Television is still king, despite gains being made online. That’s according to two separate research reports released today. Taken together, the studies from Nielsen and Leichtman Research Group (LRG) also help illustrate how newteeve is impacting oldteevee (hint: it isn’t). In its A2/M2… Read More »
Archive for February 2009
We joke often about MobileTechRoundup host Matt Miller’s staggering phone collection. Matt has more phones than probably anyone you’ll ever see and as he travels a lot it’s always a fun process to try and guess how many phones he’ll take with him. A new… Read More »
AT&T said today that it plans to spend $1 billion this year on delivering all-IP networks to business customers and on undersea fiber, the same amount it planned to spend on these items last year. That makes a total of $3 billion spent on… Read More »
Jockeying will be the name of the game for smart grid companies over the next several months as funding from the economic stimulus package rolls out to state and federal agencies. As Bloomberg notes this morning, now that the $787 billion has been divvied up… Read More »
Last week, Pinch Media released some interesting statistics about App Store usage in a presentation, now available online. In short, they’ve found that while free apps are downloaded like crazy, active use drops off fast. Paid apps tend to see more use after installation and… Read More »
I like the iPhone 3G and have liked it since it was first released. It has changed the way we think about smartphones, no question, and it is a very fine one. I also like the BlackBerry Storm, an opinion that is more unusual. It is… Read More »
Today, casual game advertising network Mochi Media is reporting some pretty impressive user numbers: nearly 100 million monthly uniques across the network. 96 million to be exact, up from 48 million monthlies in early 2008. A lot of that growth seems to have… Read More »
As many industry insiders have predicted, solar-equipment prices are indeed falling as supplies are growing faster than the demand in a bear economy. According to Solarbuzz’s February price survey, U.S. panel prices have fallen 4 cents since December to $4.81 per watt of peak… Read More »
With many of the next-generation ethanol makers being forced to drag their heels on plant construction during the downturn, it’s becoming rare to hear about progress on cellulosic ethanol plants. But here’s a small step for a small demo plant: Next-gen ethanol maker ZeaChem… Read More »
You can get wireless data access just about everywhere these days, from your bathtub to Barcelona’s city streets, so why not in your body? Well, soon you will — or at least, that’s the vision of a handful of emerging biotech companies. As the… Read More »
Though there’s no official way to stream people accepting their Oscars tonight, if fashion’s more your passion, there’s red carpet video aplenty. Here’s The Associated Press’ live Oscar video coverage, a landing page for the Fox News live stream and E! Online’s Red… Read More »
Just four graphs into President Obama’s address this weekend, in which he highlights the importance of the recently passed stimulus bill, he touts the magnitude of the funds for renewable energy. With an estimated total of more than $50 billion in combined tax credits… Read More »
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