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Archive for April 2009
MoTR 169 is 34 minutes long and is a 31.2 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: Forget the launch date, when will we see marketing for… Read More »
Yesterday I visited with CoreNap, a local co-location facility here in Austin, Texas, to understand how trends like energy consumption, the down economy and cloud computing might be affecting its business. After learning that I was standing in the same data center that hosted servers… Read More »
Here’s the secret to creating high-quality, low-budget science fiction: The simpler the set-up, the more money and effort you can put towards executing it well. Zerks Log is a perfect example. Zerks Log riffs on the time-honored narrative device, established by Star Trek over 40… Read More »
EPA Endangerment Finding: The U.S. EPA said today that greenhouse gases pose a danger to the public, paving the way for the agency to place limits on carbon dioxide and other emissions from vehicles, power plants and factories under the Clean Air Act — and increasing… Read More »
Tilzy.tv Introduces Web Video Upfronts; called the Onfronts, to be held in June in New York with many web studios participating. (Tilzy.tv) Hulu Making an iPhone App; well duh! We’d use it. Sources say 3G, Wi-Fi and “badass.” (Silicon Alley Insider) Time Warner Backs Off Metered… Read More »
Notebooks have been eating into the desktop space for a while now. This replacement has been due to the increased capabilities of notebooks coupled with lower prices for same. I am immersed in mobile technology, so it’s no surprise there are no desktops in my household.… Read More »
As the Federal Communications Commission tries to formulate a National Broadband plan, wireless carriers are seeking to classify their networks as an acceptable alternative to wired broadband, especially in rural areas. At the same time, those wireless carriers are also trying to convince the FCC… Read More »
The corn ethanol industry may be struggling, but there’s still some money going into the biofuels biz. Glycos Biotechnologies said today that it’s raised $5 million in funding for technology that could help ethanol… Read More »
[appreview] title=Leaf Trombone image=http://gigapple.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/leaf_trombone_icon.png price=$0.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309080428&mt=8 rating=gold [/appreview] Learn to play the leaf trombone, perform your repertoire before a global audience, and prepare to be judged. Since the App Store’s launch last year, Smule has been steadily building an impressive portfolio of sound-based social apps for the iPhone. With Dr. Ge Wang… Read More »
As we all know, spam sucks. And here’s another reason to hate it: Spam uses 33 billion kWh and emits 17 million metric tons of carbon per year, according to a new report from computer security firm McAfee and carbon consulting group ICF International. That’s… Read More »
Not more than one hour ago, we were chatting on the podcast about the lack of marketing for Palm’s Pre. The show will be up later today, but ironically I just received a “Meet the Palm Pre” e-mail from Sprint, likely because I signed… Read More »
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