The Palm Pre is new, so I am still learning tips and tricks about using it. I spend a fair bit of time combing through online user forums for those tidbits of useful information. I stumbled across a real gem this weekend that I… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Last week, I shared some tips to help you get more out of Google Blog Search. I prefer Google Blog Search for vanity searches, where I want to see every mention across every blog talking about any of my various efforts. I generally use it as… Read More »
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has long said it aims to take the lead in zero-emission mobility. Today, the latter half of that partnership, Nissan, has unveiled what will likely be the last prototype of its electric car due out next year before we see the final version… Read More »
Forget in-room cable TV — the newest hotel amenity is use of an Amazon Kindle. I caught word of this in my local newspaper over the weekend, and although it’s only in limited locations, I could easily see other hotels pick up on this.… Read More »
Verizon said today that it’s inked a partnership with Wi-Fi hotspot service provider Boingo Wireless that will allow its broadband customers to use Boingo hotspots across the country, an agreement that was first reported by The Wall Street Journal back in May. The… Read More »
Last week Gizmodo published a leaked proposal (32MB PDF) from marketing agency Lippincott detailing plans for Microsoft’s upcoming brick-and-morter retail stores. It makes for mind-numbing reading, running at a mammoth 124 pages of (mostly) brain-freezing execu-speak. I’m glad I don’t work in Marketing. It’s… Read More »
Solar-biofuel hybrid Joule Biotechnologies launches (Earth2Tech) Justin.tv launches live-streaming APIs (NewTeeVee) Palm Pre tip: preview email in List View (jkOnTheRun) Budget tips: Everything old is new again (WebWorkerDaily) 5 microblogging extensions for Firefox (OStatic) An Apple tablet to come this September? (TheAppleBlog) Read More »
Yahoo and Microsoft are very close — a year and a half after Microsoft went public with its buyout offer for the beleaguered web giant — to inking a search deal. AdAge’s Michael Learmonth reports that an agreement is likely to be announced this week,… Read More »
Justin.tv has released a free API for live video, offering developers the opportunity to customize the company’s live video player and build applications on top of its platform. While competitors Stickam and Ustream posed their own similar API offerings as major extensions to their… Read More »
Days after AppleInsider boldly predicted the launch of an Apple tablet in early 2010, the Financial Times has countered with its own insider information. Apple is “working towards a September launch” for a media tablet, but more importantly and shockingly is who Apple is working… Read More »
I think I’ve realized why the company is called Research in Motion — it never seems to sit still and new BlackBerry models pop up faster than weeds. The latest edition is the BlackBerry Curve 8520, which hits T-Mobile in the U.S. and… Read More »
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