Dutch rights holders were able to obtain a preliminary injunction against the Pirate Bay today, with the court demanding the site be shut down in the Netherlands within 10 days and instituting stiff penalties in the case of non-compliance. Pirate Bay administrators named in… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Nissan, EnerDel Team Up for Battery Research: Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel (an Ener1 subsidiary) and Nissan Motor Co. plan to fund research for a new electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries at Argonne National Laboratory. — Green Car Congress, AutoblogGreen How Long Will Natural Gas Really Last?:… Read More »
Although I’m a big fan of Xmarks for synchronizing browser info between multiple devices, I don’t want to overlook Mozilla’s Weave project. I looked at a very early version of the prototype service, but it wasn’t ready for prime-time at version 0.2.0. Actually, any… Read More »
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s clutter. That’s why I love the idea of wireless HD products, which allow you to transmit high-definition content without a mess of unsightly wires. And, now I’ve found a wireless HD kit that actually comes at an affordable… Read More »
Personal branding reflects how you represent yourself in the digital world from both a personal and business view. I believe that in this social media age everyone — from high school graduates to established professionals — needs to pay attention to his or her personal brand. Here… Read More »
Every day TV broadcasts are sent out into the atmosphere. But we don’t do anything to reel them back in. Recently the web comic Abstruse Goose played with the concept of how far into space broadcasts throughout the years would have made it by now. It’s… Read More »
Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and one of Silicon Valley’s most active cleantech investors through his firm Khosla Ventures, doesn’t always sound like a VC who has invested hefty sums in lithium-ion battery startups, including Sakti3 and Seeo. “Lithium-ion batteries are overhyped… Read More »
Southern Comfort is taking its $8 million marketing spend online to reach its target market of 21- to 29-year-olds. Last year, the brand spent $6 million on late-night cable TV and another $1.5 million on magazines. All of that is going away. Now, SoCo plans… Read More »
SNAP Summit: FailCon, brought to you by the folks behind SNAP Summit and Sfbeta, is the first conference ever to focus on the importance of failure. It will be held on Oct. 27, 2009 at the Kabuki Hotel in San Francisco.The biggest players in the Web… Read More »
After unexpectedly being offline for most of yesterday to handle some estate affairs, I’m just starting to get caught up on mobile tech news of the day. But first thing this morning, I tweeted a picture of something I found last night. It’s not… Read More »
Update: Charny has updated his article now saying it is “not clear” if Jobs will attend. In addition Ryan Block, who was apparently there with Shaprio when he was talking about this, completely refutes the idea that Jobs was ever even asked to deliver… Read More »
Sony’s Q2 Sales and Operating Revenue Down 19.2%; sales of Bravia LCD TVs dropped 27 percent; company blamed poor quarter on bad global economy and appreciation of the yen. (The Wrap) JK Wedding Video Boosts Chris Brown Record Sales; direct link to buy his song “Forever”… Read More »
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