Grand Central gives you a single phone number; backed by Halsey Minor

Grand Central gives you a single phone number; backed by Halsey Minor

Start-up GrandCentral bets you have too many phone numbers and voice message boxes, and that you want to simplify things.

So GrandCentral gives you a single phone number that you can use anywhere. If you haven’t jumped in yet to use Internet phone (VoIP) services, some of its features will seem quite magical. VoIP is really coming in to its own, and Grand Central is showcasing it. The Fremont company has just launched, at the DEMO… Continue Reading

Digg woes, Segway’s expansion, Second Life hacked, Chinese grass & more

Digg woes, Segway’s expansion, Second Life hacked, Chinese grass & more

(Update: Corrected name of company acquired by News Corp. It was Newroo)

Roundup of latest Silicon Valley action:

One of Digg’s top diggers, p9, has quit, and Netscape is grinning — When Kevin Rose, founder of the news-ranking site, Digg, said he wanted to make the voting process for stories more democratic, he apparently alienated some of the site’s top users. One top digger has left, and slammed the door loudly in protest. Here’s a good description of… Continue Reading