AT&T unveiled today the cloud-based Synaptic Storage as a Service, a solution to what it called the “staggering” demand for web-based enterprise data storage. The Dallas company is teaming with EMC Corp. to provide limited service starting this month, with wider availability in the… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
If the New York Times were still behind a paywall, would readers get a refund for Maureen Dowd’s plagiarized paragraph? The Financial Times takes a swing at the problem de jour for the world’s faltering newspapers: how to get paid. Notable Readings Tech companies in… Read More »
Tweets Beat Official Releases in Upfronts; network execs and producers turn to Twitter to break news about the future of their shows. (Variety)
Scorsese to Distribute Restored Movies Online; director’s World Cinema Foundation will make renovated classics available through theauteurs.com, many will be free. (
Anagram is one of those useful utilities that has been around for a long time. The desktop version allows you to easily capture contact or appointment information from any source, such as email, and then shoot it to the appropriate destination. Get an email with… Read More »
Another Laptop Hunter ad is upon us, and with five of these babies under our belt it’s time to step back and see what, if anything, works, and what doesn’t. It’s not hard to see the predicament Microsoft is in. It wants to push Windows machines… Read More »
I’ve noticed that many new freelancers tend to be nonchalant when responding to online job ads. Maybe online applications appear more instant and casual when compared with the traditional alternative of showing up for a series of interviews. Even though applying for a freelance job online… Read More »
The upfronts kick off this week. It’s a time when the big broadcast TV networks announce their fall schedules (and get advertisers to pony up for them in advance). While fans await the fate of their favorite programs (looks like Dollhouse will be back while… Read More »
The Nokia Blog isn’t an official site of the handset maker, so consider this news to be unofficial. However, their claim that the Nokia N97 handset hits North America on June 2nd isn’t completely in left field, for a few reasons.
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Cisco this morning announced its official game plan for the smart grid market, which it believes represents a $20 billion-a-year opportunity as the systems are built out over the next five years. In typical Cisco fashion, the five-point plan hinges on new opportunities for… Read More »
Updated with comments from GE: This month General Electric is powering through proposals for cleaner technologies for heavy-haul locomotives like, well, a freight train. This morning the company is unveiling a new locomotive model that it says will produce fewer emissions and offer better fuel… Read More »
Apple isn’t the only company enjoying a storm of recent hardware rumors. Its chief competitor, Microsoft, is also under scrutiny due to whispers concerning a new addition to its Zune line of portable media players. Early reports gave the device HD playback capabilities, but… Read More »
The coupling of the current “post-web 2.0 era” with the ongoing economic slump would seem to make for a perfect opportunity for a startup like GlassDoor, a job-seeker and career community where you can find and share information about companies, careers and specific jobs, including… Read More »
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