March, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for March 2009

A while back we reported about issues 17-inch MacBook Pro owners were having with vertical lines and other distortion appearing on their displays. Almost three weeks later, Apple has released a fix for the issue. Officially dubbed “MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0,” it’s… Read More »

As great and as easy as the OS X user interface is, sometimes it is quicker or necessary to jump into the deep dark bowels of your system on the command line. OS X ships with the very competent Terminal.app that allows easy access to this,… Read More »

 
 

A piece by Chris Brogan called “Why Bookstores Are My Office” made me think about how web workers and telecommuters have an enormous amount of discretion in setting up, organizing and utilizing their time. Web working is an enormous opportunity to thrive under an ideal environment… Read More »

We’ve noted that Verizon plans to use its fiber network for backhaul for its future Long Term Evolution network, and today it says that it will also rent out capacity on that fiber network to other wireless carriers as well. As our readers are… Read More »

Opera Software today said it has a deal with location data provider Skyhook Wireless to bring geolocation to its browser. Users can choose to share their location with any web site and get information about related products and services in their vicinity. Web site developers… Read More »

You might have been following Om Malik’s trials and tribulations with AT&T over on GigaOM, which culminated in a very public breakup with his iPhone last month. AT&T is refusing to admit that it has problems with its 3G network. After several people at the… Read More »

We’ve had a lot of requests for the videos and presentations of our speakers at Green:Net, the first green conference for the Internet industry. So here you go, guys; these are the first available video clips of mininotes from Saul Griffith, founder of Makani Power and… Read More »

Hey baseball fans, or heck, even non-baseball fans, MLB.TV is offering a free preview of its brand-new HD media player today to non-subscribers. Take a break from your daily grind to watch the Yankees take on the Phillies during a Spring Training game at 1:05… Read More »

I don’t use Outlook anymore but I know that a lot of folks use it for email. The program has always bogged down when the user files get too big, and Microsoft has released an update for Outlook 2007 that addresses these performance issues. The guidelines from… Read More »

UPDATED: Ever since I broke up with my iPhone, not a day passes without me hearing from someone who shares the same sentiments about AT&T’s network. AT&T, of course, has done little more than hem and haw about the problem, which is much more… Read More »

Our friends at NewTeeVee are reporting that RIM is planning to announce a new service for the BlackBerry that puts full TV episodes right on your phone. The new service is rumored to be announced at the CTIA next week, so maybe Kevin can get… Read More »

You may be a great designer, illustrator, or just a generally creative person, but that doesn’t automatically translate to profitable enterprise, as we’re all probably painfully aware. However, there are a variety of services that provide an avenue to sell your services and make it easier… Read More »

More Must Reads

Maybe you’ve gone the jailbreaking route with your iPhone, or maybe you haven’t, but you’ve likely been tempted by all the tantalizing apps and utilities available for those who have. Now there’s a new method for getting those apps on your iPhone, and it… Read More »

Tesla Motors’ Model S sedan has had a long and bumpy ride. On Thursday afternoon, the all-electric car with the $57,400 price tag will be unveiled in prototype at a launch party to be held at the Southern California headquarters of CEO Elon Musk’s other startup,… Read More »

RIM is planning to announce a full-episode television service for BlackBerry users as early as next week at CTIA. The service is part of RIM’s effort to turn itself into an attractive multimedia option for non iPhone users. The streaming videos would most certainly coincide with… Read More »

We’ve heard from multiple sources that RIM is planning to announce a full-episode television service for BlackBerry users as early as next week at CTIA. Here’s what we’ve heard so far: It will be an unlimited monthly subscription service for a fee Once a user orders a… Read More »

Just when a rebound in solar shares is offering investors some relief, Solarfun comes out with dismal fourth-quarter results that make clear there’s still plenty of bad news to go around. In addition to a large quarterly loss, a pile of solar modules it can’t sell… Read More »

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