Thanks to our friends at NewTeeVee, I got a reminder that the prestigious U.S. Open golf tourney starts today. Due to a drenching, play was postponed today, but the action picks up again at 7:30 a.m. EDT tomorrow. While I would normally watch… Read More »
Archive for June 2009
Thaw Nears for Frozen Climate Bill?: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman has come close to an agreement on the energy and climate bill with Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, who earlier this week warned of a rural Democrat “revolt” over the legislation if not… Read More »
Last summer, when I got my first iPhone, I found myself spending an equal amount of time downloading and installing various applications — some paid, some free — and using the excellent Safari browser to surf the web. Over the past few months, I realized… Read More »
Microsoft’s latest attempt to get people to use Internet Explorer is a competition, being run by Microsoft Australia, that promises $10,000AUD ($8,000) to the winner. In order to win, you need to “upgrade” your browser from the “old” Firefox and follow clues to find a… Read More »
Our poll has only been active for a bit, but there’s already some good feedback about how readers keep netbooks in sync with other computers. Making sure you have the files you need on any device you use is critical and, in timely fashion, our sister… Read More »
Earlier today we hosted one of our GigaOM Bunker Series sessions, monthly events that we’re holding in order to provide an intimate forum at which some of the most pressing issues facing startups can be discussed. Today’s topic was “The Future of IPO/Liquidity Events for… Read More »
Back in March, I reviewed the Opera Turbo Labs preview version of the Opera 10 alpha browser incorporating server-side optimization and compression technology that Opera claims can speed throughput over slow connections by reducing the amount of data needed to display Web pages by up… Read More »
Launching a vehicle on the mass market doesn’t come cheap. As legacy players like General Motors work to resolve their own funding issues, startups are racing to finance production of fuel efficient and plug-in vehicles that just might gain a foothold among mainstream consumers before… Read More »
No matter the medium, teen dramas seem to aim for either pop fantasy or edgy realism, with little overlap. Gossip Girl‘s hypersexualized Dior-clad Manhattan adolescents, for example, belong to an entirely different universe than those of Canadian soap Degrassi: The Next Generation (which lives up to… Read More »
Julius Genachowski is one step closer to becoming the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Senate Commerce Committee approved Genachowski and Robert McDowell, who is going to serve as an FCC commissioner for the second term. Now the Senate is going to… Read More »
I just can’t help it. When I put the Altec Lansing BackBeat 903 wireless stereo headset on, I have to dance. (Notice, I didn’t say “I have to dance well.”) The sound from this review unit sent by the Altec Lansing is quite good —… Read More »
I was recently introduced to Gmail aliases and am loving them. With aliases, you can receive email messages at “your.username+any.alias@gmail.com”. So if your email address is “jane.doe@gmail.com” you can receive mail at ”jane.doe+notes@gmail.com” and it will still be delivered to your inbox. Why would you want to… Read More »
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