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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.
Review: Blogs in Action 2005 Conference
Well, what an interesting night! This was quite easily the most interesting conference Connected has ever been to. Check out my Moblog for photos from the evening. Sorry I don’t have more pictures, but the lighting was really bad.
The event was set in the Polish Club in trendy Knightsbridge. For those of you who [...]
Ericsson to sue Sendo- ZDnet
Could this spell the end of Sendo?
Sweden's Ericsson has sued UK-based mobile phone firm Sendo for infringements on its GSM and GPRS handset technology patents, the telecom equipment maker has said<
Ericsson said in a statement on Wednesday it wanted monetary damages from the privately held firm as well as an injunction against [...]
Sony PSP: Will It Be As Influential As The Walkman?
Very interesting article that predicts that the PSP could be as influential in changing our consumption habits as the launch of the Walkman was in 1979.
It's clear that the Walkman's corporate grand-nephew, the PSP, aims to similarly change the way people play video games, watch movie, share pictures as well as listen to music. We'll [...]
Mobile gaming is the fastest growing area in the games market
The increased quality of games across all the handsets means mobile gaming has become the fastest growing area in the games market, reports The Guardian. While console games and the consoles themselves experienced a slump in figures between 2002 and 2003 in the US, mobile games have rocketed from $243m (£131m) to $587m over the [...]
24Mar2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued3 To Launch Wireless Multiplayer Games
3, the UK’s first 3G network, is to launch multiplayer games in April that are played over the network. Up to four gamers can play each other in real-time over the network. The games will be available for purchase or rental.
I think that network games that can be played over the network, will succeed [...]
Digital UK Driven By Net And TV
The UK’s adoption of digital TV and broadband has helped make it the fourth most digitally-savvy nation in Europe, according a report by Jupiter Research.
But the UK still lags in terms of broadband speeds compared to others.
The most digitally sophisticated Europeans, in terms of use of digital goods such as mobiles, TV, net and cameras, [...]
iPod Tipped To Boost Apple’s Desktop Share
Apple could soon control 5 percent of the desktop computer market, Morgan Stanley predicts, thanks to the success of the iPod. Apple can look forward to gaining market share on the desktop as iPod users ditch their PCs in favour of Macs.
Analyst firm Morgan Stanley forecast on Friday that the Mac, currently on three [...]
HP To Acquire Snapfish
It’s been a busy week for acquisitions in the online photos sector, with Yahoo! announcing the acquisition of Flickr and now HP acquiring Snapfish for an undisclosed amount.
San Francisco-based Snapfish is an independent business unit of District Photo, a massive mail-order film processor with operations in the United States, U.K. and Canada. The company boasts [...]
Gmail Nearing Full Launch
Google is beginning to slowly roll out its Gmail service. Since Monday, approximately 1 in 20 users to the Google.com homepage have been allowed to register for accounts. Previously,tto get a Gmail account, a user had to be invited to the service by either Google or an existing Gmail user.
Marissa Mayer, Google's director of consumer [...]
IAC To Buy Ask Jeeves For US$1.85 billion
Media conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp agreed Monday to buy search and portal Web site operator Ask Jeeves Inc. in a stock-swap deal the companies valued at around US$1.85 billion.
AC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barry Diller said he sees Ask Jeeves as a company with “the potential to become one of the great brands on the [...]




