Samsung is entering the South Korean e-book market with the introduction of the SNE-50K. This 5-inch e-book reader adds to the traditional book reading functions with the ability to write notes with a stylus. Interestingly, indications have the screen being a touchscreen, with no confirmation about whether… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
It seems Windows users are not only at risk from software viruses, but also from antivirus software. Over the weekend antivirus software giant AVG pushed a virus definitions database update to its users that mistakenly identified the library for the Windows version of iTunes as a Trojan… Read More »
Broadcom today said its Bluetooth radios are inside a new line of televisions from LG Electronics. Earlier this year, its Bluetooth radios made it into televisions from Sharp, while Samsung also has a Bluetooth-enabled TV. The movement to put Bluetooth — a radio technology popular… Read More »
At the start of their careers, most freelancers take on every new client that comes along. But as we mature and gain more experience, we become more discerning when we’re choosing who we work with. This usually happens because we’re starting to specialize, we want to… Read More »
Did Canadian filmmaker Jon Rawlinson know what he was getting into when he plopped a Canon 5DMKII (with a 28mm-135mm lens) in front of the Kuroshio Sea tank at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan? Maybe not. But the end… Read More »
The rumors about an upcoming Apple Tablet just won’t go away. There have been many reports about Apple gearing up for the production of a tablet type of device. The company supposedly has ordered tons of flash memory chips and 10-inch displays to gear… Read More »
Nissan pulled back the curtain today on key tools in its plan for an electric, fully networked car: an iPhone application and a system called EV-IT, which will connect the company’s upcoming plug-in vehicle to a global data center via mobile networks. This comes as part… Read More »
The 7th annual Digital Media Summit on July 29 at UCLA features its most exciting speaker line-up to date: CBS Executive VP Anthony Soohoo, Lionsgate Digital Media President Curt Marvis, MTV Films EVP New Media David Gale, Boxee CEO Avner Ronen and L.A. Times Executive… Read More »
Booyah, which is available as a free iPhone app, is a new social MMORPG from a well-funded startup of the same name. But here’s the twist: Unlike all other online role-playing games (GigaOM Pro, sub required) , you don’t improve your character by… Read More »
A few weeks back, Steve Jobs returned to his duties at Apple. During his absence, Apple appears to have operated effectively and efficiently. Few people asked the question, “What will Apple do without Steve?” because the question was getting… Read More »
Broadcast Networks Cutting the Price of Ads; advertisers able to negotiate cheaper rates for the upcoming TV season, bummer news for networks who are already feeling an economic pinch. (The Wall Street Journal) Kia Motors Gets Lost for New Web Series; Mysteries of the Universe: The… Read More »
I’m a lucky audiophile as both of my phones, the iPhone and the Pre both offer inline headphone remote controls. With the buttons, I can pause, play, skip and control the music volume. On the the iPhone, I can also use the controls to initiate… Read More »
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