February, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for February 2009

Good morning TABers! I hope all of you (at least all of you in the U.S.) had a fantastically lazy President’s Day yesterday. I wanted to let all of you know that TheAppleBlog has jumped on the bandwagon and now has a Facebook page…so if… Read More »

According to Google, the biggest competitor to Gmail Tasks is good old-fashioned pen and paper. I still use written lists when planning projects and to make notes to myself. Unfortunately, my handwriting is appalling, which renders my lists useless for other people and, sometimes, even… Read More »

 
 

The successor to the T-Mobile G1 Android phone has been announced at the MWC in Spain.  The HTC Magic will be released by Vodafone and is sleeker and thinner than the original Android phone, the G1, also by HTC.  That thinnest is due to the… Read More »

Here’s some good news in a particularly troubled time for Internet startups, and it’s especially piquant for anyone who’s been following the rise (and challenges) of social gaming: Offerpal Media is announcing today that it has secured $15 million in Series B funding led by… Read More »

While Hillary Clinton is undertaking her first mission as Secretary of State to Asia to discuss international climate change measures, her husband and his foundation have announced a project to work with the city of Los Angeles to install 140,000 LEDs over the next… Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/MnsT4vPtzEs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 It wouldn’t be the “Mobile” World Congress if we didn’t see some driving and web activities, right? Don’t worry, no humans were harmed in the making of this film. Similar to the WiMAX van ride I experienced in Baltimore, Motorola is offering an… Read More »

Our podcasting co-hort co-host isn’t that impressed with the Microsoft Windows 6.5 news out of Mobile World Congress. Matt asks: where’s the beef? He thinks that some of the custom shells from SPB, HTC, Sony Ericsson and Samsung out there already on 6.1 are… Read More »

When Twitter first hit my radar screen sometime back in 2007, I (like many others) immediately dismissed it as a gimmicky little time-waster with no real value. I mean, a message limit of 140 characters? Lame. And what was it for? Nothing, apparently. It was like… Read More »

Adobe is finally getting Flash onto mobile handsets, with Palm’s Pre to be among the first later this year. Other supported platforms will include Windows Mobile, Symbian S60 and Android, although those might not see Flash 10 integration until 2010. There’s no new info… Read More »

Saturday Night Live showed that it still has some social media mojo, finishing out the week with lots of Tweets on Trendrr’s list of the Most Twittered Broadcast TV Shows. Heroes and American Idol made strong showings while Family Guy finished on a high note… Read More »

Technology propels society forward, and web workers are more keenly aware of that than anyone. In just the last five years we have made leaps and bounds in terms of how connected we can be, how quickly we can receive and disperse information and how we… Read More »

The Microsoft press event announcing the next version of Windows Mobile has concluded and we can now offer impressions of everything covered. Steve Ballmer kicked off the event with the usual “we are mobile” message and while it’s only my impression, he seemed extremely uncomfortable.  I… Read More »

More Must Reads

Five major UK carriers are banding together to pool customer data so that it can be put into a giant database and then be used to sell advertising, The Register reports today. How long do you think it will take before this “database” idea lands… Read More »

Microsoft announced three new products today: Windows Mobile 6.5, the Windows Marketplace and the My Phone backup service. Windows Mobile 6.5 looks much better than version 6.1; the home screen and lock screen actually look useful and everything seems optimized for touch control. The Redmond… Read More »

Weather apps on the Mac are sorely lacking. You generally have to use a Dashboard widget to find out the latest weather conditions in your area. In searching for a decent desktop solution, I found that many of the major weather/news publishers provide Dashboard widgets but… Read More »

The Microsoft press event at MWC is now over and while I digest what was covered I knew you’d want to see the new Windows Mobile 6.5.  Here are some screen shots of the new OS in action.  Note that devices will now be called “Windows… Read More »

One of the big trends to emerge so far this year is the connected television set. Just about every big TV manufacturer is coming out with a set that plugs into the web to deliver news, social networks and even over-the-top video to the big… Read More »

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