PlayCafe, a startup whose existence and funding we were first to report on over the past couple years, is closing shop. Co-founder and CEO Mark Goldenson sent us a post-mortem email about the online game show company tonight. PlayCafe had raised $930,000 from First… Read More »
Archive for April 29, 2009
Updated: Yahoo layoffs have started and they seem to have hit the Flickr team. Many engineers from the service have been either laid off or are leaving on their own. Rev Dan Catt, Ashot Petrosian and Neil Kandalgaonkar were amongst those who… Read More »
One of the companies featured in the story we did yesterday about monetizing unauthorized uploads has closed new round of funding. San Mateo, Calif.-based FreeWheel raised a $12 million Series C round led by Foundation Capital and including existing investor Battery Ventures, which had… Read More »
Pure Digital added a new HD model to its Flip Ultra line today and refreshed the standard definition version of the popular portable video camera. Take a look at the new device with this brief hands-on demo we shot (an example of the HD footage… Read More »
Earlier this evening, a Verizon spokesperson sent out a link to a post on Verizon’s blog about the recently announced 100 Mbps broadband offer from Cablevision, a Bethpage, N.Y.-based cable company. The offer was a “parlor trick,” Verizon said. That argument is one… Read More »
I don’t expect this to win me any friends in the Maemo world, but I think it’s a valid question. Believe me, I wish Nokia and the open-source community nothing but success with their mobile platform. This isn’t about me liking other operating systems or… Read More »
The folks at Yanko Design have so many cool concept products, and the MacBook Touch concept is as cool as any. There have been many rumors flying around about some sort of Mac Touch tablet or netbook, and this concept addresses them all. The MacBook Touch… Read More »
WildBlue Communications, the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based satellite broadband provider, today demonstrated how it can deliver download speeds that are up to 12 times faster than its current speeds if it gets a new high-capacity satellite. Satellites are pricey (it can cost around $500 million… Read More »
AT&T has adjusted its terms of service again — after retracting parts of a previous revision — to limit uses of mobile data plans for video services like Sling. The new change, as written up by DSL Reports today, excludes “redirecting television signals… Read More »
Solar firms have been hit as hard as anyone in the economic downturn as companies and residents have shied away from large purchases like rooftop and backyard solar panel installations. But First Solar, the stock market darling that is the leader in the thin-film solar space,… Read More »
No wonder this went unnoticed by most people. In the grand history of non-newsworthy news, this is right up there. Two days ago, Apple updated their MobileMe News page with the announcement of 24/7 Live Chat support. If you have a problem with MobileMe, and the… Read More »
When working on-site, it’s reasonably easy to maintain your employer’s or client’s confidentiality. But what about security in your home office? OK, so your dinner guests aren’t likely to be covert operatives for your employer’s largest competitor, angling to steal company secrets between the appetizer and… Read More »
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