Archive for September 2007
Time for another Mobipocket update since I’m happily reading ebooks on my BlackBerry again. Remember I’ve had problems with Mobipocket since their DRM server went down a few weeks ago. The end result of that down time was my Blackberry wouldn’t run the Mobipocket reader … Read More »
When the Screen Actors Guild said recently that its contract would cover the upcoming online series quarterlife, it got me thinking about how a SAG contract would affect online productions in general. The Guild’s contracts are notoriously specific and extensive, and someone working on … Read More »
We’re written already about virtualization software company “VMWare”:http://www.vmware.com/ and it’s blockbuster IPO earlier this summer, the biggest tech stock offering since Google’s debut in 2004. We, and others, have pointed out that it was a long, slow slog through the desert for this Silicon Valley success … Read More »
Earlier this week we were joking about Fundinistas or companies that the ones who raise venture capital relentlessly. One of them happened to be Zillow, which had raised $57 million. Well, today they called to let us know that they had raised another … Read More »
A few months ago, a rash of Web 2.0 start-ups had put their projects (and assets) up for sale on eBay (EBAY). Some of them actually sold – like Kiko (for $258,100). Now it is the turn of Facebook App developers to put their … Read More »
By Jeff Nolan
It’s almost comical to suggest that a single blog post or article could cover the breadth of possibilities that the “future of enterprise software” might embody. Having said that, the future of enterprise software will not be determined by any one technology or architecture. … Read More »
Pub Def (short for “Public Defender”) is an online destination for video reports from St. Louis and the state of Missouri published by Anotonio D. French, a newspaper reporter who was frustrated with local news coverage. The video blog has generated hundreds of reports on … Read More »
Do you ever use Wi-Fi hotspots to get work done? If you do, you’re hardly alone. In fact, a study from iPass that has just been released shows that business users are driving the rapid acceleration of Wi-Fi hotspot usage. According to the study, … Read More »
T Boone Pickens, Still Going: I absolutely love stories about this Texas oil billionaire. Best quote: “I like to be associated with younger people. It keeps the motor running at a high rate of speed.” Close contender: “I’m afraid I’ll die,” when asked why he won’t … Read More »
Salmon Sperm Key to Green Electronics?: Professor Andrew Steckl at the University of Cincinnati is looking into the ways salmon DNA (taken from salmon sperm) intensifies the properties of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The release notes that “Skeckl evaluated the source of materials with an eye … Read More »
More Must Reads
By Josh Pigford
Sep. 19, 2007, 2:13pm PT
By Anne Zelenka
Sep. 19, 2007, 2:00pm PT
In 1986 Roger Smith, then chairman of General Motors said, “by the end of this century, we will live in a paperless society.” He didn’t get that quite right. If you’re like me, you probably still deal with paper regularly. You need to fax something with … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 19, 2007, 1:51pm PT
Back in September 2006, Nokia (NOK) CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo declared that phones were no longer phones but multimedia computers that play back music, record videos, snap photos and — oh, yes — make phone calls. Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone has only reinforced that notion. And … Read More »
I’m in the midst of having my mailbox migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 with my hosted provider, 4Smartphone. The process isn’t complete yet, … Read More »
“The creative aspect of working live is just so much more exciting,” said Kathryn Jones, a stage actor and producer, in a phone interview last night. When she heard about companies offering portable real-time video streaming cameras, “I thought, there’s something in this for me. This … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 19, 2007, 12:03pm PT
While thin-film solar investments are all the rage, we haven’t seen much funding recently for companies working on the more mature cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology. Newer and competing material copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is the focus of VC-heavy players Nanosolar, Miasole, … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Sep. 19, 2007, 11:01am PT
The news came out yesterday: the Texas Transportation Institute (part of the Texas A&M system) released their annual Urban Mobility Report. If you want just the sound bite, here it is: the average American commuter now (based on 2005 data) wastes 38 hours a year … Read More »
