April, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for April 2009

As companies strive to get discovered by customers on the increasingly crowded Internet, demand for the skills of search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) experts has grown. Could a search engine-related career be right for you? Types of Search Engine-Related Careers Search engine marketingRead More »

Did we mention that energy management tools are suddenly sexy in the downturn? The worse the market gets, the hotter technologies that can save energy look. So in the midst of hard times for cleantech sectors, EPS Corp., an 8-year-old startup making an energy… Read More »

 
 

MySpace CEO Ousted; Chris DeWolfe’s contract not being renewed, co-founder Tom Anderson’s role in the company uncertain. (release) With this announcement, Om likens MySpace to an 80s rock band whose time has come and gone. The Guild Goes Up on Amazon; seasons 1… Read More »

Only a little while ago, we published a story about Apple’s inconsistent review process for the App Store. In that case, the question was one of imagery, and focused on some icons that Apple seemed to be of two minds about. Well, inconsistency is… Read More »

We’ve been all over the Skyfire browser forever; at least it seems that way. The server-based browser brings a full desktop browsing experience to mobile phones that includes the ability to stream almost any kind of video. BGR is reporting that an alpha test… Read More »

AdMob shares its monthly smartphone data today, and the numbers provide some deeper insight into trends we’ve seen recently. I was sure that the Android Marketplace’s relatively slow pace would weigh down the growth rate of T-Mobile’s G1, but as they say: the numbers don’t… Read More »

YouTube, which in the past seemed to go for months at a time with barely a pixel tweaked, has been opening up its user interface developments a lot more lately. Here are three new features the company is peeking out from behind the curtain: RealTime sharing.… Read More »

In a cell phone market marked by fickle subscribers and competition from low-cost carriers, T-Mobile, the fourth-largest cell phone company in the U.S., has become the latest to tap the smart grid. This morning T-Mobile announced that it has developed a durable, tiny SIM card… Read More »

Many of us spend large parts of our day searching for information. After spending the weekend at Social Web FooCamp, I have been spending quite a bit of time thinking about how I search for information using a combination of social and algorithmic methods. When I… Read More »

We do a fair share of video editing here and used to use Windows Movie Maker quite a bit. In fact, I often wouldn’t travel without a WMM-capable device simply because I never knew when I was going to need it after playing gadget paparazzi. Wouldn’t… Read More »

Yesterday, Apple held its quarterly conference call to discuss Q2 financial performance. Expectations were mixed heading into the call, with many saying that this would reveal the true effect of the recession on Apple’s business, and that we would finally see that the Cupertino… Read More »

TV writer and producer Josh Schwartz makes shows that appeal to young, pop culture-savvy viewers — The O.C., Gossip Girl, Chuck. That means he’s landed headfirst in the changing reality of how that audience consumes content. He spoke this week at the NAB Show in Las… Read More »

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James has been tinkering with working hard at reviewing that Viliv S5 UMPC, and he settled on the UBoard virtual keyboard for text input. Unfortunately, that application is hosted by a possibly defunct Yahoo! Group for the Sony U-series and appears difficult to get.… Read More »

Susan Boyle may have a voice that launched more than 100 million views, but bickering over ad formats has kept YouTube, ITV and Simon Cowell from cashing in on the phenomenon. The Times Online reports that UK TV network ITV is insisting that… Read More »

Automakers, by and large, are willing to accept the idea of charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles. Those that have hopped onto the plug-in wave, such as General Motors with its extended-range electric Volt, and Nissan, which showed off an EV prototype in Tennessee earlier yesterday,… Read More »

If this is true, then LG takes the cake when it comes to leaking. No subtle hints, vague rumors, or supply chain speculation here. Instead, an actual LG employee has come out and baldly stated that the South Korea-based company will be responsible for… Read More »

I don’t often get to work on the road, but when I do, I do it in a big way. Recently, I went to South by Southwest in Austin. Because it was such a big trip for me to take from Tok, Alaska — seven hours… Read More »

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