March, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for March 2009

Today everyone who follows the gaming industry is talking about OnLive, an upcoming service incubated by Rearden, the venture company of Web TV Founder Steve Perlman. The system, which streams high-end video games to pretty much any PC, Mac,… Read More »

Moblin v2 Alpha 2 Arrives for Netbooks

I’ve only just downloaded the latest Moblin image, so I’m simply passing the news and not passing judgment yet. ;) Alpha 2 of Moblin v2 for netbooks just became available with a number of fixes and new features since I last looked at… Read More »

 
 

The Game Developers Conference for 2009 is just underway, and already there’s some big news which has particular relevance for that rare and frustrated breed, the Mac gamer. I’m a Mac gamer myself, and have pretty much given up the OS X side of things… Read More »

Based on the number of time tracking applications we’ve covered here on WebWorkerDaily, and the frequency with which new ones are being introduced, it’s obviously an area that’s in high demand. Even among the team here we all seem… Read More »

Matt Miller, our podcast co-host, just kicked off a must-read series on his ZDNet blog. He calls it the “Clash of the Touch Titans” and it’s expected to be a five-part series: one part devoted to each major touch-based mobile operating system, the hardware,… Read More »

The greatest odd couples are the most unlikely ones, and the newest one currently circulating the YouTubes definitely wins some points for oddness. Our introduction to Duffy and the Crab is as follows: Patrick Duffy, 80s icon and star of the long ago-canceled Dallas and… Read More »

We’ve wondered if the explosion of smartphone app stores has created a dilemma for developers. It’s easy to imagine that with limited resources, app developers are going to make a choice as to which platform will make them the most money and then go solely… Read More »

Last week, I wrote about dealing with the typical home office distractions like loud neighbors, household chores, family members and more by using a few techniques: music, embracing the chaos, and relocation. This week, I’m dealing with a different type of distraction. While I work… Read More »

California might be broke, but it still spends $2 billion on IT (not including salaries) each year. If cleantech companies can find ways to both save money and reduce emissions, they may have a golden opportunity to help the state government, said two State of California… Read More »

We need a two-way communication between our utilities and our homes that can be delivered via a smart grid, according to a panel of experts speaking today at the Green:Net conference today in San Francisco. Andrew Tang of PG&E, highlighted the issue facing the utilities by… Read More »

Yup, it sort of seems like an Android day for some reason; don’t ask me why. We got news on two new software applications for the handset and now we have monthly numbers from AdMob showing that Android’s marketshare has jumped in the U.S. Bear… Read More »

I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later, now that it is possible to unlock the iPhone for use on any GSM carrier, but Play.com is now officially offering a sim-free version of the 16GB iPhone for sale on their website without… Read More »

More Must Reads

Jonathan Koomey, project scientist and professor with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Stanford University called for data center operators to focus on the overall costs of their computing in terms of finances and energy today at the Green:Net conference in San Francisco. He offers cloud computing… Read More »

Newsiness was the name of the game in this week’s list of the most-Twittered TV shows, according to Trendrr. The Battlestar Galactica series finale enjoyed a nice bump after that opaque ending (probably with most fans tweeting: “What the frak? Angels?”). Elsewhere, President Obama’s historic… Read More »

Bob Metcalfe, general partner with Polaris Ventures and the inventor of Ethernet, got on stage today at the Green:Net conference in San Francisco to call for “a squanderable abundance of cheap and clean energy,” that will crib from the development of the Internet. Read More »

Bob Metcalfe, general partner with Polaris Ventures and the inventor of Ethernet, got on stage today at the Green:Net conference in San Francisco to call for “a squanderable abundance of cheap and clean energy,” that will crib from the development of the Internet. Among his points: Don’t let… Read More »

It seems that every smartphone platform is rushing to create an App Store to compete with Apple’s, as its success with the App Store is unquestioned and everyone wants to get in on that action. Microsoft recently unveiled plans for its own store, the Windows Marketplace… Read More »

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