Archive for September 2007
Next up in our New York online video office tour: Next New Networks. Featured in the video are three Next New Networks co-founders: creative director Fred Seibert, CEO Herb Scannell, and Tim Shey, VP of network development. You also see the talented DIY filmmaking … Read More »
Dell Going Carbon Neutral: Dell has been one of the leading computer makers when it comes to reducing its carbon footprint, and now says its going carbon neutral by 2008. The hard part will be getting the suppliers involved — Marketwatch.
Mutant Hydrogen-Producing Algae: A professor … Read More »
Google (GOOG) is acquiring certain assets and technology of Zingku, a mobile social network startup that helps users organize their social life via the web and text messaging. Zingku wrote about the deal on its site, and a Google spokesperson confirmed the plans. … Read More »
Excitement isn’t a word that comes to mind when you think of Microsoft (MSFT), and the new version of MSN Video probably won’t change that, because while technically, Microsoft did a good job, there’s no passion. Online video is exciting. It’s amazing that we can … Read More »
Although many people swear by the Mozilla Firefox browser, there are still armies of web workers who use Internet Explorer, it retains leading market share, and many organizations are standardized on it. If you sit in front of Internet Explorer all day, using some of the … Read More »
Joost has announced an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) to make on-demand game broadcasts and highlights from the 2007 MLB postseason available on the P2P service. But you’ll only be able to catch all of it if you live outside the U.S.
Within 24 … Read More »
Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview Web Strategist, blogger, and Found|READ contributor, Jeremiah Owyang . He talked about all the things he learned on a recent business tour of Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.
Turns out he learned a lot, and not just about these … Read More »
You won’t be running a laptop off of the Solio H1000, but it could be quite useful for a phone or MP3 player. The H1000 is a hybrid … Read More »
More Must Reads
MobiTV, one of the early entrants in the mobile video business, is always pushing video content over networks that seem ill-equipped to handle it. That might change soon, thanks to a new technology the Emeryville, Calif.-based company is about to implement called the Enea … Read More »
I was just about to head out for a ride with the ‘vette to get some coffee when I thought to check my iPhone software. Sure enough, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00pm PT
All these rumors about Facebook getting a massive investment from one corporate behemoth or another have got to make you wonder: Why would a company that is expecting revenues of $150 million, and profits to boot, need fresh capital? Why would a company whose dominance of … Read More »
By Kevin Kelleher
Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00pm PT
It takes guts to file for a secondary offering only days after you lose your largest contract ever. But that’s what JA Solar did, and investors, oddly, seem thrilled.
JA Solar (JASO), a maker of photovoltaic cells that went public in a $225 million IPO … Read More »
I came across this list over at Tech Digest and it was too funny not to share. The list is comprised of 30 ways to tell you’re lost in technology. The full list is here, but a few relevant bits follow.
Your computer runs Linux, … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 27, 2007, 11:12am PT
Yahoo and DivX Enter Into Partnership; deal replaces DivX’s Google deal, users who download DivX video tools will be offered a co-branded version of the Yahoo Toolbar. (Associated Press)
Microsoft Unveils Media Extenders; new set-top boxes wirelessly connect TVs to PCs running Premium or Ultimate Vista. … Read More »
By Anne Zelenka
Sep. 27, 2007, 11:00am PT
By Mike Gunderloy
Sep. 27, 2007, 11:00am PT
If you asked web workers what protocols we couldn’t do without, RSS would be right up there with HTTP and SMTP. Having the information that we want to see come to us, instead of having to go out on the web and hunt it down, is … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 27, 2007, 10:30am PT
What will the next generation of social networking sites look like? Zude, a startup based in Roslyn, N.Y., thinks the answer lies with customization, and as such is offering a platform that is part social, with a community of member pages, but also part web … Read More »
I hadn’t looked at Google Trends in a while, so I just hopped over to see what time of day I actually read feeds so I can share good news with you. There’s data … Read More »
We’re all extra lucky today, at least I am because we get another Coffee break post. One thing I like about the local Starbucks I frequent is there is often … Read More »
I finally got out of the house and am now happily embedded in a chair at my local Starbucks doing some work and blogging. As soon as I set up here and … Read More »
The FedEx guy just dropped off the package from HP and sure enough it contained the docking station, er, the expansion base, for the HP 2710p Tablet PC I am so impatiently patiently waiting for. The reason for this post is to point out that … Read More »
Sonic Solutions (SNIC) is hoping to spark a home entertainment revolution today with the release of its DVD On Demand software and Qflix recordable Content Scramble System (CSS) program. If successful, this means you’ll be able to burn movies you download at home to a … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Sep. 27, 2007, 8:28am PT
The Fujitsu T2010 gets a good showing in this PC Mag review, earning a 4 out of 5. The 12.1- inch LED screen won rave remarks as did the all-important … Read More »
Verizon Wireless has released a new USB BroadBandAccess modem that is smaller than earlier models and offers a microSD slot to boot. The Verizon USB727 is EV-DO Rev A compatible and is available for $150 with a 2 year contract. The microSD slot is a … Read More »
I’m not sure when music streaming was added to the Gizmo Project, but according to the company, you can stream one of nine "radio stations" through the voice over Internet application. … Read More »
Looks like the docking station will be here today:
Now if only the 2710p would ship. :)
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By Anne Zelenka
Sep. 27, 2007, 6:32am PT
As social interactions and contact information get distributed across different services like Facebook and Twitter, it’s harder for you to keep track of all your contacts and what’s happening with them. Yesterday, Web Worker Daily’s Samuel Dean reviewed Fuser, a universal inbox that lets you … Read More »
By Alexis Madrigal
Sep. 27, 2007, 6:00am PT
The HP 2710p and the MacBook Pro both have ExpressCard slots instead of PC Card slots so I updated my EV-DO modem to the v740 from Verizon. That little modem … Read More »
I had grand visions of videoblogging my trip to New York this week, but fate (in the form of a camera-snatcher) got in the way. Early on, though, I visited Jakob Lodwick, Jonathan Marcus, and the rest of the team at Vimeo and Connected Ventures. … Read More »
The Sling Media team is on a bit of a high this week. A few days after being acquired by Echostar (DISH), the Foster City, CA-based company is introducing a new product called the Slingbox SOLO. The sleek and very attractive device connects to a … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 27, 2007, 3:00am PT
Like mushrooms after a monsoon, Facebook-specific ad networks keep sprouting everywhere. Latest to join the Facebook gold rush is Appfuel, a San Francisco-based start-up that has developed a way to target ads inside Facebook apps using keywords.
The five-person, angel-funded company says it is less … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 27, 2007, 2:00am PT
By Nick Santilli
Sep. 27, 2007, 1:20am PT
As I understand it, iTunes for Windows allows you to sync your iPod – or more importantly (these days) your iPhone – with Outlook for contacts and calendar items. That seems well and good for Windows users I suppose, but not so for my co-worker … Read More »
By Wagner James Au
Sep. 26, 2007, 10:42pm PT
By Edit Staff
Sep. 26, 2007, 10:20pm PT
