October, 2007 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for October 2007

I get so stuck on BlackBerry for corporate users that I forget they can be fun devices too. Thankfully, Boy Genius Report reminds me that instant messaging isn’t just for … Read More »

Nokia Siemens Networks Buys Atrica

Ethernet’s growing importance as part of the carrier networks, especially in newer telecom economies such as India and China, is one of the main reasons why Nokia Siemens Networks is acquiring privately held Atrica, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based equipment maker. The terms of … Read More »

 
 

I’ll say it right up front: the original source article has magically disappeared from the web and I couldn’t even see it in Google’s cache of the site. However, … Read More »

One of the biggest challenges as a mobile device user is keeping things in sync. There’s nothing worse to pick up a device only to find that information you expected to … Read More »

Today’s field report comes from Amie Gillingham, co-founder with her husband of an online service for artists who represent themselves. Mother of two and a fine artist, Amie works from home at her dining room table. Describe your job/career/business My husband and I are entrepreneurs, and together, we … Read More »

I have called for a small, fast and light version of Windows for mobile devices so many times that some think I’ve lost my mind.  Others think that … Read More »

Lord Of The Rings Online: MMORPG Meets Web 2.0

Can web 2.0 principles revive the old school, hack-and-slash MMO? That’s the question that occurred to me when Henrik Bennetsen of the Stanford Humanities Lab showed me some YouTube machinima uploaded by players of Lord of the Rings Online, a fantasy MMO … Read More »

The Daily Sprout

How to Invest in Renewables: Alt Energy Stocks brings us the how-to’s of investing in clean energy, for funds or individual stocks — Alt Energy Stocks. Eco-Heroes: Time Magazine picks the top environmental do-gooders, including a list of scientists and innovators — Time. Plastic Separates Carbon … Read More »

How to Carve a Pumpkin

Halloween is right around the corner. So maybe you should drop that Xbox controller, pick up a knife and carve yourself a pumpkin. True, pumpkin carving isn’t exactly rocket science (though strapping a rocket to a pumpkin would be fun), but these tips and tricks can … Read More »

Five Fixes for Apple’s iTunes Video Woes

While Apple (AAPL) makes competitors tremble in music, its video offerings and achievements get less imposing by the day. People want to buy from you, Apple — look at your impressive ascent in the music space. So why are you holding yourself back … Read More »

Wanna know where 60% of IT-spend goes?

If you’re in the business of building software for businesses, you’ll want to check out the October edition of the The McKinsey Quarterly. This month’s Chart Focus is a quick representation of how large companies are investing in their IT infrastructures just now — … Read More »

Leopard-print T-shirts?

When Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) arrives on Friday, Apple retail stores will be open extended hours from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., with live demonstrations and Geniuses on hand to answer your Leopard questions. Also, the first 500 customers at each store will receive a … Read More »

More Must Reads

The Dow Jones Alternative Energy conference was full of cleantech companies looking for funding on Wednesday. Which ones? The conference organizers were kind enough to hand out a nifty booklet categorized by “financing plans.” Here’s the goods: Raising Money Now: Antig Technology, Ardica Technologies, Atmocean, Avalence, Blue … Read More »

Many folks swear by Copernic’s Desktop Search application and it’s been around at least as long (if not longer) than either Google’s or Microsoft’s desktop search products. Somehow, … Read More »

Do you spend a lot of time formatting documents in Microsoft Word? If so, there are a number of under-the-hood features that can make you more efficient at it, and make your documents look better. In a previous post I compiled time-saving shortcuts for … Read More »

We’ve published several posts here about why bootstrapping is often the best way to fund your startup, and how to do it well. Plenty of other sites are producing great content on the topic, too. I read another such post on Read/WriteWeb this morning. … Read More »

Some of you may or may not be aware that the founders of Panic Cabel and Steven F, both have their own personal blogs. Recently Cabel, while updating us all about the compatibility states of all of Panic’s apps with Leopard, let slip … Read More »

The “Revirginizer”, a new release from the iPhone Elite Team, will return your unlocked iPhone to its original 1.0.2 state. Therefore allowing the safe upgrade to the 1.1.1 firmware. Hopefully this means an end to the phone bricking that has plagued the few who ignored all advice … Read More »

Watch Gabe & Max’s Internet Thing right now. You will laugh. Out loud. Repeatedly. Usually spoofy infomercials are hacky and barely bring out a chuckle. But the combination of Gabe & Max’s wooden delivery, choppy editing and wonderfully moronic word choices (replete with Gabe’s constant gum-smacking) … Read More »

While this announcement won’t get me to change my mind on the whole embedded 3G vs. external connectivity, it will give data plan subscribers a choice they … Read More »

With oil trading at over $87 a barrel, the 40th Annual Tokyo Motor Show is set to open in an environment of record-high gas prices. Hybrids, fuel cells, biofuels, and electric vehicles will all make appearances as manufacturers hedge their bets on which … Read More »

