August, 2007 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for August 2007

Google’s Blogger blogging service is finally catching up with the times. It is now adding video uploading to the service, making it easy for folks who use Blogger to add video to their blog posts. On their blog, the Blogger team explains how Read More »

Weekend Reader

It’s Not 1984 All Over Again – iPhoneSimFree has demonstrated software-only SIM unlocking for the iPhone, freeing it from the AT&T network, and promises to be selling their service soon. Belfast-based UniquePhones is also rumored to be on the verge of releasing a commercial … Read More »

 
 

Friday Afternoon Vid-Biz Headlines

Block the New YouTube Ads, autoplay blocker extension has a new use. (Chris Finke, Digital Inspiration) Cable Companies Unveil New DRM, DTCP-IP will allow customers to move some content from set-top box to PC and portable devices with revokable device license keys a la AACS. … Read More »

As Lending Club seals the deal on $10.6 million in venture capital, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup will be awarding $8,000 in prize money in its Facebook application video contest. Soliciting entrants through Facebook and YouTube, the Lending Club was looking for … Read More »

Easy On-the-Fly Task Automation in Windows

Computer use involves a lot of repetition, and I’ve found that some simple automation tools can save lots of time and hassle. In this post, I’ll discuss some of the easiest low-cost and free ways to automate workaday tasks on a Windows system. One of my favorite … Read More »

Open Thread: The Credit Crunch, VCs and Tech

The current woes of the hedge fund and private equity markets, compounded by a credit crunch is said to benefit the venture capital industry, according to Keith Benjamin, a general partner at Levinsohn Venture Partners, who argues that institutional investors (endowments and pension funds, for … Read More »

Funding: Reklaim, Tire Recycling

Update: The company just confirmed the funds with us. Reklaim Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that has developed a clean process of breaking down tires, has raised $7 million of a $10 million Series B round led by Goldman Sachs, according to … Read More »

“Karl Rove is movin’ on down the road,” President Bush told the press from the White House lawn last week. The Deputy Chief of Staff will officially depart the White House at the end of August. Known variously as “The Architect,” “The Boy Genius,” … Read More »

Chinese Solar Cos. Post Mixed Quarterly Results

Speaking of solar buzz, this week a couple of the big solar players from China released their second-quarter financials, with mixed results. Shares of China Sunergy (CSUN) tumbled more than 20% Friday after the solar cell manufacturer, which went public in May, … Read More »

All Videos Will Soon Play On iPhone

Just like AT&T, YouTube will soon lose its exclusivity on the iPhone. When it does, you’ll be able to use the phone to watch videos from all over the Web, thanks to Veveo, an Andover, Mass.-based startup. Continue Reading. Read More »

As someone who has struggled with a satellite dish self-installation just for fun, I have to ask: WHERE was this killer service when I needed it? Hit up this page … Read More »

It’s not turning out to be such a great day for AT&T (T) and Apple (AAPL), as some enterprising hackers have unlocked the iPhone and made it ready for any GSM network. Just like AT&T, YouTube will soon lose its exclusivity on the iPhone. When … Read More »

More Must Reads

An arcane little agreement between Hollywood studios, consumer electronics companies and CableLabs — the industry group that helps set the technology standards for the cable operators — could have long-term ramifications for how we (the people) consume digital content inside our homes. The agreement centers … Read More »

We’re less than a week away from the last installment of our San Francisco summer screening series. This month’s theme is citizen news, and we need the greater NewTeeVee community to help us pick what to show. The submissions so far are great, but … Read More »

Much of the working world revolves around the seven-day week: five days on, two days off (though web workers, as we’ve discussed, often work more than the traditional 40 hours). But if you’re an independent web worker, there’s no particular reason to tie your own … Read More »

HP has reached out to me and a few others to interact with them to make sure they understand what consumers want.  I am sitting down with some HP folks this afternoon so what would you like me to ask them?  What suggestions do you want … Read More »

A new mobile day means a new Starbucks to cross off my list. I guess that makes only 8,000 to go. I enjoyed a nice cup of coffee with Mike, … Read More »

With the millions of VC dollars being poured into copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar companies (including HelioVolt, Nanosolar, Miasole, and SoloPower) it’s getting time to prove that they can start producing this stuff. The market might not be slowing … Read More »

Earlier this week, a lot of attention was paid to Facebook’s new advertising platform, in particular how the company was going to let marketers use profile information to better target their ads. It wasn’t a surprise, given the fascination Silicon Valley has with Mark … Read More »

There are a lot of choices when it comes to deciding which smartphone to buy, it’s enough to give you fits.  Let us make that decision a little bit easier by giving you a T-Mobile Dash!  Not just for T-Mobile anymore, this Dash is totally … Read More »

When ads from the do-gooder phone company Working Assets would land in my parent’s mailbox when I was a teenager, I remember being thoroughly confused as to why a company would focus on socially-conscious and environmental issues. It just wasn’t done much back … Read More »

Given the regularity with which the Google Phone related rumors show up in the media, it is clear that people want Google to make a gPhone. Maybe it is frustration with the current devices or just a fascination with Google, gPhone has gotten as … Read More »

