You wake up at 12 midday, feeling as if your mouth has been genetically re-combined with shagpile carpet. You vaguely remember recently consuming a huge amount of alcohol, smoking several packets of cigarettes, and the decayed remains of a beef kebab are fondly cradled in your right hand.
If you've ever been tied to your desk or scrambled to find a WiFi hotspot just so you can tune into a Web conference, you'll be interested in knowing that Phonetopp, a Silicon Valley startup, is putting the finishing touches on a service that will bring the Webcast experience - and a little bit more - to your smartphone.The technology utilizes 3G mobile Web connections and segmented streams of the various elements of a Web cast to deliver a near-real time experience.
If your set-up is up-to-date, with an integrated camera and microphone in your Windows XP (or later) laptop, and a broadband connection, DimDim is a quick five-minute download. Meetings are free up to 20 participants, and even the Pro version is just $99.
Novell's BrainShare conference, which was scheduled to take place in Salt Lake City in March, has been cancelled.The Linux firm's chief marketing officer, John Dragoon, wrote on Novell's website that the cancellation was the result of potential attendees' hesitancy at confirming their places, due to being "under increasing pressure to reduce travel and other controllable expenses".
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