Archive for February 2009
Like the majority of Apple products and solutions, Apple’s App Store is sleek in its presentation to the consumer. However, one of the less polished aspects is the developer back end, iTunes Connect. Don’t get me wrong, this is functional, but it’s not targeted at the … Read More »
If cleantech startups want to get into government contracting — an option with increasing appeal given the state of today’s private markets and the size of projects covered by stimulus spending — why not ride the coattails of one of the giants? That’s the route opened … Read More »
For the last two years, YouTube has carefully added users to the revenue-sharing program it offers to media companies. The site has called its Partner Program “our way of enabling some of the most popular and prolific original content creators within the YouTube community … Read More »
Netflix Pushes Streaming; CEO Reed Hastings says there may be a streaming-only level of the subscription service as early as this year. (Bloomberg) New partnerships allow Netflix subscribers to add and play movies directly from The New York Times and Rotten Tomatotes. (Netflix Blog)
YouTube … Read More »
The shift to mobile computing emphasizes the split between two distinct markets for the processor vendors that make the brains of computers. There’s the consumer-facing devices, which include everything from smartphone to laptops, and the server side, which offers content to consumer devices through the cloud.
That … Read More »
Like many of us, I spend quite a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache, I pull out some of my favorites and share them with you.
Record and search voice notes on your Windows … Read More »
I have been happy with the improved window management that is built into Windows 7. Microsoft has done a good job making it simpler to handle multiple windows, especially on computers with smaller screens. Tom Reestman at TheAppleBlog recently noted this too and took a look … Read More »
Faced with the prospect of people cutting their cords in favor of watching programs online for free, cable operators like Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly in talks with cable networks to provide subscribers access to programming online.
Web-streaming sites are a bit of a … Read More »
I offered a quick roundup of Palm Pre news last week and more info trickled out since then. I’m starting to lean towards the Pre for my next phone, so humor me if I continue to share these tidbits from around the web. Keyword = … Read More »
Don’t feel so comfortable with a hot-tub sized nuclear power generator buried under your feet? Perhaps those that mine and process Canada’s tar sands deposits will feel differently — at least that’s the hope of Hyperion, a startup developing a modular nuclear device. Hyperion … Read More »
In response to Hulu yanking its content from the CBS Interactive-owned TV.com video portal earlier this week, CBSissued the following statement last night:
“CBS Interactive is well within its rights to stream Hulu video content on TV.com under its agreement with Hulu. We are evaluating … Read More »
More Must Reads
There’s no shortage of invoicing applications for OS X, with a notable few including Billable, iBiz, Billings, and On The Job. They all offer different functionality, and may fit your requirements perfectly. However, another contender has recently emerged on the scene in … Read More »
By Edit Staff
Feb. 20, 2009, 7:39am PT
By Darrell Etherington
Feb. 20, 2009, 7:35am PT
Someone I follow on Twitter recently wondered if twittering might be useful at work, as a means of communication between coworkers within a company. It struck me at the time as a very, very bad idea. Many companies are hesitant to use enterprise messaging applications because … Read More »
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week made sure all we were able to think about was mobile phones. This big show seemed quieter than in years past but we still saw lots of news appear about the littlest handheld computer, the lowly cell … Read More »
By Simon Mackie
Feb. 20, 2009, 7:21am PT
Nearly everyone working on the web uses PDF files from time to time. If you use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader to view those PDF files, be warned that Adobe yesterday issued a security bulletin about a critical vulnerability affecting its software.
