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President Obama will give a news conference this evening to mark his first 100 days in office (ed. note: 100 days?! Dang, this year is flying by). The event begins at 8 p.m. ET, and while you won’t be able to watch it on FOX’s… Read More »

Sharing a 3G data connection with other people or devices is becoming all the rage these days. LevelOne is the newest entrant in this market, touting their MobilSpot Portable Wireless Hotspot as “mobility for on-the-go users.” All in all, the $149 router looks like it… Read More »

 
 

Updated: Amazon said today it would offer grants to allow educators, academic researchers and students to access its Amazon Web Services such as its compute cloud and cloud storage. It plans to spend about $1 million, and offers grants starting at $100 of credit per… Read More »

Zoho Mobile Brings Free Apps to More Phones

The Zoho suite of tools includes applications for everything from CRM to spreadsheets to project management. Zoho’s apps are particularly good for collaborative use. While Zoho already offered its applications for use on iPhones, it’s now released Zoho Mobile, which extends its… Read More »

Given that the wireless networking technology Ultrawideband (UWB) is on its deathbed and WirelessHD and WHDI are yet to gain any real momentum, it seems that the winner of wireless HD video sweepstakes is going to be 802.11n which can stream data at 100… Read More »

Rumors have been swirling for some time that the folks in Redmond are in the process of getting a Zune phone ready for market. Recently, those rumors have broadened to indicate that Microsoft is working on a Windows Mobile phone of their own brand.… Read More »

Amimon announced today the availability of the second generation of its wireless HD transmitter and receiver chips. Designed for the Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) standard, the company says its AMN 2120 and 2220 can wirelessly deliver full uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content around the home. According… Read More »

The massive market opportunity of the smart grid, invigorated by stimulus funds and new energy efficiency rules, is clear — but how are venture capitalists deciding which early stage smart grid startups to back? Well, one way would be for a VC to look into which… Read More »

When it comes to MMOs, freemium worlds for kids are enormously popular and lucrative; for the most part, however, the major game publishers have done little to pursue this market. That changes this month with the launch of Free Realms, a colorful… Read More »

Obama's 100 Days: The 10 Greenest Acts

It seems like just yesterday that President Barack Obama took the oath of office on a bitterly cold January morning, but here we are exactly 100 days later. So what does the cleantech community have to show for the president it worked so ardently to… Read More »

Long-time readers know that we all lost a good friend and outstanding contributor to the technology and productivity fronts when Marc Orchant passed away in late 2007. A little while ago, we got some great news from Marc’s wife, Sue. The New Mexico Technology Council, local… Read More »

As President Barack Obama recently learned, it’s hip to be anti-pirate. But claiming anti-piracy as your life’s existence? That’s just so antagonistic. Companies that have won the trust of major networks and studios have been giving copyright protection a much-needed dose of nuance recently. In a world… Read More »

More Must Reads

The Obama administration’s clean power stimulus spending is already lifting the earnings of utilities companies. Florida utility FPL Group thanked clean power and stimulus funds today for its solid first-quarter results, which investors responded to by pushing FPL’s stock up 6 percent. In a conference… Read More »

If you want to hear what the death of copper phone lines sounds like, don’t just listen to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson or Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg talk about their landline losses over the last few quarters, come over to my house and lift… Read More »

The Viliv S5 Premium UMPC is apparently a popular item as Dynamism discovered yesterday when their orders went live. We heard from a few folks who tried to order one that the Dynamism system was slow and difficult to get through the process.  The folks… Read More »

I have to agree with Kevin that Ubuntu is looking pretty darn good for netbooks, and System76 does, too. The Linux computer maker has released the Starling Netbook running Ubuntu 9.04, which looks pretty nice. The Starling has pretty decent (if standard) components: Atom… Read More »

MTV has ordered nine new series and brought back new seasons of five others, according to Broadcasting & Cable. A Lauren Conrad-less The Hills will return, as well as Run’s House, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, Nitro Circus and America’s Best Dance Crew. Still awaiting word… Read More »

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