July, 2008 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for July 2008

Certain publications are all a-flutter today with talk that Google and YouTube “could one day enable content owners to insert ads into unauthorized video clips wherever they might be posted online,” an assertion made in a report at CNET. We even picked up the… Read More »

Shares of power electronics maker Xantrex closed up 19 percent Wednesday after the power electronics maker announced that it’s in exclusive negotiations to be acquired. CleanBreak estimates that a deal for the Burnaby, British Columbia-based company, which makes solar power inverters,… Read More »

 
 

For as long as I can remember, folks have been looking for calendar sync options between various services and devices. Calgoo is one of the many options, but… Read More »

Is there anything more disgusting than a computer keyboard that’s been in use for a year? Between dust, shed skin cells, and random spills, I know mine end up looking pretty bad. Fortunately, there are some options for dealing with the… Read More »

It’s pros before average Joes when it comes to online video ad revenue. That’s the word from a study just released by The Diffusion Group, which forecasts that professionally produced content will grab most of the $590 million video ad market today and the $10… Read More »

Live From f8Con

I am hanging out here at the Facebook developer conference, just generally taking in the sights and sounds. The venue is getting crowded, even though we’ve still got over an hour to go before the Facebook executives take the stage. You can check out my… Read More »

Content Offerings Only Reach a Few Million TVs

Over the past few weeks, there have been a flurry of announcements from Microsoft, Netflix, TiVo, YouTube, Roku and others detailing how their devices can be used to play movies and other video-based content, delivered via the Internet, on the TV. Industry insiders are speculating that… Read More »

Content Offerings Only Reach a Few Million TVs

The recent flurry of announcements regarding devices that can be used to play movies and other video-based content, delivered via the Internet, on the TV, has many in the industry believing that the tide is finally turning. The numbers, however, tell a somewhat different story. Read More »

Cloud computing has matured a lot and many folks like Kevin are happily working in the cloud and loving it.  I have not moved to cloud computing so far but… Read More »

OK, so today is a bit hectic but it just became a wee bit easier. Aside from responding to tons of e-mails about our latest news, I’m filling out HR forms… Read More »

Run Quicktime Full Screen on a Secondary Display

I have a 32″ Westinghouse HDTV sitting right next to my computer which I often hook up to use as a secondary monitor or an external display. Up until now I had no idea how to make Quicktime full screen on it while using it… Read More »

How to Watch Porn on YouTube; during an FCC hearing, David Eun, vice president of content partnerships for the video-sharing site, says that if you’re quick enough you can catch it after it’s flagged but before it’s taken down. (Reel Pop) Xbox to Get Comedic Horror… Read More »

More Must Reads

There are times when it makes sense to write a message now to be delivered in the future. Reminders are the classic case: if I need to remember the book sale Friday, I can put it on my task list today… Read More »

In its second-quarter earnings call this morning, AT&T highlighted the awesome growth of its wireless business, which surged 14.8 percent to $11 billion and accounted for roughly a third of its $30.9 billion in revenue for the period. The company also said that the 3G… Read More »

Vysr took another step forward in their development of the “user-centric Web” earlier this week as they announced the opening of their RoamAbout platform to 3rd party developers. I’ve covered RoamAbout in… Read More »

After weeks of speculation about its autoplay view-counting policy and at least one high-profile news story, YouTube has revealed that the company purposefully does not count video autoplays. “Autoplaybacks are not counted toward the visible ‘views’ numbers displayed on the YouTube site because autoplaybacks are not… Read More »

Battery startup ActaCell wasn’t the only recipient of funding from Google.org’s RechargeIT program. Last night at the Plug-In 2008 conference, Google.org’s Director of Climate Change & Energy Initiatives, Dan Reicher, announced a $2.75 million investment in green vehicle startup Aptera Motors and ActaCell.… Read More »

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