Fall Season Start Not That Great; despite the rosy stories about strong debuts, NBC, ABC and the CW’s ratings are down. (TV by the Numbers) Get Some Sony Movies on the Go; new feature on select Blu-ray discs will allow users to transfer movies from… Read More »
Archive for September 2009
For the last six weeks or so, I’ve been using an ASUS Eee PC 1005HA netbook on loan direct from ASUS. This model is one of the top responses I hear to the question, “What’s the best netbook out there right now?” After… Read More »
Vodafone announced today that it will begin selling the iPhone in the UK beginning in 2010, according to Reuters. The news comes on the heels of an announcement from France Telecom’s Orange yesterday that it would also start selling the popular smartphone,… Read More »
Ultracapacitors are the hyperactive version of energy storage — they have ultra-fast charge and discharge times, but lag behind batteries in terms of the amount of energy they can store. Because of their unique characteristics, entrepreneurs and investors have seen them as an area of breakthrough… Read More »
Verizon Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said today that in the coming years, wired broadband will likely be sold in packages based on the amount of data a person wants to consume, much like wireless broadband is sold today. In comments made to press… Read More »
I’ve been working on the web — in one form or another — since 1994, and on the Internet since 1987, so I’ve had a number of years to learn some very tough lessons along the way. In trying to summarize my best advice to someone… Read More »
The mythical beast that is the Apple tablet is becoming less of an amorphous wonder device, and more of a properly spec’d piece of hardware, at least if you believe iLounge. The site is claiming to know at least 10 definite things about the upcoming… Read More »
jkk caught up with pics of this super-sized Windows Mobile 6.5 MID, and it reminds me of a modern-day version of the HTC Advantage. A 7-inch touchscreen slate is the form factor, while a Qualcomm Snapdragon powers the tablet. jkk says the… Read More »
As has been rumored for quite some time now, Warner Music Group and YouTube have realized they needed each other — and the label will make its way back to the site to offer music videos and fan use of its artists’ music for their own… Read More »
Zipcar app finally hits the iPhone (TheAppleBlog) Are returns from smart grid investments too weak for VCs? (Earth2Tech) 4 open-source apps to make iTunes better (OStatic) How to make travel time pay (WebWorkerDaily) Palm Pre woes — when the cloud goes down (jkOnTheRun) Be an… Read More »
In an interesting and exciting development, Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, one of the developers of the original Apple Newton personal digital assistant, the New York Times reports. Tchao left Apple 15 years ago. Most recently, Tchao has been general manager of Nike’s Techlab, finding innovative… Read More »
When I first heard of the concept of a 24-hour TV news station, I scoffed. “Who would want to watch that?” Of course, I was going into the fourth grade and at summer camp, so my lack of foresight can probably be forgiven. Something I definitely… Read More »
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