NBC will offer its top television shows as ad-supported downloads for up to a week after broadcast on a new service called “NBC Direct” that will launch this fall, the network is announcing today. It seems we’re not the only ones scratching our heads waiting for … Read More »
If you haven’t yet seen a glimpse of the new Office suite for Mac, now’s your chance. Microsoft launched a site devoted to the productivity suite that provides some high-level descriptions … Read More »
Britney Cry Guy in Talks for a TV Show; after Chris Crocker’s tear-stained pleas, 44Blue Productions signs a deal with him to develop a docusoap around the 19-year-old’s life. (Variety)
CBS Not Joining iTunes Pricing Battle; network is happy with Apple and the prices it … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Sep. 19, 2007, 8:56am PT
We’ve been getting a little tired of comparing web-based carbon calculators — how many different ways can we feel guilty for driving too much? So we were interested to check out ChooseRenewable’s “MyWatts Renewables Estimator,” which offers a free service to evaluate whether — based … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 19, 2007, 8:35am PT
I can’t vouch for the satellite reception, but if I was in the market for a GPS receiver, I’d take a good long look at the Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 19, 2007, 7:57am PT
One of the interesting things we watch about visitors to jkOnTheRun is what browser is being used for the access. This lets us get a snapshot of how many people are using Firefox versus Internet Explorer. The current statistic shows that Firefox is still gaining on … Read More »
By Leo Babauta
Sep. 19, 2007, 6:00am PT
Those of us who use the web all day long, every day, probably have signed up for at least a couple dozen different information services, all with different login information, all storing different information for us.
We might have a to-do manager, a contact manager, a bookmarking … Read More »
By Georgia Flight
Sep. 19, 2007, 5:38am PT
There seems to be a growing number of us who diligently recycle, compost and shop organic, yet still cling to our old, non-hybrid cars like security blankets. Fear not: Eco-friendly car parts and manufacturing processes that look beyond the gas tank will soon bring hope to … Read More »
Maybe that’s an exaggeration but look at the picture from this article at Tablet PC2. I see something like 13 different Tablets and UMPCs and Linda Epstein has done her usual good job telling us what she likes and dislikes about each one. She discusses … Read More »
Have any NewTeeVee readers out there tried Flektor? I had overlooked the company, and am now thinking that was a mistake.
Sure, embeddable online slideshows are hugely popular, but there were a ton of companies making them by the time Flektor came out in April. Then about … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 18, 2007, 9:01pm PT
Google (GOOG), the search and advertising giant, is always looking for ways to increase its control of the online advertising market. Today the company is launching a new effort to turn widgets into ads. A select group of brand advertisers are working with Google on special … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 18, 2007, 8:06pm PT
Solar Cash: Solar Power Partners, which sells solar services raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Globespan Capital Partners — release.
Traffic=Fuel Waster: If you haven’t noticed, traffic congestion in our nation’s cities is getting worse. A new report notes that the problem, besides … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 18, 2007, 7:54pm PT
Venture firms, particularly Khosla Ventures, can’t get enough of biofuels. Amyris Biotechnologies, an Emeryville-based synthetic biology start-up that develops a fermentation process to produce biofuels, just landed the first part of $70 million in VC backing from DAG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, … Read More »
Tonight Firefox installed a new updated version, I don’t know what it adds but let’s hope it fixes the hangups!
One thing I know for sure, I’ve been using Internet Explorer quite a bit since Firefox has been acting up and boy, Firefox is sssooooooo much faster … Read More »
YouTube is once again at the center of a political and cultural firestorm, as video of a University of Florida student being tasered at a Senator John Kerry speaking event is the must-see video of the moment.
The story so far is that 21-year-old … Read More »
By Wagner James Au
Sep. 18, 2007, 4:56pm PT
Call it Second Life on the web, call it an MMO markup language, call it the most powerful open-standards, web-driven game platform ever made public — however you end up describing it, we finally have the main details to go on. … Read More »