A buffer overflow exploit … Read More »
By Stacey Higginbotham
Feb. 20, 2009, 6:29am PT
Radware, a maker of application delivery equipment, wants to buy a business unit of bankrupt gear maker Nortel Networks. The unit in question is known as Alteon; it makes application switching and WAN optimization products for the data center. Nortel bought Alteon for $7 billion … Read More »
Well, there will be no live-streaming video of the Oscars this year, but if you’ve got your laptop out while you’re watching the awards show on TV Sunday night, you’ll be able to find kindred souls to chat about who wore what, who was robbed, and … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Feb. 20, 2009, 12:00am PT
The most important provision in the stimulus package for promoting energy efficiency in the U.S. could be a piece of ambiguous language wrapped up in a section on state energy grants. A few sentences encourages states to consider a policy for utilities known as decoupling (though … Read More »
Viewed more than 1.5 million times since its YouTube debut last Thursday, Escape from City 17 is one of those rare viral videos that seems destined to launch a breakout success. In the live action indie short, a pair of argumentative rebel soldiers … Read More »
By Stacey Higginbotham
Feb. 19, 2009, 9:00pm PT
Behind popular web services such as Facebook, Google and Amazon’s AWS are racks and racks of computers serving up millions of pages or providing raw computing power. The use of thousands of servers to deliver one application or act as a pool of computing resources has … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Feb. 19, 2009, 8:48pm PT
We have always said that HTC is innovative and prolific and seems to always be releasing another Windows Mobile phone. They are also pushing the envelope with their own custom interfaces for WM to keep their customers excited. Is it possible that HTC has sold 80% … Read More »
I’m still futzing with Windows 7 on my Samsung Q1UP, but wanted to give an update. The install was no different than on any other device I’ve put Windows 7 on. Right out of the gate, most everything is working, either through the installation or … Read More »
By Josie Garthwaite
Feb. 19, 2009, 5:00pm PT
Cali Budget Clears State Senate: The budget plan approved today in the California legislature (after a three-month impasse) includes a provision that will delay requirements for builders to retrofit heavy diesel equipment to reduce emissions. — LA Times
China’s Automakers Step Up: China’s Chery Automobile launched … Read More »
I like my Airport Express with AirTunes. I use it to connect my home theater set-up to my iTunes library, and more frequently, for listening to Internet radio via iTunes. But it’s always bothered me that I couldn’t use it to listen to audio from any … Read More »
Kevin and I got to spend a fair bit of time with Sascha of netbooknews.de out at the CES in January. Sascha is a great guy and deserving of the title “Mr. Netbook” for sure. While at the CES Kevin got to play briefly with … Read More »
By Samuel Dean
Feb. 19, 2009, 4:00pm PT
Graphical and visual search engines are always interesting to me as alternatives to Google. I find that for certain types of searches, especially if I’m say, researching new hardware technology, or scanning headlines that happen to come from unusual sources, the extremely text-heavy way in which … Read More »
By Stacey Higginbotham
Feb. 19, 2009, 4:00pm PT
By Scott Blitstein
Feb. 19, 2009, 4:00pm PT
I started using the Filtrbox online monitoring service after reading Aliza’s great review from last year. Like her, I was intrigued by the promise of more easily managing the sheer volume of … Read More »
I was popping through my RSS feeds today and noticed a couple of things worth passing on. I saw from App-a-Day a mini-review of AccuWeather for the T-Mobile G1 Android phone. I have been meaning to check out AccuWeather and this reminded me to go … Read More »
Turner Broadcasting released stats today saying that its online and mobile video coverage of last weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities generated 14 million streams. Here’s the breakdown.
The NBA All-Star Scene, an area where players, celebrities and fans uploaded more than 400 videos using the Kyte mobile … Read More »
Fresh — is this app “Fresh” or is it “Exciting”?* Well, let’s talk about it. Just this week, the folks at Ironic Software released this clever little utility for all to use. When I first read the product information and watched the instructional … Read More »
By Josie Garthwaite
Feb. 19, 2009, 3:00pm PT
Secretary Steven Chu has made hasty work of shaking up the Department of Energy. Today the agency announced a series of reforms designed to expedite the dispersal of loans and loan guarantees — changes that the DOE says will position it to start offering loan guarantees … Read More »
By Stacey Higginbotham
Feb. 19, 2009, 2:53pm PT
Gateway has been quiet for a while but today announced the release of the new TC notebook line designed to appeal to the “thin and light” crowd. The TC sports a 14-inch HD LED display running at 1366×768 and weighs 5.3 pounds. It’s not the lightest … Read More »
A good friend of mine, an actress auditioning like crazy here in Los Angeles, has already come across anywhere from 6-10 different casting calls this year for web series with exactly the same premise, that being: “Talented hotties struggle to get ahead in the entertainment industry.” … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 19, 2009, 1:06pm PT
Earlier this morning, along with Matt Mullenweg, I decided to visit the Taj Mahal, India’s heritage site and truly a wonder of our world. I hadn’t been to see it in almost three decades; scenes from “Slumdog Millionaire” admittedly helped me take the four-hour … Read More »
By David Ehrlich
Feb. 19, 2009, 1:00pm PT
Borrego Solar Systems has looked at its bottom line and decided to drop its residential solar power installation business and stick with commercial and government projects, which it said yesterday represented more than 75-percent of its … Read More »
Online video network ManiaTV has put itself up for sale, and needs to find a buyer within the next two weeks to continue its current operations, as was first reported by Daisy Whitney at TVWeek on Wednesday. The Los Angeles-based company retained investment bank … Read More »
I love Bluetooth, but compared to a good WiFi connection, it’s lacking in speed and range. A new standard slated for April is about to dismiss the speed issue. No such luck on the range, but I’m still very impressed.
Gizmodo shows a vid of … Read More »
By Josie Garthwaite
Feb. 19, 2009, 11:01am PT
Get ready for the carbon capture boom. Government funding for carbon capture and storage projects has ballooned in the last three months — and not just through the economic stimulus package, which increased federal support by 70 percent to $8 billion for demonstrations and deployment, according … Read More »
