GIPS, a San Francisco-based company that licenses intellectual property including codecs for audio and video says it has come up with a technology that would allow third party developers to embed video chat in their iPhone-related applications. The new technology is called VideoEngine (VEI)Mobile. Read More »
Cisco forecasts that by 2014 we will be using 3.6 exabytes per month on mobile networks worldwide, according to its Visual Networking Index figures released today. For those pondering an exabyte, it’s equal to 1 billion gigabytes or half a trillion MP3 files. Read More »
Peter Warden analyzed the user profile data and friend settings from more than 200 million Facebook profiles, and found that they naturally segmented themselves into seven regional groups, based on the number of connections between users and those from other states. Read More »
Silicon Valley’s gender problem boils down to babies — as in, those who have them can’t be a startup CEO too. We live in a society where women shoulder the burden of raising children, and until we change that we can’t change the workforce. Read More »
As vehicles and the power grid increasingly cross over to the digital realm, and get connected with networks, expect fear and anxiety to emerge. The headlines of yesteryear provide clues as to why. Read More »
A growing number of authors are signing exclusive e-book deals with Amazon for the Kindle, attracted in part by the higher royalty rates the electronic retailer is offering. In the latest deal, author Gavin de Becker gave Amazon rights to two e-books for a year. Read More »
Google reportedly plans to add a stream of recent status messages and media from users’ contacts to Gmail. It’s a good idea, following Google’s stated goal of combining social features across its products, but one that will have to be executed well. Read More »
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