February, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for February 2009

UPDATE: Dan Rayburn has updated information from Move about the layoffs. From his updated post: I’ve now heard back from Move Networks and can confirm that CEO John Edwards is still the CEO of the company. In addition, John has now been named executive chairman… Read More »

I don’t use an Exchange Server anymore but when I did I was regularly using Outlook Web Access which aggravated me to no end.  OWA just doesn’t play as nicely with browsers not of the Internet Explorer variety and it annoyed me to switch to IE… Read More »

 
 

Thrive in Tough Times

Times are tough, we all know that. We also know that there are always opportunities to be had, and that companies that survive this downturn will emerge stronger than ever. But in reading “Business Opportunities Abound, Even in Bad Times” in the NY Times, I… Read More »

A few Palm Pre news bits hit this week. Instead of offering them up in slices, here’s the whole pie. There’s definitely some attractive features that have me leaning towards the Pre when my AT&T contract is up in June. Palm’s Application Store won’t be… Read More »

Securicy Ventures, the folks behind the employment search app Job Compass, have come up with two ways to kill time while you look for your dream job. They’ve created a pair of games — The Safe and The Bomb — that will drive… Read More »

We here at TheAppleBlog have posted a fair bit about Smule and their iPhone/iPod touch applications. Their apps are a bit off the wall (which seems like a winner in the App Store), but pack a lot of potential under the hood (as I indicated… Read More »

Automakers around the world may be feeling the pain of the global credit crunch, but some big car companies and their suppliers are expressing confidence in the future of hybrid and electric vehicles. French auto parts maker Valeo said today it’s Read More »

Making the rounds over the past few weeks, If I Made A Commercial for Trader Joe’s takes a personal approach to advertising the popular grocery store, but despite the fact that it’s a catchy, well-made salute to Trader Joe’s many quirks, the video is not… Read More »

Back in November I was quite impressed with Flypaper, a Windows application that lets you create, manage and reuse Flash content. With version 2.0 the Flypaper team… Read More »

Don Witters, Chairman for the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, gave a presentation at a healthcare IT conference last week during which he suggested that the FDA ought to have some regulatory jurisdiction over healthcare apps developed for the iPhone. His reasoning is… Read More »

Next week, while most Americans are lounging about in honor of President’s Day, the people responsible for your mobile phones, netbooks and cellular networks will converge on Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress trade show. Check back on Monday for clues as to what type… Read More »

MoTR 162 is 27 minutes long and is a 24.7 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Matt has his own economic stimulus plan Amazon Kindle… Read More »

More Must Reads

We’ve already heard of efforts to port Android to netbooks — but today it appears another, more important milestone has been reached. Moto Labs says it has succeeded in porting Android to E Ink display screens. E Ink is an electronic paper display technology with a… Read More »

Biofuel developer Changing World Technologies has withdrawn its filing for an initial public offering, making it even more unlikely that we’ll see any cleantech startups debut on the public markets this year. The West Hempstead, N.Y.-based company’s share sale was… Read More »

Even Porn Companies Hate Internet Pirates; adult industry hit hard by free alternatives, DVD sales and rentals reportedly down 22 percent. (The Wrap) Premium Content Boosts TV.com Traffic; In January, the site tripled its uniques over December while streams rose 13-fold. (TVWeek) Uwe Boll Turns to… Read More »

If you live in the Boston area, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Comcast DVR with TiVo service had just launched. While highway billboards and newspaper ads tout the “new” offering, in fact it’s been available here for more than a year — and the… Read More »

The “month of Google” continues today with mobile editing of spreadsheets in Google Docs. Now don’t hit up your handset expecting to modify present value equations or anything complex but you can view, edit, sort, and filter data in a Google Docs spreadsheet.… Read More »

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