Jim Rapoza

At the recent DEMOfall 08 show in San Diego, a wide variety of products and companies debuted. These products and companies spanned the whole spectrum of technology, from consumer Web sites to enterprise-focused SAAS solutions to cool gadgets to core pieces of manufacturing technology. Past DEMO shows have seen the launch of companies that are […]

It’s no secret that the state of the economy is really bad, and it seems to get worse on a daily basis. So it stands to reason that this must be a really bad time to try to start up a new company. But this may not be the case. In fact, this might actually […]

Google recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. With this milestone, it seemed like a good time to look back at the growth of this remarkable company and how it has affected–and will affect–the Internet. Google’s back story is pretty well known in technology circles. Two grad students at Stanford came up with a better way to […]

On the last day of DEMOfall 08 a company called Intelius showed off a new search engine called iSearch. iSearch makes it possible to find people, such as former colleagues or flames, without having lots of details at your command. Of course, these features can be used to find data about oneself as much as […]

Day Two of DEMOfall 08 started with a collection of companies that can only be described as nontraditional. Among the collection of products presented in this session was a tool to trace family connections, a service designed to pay people for doing successful job interviews, a social tracking tool for volunteer work and a service […]

In the DEMOfall pavilion I had the chance to speak to the CEO of a company that put on one of the more entertaining presentations of Day 1 at DEMOfall 08. Maverick Mobile Solutions demoed Maverick Secure Mobile, an application that protects data on stolen cell phones and then makes it possible to monitor and […]

In the pavilion at DEMOfall, attendees get the chance to get up close and personal with the products and technologies making their debut at the show. In the pavilion I had the chance to take a firsthand look at the working prototype of Plastic Logic’s forthcoming e-book reader. This product was one of the most […]

The afternoon session of Day One at DEMOfall featured a discussion on technology by the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, as well as a number of presentations about new products. By far the presentation that got the biggest reaction from the crowd was Maverick Secure Mobile by Maverick Mobile Solutions. The product […]

I’m currently in sunny San Diego for the DEMOfall 08 show. The morning session of presentations just concluded and there were a few that looked pretty interesting. By far the most interesting presentation so far at DEMOfall 08 was by Plastic Logic, whose product is so new it doesn’t even have a name. The product […]

Web browsers aren’t just about surfing the Web anymore. With Microsoft, Mozilla and Google(!) introducing new browsers, the browser may just be more important than ever before. In this report I look at the current generation of Web browsers and what it means for the future of the Web and IT. Also, look below for […]

Click here to see the screenshotsie8privacy.jpg REVIEW: Based on initial tests, Google Chrome looks to be an exciting and impressive new entry into the Web browser field. Today a new player enters the browser wars and it represents the biggest change to the field since the day that Microsoft decided to take on Netscape. With […]

I’ve never been a big fan of Bluetooth mobile phone headsets. Typically, the second I stick one of those geeky devices in my ear I start making Locutus of Borg jokes. Combine this with the general poor usability of these devices and it’s been pretty easy for me to avoid assimilation by the Bluetooth-wearing collective. […]