Mozy, the online backup service from EMC-owned Decho, and broadband provider China Telecom said today they’ve forged a partnership to bring cloud-based services to China, opening up another revenue stream for China’s largest broadband provider. Financial terms of the deal
Archive for September 2009
As the Master of Ceremonies at our recent Mobilize 09 event, I think I had the best seat in the house. Actually, I stood all day, but the chance to meet and introduce every speakers and panelist was like a backstage pass to the mobile web… Read More »
Last week, after over two years of giving the world of politics their own irreverent take, Will Coghlan and Rob Millis uploaded the last episode of Political Lunch, which had petered out following the 2008 election results. The daily independent (both in terms… Read More »
It’s Tuesday and that can only mean it’s time for our new weekly feature, BlackBerry Buzz. The Buzz is where you’ll find out what’s been going on in the BlackBerry brambles. You’ll hear about everything that’s worth knowing in the awesome world of the BlackBerry. BlackBerry addicts… Read More »
Last week, the IEEE’s Standards Board ratified the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, which will increase the number of certified compatible products based on the standard, and is likely to encourage many businesses and users to upgrade from previous 802.11g Wi-Fi technology. Of course, many people, myself… Read More »
Just as Kleiner Perkins investor and former Oracle president Ray Lane let slip last week, electric vehicle startup Fisker has some big news about how it will build a $39,000 plug-in hybrid vehicle. This morning, the Department of Energy announced that it has awarded… Read More »
Car 2.0 — the era in which vehicles are connected to both communication networks and the power grid — is here. The evolution started years ago, led by the now mainstream practice of using GPS navigation systems in cars, and is moving to include plug-in… Read More »
More than 30 companies are gathering on Friday, Oct. 2, in NYC to discuss Hadoop, the secret sauce that makes it simple to manage massive amounts of data. Amazon, Facebook and Yahoo are giving talks at Hadoop World. Talks at Hadoop World span a wide range… Read More »
Instant gratification types using Windows Mobile or iPhone devices will likely appreciate this news. Google has updated their Google Sync service to include push email support for those handhelds. With the service you can pick and choose if you want to… Read More »
Along with overlaid affiliate links to buy MP3s on iTunes and Amazon, YouTube will now feature click-to-buy ringtones on top of videos that feature music from its content partners. So if you’re watching the music video for “Every LittIe Thing She Does Is Magic,” and… Read More »
In 1999 I was building websites with UltraDev and Drumbeat. I was playing with DHTML and a cool new thing called CSS. I was dropping the word “recordset” into conversations with other geek friends via the just-released MSN Messenger Service. I considered myself pretty technologically accomplished.… Read More »
Verizon Wireless, nearly two years after saying it would offer its network to “any apps, any device,” is moving toward openness with all the haste of a 12-year-old headed to the dentist. The company said today it’s certified fewer than five dozen devices for… Read More »
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