Google and Salesforce.com said today at the Google I/O Developer Conference that their platforms as a service will talk with one another. Using the libraries provided by Force.com for Google App Engine, developers can now access the data stored in the Salesforce.com cloud from… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
I was just reading an official AT&T press release, which tells us what we already knew: The carrier is doubling its 3G network speed over the next year or two. This effort will raise the theoretical speeds from 3.6 Mbps to 7.2 Mbps, although… Read More »
The iPhone’s 2-megapixel camera takes some all-right photos, but honestly, there’s a lot of room for improvement. A future model with a higher-resolution camera seems like a no-brainer (rumors point to 3.2-megapixel hardware), but for now, there are some excellent applications for getting the most out… Read More »
From Reware’s solar-powered Juice Bags to Noon Solar’s range of solar handbags, some of our regular readers may have detected that I have a bit of a “thing” for solar power. I’m sure this is an enthusiasm shared by many web workers: When your… Read More »
While Greenpeace is busy scoring and scolding the IT industry and its CEOs for a lack of leadership when it comes to climate change, Internet security company Symantec has a somewhat more encouraging takeaway. According to a report released today, Symantec found that a… Read More »
Last week, I mentioned an upcoming iPhone application that remotely controls a Canon DSLR. I got some questions and comments about when this software would be useful, and don’t you know that I ran into a just such a situation yesterday? I had a… Read More »
Nothing quite works like the threat of the possibility of losing a money-making asset. With rumors that Apple is flirting with Verizon over a future partnership, AT&T has abruptly changed its future wireless broadband plans to include a sudden acceleration of its LTE deployment. Read More »
In his “Palm Fights Back” article on CNN Money yesterday, Adam Lashinksy speaks glowingly of Palm and its imminent return to prominence with its so-called iPhone killer, the Palm Pre. He refers to Pre features that, he says, cannot be matched on the iPhone: “snazzy… Read More »
We already have some pretty cool options when it comes to watching and creating video, but that doesn’t mean I’m completely satisfied. I want more. I want a TV that’s only 3mm thick. I want a DVR that I don’t have to install, or even touch.… Read More »
Will AT&T’s HSPA upgrade cement future iPhone exclusivity? (jkOnTheRun) Good news for web developers, and Android apps, at Google I/O (OStatic) Does your email fail to speak for you? (WebWorkerDaily) TubeMogul gets embedded in players around the web (NewTeeVee) Apple gives white MacBook a nice… Read More »
ActiveVideo Networks expanded its European presence today with the announcement that it is acquiring Netherlands-based Avinity Systems BV. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two companies offer similar cloud-based technologies that deliver interactive TV services to multiservice operators and programmers. Through… Read More »
General Electric set out a series of ambitious goals for itself when it kicked off its Ecomagination campaign back in 2005, setting revenue projections for a green product line, establishing targets for reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions, and slashing the amount of emissions associated with every… Read More »
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