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 »
Archive for July 2009
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 an… Read 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 »
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 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 »
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 »