June, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for June 2009

If anyone doubts the ability of renewable portfolio standards to spur the adoption of clean energy projects, they should look to California. The state is requiring that electric utilities need to get 20 percent of their power from solar, wind and other renewables by 2010,… Read More »

Just when you think the Keyboard Cat meme is played out — someone goes and adds Helen Hunt crazy on drugs (from an old movie) and Hall and Oates. Is there anything better? Nope. Read More »

 
 

Well, Apple hasn’t yet released the iPhone 3.0 software, but it should be here soon. I’m anticipating that the Apple servers will be slammed, so I’ve been perusing prior iPhone coverage to make sure I know everything there is to know about the new release. Somehow… Read More »

As eBay tinkers with its e-commerce site, CEO John Donahoe has been making the case that the company is turning around. But as we’ve noted, while some of the changes look encouraging, it’s not clear whether enough buyers are returning to the site. Today,… Read More »

It was a popular game at Valleywag, a prior writing home of mine, to strip down interminably long essays from folks like Cringely or Arrington to shorter, easily digestible versions of stories. We called it the “100-Word Version.” As Valleywag is now… Read More »

Calling all entrepreneurs! We know there’s a downturn but we also know that for you, that means opportunity. In other words you, more than anyone else, should be attending Structure 09 on June 25th. Here’s why: 1. Cloud computing is poised to be… Read More »

If you’re like me, then you’ve spent a fitful night tossing and turning with anticipation, because today is the day that iPhone OS 3.0 officially arrives. Well, toss no more, iPhone OS 3.0 has arrived (iPod touch users go here). If I can… Read More »

Get the Lowdown on Cloud Computing at Structure 09

Many of the web apps that we cover here on WebWorkerDaily wouldn’t have made it off the ground without the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud computing. It’s one of the main reasons that we’ve seen an explosion in the number and variety of web apps… Read More »

What to read on the GigaOM network

Nowhere has the impact of the iPhone been more evident than in the rise of mobile data usage, and with the release of version 3.0, such usage is set to spike even further upward. An improved user experience, new multimedia features and push notifications will see… Read More »

The more broadband providers a consumer has to choose from, the less they pay, according to the latest Pew Internet & American Life Project poll on U.S. broadband trends. Other findings: Home broadband adoption as of the end of May stood at 63 percent, up… Read More »

DirecTV to Provide Local Ads; satellite co. using INVIDI software; advertisers can dynamically target by household, street, political district and more; ads are pushed out to and stored on set-top boxes and then served when they are supposed to run. (MediaWeek) Fred Commands “Seven Figures”Read More »

More Must Reads

What initially looked like polite, respectful competition over productivity apps just might turn into a feud. Remember that Google Apps Sync program we told you about earlier this month? That’s the plug-in that essentially helps Microsoft Outlook users replace Exchange with Google’s Gmail. I… Read More »

As the handheld world waits on iPhone OS 3.0, Apple may be planning a pre-emptive strike on “unsupported third-party digital media players.” A new technical note in the support knowledgebase certainly seems to imply that. Without mentioning any names, Apple warns that, regarding iTunes integration, the… Read More »

Updated: Rep. Eric Massa (D-Corning) today introduced legislation that would force Internet Service Providers that want to implement usage-based pricing plans to go through several regulatory hurdles, including public hearings, to determine if such pricing is anti-competitive. Such usage-based plans may involve tiered pricing… Read More »

The building tensions between Apple and Palm over the Pre’s syncing with iTunes should have clued me in, but I just wasn’t thinking about that this morning. I connected my Palm Pre to iTunes to sync up my music library, not giving a thought to… Read More »

Microsoft is pulling back on Soapbox, the UGC site the company launched in 2006, creating another video victim lost in the wake of YouTube’s success. Our initial reaction when reading this news was, “Oh yeah, Soapbox, forgot all about that,” which basically sums up its also-ran… Read More »

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