CNET reporter Paul Festa mentioned in his blog entry for today about Justin’s appearance today at the Flashforward 2005 conference.

Over the past week or so, I’ve noticed while listening to my XM Satellite Radio, that there have been ads noting that when radio “shock-jocks” Opie & Anthony come back from vacation later this month, their show will no longer be a Premium service. When they first appeared on XM a few months ago, you had to pay an extra $2.99 (I think). (more…)

Once again, Google faces tough questions (and once again has few coherent answers) about the privacy implications of a new feature. This time it’s the integration of spy satellite imagery into their Google Maps product. (more…)

This is a follow-on to my April 2, 2005, posting about my new mobile phone and why I hate PalmOne (nee Palm). This weekend I spent a while playing with my new SonyEricsson P910a.

My general impression so far is that it’s a great little device. Lightweight, but with a substantial feel, I was worried that the keypad “flip” would be flimsy but it’s not at all. The screen is bright, and the overall navigation is pretty intuitive. I would have changed some of the menu and button names, but they’re still relatively intuitive. I’ve also enjoyed trying out the many interesting applications for Symbian Series 60 phones which are available at Handango.com. They even have a nifty widget that lets you browse, download, install, and uninstall software demos. (more…)

Anybody who knows me knows that when I have a new toy, it sucks up all my attention like some kind of black hole. On Thursday I got a new mobile phone, a SonyEricsson P910a, which is part phone, part PDA, and all cool.

There is much that I have loved over the years about my PDA, the venerable Tungsten T. Unfortunately, the lame SOBs at PalmOne (nee Palm) have made it increasingly difficult to stand by my old stand-by. It seems that customer service and support have gone the way of the Dodo at PalmOne, and judging by the numbers of colleagues who have sworn off ever buying another Palm device, PalmOne itself is probably well on its way to extinction. As best I can tell, they exist these days primarily to license their operating system to the folks at Handspring… who actually know how to serve customers. (more…)