April, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for April 2009

Viliv S5 Portrait Pics

I know you’re getting tired of seeing information about the Viliv S5 Premium, at least most of you. Some undoubtedly aren’t as I’m getting flooded with information requests about this UMPC. One of the most requested items is a look at how well the S5… Read More »

Back in February, I wrote about the internal culture of Atlassian, one of the leading lights in web-based collaboration software. Beginning today, the company is offering the “Atlassian Stimulus Package,” almost giving away its flagship products — JIRA & Confluence — for just $5… Read More »

 
 

Outlook Thread Compressor Saves Precious Space

I stopped using Microsoft Outlook some time ago, but I know many of you are still using it. And why not? It’s a great mail client and is often found in the corporate world. When I used it, I was always looking for ways to… Read More »

AT&T is working on doubling the 3G speeds of its HSPA network to 7.2 Mbps, Telephony reports today. AT&T Mobility VP Scott McElroy told the magazine that this software-driven upgrade will be the last of its kind before Ma Bell starts to transition… Read More »

The iPhone may be taking steps toward breaking into big business, but its little brother is already well on its way to becoming a career soldier. Apparently the iPod touch is becoming quite the staple for U.S. soldiers working in Iraq, partly because it’s such a… Read More »

The Australian government said today that it’s awarded A$14 million ($9.8 million) to two geothermal power projects in an effort to spur development of the geothermal power industry in the country. MNGI, a unit of Petratherm, will receive A$7… Read More »

Want to watch something on YouTube? Get ready to show your ID first — if you live in Germany, that is. Politicians from the conservative German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are proposing a bill that would force online video sites to institute strict… Read More »

AT&T 3G Speed Doubling in the Works

This ought to satisfy any remaining doubters that the next Apple iPhone will support faster 3G speeds on AT&T’s network. Telephony Online shares news that’s not entirely unexpected: AT&T is in the process of upgrading their 3G network: “AT&T is increasing the downlink capacity on… Read More »

Today marks the highly-anticipated release of Tweetie for the Mac by atebits, developer of the iPhone version of the same app. Tweetie has enjoyed tremendous success on the iPhone, and for my money is far and away the best mobile client for my web workflow. Which… Read More »

Pump-and-dump is not a phrase normally associated with startups. But that is exactly what WPP is accusing its fellow investors in Los Angeles-based interactive advertising agency Spot Runner of doing. The global advertising giant, which owns a 3 percent stake in Spot Runner, is… Read More »

In the way that broadband networks have enabled the emergence of our favorite web apps like Google and Twitter, so the smart grid will create a network platform that will foster the development of a new generation of energy management applications. Florida utility FPL’s rolloutRead More »

What's In Your Bag?

I’m always curious to see what gear other web workers take with them when they’re on the road, so I thought I’d get the WWD bloggers to share the contents of their bags, and hopefully readers can weigh in with rundowns of theirs as well. I’ve started… Read More »

More Must Reads

Verizon’s mobile DVR application surfaced briefly like a groundhog in February and the company announced wider availability today. Using a mobile phone web connection, FiOS TV customers can manage their DVRs remotely by pointing their handset to http://m.verizon.com/tv. The timing on this development… Read More »

Oracle’s decision to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion is not only going to shake up the database business — it’s likely to energize the Java community, too. And of course, the deal puts the insurgent MySQL database in the hands of incumbent Oracle. Whatever the… Read More »

Looking back, it may seem like mainstream media was initially slow to embrace online video, but in fact a handful of creators have been working with the networks to produce web series for years. Since 2006, the guys at Retrofit Films have worked with producers… Read More »

If sheer consumer will alone could ever put a piece of hardware into production, then the Apple netbook would’ve been made a hundred times over by now, and in some ways it has, thanks to DIY hackintosh machines. Rumors of the real thing are gaining steam… Read More »

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