Google today added traffic details for more than 30 U.S. cities to Google Maps, showing whether a route is clear or congested. Yahoo Maps, of course, already has this feature. Google has included traffic in its mobile mapping apps, such as the one I… Read More »
Archive for February 2007
Verizon Wireless is getting all set to launch a new mobile television service based on Qualcomm’s MediaFLO network. The service is going to launch in select markets on March 1. RCR Wireless first reported the news of the planned launch date, and we… Read More »
In a recent interview with N’Gai Croal of Newsweek, Phil Harrison, President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, admits that there have been some problems with the way Sony has gone about the PS3 launch. “We did a very bad job between E3 2006 and the… Read More »
Two interesting BIOS updates have recently appeared for Origami specified UMPCs. One for the Samsung Q1 and one for the Asus R2H: Rory left a comment on our last post indicating… Read More »
Despite not offering equivalents on its own site, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has gotten YouTube to take down all its clips of the Oscars, reports Variety. Ric Robertson, exec administrator for the Academy, said the organization had its content pulled “to help… Read More »
The lack of HID drivers on the Samsung Q1 series of UMPC has plagued us for a while; early Vista builds had few issues, but the final… Read More »
Just a quick tidbit of info to pass along, although this is an odd Zune issue, and an even odder solution. I actually lost the ability to sign in to… Read More »
I spoke with Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz today about their plans for an online video film festival, Pixelodeon, which will be hosted at the American Film Institute‘s screening rooms in Los Angeles on June 9th and 10th. Blip.tv recently held their… Read More »
Netvibes, the customized portal / RSS reader / nerve center of many fans, is no longer chained to the desktop. If you have a Netvibes account, try pointing your mobile device browser over… Read More »
Recently LifeHacker posed the question to readers, Mac or PC for Business? It’s been a somewhat common theme in recent months as Apple gains more and more momentum. Execs are being seen (and heard-of) toting MacBook Pro laptops around, in meetings, etc.… Read More »
How far can you push a widget? YouTube video embeds, quite possibly the most successful widgets of all time, are seriously failing these days. Click on most any embedded clip, it seems, and you’ll get a “This video is no longer available” warning. Perhaps this is… Read More »
I drive around town most days and almost every time I see a motorist do something stupid (and dangerous) I see the ever-present cell phone stuck to the side of the idiot’s head. I wish we’d do something like the Scots who are now using speed… Read More »
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