Microsoft and Yahoo have reached an agreement on a search deal that will allow both companies to focus on their core strengths: Microsoft’s Bing will become the default search engine on Yahoo.com, and Yahoo will eventually take over the ad inventory on all Bing search results,… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Updated with clarification from VoloMedia: VoloMedia announced today that it has been awarded what it called the “patent for podcasting.” According to the press announcement, patent number 7,568,213, titled “Method for Providing Episodic Media,” covers: “…the fundamental mechanisms of podcasting, including providing consumer subscription to a… Read More »
The World Bank, which is providing billions of dollars for clean power and energy efficiency projects in developing countries, plans to fund its first smart grid project in Turkey, according to the World Bank’s vice president for Sustainable Development, Kathy Sierra. Sierra made the comments… Read More »
Energy management tools — software and gadgets to help curb energy consumption — are the unofficial must-launch product for greentech firms this summer. And they’ve been coming from everywhere: smaller startups like smart meter software maker eMeter, an international conglomerate like GE, and mammoth… Read More »
In its second year of existence, the short-form cricket tournament Indian Premier League Championships made 59 three-hour cricket matches available for free online streaming around the world this April and May. Though the broadcast got out to a rocky start, now that the final… Read More »
Networks in Motion, producers of the Gokivo navigation software, today announced extended coverage service for BlackBerry devices. The maps now cover Canada and Western Europe, which combined with existing U.S. coverage, now sees Gokivo covering all of North America. Gokivo is not a household name, but… Read More »
Smartphone users can’t seem to get enough news and TIME is aware of that need. A free app has been released for the BlackBerry that brings TIME updates to the phone in an easy to digest format. The app shows current news and one of my… Read More »
We knew electric car startup Coda Automotive was on the hunt for more funds to help it bring its planned $45,000, China-built electric sedan to market next year — but we didn’t expect this: Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who oversaw the government’s bailout… Read More »
Do you Hulu? You’re not alone, though you could probably still be called an early adopter. Some 25 percent of U.S. online consumers in a recent survey told Forrester they now watch TV online, up from 20 percent last year. And 13 percent of the… Read More »
Recently, I wrote about WatchDox, the security application that allows you to secure and track the documents you send online. The company behind the app, Confidela, has just moved the app to a fee-based model (free accounts are no longer available). As of this… Read More »
I have a love-hate relationship with Spotlight, OS X’s convenient and useful, but immensely frustrating search utility. Apple introduced Spotlight with OS X 10.4 Tiger, and tweaked it considerably in OS 10.5 Leopard. Having a search engine ready and waiting all the time is seductive, and Spotlight… Read More »
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