaskowsky)

I got here at about 6:45am and the line was already up around 60 people, somewhat more than I expected. I'm


...]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9988758-23.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:28:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky Okay, okay, I'll get an iPhone 3G! http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9987075-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds My very first meaningful blog post here (after an introduction), from June 23, 2007, was titled "Why I'm not getting an iPhone".

Apple's iPhone 3G

Apple's iPhone 3G

(Credit: Apple)

Let me review my reasons at the time:

  1. The original iPhone couldn't really do any more for me than my
...]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9987075-23.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky A great day for individual freedom http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9978824-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Thursday was a great day for all of us in the United States of America.

In its ruling on the case District of Columbia v. Heller, our Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution means what it plainly says: the right to keep and bear arms ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9978824-23.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky First Montalvo patent is issued http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9974861-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Finally, I can call myself an inventor.

I've been inventing things for almost 20 years now, but Montalvo Systems was the first company I worked for that took intellectual property seriously. (That was no coincidence; it was also the first company I worked for where I helped develop the ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9974861-23.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky The Gizmo Report: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280 GPU-- gaming http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9969244-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Graphics performance improves rapidly. We can be confident that each new generation of graphics chips will be faster than the previous one, and that AMD and NVIDIA will regularly surpass each other with new product launches. I've been watching this process professionally since 1996, when I began covering graphics ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9969244-23.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky The Gizmo Report: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280 GPU-- introduction http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9969234-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Speedsandfeeds Today, NVIDIA officially announces its new GeForce GTX 200 family of graphics processing units (GPUs) and the first two products in the family, the GeForce GTX 280 and the GeForce GTX 260.

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280 graphics chip

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280 graphics chip

(Credit: NVIDIA Corporation)

The GeForce GTX 280 is the new ...

]]> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9969234-23.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:01:00 GMT Peter Glaskowsky