I am working in the local Panera Bread this afternoon for a change of scenery but that scenery is making it hard for me to concentrate on my work. I walked into the “computer” area and as I was setting up to get busy I looked… Read More »
Archive for March 2009
Most of us depend on information technology in our everyday lives — the Internet, your laptop, your cell phone. The planet is depending on these tools, too, to help cut energy use and fight climate change. If you want to learn more about companies and innovations… Read More »
Gaming on a mobile phone is a relatively new phenomenon when compared to the decades that games like Pacman and Tetris have been around. However, the mobile gaming industry is exploding, and developers who have spent years creating games for the Mac are now jumping ship… Read More »
Amidst the noise being generated by those attending and reporting on the SXSW conference, I caught wind of a particularly interesting announcement made by BatchBlue and some other web service providers about a “Small Business Web” of integrated Read More »
Without even the promise of free wine, Wine Library TV’s Gary Vaynerchuk (an NTV Breakout Video Star and old favorite) packed an auditorium here at South by Southwest Sunday evening with the faithfully devoted of the Web 2.0. Moderator Susanna Hamner, a… Read More »
Last summer, when Apple introduced its 3G iPhone device, I brought up the issue of AT&T not being ready for the data usage brought on by the data-centric touchscreen phone. Company officials of course denied having such problems, assuring me that they were ready. Ready or… Read More »
Location-based services finally seem to be hitting their stride after years of promise. This year at the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive festival in Austin, Texas, several LBS startups are launching. To understand some of the costs associated with getting a user’s location information, I… Read More »
We’ve heard rumors of an Apple tablet for years and recently those rumors have spun toward a larger iPhone-like tablet. The Apple 3.0 event is tomorrow and Computerworld’s Seth Weintraub is predicting a 10-inch iPhone-like tablet will be announced. Seth is basing that on the… Read More »
Atom.com is moving from its headquarters in San Francisco to relocate to Los Angeles, employees were told via an internal memo today. Of roughly 22 employees, all but two have been invited to move down with the company. It will be a phased move that… Read More »
I can’t spend too much time with it yet because my review queue is fairly backed up, but I received a loaner Nokia E63 device today. This is the unlocked U.S. version (E63-2) that runs around $279: it works on both the T-Mobile and… Read More »
Chu on OPEC: Energy Secretary Steven Chu said yesterday he was “pleased” that OPEC had decided against further cuts in oil production. He also urged continued focus on ending dependence on foreign oil and “investing in new clean energy sources that will put Americans to work… Read More »
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