Google has changed its policy around trademarked ad words. In essence, if you’re an online store selling Steve Madden shoes, you can now use the trademark in Google ads. More details on the Google Adwords Blog. Not everyone is happy about this and are fighting… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
If you are a T-Mobile G1 owner like me, you’ve probably been wondering where your Android 1.5 (Cupcake) update has been hanging out while avoiding your phone. We knew that T-Mobile was planning to release it over the air (OTA) gradually but no one… Read More »
UPDATED: Verizon Wireless plans to launch its LTE networks commercially in the second half of 2010 and finish its deployment by 2014, according to comments made by Lowell McAdams, president and CEO of Verizon, on a conference call earlier this week. That’s slower than its… Read More »
Googlers probably can’t wait for this week to end. After a rash of problems with search, GMail and Blogger — now YouTube has gone on the fritz (Update: YouTube search is back up and working). What’s got to smart even worse is that… Read More »
Come out to a benefit performance in San Francisco on Memorial Day and help raise money for Christopher Rodriguez, an 11-year-old boy and pianist shot and paralyzed by a stray bullet in Oakland, set up a scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and support… Read More »
One of the original “wow”-inspiring iPhone apps, music recognition software Shazam, is now responsible for some legal trouble for Apple. Tune Hunter, a company that claims to hold the patent on the technology that Shazam uses, filed suit against the app’s developers, as well… Read More »
It seems like most of the new external battery packs of late were geared towards iPhones. But while case-mate offers just such a device, they’re showing some love for the BlackBerry Bold as well. The $79.95 FUEL adds 1.5 times more juice to the… Read More »
I’m a freak about staying organized — and that includes having an email process complete with filters and rules. However, the new messages in my inbox quadrupled as I plunged deeper into the world of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks. This was manageable until… Read More »
UPDATE 2: Looks like YouTube search is up and working again. Updated with comment from YouTube: There appear to be some problems with search on YouTube as yet another Google-owned property experiences technical difficulties this week. We’ve tried search from multiple computers on different networks… Read More »
For the solar industry, these are not the sunniest of times. And startups in general are vulnerable to the ongoing financial storms that have tied up credit and made venture capitalists wary of long-term, high-risk investments like solar farms. But two young solar ventures —… Read More »
MoTR 171 is 32:40 minutes long and is a 30 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: The MiFi is a game changer. Sidekick LX… Read More »
Major League Baseball Nabs Geo-location Patent; system will tell if MLB.TV users are in areas where games need to be blacked out. (Silicon Alley Insider) Felicia Day on Questions You Should Ask Before Starting a Web Series; new media mogul suggests figuring out how your project… Read More »
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