At the recent Intel Developer Forum, Intel CEO Paul Otellini takes a virtual test drive in a Volkswagen kitted out with Intel’s UMPC. A map to a nearby coffee shop, a complete music collection and movies for the back seats (complete with infrared headsets so everyone in the ...

Kolachi is one of the traditional names for the port city of Karachi, in Pakistan’s coastal southern province of Sindh. The city too is a peculiarly South Asian blend of old and new, crowded marketplaces competing for space with massive concrete office blocks housing an overwhelmingly large part of Pakistan’s business — well over one third of the economy comes out of this bustling city of 12 million. It also has a vibrant arts and culture scene.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 20, 2006 (PodTech News) — Intel has chosen to help develop the the IT infrastructure of the Amazon — not the online seller but a portion of the actual river. The initiative is a part of Intel’s World Ahead Program, which the company established in May and pledged more than $1 billion over the next 5 years, to bring Internet coverage to various regions around the world. This week Intel Chairman Craig Barrett will promote wireless broadband PC access in Parantins, a remote Brazilian city of about 100,000 on the Amazon River. He says the company’s aim is to introduce components of a comprehensive strategy that includes hardware and wireless capability.

LOS ANGELES, September 7, 2006 (PodTech News) — In a sure sign of things to come, television and movie studios are starting to create original short-form programming for broadband and wireless devices. Warner Brothers Television Group just announced the creation of Studio 2.0, bringing together talent and advertisers to create original live-action and animated programming. Its aim is to license the programming to online sites, portals and wireless providers in collaboration with the recently formed Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. But it’s not just major Hollywood studios getting into the act — Internet start-ups and small production companies also recognize the opportunities, as evidenced by the recent launch of ScriptThis.tv, a website for people who want to be part of the television creation process. PodTech’s Matt Kelly reports.

Robert Thomas, CEO of Infoblox, a rapidly growing enterprise infrastructure player, sat down with PodTech founder John Furrier to discuss trends in DNS and infrastructure. “When you think about DNS, it’s boring stuff,” says Thomas. “But if you think about every network in the world, it’s embedded. It’s kind ...

It’s not a matter of if we’ll be watching movies downloaded on our home theater systems, it’s a matter of when. James Ackerman, CEO of the film producer and distributor Clickstar, points to the convergence of faster chips, media friendly operating systems, broadband adoption, better screens, and access to content. ...

Independent media distribution over the Internet was once talked about–by independent content creators–as if it were a real option. But it was never realistic on a wide scale basis. The bandwidth, hardware and audience weren’t there. But times have changed. The tools to push content effectively over broadband connections are ...

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Founder of Brightcove, speaks with PodTech’s Michael Johnson about the shifting paradigm of video distribution in the age of broadband access. Brightcove helps video content providers, both independent and industry level, with publishing and distribution.

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Update: See below - Charlene Li reports on podcasting market and podcast adoption. I previously had a PodTech InfoTalk with Charlene last year. She is a very solid analyst but I don’t know why or how she would come out with these low numbers. ...

Intel Developer Forum - Sean Maloney, Executive VP; General Manager, Mobility Group - Keynote Part 1 of 4 “The importance of the Internet to the computer industry” March7, 2006 San Francisco.

“Mobility is defining the future of computing. The broadband Internet is becoming a conduit for all content - entertainment, ...

Intel Develop Forum - Sean Maloney, Executive VP; General Manager, Mobility Group - Keynote Part 2 of 4 “Mobility Gives the Internet an Extra Dimension” March7, 2006 San Francisco.

“Mobility is defining the future of computing. The broadband Internet is becoming a conduit for all content - entertainment, education, government, ...

Intel Developer Forum - Sean Maloney, Executive VP; General Manager, Mobility Group - Keynote Part 3 of 4 “New Notebooks and Santa Rosa Technology” March7, 2006 San Francisco.

“Mobility is defining the future of computing. The broadband Internet is becoming a conduit for all content - entertainment, education, government, business ...

Intel Developer Forum - Sean Maloney, Executive VP; General Manager, Mobility Group - Keynote Part 4 of 4 “Wireless: WiFi and WiMAX Come Together” March7, 2006 San Francisco.

“Mobility is defining the future of computing. The broadband Internet is becoming a conduit for all content - entertainment, education, government, business ...

Multimedia formats are changing the landscape of the search business. Yahoo’s multimedia guru Jeff Karnes talks with me about ‘multimedia’ search and how it is developing.

Multimedia search is one of those things that not alot of people are talking about but is a big deal. As ...

PodTech News (San Francisco, CA) - December 16, 2005: Google, Yahoo and MSN are jockeying for position. It’s a race that’s only in the very beginning. Broadband usage isn’t even at a level that gives a clear picture of what kinds of revenue drivers the Internet giants will ...

Steve Forbes’ first ever podcast in a PodTech exclusive. I traveled to New York City to sit down with Steve in his office to talk about flat tax, politics, world economics, blogs, podcasts, and social media. This interview is timely given the recent cover story by Forbes and ...

Mark Cuban, owner Dallas Mavericks, cofounder of Broadcast.com sold to Yahoo for $5+ billion, serial entrepreneur, and investor, and John Furrier have a conversation on innovation, entrepreneurship, the future, what would Broaddcast.com do it a startup today, and much more.

This is must listen podcast with Mark at the ...

John Furrier sits down with Mark Cuban, owner Dallas Mavericks, cofounder of Broadcast.com sold to Yahoo for $5+ billion, serial entrepreneur, and investor. John Furrier has a conversation on innovation, entrepreneurship, the future, what would Broaddcast.com do it a startup today, and much more.

This is must listen ...