We recently broke the news that OQO, the maker of the little executive candy, was in trouble and facing an uncertain future. That news was picked up all over the web and while the company has not officially responded with information about their situation,… Read More »
Archive for April 2009
Kevin told us about the Sharp Mebius NJ when word first came out about this cool notebook with an optical screen for a trackpad. The Mebius uses a multi-touch display for the trackpad which functions as a secondary display that can do a lot of… Read More »
With a recession raging and the advertising market in a slump, the social networks have to figure out business models — fast. For MySpace it could mean capturing the music niche. Others will find their niches. Facebook will leverage its Facebook Connect. Regardless, one thing is… Read More »
Crackle.com‘s high-profile action web series Angel of Death has generated 4.7 million views since it debuted on March 2, according to a Crackle representative. Angel of Death, which cost roughly $1 million to produce, was notable because it was written by famed comics writer… Read More »
Virtualization pioneer VMware reported first-quarter 2009 earnings that were great, but the days of super growth are over. Revenues were $470.3 million, down sharply from the fourth quarter of 2008. Though a key player in the hot cloud computing market, VMware is facing the prospect… Read More »
How can T-Mobile, the fourth-largest cell phone carrier in the U.S., generate business in the face of dropping net additional subscribers and competition from low-cost cell phone companies? Get into the smart grid. Like AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile is hoping to leverage its already built-out… Read More »
The Free Press, a nonprofit dedicated to media reform, today sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to investigate the costs of providing broadband and the effect that metered broadband may have on the U.S. economy, in particular U.S. competitiveness. The letter points… Read More »
A few weeks ago, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told the Wall Street Journal that his company was interested in extending its exclusive contract with Apple through 2011. It was interesting to see a senior executive at one of world’s largest telecom companies tip his hand… Read More »
It’s official: Bluetooth 3.0 + HS is the real deal and as expected, will support faster transfers. How fast? Michael Foley, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Bluetooth SIG and I expect he’s better at that role than as an amateur movie buff.… Read More »
While paying lip service to Hulu is something even its non-partners like CBS do on a regular basis, long-form distribution of TV shows is still a surprisingly controversial idea for some. Discovery Communications in particular advocates a strategy that could be described as the opposite of… Read More »
A report out today from Nielsen shows why Internet Service Providers and telecommunications equipment vendors are increasingly demonizing video. It consumes a lot of bandwidth, and could compete with an ISP’s existing video businesses, but the worst part is that it’s rapidly becoming… Read More »
A report out today from Nielsen shows why Internet Service Providers and telecommunications equipment vendors are increasingly demonizing video. It consumes a lot of bandwidth, and could compete with an ISP’s existing video businesses, but the worst part is that it’s rapidly becoming… Read More »
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