The cult hit series Sanctuary will make the leap from the web to TV, as it was picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel today. The network greenlit the production of 13 episodes based on the award-winning drama, and will shoot a new two-hour premiere… Read More »
Archive for January 2008
The developers of Portal, the bestselling multiplatform game released last year, have confirmed they will be adding to it — though no details were provided because the details are still being worked out. A tremendously popular title with hardcore gamers, such an announcement… Read More »
Web 2.0 darling Twitter has long struggled with stability, a problem which came to a head when millions of users were faced with an error screen that lasted late into the morning today as the startup moved its system off Joyent’s hardware starting at 10… Read More »
The State of Green Business 2008: Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz have put together a report, the first of an ongoing study, indexing how businesses are “greening” their operation models – StateOfGreenBusiness. Chinese Solar IPOs. Yawn: RenaSola, a Zhejiang province-based maker of the solar… Read More »
I’m not one to get excited about dot-update releases from a software vendor, but a tool that was mentioned in my “must have” post – MarsEdit – has just updated from version 2.0 to 2.1, with that “0.1″ adding far more than a tenth… Read More »
Ever since Google’s stock-withering earnings report, I’ve had the Flaming Lips’ “Waiting for a Superman” stuck in my head. Things are indeed getting heavy, and everyone was waiting for Google to lift the sun into the sky. That didn’t happen, and Google’s stock was… Read More »
Macs are not like Windows machines and anyone who switches immediately runs into a few things that are different that take some getting used to. Dwight Silverman is a true bi geek who knows both platforms as well as anyone on the planet and he’s written… Read More »
The rumors of computer giant Dell teaming up with Google to produce an Android-powered mobile phone are a nice break from all the iPhone hooplah, but folks, it’s not going to happen. Thanks to its hiring of Ron Garriques, the former head of… Read More »
If your home Wi-Fi network is like most people’s, you’re probably not getting the very best performance you can out of it. Easy and inexpensive enhancements, such as adding an access point or a simple cycled reboot, can make a world of difference. Also, even small… Read More »
Not only does Nokia get a pat on the back for licensing ActiveSync, but kudos to them for getting another Mail for Exchange update out. Not much in this update that… Read More »
Motorola said today it’s exploring strategic options that include selling its handset business. The news comes on the heels of the company announcing a terrible fourth quarter, thanks to continued weakness in the handset business. Any buyer should look carefully at Motorola’s handset business. By… Read More »
NewTeeVee is reporting that Yahoo is paying $160-to-$170 million. Read More »