Samsung announced this week that they have already begun providing samples of their 16GB NAND flash memory product to customers.  Samsung is hoping to start mass producing this product during the first quarter of 2007.

As samples were released prior to CES it is likely that Samsung will attempt to confirm and accept orders for this new product during CES such that the initial manufacturing build can commence in time to meet a 1st quarter launch.  Instead of surprising customers with a new product at CES Samsung is opting to work with their customers as a partner enabling them to review the product, make their purchasing decision in a timely manner, and then answer follow up questions and close deals when face to face with customers at the show.

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Beyond Blossoms provides fresh flowers imported from flower farms from all around the world.  They like to think of themselves as the Ben & Jerry’s of flowers, offering great deals on the standards like roses and also providing flowers that are harder to find.

Beyond Blossoms founders Josh Grossman and Gina Maschek recently provided a this release on their flowers.  Their site also offers a rewards program that allows buyers to earn points from buying flowers.  Those points can be redeemed with free flower purchases from their website.  We welcome Beyond Blossoms as one of our sponsors and encourage our readers to consider bookmarking their site in preparation for Valentines day or any occasion.

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Samsung has made an advance in LCD technology that could gain them some ground in the thin phone wars.  They have created a technology that allows them to display two different images on two different sides (front and back) of the same LCD screen.

Many mobile phones offer a front and back view of an LCD screen.  This is actually 2 different screens displaying the same image or mirror image that is.

Samsung’s advance will allow them to remove one of those LCD screens from their phones that have a flip capability.  This will save 1 mm of space in phone design for flip phones.

Currently, Samsung has one of the slimmest phones on the market, the Samsung X820 which measures in at 6.9mm is not a flip phone and will not benefit from this advance.

Motorola, the company that started the race in slim phones, currently offers the slivr which measures 8 mm.  It is not a flip phone either.

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Over the centuries several countries have been defined by their ports and their open marketplaces located at those ports.  From Amsterdam to London to New York to Hong Kong to Singapore massive trading and centrally located ports have shaped the growth, build out and stability of the countries and sometimes portions of the continents that they occupy.

Many believe that the road to peace in the Middle East will begin as we continue to financially engage the countries of the Middle East.  The theory espoused in The World is Flat is that once the countries of the Middle East become stakeholders in the economic success of the rest of the world they will have much more to loose from conflict.  Plus, the continued interaction from commerce will help to open the cultures to understanding that will grow into closer relationships between cultures in the years and generations to come.

Dubai located in the United Arab Emirates will be the port and marketplace that will make this connection.  It is already an extremely important port and the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) is one of the primary driving forces behind greater economic progress in the area.  It did not just spring up overnight.  It has operated as a connection point between marketplaces, manufacturers, buyers, and traders from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.  You can learn more about Dubai through the palm dubai within a UK site, DubaiVenture.co.uk.

The Palm refers to an island city being constructed to encompass even greater free trade. When I say being constructed I mean the island itself is being constructed itself and the infrastructure and buildings are following.

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For about $6 million Earthlink will deploy a wireless network in San Francisco after coming to terms with the City of San Francisco.  Google is also involved.  Google will provide free access to the network at low transmission speeds.  Earthlink and others will charge a monthly fee of $21.95 and $12.95 for about 3,200 low-income residents, which begs a tangential question, “Are there only 3,200 low income residents left in San Francisco?”

The network will be privately owned by Earthlink, which was a major source of contention.  Many were concerned that the city should own the network and had other fears of privacy protection from Earthlink and Google, who will now provide additional privacy protection disclosing their policies fully.

For skeptics of the free service, users will not have to look at advertising any more than is normal on the internet already.  At just $6 million for deployment this might be the cheapest project launched by the city providing the biggest return.

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