As we previously reported, Yahoo is discontinuing its Maven Networks white-label video service, which powered video for sites like Fox News, the company confirmed this morning. The service will be unavailable after the end of this year, according to a TechCrunch report, though Yahoo… Read More »
Archive for June 2009
Joost announced today that it is shifting business strategies and it “will focus on providing white label online video platforms for media companies, including cable and satellite providers, broadcasters and video aggregators.” As part of this transition, Mike Volpi will step down as CEO and Matt… Read More »
As a freelancer, I spend most of my time trying to manage information overload. However, despite this obsession with efficiently gathering information, there are also times when I actively seek out that overload. While a fire hose of notifications and feeds can be too distracting when… Read More »
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell is working on a Mobile Internet Device (MID) that lacks 3G to compete with the Apple iPod Touch. The device is said to be slightly larger than the iPod Touch and will use Wi-Fi to provide the… Read More »
My 3GS has given me (relatively) little cause for complaint since I got it, though there was the one little replacement issue for what I thought were Wi-Fi problems. Turned out to be a persistent issue that hopefully will be resolved with a firmware update, but… Read More »
Mozilla has just released the final version of Firefox 3.5. The JavaScript performance — critical for many web apps — is massively improved thanks to the new TraceMonkey engine, making 3.5 feel very fast indeed. In addition to improved performance and standards compliance, Firefox 3.5 features new… Read More »
Mozilla has just released the final version of Firefox 3.5. As I noted in my review of the release candidate, JavaScript performance — critical for many web apps — is massively improved thanks to the new TraceMonkey engine, making 3.5 feel very fast indeed. I… Read More »
Sense Networks, a location-based services company headquartered in New York, said today it’s raised an undisclosed amount of money from investors led by Intel Capital. Citing a gag order from Intel, CEO Greg Skibiski not only wouldn’t say how much the round was for, he… Read More »
In the past couple of weeks startups and infotech giants have been racing to launch, or acquire, home energy management tools. Next will come, over the next year, a battle to see which companies can sign up the most utilities. Google, which already announced… Read More »
We’ve mentioned time and again the three most important things to consider for 3G service: location, location, location. Consumers really only have carrier coverage maps to go on when checking service in various locations, though. You can’t easily purchase multiple 3G devices and service… Read More »
Born in the early-middle of the Baby Boomer generation (1951), I’m one of the folks O’Reilly Radar’s Mark Sigall is talking about in a recent essay contending that an Apple assault on the tablet computer market is “inevitable,” since such a device would be so… Read More »