Extreme Reach Raises More Than $3M; company allows advertising across TV, mobile and broadband using one platform. (paidContent) Xbox Getting Twitter and Facebook Before X-mas; social apps will be added separately rather than as part of a broader update. (Eurogamer) Chuck Adds Web Video to Prop… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Democrats in Congress led by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., are set to unveil legislation today that would ban texting while driving across all 50 states, according to the Associated Press. Fourteen states already have bans in place, but with a new law, the federal… Read More »
Those of us who work at home or on the road sometimes need to reach out and touch someone. Collaborating with co-workers is very important, not only in order to get things done effectively, but also to keep in touch with the outside world. Skype… Read More »
James over at our sister site jkOnTheRun has been trying the latest version of Skype (version 4.1 on Windows, 2.8 on Mac). This new version includes screen-sharing features that allow you to share your desktop with other Skype users. James tested it out while collaborating… Read More »
Mobile companies heart the smart grid — it can offer stable revenue in a world in which cell phone customers can be pretty fickle. Yesterday two of the largest wireless players in the U.S., Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless, announced that they have teamed up… Read More »
It’s the world’s first handheld StemCell Computer. It sports 1080p HD output, X-Fi Audio processing, a ten-point multi-gesture capacitive touchscreen, text-to-speech engine and expandable SDHC memory. It’s got lots more, too. And it’s running Android. In short, it’s a mobile device that beats the pants off the iPod… Read More »
For the past four days, as far as my social network, email and IM contacts were concerned, I disappeared completely. No, I didn’t unplug all my devices or sit in the dark with my power cut off, or even have to exert any willpower. I simply… Read More »
Funny how time flies — it’s already coming up on the first-year anniversary of our Mobilize conference. After a sell-out event last year, we are going to be hosting Mobilize 09 on Sept. 10 here in San Francisco.
The event, which has attracted some of the
Bookseller Barnes & Noble has jumped onto the e-book train full force, and to show how serious they are about it they are now providing free Wi-Fi at their stores. Wi-Fi has been available at many B&N stores for a few years through the AT&T wireless… Read More »
How one startup’s energy tool can outsmart Google, Microsoft (Earth2Tech) Vudu content coming to LG TVs; R.I.P. its STB? (NewTeeVee) SpotInside: a solid Spotlight alternative (TheAppleBlog) Collaboration with Skype desktop sharing — the best free method? (jkOnTheRun) Open-Xchange 6.10 helps users manage social networking data… Read More »
In the analysis of computer book sales, two things seem to be clear: People want to learn how to write programs on the Mac People don’t want to learn how to use programs on the Mac (or PC, for that matter) The latter is especially interesting to… Read More »
Sprint this morning said its loss widened in the second quarter over the same period last year and that it lost even more subscribers this quarter than in the first three months of 2009. Those hoping that the Palm… Read More »
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