Many, many months ago, it looked like an official solution for syncing BlackBerry devices with the Mac (including media and iTunes playlists) was right around the corner. Now, almost a year later, RIM is finally making it official. But don’t get too… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
I am working away in the beautiful hills near Carmel, Calif., and it’s a wonderful day. I need to get ready for a meeting that is starting in…oh dear, I just looked at my Palm Pre and didn’t see any calendar entries. I have many calendar… Read More »
Here at NewTeeVee, Liz and Chris — and the rest of the contributing writers — do their best to provide you with a daily glimpse into the big news and trends in the world of broadband video. But we know it can sometimes be hard to… Read More »
Four-year-old thin-film solar startup SoloPower has so far kept a low profile, with only four press releases posted on its site since 2007 and none before then. But earlier this month, the San Jose, Calif.-based company said it was applying for a… Read More »
Now playing on YouTube: experimental 3D videos (NewTeeVee) 13 battery startups hitting the road with lithium-ion (Earth2Tech) 27 Bluetooth-enabled multiplayer iPhone games (TheAppleBlog) Create effective project milestone sheets (WebWorkerDaily) Microsoft contributes drivers to the Linux community (OStatic) New Barnes & Noble eReader app targets iPhone,… Read More »
Qwest said today it will offer double the broadband speeds to some customers, and is also offering discounts on the service in conjunction with a wired phone line. Like its competitors, the phone provider is emphasizing faster upstream speed packages as part of this effort.… Read More »
Updated with comment from KaZaA: KaZaA, whose once-popular file-sharing service was shut down in 2006 as part of a settlement with the music industry, is back in the headlines. Now it’s said to be launching a web-based legal music download service with the support… Read More »
Univision Wins Case Against Televisa; court ruling prohibits Televisa from webcasting shows that have already been licensed to Univision. (paidContent) The American Film Institute Launches Video Portal; site includes material collected over the last 42 years by the AFI. (ZatzNotFunny!) Anthony E. Zuiker on His New… Read More »
We’re on a personal branding kick here at WebWorkerDaily, and like all self-promotion, it makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I’ve never been one to toot my own horn; it’s part of the reason that I escaped the corporate world, and all of the… Read More »
Eight smart grid demonstration projects in seven states have just hit pay dirt. The Department of Energy today announced awards of more than $47 million in stimulus funds for the projects, adding to the $17 million that the agency invested in them last year after a… Read More »
The iPhone/iPod 3.0 OS allows third-party applications to utilize the device’s Bluetooth capabilities for two-player games. The first (and only) application I had that supported this in an update was Flight Control, and since then, whenever my wife and I are on a train, we occupy… Read More »
Every once in a while, a girl deserves an Arrested Development renaissance, and I am deep into mine right now. Which means that I have been reminded of how solid the show’s cast was, especially overlooked players like Tony Hale, whose work as youngest… Read More »
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