When it comes to battery packs for plug-in hybrids, smaller is better, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University. Led by engineering professor Jeremy Michalek, the study authors found that plug-ins with battery packs large enough for only about seven miles of all-electric range can… Read More »
Archive for February 2009
As web workers, we like to feel that we can sit down just about anywhere and be connected and productive. Armed with our laptops and Wi-Fi, or mobile broadband, that is usually the case. But just because we can work anywhere, doesn’t mean that we should. Our… Read More »
Mossadiq Umedaly, chairman of Canadian utility BC Hydro, will join the Vancouver, Canada-based venture firm Ventures West to help the company raise and invest its first clean energy fund, we’ve learned. Ventures West Clean Energy Fund, as it’s currently being called, is expected… Read More »
Administering databases is not generally an exciting task, it’s right up there with TPS reports and their cover sheets. So why then, are you using the command-line MySQL client to administer your MySQL databases when you have a nice shiny user interface provided by OS X… Read More »
As mobile startup Tatango closes in on a second round of funding it has decided to increase its transparency by live-casting the “inter-workings of the company.” I think they meant “inner-workings,” but who needs to spell when your company has a sweet basketball court built… Read More »
Television content on my phone is something I’ve long enjoyed, mostly through my SlingBox. Unfortunately, since moving to an iPhone, I’ve had to rely on YouTube for most videos, although I did give my Orb setup a stint as well. The CBS network here in… Read More »
The financial results are in, so in order to give you guys an idea of how the major U.S. carriers are doing, we’ve gathered together the relevant data from their fourth-quarter wireless results and laid them out below. It’s looking like cheap is chic… Read More »
I spent a lot of time with software and phones this week as well as thinking much about what I do here. I found a new way to get my music and video content from my notebook to multiple phones on different platforms. I also thought… Read More »
Alaska Airlines has started a trial of satellite broadband technology from California-based Row 44 that will allow customers to get — what else? — Internet when on the go. Row 44 had predicted commercial rollout of its service in 2009. This new service… Read More »
Depending on who you ask, the state of Georgia either has an abundance of untapped solar energy — or a dearth of clean energy resources. That means proposed renewable energy standards could hand the state an economic boom or bust. As renewable portfolio standards, cap-and-trade legislation… Read More »
More Must Reads
TV.com App Streams Major Network Content to iPhone
Finally, one of the networks has figured out that the iPhone represents a huge audience just waiting for some quality video content. CBS is the network in question, which must’ve gotten tech savvy when they acquired CNET a… Read More »