Web workers can work anywhere – but we all know that some settings are more pleasant than others. All other things being equal, we’d rather make use of free wi-fi at a quaint little cafe or on the beach than be stuck in some leftover cubicle… Read More »
Archive for January 2007
There’s been a lot of negative talk about the PS3 lately, we all know that, but Sony seems to be getting the idea. One of the first things that many analysts mention when discussing the PS3 is its high price. Debuting in the U.S. at $600… Read More »
From the team that produced Cocaine Cowboys and Raw Deal, comes a new production, Clubland. This forty-episode documentary series about competing nightclubs in South Beach will be broadcast online starting in February (see it on MySpace). The relatively low production costs of… Read More »
WiMAX hardware company Aperto Networks says it has raised a ‘follow-on Series E financing round’ of $19 million, to bring the company’s total capitalization to $139 million — GunnAllen Venture Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors. Mo WiMAX, mo money.Read More »
Coming through on their promise to provide more color, the folks from Roo Group called today to let CEO Rob Petty give some more explanation to the company’s recent investment deal with News Corp., and hinted that another similar deal with another large media company… Read More »
If you are a baseball fan, then you have seen Gary Sheffield swing the bat, you get a feeling that if the bat connects with the ball, then the leather is in for some serious hiding. The non scientific description of such an act is called… Read More »
Zink Imaging, the inkless mobile printing company, is the unofficial DEMO favorite so far. Everyone I’ve talked to on the floor says Zink stole the morning show. The Massachusetts-based startup, is creating an ecosystem for new types of devices — mobile printers — with… Read More »
One of our favorite topics here at Giga Gamez is the mobile industry, and for good reason, it’s a booming industry. Mobile and casual gaming companies are reporting huge revenue increases, and there’s more action than ever before. In fact, according to analysts, by… Read More »
Isn’t interesting how all Vista arguments for or against lead around to Rome, er, Apple? Even NBC’s Today Show gave almost as much attention to Steve Jobs as they did to Bill Gates in their studio on Monday, talking about the launch of the new… Read More »
This will either go down as a "gotta have it feature" or a "why did they do this" gimmick: this smartphone from Taiwan offers a virtual scroll wheel. The OKWAP S868 runs WinMo 5, has a 2.4-inch touchscreen, alpha-numeric keypad and 2 Megapixel CMOS.… Read More »
Should you upgrade to Windows Vista? The reality is that’s unrealistic to evaluate whether or not to upgrade to Vista based on a comparison to Mac OS X or Linux. If someone is talking about the state of healthcare in the United States, is moving… Read More »
Jaman, the global movie download service that Om profiled here last year, got a star turn at the DEMO conference in sunny SoCal today. Our Katie F. is at DEMO and is live blogging, doing a quick take on the rapid-fire presentations. Check out her… Read More »
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