FT.com’s Robert Shrimsley Talks About Paywall and More! (Video)

While I was in Denmark at a media conference recently, I shared the stage with Robert Shrimsley, the managing editor of the Financial Times’ Web site, FT.com. He talks about paywalls and more in this video.
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IBM Offers Its Cloud To Watch The UK's Electrical Grid

Big Blue teams up with the British telecom giant Cable & Wireless to join the race to provide UK homes and businesses with smart electrical meters.

IPad Debuts in 11 More Countries

This week is a big one for international iPad launches. By its end, the device will have debuted in 11 new countries: Poland, Taiwan, Denmark, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Malaysia, Finland and South Korea.

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iPhone 4 Hits 17 More Countries Friday

The iPhone 4’s international roll-out begins in earnest this week. Come Friday, July 30, the device will go on sale in 17 more countries–Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Left off the roll-out roll call, much to the dismay of its citizens, is South Korea, where regulatory issues are reportedly slowing things down. By September, the iPhone 4 should be in stores in 87 countries, making its global roll-out Apple’s fastest ever.

2009 PC Sales Not So Lousy After All

Nokia R&D Workers Researching and Developing New Job Leads, Redux

Nokia is taking the ax to its research and development group. Again. This morning the company said it would cut around 220 R&D jobs in Japan. This, just four days after announcing plans to eliminate 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark.
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USA–A Great Place to Visit, but I Wouldn't Want to Network There …

Turns out those Europeans are using their Internet connections for a lot more than just drying laundry. According to the World Economic Forum, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland are the three most networked nations in the world. In its annual Global Information Technology Report, the Forum ranked 127 countries according to network readiness and found that [...]

USA–A Great Place to Visit, but I Wouldn’t Want to Network There …

Turns out those Europeans are using their Internet connections for a lot more than just drying laundry. According to the World Economic Forum, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland are the three most networked nations in the world. In its annual Global Information Technology Report, the Forum ranked 127 countries according to network readiness and found that [...]