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Archive for July 2009
Electric car startup Tesla Motors casts a long shadow. The time that Rob Ferber spent as Tesla’s science director got the most play last week after electric motor developer KLD Energy Technologies named him chief technology officer. But according to Ferber, it’s chapters… Read More »
Microsoft is serious about their Windows Mobile app store, and the Windows Marketplace is officially open for business. Now, before you can sell apps you have to get them into the store, so what is actually open is the app submission process for developers. Microsoft… Read More »
Facebook and SunRun, a San Francisco-based company that helps finance residential solar installations, don’t connect on many levels. But according to Rich Wong, a partner with Accel Partners — the venture capital firm that backed Facebook early on and on Tuesday will announce that it… Read More »
At Comic-Con (or as I like to call it, “the most wonderful time of the year”) over the weekend I got the chance to meet up with One eskimO, a band from England that will soon be releasing a visual album through Warner Premiere. The… Read More »
In December 2005, Google bought 5 percent of AOL, a division of Time Warner, for about $1 billion. The impetus of the deal was to keep AOL and its traffic out of the reach of Microsoft and Yahoo. Of course, the two companies tried… Read More »
I never seem to know what to do with my Bluetooth headset when it’s not attached to my ear. Do I put it in a pocket? Drop it in my gear bag? Just keep wearing it until it grafts itself permanently to the side of… Read More »
Ah yes, that Neil Diamond fave is coming to mind. I’m talking about “Hello Again” for you kids growing up on the Black Eyed Peas. Taking a cue from Om, I’m going to make a little switcheroo from the Mac to Windows. Unlike Om,… Read More »
Vonage, a VoIP services provider, is making its first move to mobile by developing smartphone applications, the New Jersey-based company has confirmed to us. The news was first reported by Gadgetell. Unfortunately, Vonage wouldn’t provide many details on the applications other than to… Read More »
Averatec has entered the aluminum notebook market with the introduction of the N3400. The N3400 is a 13-inch metal notebook that weighs less than 4 pounds and starts at $799. The specs of the N3400 are pretty respectable for the low price point: Processor: Intel Pentium Dual… Read More »
Cleantech companies are painting a cautious but encouraging picture with their most recent quarterly numbers. A week after solar panel maker SunPower posted surprisingly strong earnings, EnerNOC has delivered better-than-expected numbers and raised its forecast for the rest of the year. In the quarter ended… Read More »