Synaptics, maker of the touchscreens on several phones, including the Google phone from T-Mobile and the LG Samsung Instinct, has benefited as touch has been added to all kinds of devices — its seen a boost to both its profits… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Hilarious. Please watch. Last night Jon Stewart pointed out (in that way that only he can pull off: half ridiculous, half totally true) the very real marketing problem with cap-and-trade legislation: it’s confusing and boring. Many of us in the industry, covering this stuff on a… Read More »
As web workers, we are at the end of a supply line that brings together Internet connections, software, services and operating systems produced by large multinational corporations. We’re the 21st-century equivalents of the general store proprietors of an earlier age: we choose from a vast array… Read More »
Sequoia Capital, the venture firm that helped launch the likes of Cisco, Apple and Google, has taken a cautious approach to investing in cleantech — a year and a half ago it had only announced four energy-related investments, and most of those were older, established… Read More »
Wireless charging: the Palm Pre, electric toothbrushes and artificial hearts have it. But what would it take for the technology, which uses electromagnetic fields to charge devices without a plug, to make the leap from juicing up small, handheld electronics, to recharging electric… Read More »
We all know that in a few years, Long Term Evolution (LTE), the 4G wireless broadband technology being embraced by mobile carriers across the world, is going to rule the airwaves, becoming an important way for us to connect to the Internet. But for now,… Read More »
In case you were wondering, I took two days off from the connected world to refresh my brain, deal with company-related stuff and actually plan the direction my writing needs to take over the next few months. I am back on the job starting tomorrow. I… Read More »
Another Apple tablet rumor hit today, but this one offers an interesting twist. Scott Moritz believes that such a device will be subsidized by Verizon Wireless. AT&T’s network is struggling to keep up with the many Apple iPhone devices using it — Apple just… Read More »
IBM said today it will resell switches and routers made by Juniper under the IBM brand to compliment Big Blue’s server products aimed at data centers. The move is a direct response to Cisco’s creation of its own brand of servers it calls… Read More »
Last year’s oil spike feels like a distant memory, but to remind you, oil prices surpassed $147 per barrel last July, with gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. But if you think that was bad, feel lucky you weren’t living in the Caribbean at the time. Yes,… Read More »
Best Buy and Clearwire stores will start selling the Samsung Mondi MID on August 1 in the three U.S. cities with live WiMAX service. The Mondi runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and is powered by the ARM-11 processor. The interface has been customized by Samsung, allowing… Read More »
Microsoft is planning on opening brick and mortar stores this fall, that news has been out for some time. While futzing around on the web today I happened to notice that the Microsoft online Store is open for business, something I had not heard. The… Read More »
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