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Archive for September 2009
Place your bets while there’s still time — with IDF around the corner, it’s almost a lock that we’ll see Moblin pre-installed on a netbook next week. But the jury is still out on who might offer it. OStatic makes a great case for… Read More »
Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, plans to propose a set of rules to define network neutrality in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed rules would require carriers to treat all traffic… Read More »
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Arcade bowling style games are very popular. In the real world, skee-ball is probably the most recognized of these. In the iPhone world there have been several who have risen to the challenge, but Ramp Champ, the newest game from The Iconfactory and DSMediaLabs, brings… Read More »
Interactive TV services company Ensequence announced today that it has secured $20 million in new funding, led by Clay Mathile, CEO of CYMI Technologies and former CEO and owner of the Iams Company. Ensquence also announced today that Peter Low will become the company’s… Read More »
With yesterday’s debate on netbook expectations, this video demonstration from Notebooks.com is perfectly timed. In it, Xavier Lanier shows his Call of Duty 4 skills with one hand, while operating the camera in another. What’s different about this netbook is that it doesn’t use… Read More »
As a web worker, you have the freedom to work from anywhere that has an Internet connection. A coffee shop or a library can make for just as good a workspace as a home office. But workplaces are not created equal. The differences between individual coffee… Read More »
Rennovia, a stealthy renewable chemicals startup based in Menlo Park, Calif., has secured a $12.3 million first round of venture funding led by 5AM Ventures and Versant Ventures (hat tip peHUB). Details on Rennovia are slim, but its mission, according to a job posting… Read More »
Many people in the online video space are trying to make sense of the lawsuit Joost filed against former chairman and CEO Mike Volpi earlier today. The lawsuit has something to do with the supposed revelation of trade secrets in connection to the sale of… Read More »
Apple’s advertising is clever, visually attractive, hip, and funny. It does a great job of showing off what its products can do, and how your life could change as a result. What Apple ads don’t talk about is money. As someone who’s already more than willing… Read More »
I am a Twitter fool, and I know from the growth the social network has experienced that I am not alone in that regard. Twitter can be a very useful tool if it is used correctly, and the desktop program TweetDeck helps me leverage the… Read More »