A while back I reviewed TextFlow, an Adobe AIR application that allows you to establish a collaborative document editing workflow quickly and easily, without messing about with servers or larger enterprise solutions. Recently, the folks behind TextFlow introduced a version… Read More »
Archive for March 2009
Verizon may soon join AT&T in selling subsidized netbooks, Bloomberg reported this morning. Under such a plan, Verizon would sign partnerships with netbook makers to subsidize the devices for consumers who sign data contracts. (The majority of cell phones in the U.S. are sold… Read More »
Apple selling contract-free iPhones at retail stores (TheAppleBlog) BlackBerrys get sweeter with SugarSync (jkOnTheRun) Is online video a threat to TV? (NewTeeVee) Who’s using your content? (WebWorkerDaily) Feds raise the bar on MPG for cars (Earth2Tech) Read More »
Those of you who are addicted to your Slingbox in addition to your BlackBerry will be doing a happy dance with this news that the Sling Player has left beta for the BlackBerry. Sling Player has been in beta since late last year and apparently all… Read More »
First it was AT&T selling iPhones off-contract, which suggested a stock clear-out, and now it’s Apple, which all but confirms the sell-off. Apple began selling contract-free iPhones at their brick-and-mortar retail locations on Thursday, a fact reported by AppleInsider and confirmed by Apple’s flagship Fifth… Read More »
If you have your eye on a 50 MPG gen-3 Prius hybrid or a 150 MPG plug-in Volt, the new CAFE standards won’t seem like much. But the Department of Transportation’s plan to require automakers’ car and truck lineups to have an average fuel efficiency of… Read More »
MoTR 167 is 32:40 minutes long and is a 30 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: More hands-on thoughts with the Kindle and Whispersync. Speaking of e-books:… Read More »
“Serious” discussions are occurring between Disney and Hulu about distributing ABC and possibly ESPN content through the fast-growing video site, according to paidContent. A possible deal would have Disney offering up programming in exchange for 10 percent of Hulu (currently, Fox and NBC each own… Read More »
Charter Communications Files for Chapter 11; country’s fourth-largest cable co. in pre-arranged re-org to reduce its debt by roughly $8 billion. (Multichannel News) SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry Exits Beta; download costs $30 and only works over Wi-Fi. (GigaOM) News comes a day after Liz broke… Read More »
Have you seen the ad yet? Lauren only has to find a laptop computer with a 17-inch screen for under a grand and she gets to keep it. Lauren is a redhead. Long, thick, curly, lovely red hair. Did I mention redheads rule? Well, they do.… Read More »
If you thought your BlackBerry couldn’t possibly be more useful, you might want to think again. Sharpcast just announced a public beta of SugarSync for BlackBerry; the company already has mobile clients for Apple’s iPhone and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platforms. The handheld client works… Read More »
While at SXSW, I had the opportunity to meet one of the web’s founding fathers, Håkon Wium Lie. He’s the creator of CSS and a CERN alum, along with Tim Berners-Lee. He’s also the CTO of Opera Software and sang the praises of this underdog browser… Read More »
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