September, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for September 2009

Evernote has released Evernote 3.5 Beta for Windows, as James over at jkOnTheRun reported yesterday. I was keen to try it out as I’ve come to depend on Evernote to keep track of the random ideas I need to record, like… Read More »

Will the AT&T network collapse under the weight of photo-happy iPhone users sending MMS messages? That’s the crucial question behind today’s launch of picture messaging capability on the AT&T network, which has been dogged by criticism since the first iPhone launch. Despite the… Read More »

 
 

It is the end of another week and that can only mean it is time to share my week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. It is by far my favorite time of week, no doubt that it always occurs on Friday plays a role.… Read More »

It’s rare that a venture-backed startup in cleantech these days doesn’t have an eye on government funding opportunities via the stimulus package. As Battelle Ventures’ General Partner Kef Kasdin told us in an interview, “Why rob a bank? There’s money there Because that’s… Read More »

Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: No Pre for Verizon Wireless customers? (The Street) — Call it rumor for now, but word on “the street” is that Verizon isn’t… Read More »

Helsinki…you have a problem! (Actually it’s Espoo which has a problem, but Helsinki sounded better.) If you want to know why Nokia is in trouble, you need to look no further than its market share declines during the second quarter of 2009 in the company’s… Read More »

We’ve been getting plenty of comments and email questions asking about Windows 7 on a netbook. I do have the final release of Microsoft’s newest operating system installed in a dual-boot method on my Toshiba NB205 netbook, so here’s a short look. There’s no intro, I… Read More »

Green IT Fuels Red Hot Careers

It’s a tough job market out there but some IT professionals are navigating these troubled times just fine. Better than fine, actually. They are rocketing up the org chart and landing high profile positions at big tech companies. What sets them apart? Green IT. Among the handful… Read More »

The developer race for Google’s $250,000 grand prize is on again. Judging began today in the second Android Developer Challenge, which will see the first-place developer pocket the quarter million-dollar award. Users can download submitted apps through the Android Market and score offerings based on… Read More »

Mike Masnick of Techdirt this week points us to a presentation made by Paramount COO Frederick Huntsberry, who was invited by the FCC to take part in a hearing entitled “The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem.” Huntsberry used his presentation… Read More »

Do You Need a Landline?

My cell phone number is on my business card. It’s the only number I ever give out. It makes sense, because I’m routinely not in my home office when someone calls me; if I want a client to be able to reach me, my cell phone… Read More »

I’ve made it known how much I like using Evernote. It’s fitting that just a short while after showing why I like using Evernote the company let me know that a new version 3.5 has entered a public beta for Windows. It’s available… Read More »

More Must Reads

Google is releasing an API for Google Sites, a product that lets you create and share web sites easily, to developers today, continuing an effort by the search giant to get businesses to adopt its products. Because the Mountain View, Calif.-based company plans to add… Read More »

Lately, rumors have been popping up that new iMacs could well be on the way. Well now AppleInsider is reporting that they’re not only real, but that they’re already here. Or, “here” in the sense that they exist in physical space, at… Read More »

After Samasource, a non-profit that pairs people in the developing world with tech work, presented at the fbFund Demo day, a handful of investors in the audience raised their hands and said they’d donate to its cause. The non-profit provides computer-based work for women,… Read More »

Cloud computing may be the most overhyped information technology term in recent memory, surpassed only by the ubiquitous Web 2.0 moniker. As a venture capitalist focused on investing in the infrastructure and platform-as-a-service segments of the cloud, this hype has prompted a slew of startups to flood… Read More »

A123Systems’ Nasdaq debut Thursday thoroughly justified the company’s confidence in its initial public offering, with the stock leaping more than 50 percent to close at $20.29 per share after pricing at $13.50 per share Wednesday. That price represented a hike from the already… Read More »

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