Microsoft (MSFT) has invested $240 million in Facebook at a valuation of $15 billion and gets the rights to sell third-party ads on the Facebook network. That’s about 2 percent stake. Not as crazy as the $900 million that MySpace (NWS) pried out of Google … Read More »

Earlier this week, we made note of the most recent Firefox upgrade; the current version is 2.0.0.8 although I’ve already read on some sites that some regression errors … Read More »

While new fuel sources are being sought out amid the amber waves of grain, a less-glamorous but equally lucrative search is taking place — in decomposing landfills. Landfills are carbon-rich methane factories, and waste-to-energy systems have, for years, been used to capture that carbon. Read More »

This week I read a fascinating article by Joe Weinman that was published in Business Communications Review. In it, he proposes an innovative concept that could initiate a paradigm shift in Internet search, fixing what may be its biggest problem: too many … Read More »

Apple claims its iTunes music store recently passed Amazon (AMZN) and Target (TGT) to become the number three online music retailer in the U.S., with sales from the segment that includes iTunes up 33 percent to $601 million in the third quarter, from $452 … Read More »

JibJab Media, the online animated video hit machine, has raised a new round of funding, and the dependable Private Equity Hub pins the amount as $3 million from Polaris Venture Partners. JibJab had not disclosed the amount raised in its first round, also … Read More »

We’ve written before about building your personal brand online, and about various ways to promote yourself through your web site. The topic is worth revisiting, though: because they’re often lacking in traditional face-to-face ways to bring in new business, web workers need to be … Read More »

The Wall Street Journal this morning is reporting that Microsoft (MSFT) and Google GOOG) are both pressing Facebook hard to close an advertising deal that would give the winner the right to broker ads for the site outside of the U.S. in conjunction with its … Read More »

The Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) role is one of our favorite classic venture jobs: Get on a venture firm’s payroll and struggle for a good nine months to try to build a startup in which your firm can invest. The Department of Energy wants to mine the EIR … Read More »

I’ve got lunch scheduled with a former colleague today at noon so I hit the road early to camp out for some java and tunes at a Starbucks nearby the meeting … Read More »

Google Gets Into TV Ads; search giant partnering with Nielsen to better analyze commercial viewership for advertisers. (The New York Times) FOX News Hooks up Palestra; network forms exclusive partnership to get content from news site staffed by college journos. (Broadcasting & Cable) Amazon to Manufacture … Read More »

Now that eBay (EBAY) has admitted that it overpaid for Skype, it is time for the company to start trying to recover some of its investment. The best way for them to do that is by milking the Skype brand — like with … Read More »

A TAB reader in Canada sent us this image of his order status for Leopard. His copy of Leopard was shipping this morning via Purolator Courier’s Express Overnight delivery, which should put Leopard in his hands possibly by tomorrow…a day early than expected. Has anyone else noticed … Read More »

Got a few minutes before my meeting starts so I’m sitting in the lobby using my Tablet PC to check email, RSS feeds and to blog. This is the major thing that Vista does very well so kudos to the folks at Microsoft for a great … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/RXQz__T139k&rel=1&border=0 Pocket Player, a media playback application from Conduits, has beaten the pants off of Windows Media Player on handhelds for as long as I can remember. The latest version now brings an iPod Touch-like experience to your Windows Mobile handheld; check it in the … Read More »

I have written that the HP 2710p I am using is providing a tight integration with Vista avoiding many of the problems that other devices have running Vista.  It is no doubt due to good device drivers that follow whatever the guidelines that Microsoft has … Read More »

Chinese solar cell maker Suntech Power Holdings (STP) officially opened its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco this week — we like that because the office is not too far from Earth2Tech, GigaOM headquarters. SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, never one to shy away … Read More »

Many, if not all, of these Windows Vista performance tweaks have been covered here in the past, but TechSpot’s all-encompassing guide is probably the best overall article I’ve read on the … Read More »

If you keep a projects list (and I recommend it), you probably have a few projects that have been lingering there for a little while, nagging you to either finish them or banish them from the list. I hate those kinds of projects. How great do you feel … Read More »

I saw the news break on Download Squad last night but was just too tired to write it up. I passed the info to Matt Miller who had three hours on me since he’s on the West Coast; think he’s happy about IMAP support for … Read More »

We’ve written about and talked about the Verizon "unlimited" data plan (EV-DO) many times on jkOnTheRun and how the carrier in actuality imposes an undisclosed 5 GB limit that can result in termination once exceeded.  It didn’t seem fair to us and the state of New … Read More »

I’ll be the first to admit that I have written a number of articles critical of different aspects of Vista, especially running on mobile … Read More »

With yesterday’s announcement that it will offer support for the My DVR Expander, progressive viewing, TiVoToGo, and a multi-room viewing feature, TiVo is finally giving its Series3 and HD boxes an upgrade. It’s been worth the wait. TiVo’s (TIVO) decision to partner … Read More »

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