July, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for July 2009

It’s tempting to view a trade show trip as time out of the office to play, especially since many conferences are in vacation destinations like Las Vegas or Orlando. Yet with proper preparation, attending a trade show can be some of the most valuable work time… Read More »

AT&T said today that it will provide wireless service for an eagerly anticipated e-reader from Plastic Logic, and that it’s inked an agreement with Jasper Wireless to provide 3G service to a variety of consumer devices such as cameras and navigation… Read More »

 
 

Now that the rumor mill has settled on October as a launch date for the still-unconfirmed Apple tablet device, it’s getting around to explaining just how said device will be sold to the public. At this rate, someone will be fondling a production model… Read More »

Wireless broadband is growing like wildfire. Current estimates are that by the end of the year there could be over 250 million subscribers to HSPA connections (the tech behind 3G wireless broadband). With over 26 million iPhone’s sold in the past 2 years, and sales of… Read More »

The future of video could be right in your hands. Literally. Mobile video is on the grow with no signs of slowing down. As Om points out over at GigaOM, there could be more than 250 million wireless broadband subscribers by the end of 2009.… Read More »

Electronic e-book readers hit the big time when Amazon released the Kindle. Whether you like the Kindle or not, it has instigated a surge in e-book purchases by consumers. That’s largely why Barnes & Noble has launched its own online e-book store, and released anRead More »

Yahoo announced today an eagerly awaited update to Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone that brings about support for push notifications, joining rival AIM. With the latest updates, Yahoo is continuing to push the bar (pun intended) and give AIM a run for its money… Read More »

What to read on the GigaOM network

Seven months ago the CEO of plug-in car maker Zenn Motors, Ian Clifford, said that the underlying factor of its exclusive deal for small- and midsized cars with high-profile energy storage startup EEStor was the fact that the bigger automakers didn’t want to take a… Read More »

Kaltura Tries to Own Open-Source Video

Kaltura today announced a self-hosted version of its open-source online video platform. The move fills out the company’s positioning as the open-source option in video management. It’s frankly surprising that the rest of the rabidly competitive white-label video market seems to be letting Kaltura… Read More »

Microsoft is counting on a turncoat to help jump-start its recently-announced efforts to compete with Apple on the retail store front. Former VP of Apple’s Real Estate department, George Blankenship, has been confirmed as a consultant attached to Microsoft’s retail efforts, which should bear… Read More »

Scheduling My Time

One of the best things about being a freelancer is that I can schedule my time in a way that works best for me; however, this flexibility can be a double-edged sword. While I have quite a bit of freedom to work on projects whenever it… Read More »

More Must Reads

Updated: Yahoo has confirmed that it is indeed buying Xoopit. Yahoo, the No. 1 email company, is rumored to be buying San Francisco-based startup Xoopit for about $20 million. While the Wall Street Journal says that negotiations are continuing, Kara Swisher says it’s a… Read More »

There is little question that wireless broadband is growing at a near frantic rate. Mobile professionals have come to rely on wireless broadband to get their work done, no matter where they roam. Consumers are picking it up in large numbers too, and that has resulted… Read More »

Apple, during its quarterly earnings call yesterday, didn’t bring up its stepchild set-top box, the Apple TV. For those who follow the video industry, this is more of a predictable disappointment than a shocker. But as the video world evolves all around it, Apple appears to… Read More »

If there’s one thing doctors and lawyers hate, it’s being repeatedly asked for their professional opinion about something outside of the office by friends and acquaintances. Web workers, too, have to deal with these kinds of requests, but I personally find that people are even less… Read More »

By now, we’re no stranger to rumors of a new iPod touch model complete with a built-in camera and microphone. Even without sources backing up these claims, it just seems like the logical next step for Apple to take with the device if it wants to… Read More »

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