June, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for June 2009

Next Hot Tech IPO: LogMeIn

Updated: The almost moribund market for technology initial public offerings might make a comeback if Woburn, Mass.-based software maker LogMeIn has a successful debut on the public market. The company is looking to raise $107.2 million, and the deal will be priced this coming Tuesday.… Read More »

Microsoft’s energy management tool, Hohm, which launched this week, is a clear play to help consumers save energy. Log into the Hohm web site, enter your ZIP code and other details about your residence, and the service predicts your home energy use (or links to… Read More »

 
 

The recent post about smartphone hacking and the active community supporting it struck a vein with readers, according to the commentary. It seems that some folks believe that jail-breaking or hacking the phone they own is allowed under any circumstances. Others feel that hacking is… Read More »

The only reason I don’t have a dog yet is the prospect of morning walks in Paris winters. But I’ve survived three of those now, and have decided I’m going to get the dog anyway. So I’ve been trolling local animal shelter sites regularly. I thought… Read More »

When EQAL told us earlier this month that it was getting out of the original webisodic entertainment game to focus on creating digital experiences for established brands, we took note. These were, after all, the guys behind Lonelygirl15, arguably the most successful original web series… Read More »

Starting next week, all construction projects seeking certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, must use a new version of the green building standard. One of the biggest changes to LEED with the new version has to do with energy reporting… Read More »

One of the key concepts at the core of traditional marketing is the 80-20 rule — that some 80 percent of the effects (or in this case, profits) are the result of 20 percent of the causes (here, customers). Indeed, if you’re… Read More »

The smartphone has gone mainstream, but that is only a recent phenomenon. For years, smartphones were the realm of the techie enthusiast who was willing to spend the money and time needed to fully exploit the capabilities of these mini-computers. What many smartphone owners today may… Read More »

It’s the weekend, people, so prime your downloading finger and get ready to make good use of it as I guide you through the latest picks from the App Store. Thanks to the release of OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS, there’s been a constant stream of… Read More »

I’ll admit, I haven’t always tracked my time when it comes to my clients and their projects. Although I always knew roughly how long things took me to complete, until recently, I never kept up with a more detailed view of my time. The longer I… Read More »

More Must Reads

Dominating the Android world this week was the announcement by handset giant HTC that it will be releasing the most innovative phone to date using the OS by Google, the HTC Hero. This thin, curvy handset shares some of the features of the Android-powered HTC… Read More »

There’s a long list of YouTubers poking fun at tech and social media, but with February’s viral hit 25 Things I Hate About Facebook, Julian Smith proved he’s one of the few doing it well.  (So well, in fact, that he was invited to… Read More »

Nuance is now offering TALKS&ZOOMS v4 for Symbian S60 handsets. The software is geared for blind or visually impaired mobile phone owners. Using Nuance’s text-to-speech technology, TALKS&ZOOMS can read aloud contact info, CallerID data, text messages, help files, web pages and other information. The… Read More »

Can the folks at Netflix actually see the future or something? Because it’s seriously impressive how narrowly out of reach they made the margin of improvement for their recommendation algorithm contest. Established in late 2006, the Netflix Prize promises $1 million to the first entrant that… Read More »

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