Another week, and another episode of The GigaOM Show: This week in addition to the hitlines, we sit down with the founder of Care.com, Sheila Marcelo, to find out how her new start-up is making a business by caring. (My article on the … Read More »

The folks at engadget outlined a course of action for Palm to get the slumbering PDA maker back into the competitive fast lane.  It is a good plan and apparently Palm is watching.  Ed Colligan has promised on the Palm blog that some exciting … Read More »

Oops. Guess who forgot all about the poll to determine if I should continue to blog in ink?   I could blame Kevin here but that’s not right, I’m the one. Maybe I subconsciously forgot because it was looking grim from the very start of voting?  … Read More »

OK, never say never so maybe I’ll temper that remark by saying that Vista will not run well on mobile devices in the foreseeable future.  Feel better?  I … Read More »

I am one of two founders in a startup. Both of us come from a creative background – but even though *we are artists,* we are both firmly grounded in and have a good grasp of technology and business. Still, one of the core qualities of … Read More »

Who: Divinity Metrics, which gathers and measures the consumption habits of online media consumers, has been bootstrapped by CEO Rajeev Kadam and his team. They’re currently raising money. Why: Divinity Metrics provides analytics to advertising agencies, television networks, and music labels about where … Read More »

Korean Cash for Climate Change: The South Korean government will set up a $212 million fund to finance renewable energy projects like solar energy — AFP. Paper Mill Power: Penn State researchers want to convert paper mill waste into syngas and then into dimethyl ether, which … Read More »

OQO sent a dock for the Model 02 I am evaluating and it took me all of 3 minutes to get it hooked up to some peripherals.  My working space in the home office now looks like this: Read More »

Sun Microsystems is changing its ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA in order to better reflect the company’s role in new network infrastructure, and maybe — just maybe — to give its shares some added juice. (CEO Jonathan Schwartz gives his reasons on his blog.) … Read More »

In a recent post, I rounded up several useful sites for eliminating hassles during business trips. Especially if you’re a frequent road warrior, though, you may find that much of the hassle surrounding travel comes during the planning stage. To make things much easier when … Read More »

If you haven’t heard of 37 Signals’ Highrise, it’s a web-based CRM tool and is excellent at managing relationships with clients, colleagues, vendors, etc. You can keep track of emails, notes, and tasks for people. Greatascent is a new plugin for Address Book that … Read More »

These days, we forget about the on-screen keyboard in Windows Mobile thanks to all of the devices that have physical QWERTY keyboards. If you don’t have a QWERTY on your … Read More »

MySpace and MTV Host Pols, one-to-one chats with presidential candidates and a live audience will bring together Fox’s Web property with Viacom’s youth-oriented network for the first time. (Reuters) Afterworld’s Cross-Platform Success Story, the $3 million Web series now playing on MySpace will also air on … Read More »

Update: Nearly 84 percent of the U.S. population will have mobile phones by the end of 2007, and that number is going to barrel past 100 percent in 2013, according to SNL Kagan. SNL Kagan expects total industry average revenue per user (ARPU) to grow … Read More »

The team here at Web Worker Daily has covered various GTD apps, methods, obsessions, and what-have-you over the years, but this index card-based system, PoIC (Pile of Index Cards) linked in LifeHack this week, is blowing my mind. It appeals to so many … Read More »

NewTeeVee: YouTube ads: Day 2 Grumbles & Math. More. Earth2Tech: SmartSynch, a smart grid company that uses wireless data networks and sensors to monitor electric utility networks, is hoping to hit $20 million in sales in 2007. More. WebWorkerDaily: Plantronics’ Calisto Pro is … Read More »

Last week’s Skype blackout and the impact it had on millions brought home the fact that the little P2P voice service has become an important member of modern communications. Two new, discrete bits of news add further weight to that theory. Earlier today, IBM (IBM) … Read More »

Looks like plenty of folks are interested in their television on the go as we had a large number of entrants for the Slingbox Classic giveaway. If reader "Sixftunda" is in the U.S. … Read More »

Since Scoobie posted this over at the Origami Project forums, I think it’s really a question for UMPC owners to answer. He’s got the details of … Read More »

GoodCents, an Atlanta-based provider of marketing and field services for electric utility energy efficiency and peak-load management programs, has been acquired by a fund managed by GFI Energy Ventures for an undisclosed amount. Utility power management programs can help maintain grid stability and reduce … Read More »

YouTube’s newly launched ad formats have been the topic of much discussion this week, both here and elsewhere, with much of the hullabaloo centered on VideoEgg’s claim it had “invented the video overlay.” (Survey says: nope.) Analyst Henry Blodget crunched the numbers … Read More »

I’m about to get my CTU ringtone back on the iPhone and this time, I won’t need to use my Mac to do it thanks to GearLive. They’ve … Read More »

Who: SmartSynch, whose smart meter technology uses broadband networks like AT&T’s (T) to connect electricity meters to utilities, expects to bring in $20 million in revenues in 2007. To date, the company has raised $57 million in funding from a long list … Read More »

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