Hulu has pulled its content from rival television content portal TV.com, CNET has confirmed. Hulu’s decision to do so comes at a time when TV.com is on the rise, and Hulu must brace a potentially exclusive-less future. According to Nielsen, since TV.com relaunched… Read More »
Archive for February 2009
There are plenty of offerings in the App Store to track your finances on the go. So Midnight Apps’ Cha-Ching Touch is just another addition to a crowded space then, right? Not exactly. Besides bringing their stunning user interface and ease of use to the iPhone/iPod… Read More »
Earlier this week, Freescale expanded their young netbook ecosystem with more OS and connectivity choices. Their i.MX515 processor is based on the ARM Cortex-8, which they feel can bring an enjoyable portable computing experience for under $200. The chip is sampling now in a… Read More »
Updated: Users of social networks choose where to spend their time based on factors entirely outside of those such as uptime and reliability, according to report issued Tuesday (PDF link) by Pingdom, a service that tracks web site uptime and optimization for companies. Not… Read More »
I’ve been on a time management kick lately with posts about reducing my side project overload, managing my time through better prioritization of activities and using Harvest to track my time. One of the things I learned from tracking my time more… Read More »
Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, beat earnings and sales expectations for the fourth quarter, but still managed to disappoint when it came to the number of new subscribers for television and broadband services. Comcast this morning reported earnings of $412 million on sales of $8.77 billion… Read More »
One of the most innovative phones to be shown off at the Mobile World Congress is the Toshiba TG01. We have a soft spot in our hearts for Toshiba Windows Mobile devices and the TG01 has them coming back into this world with a bang. The TG01… Read More »
Whatever its track record with alternative-fuel vehicles, General Motors is not giving short shrift to the 2010 Chevrolet Volt — at least not when it comes to making a case for financial viability. In the plan submitted to feds today, the struggling automaker pledged to… Read More »
The makers of the freely available file-sharing documentaries Steal This Film and Steal This Film II have released a new movie just in time for the lawsuit against the Pirate Bay. The 51-minute film features interviews with the three administrators-turned-defendants as well as… Read More »
If the energy-using devices in buildings were made to act the way a swarm of bees, a school of fish or a flock of birds do, we could significantly cut our energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions. At least that’s the theory behind Toronto-based startup
Current Media has chosen Paul Levine as its new president of new media. We don’t usually post about new hires, but this one seems notable because Current has long lagged in taking advantage of the opportunity it has to meld the web and television. Levine… Read More »
Nokia and ST-Ericsson have announced jointly today a new smartphone platform for the Symbian Foundation that will enable the handling of full high-definition 1080p video camcorder functions. According to the press release (after the jump) this will be possible due to the U8500 SMP… Read More »
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