The news today has been all about the iPhone 3.0 update, and I admit I applied it to my iPhone 3G. It’s working as expected with all of the cool new features, but a reader left a comment with a warning for original iPhone owners: “A… Read More »
Archive for June 2009
More than 100 million households in the world will have an Internet-connected TV by 2011, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG). That’s way more than current estimates, including one for GigaOM by Dan Rayburn. TDG says game consoles with lead the way with 20 million… Read More »
Wireless carriers have had a busy two days in Congress, today getting grilled over exclusivity agreements and yesterday over the high cost of texting. In reading Ars Technica’s coverage of the texting hearings, I was struck by the attention paid to the… Read More »
It’s about time two of greentech’s highest-profile investors got together on a deal. This afternoon V-Vehicle, an auto startup that was founded in 2006, came out of stealth and unveiled that it has gained investment from the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins — John Doerr… Read More »
The successor to the T-Mobile G1 is rumored to be hitting the U.S. next week. The myTouch had previously been known as the G2 and is the same HTC Magic that Vodafone has been selling in Europe. The myTouch loses the physical keyboard of the G1,… Read More »
Whenever I use social media tools, I find myself communicating in two languages: English and Tagalog. I use the former to talk to international contacts, and the latter for local contacts. It’s not a strict rule, since I prefer to use English, but there are… Read More »
Those hoping that NBC would come around and live-stream all of the next Olympics had better not hold their breath. paidContent has a very thorough interview with NBC CEO Jeff Zucker in which, in typical Zuck fashion, he is still banging his analog dollars for… Read More »
http://www.youtube.com/v/tFSdZxt947M&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Last summer, we saw a video of Intel’s My Wi-Fi service, and it looked promising. Using the Wi-Fi hardware and software from Intel, you can use My Wi-Fi to create a wireless PAN, or Personal Area Network. Eight wireless devices can connect to… Read More »
The iPhone OS 3.0 software update is now available for download. If you’re wondering about the benefits of updating, check out Darrell’s WWD post “Apple iPhone OS 3.0: A Web Working Perspective.” As Darrell’s an Apple Developer Program member, he had a chance to play the… Read More »
Call it ethanol-on-the-cob. Corn ethanol giant Poet announced plans today to power its cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, with methane derived from corn cobs — rather than natural gas. Never before have corn cobs been used as a feedstock in this way, Poet CEO Jeff… Read More »
While we were waiting for new iPhones and their A2DP stereo Bluetooth support to arrive, another delivery arrived. The folks over at Altec Lansing sent me their Back Beat 903 Bluetooth stereo headphones to review. These $99 headphones fit in the ear and… Read More »
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