Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: ReadWriteWeb: “How to Avoid Malware on Facebook and Twitter: 8 Best Practices” Digital Inspiration: “Who’s Talking About You on the Internet?” WebProNews: “Email Marketing Driving Purchases” TechRepublic: “Video: Five must-have … Read More »
Archive for October 2009
Earth2Tech Week in Review
By Josie Garthwaite
Oct. 31, 2009, 12:00pm PT
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The Winners and Losers in the Smart Grid Stimulus Funds: The $3.4 billion in smart grid stimulus fund awards were announced this week and close to 100 recipients woke up today to the equivalent of Christmas morning — here’s a chart showing 13 of … Read More »
The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. HTC is one of the biggest makers of smartphones on the planet, and their recent foray into the Android space has left many … Read More »
As another week passes, the seams of Apple’s App Store have been stretched even further with a deluge of new releases. Digging through the latest apps, I’ve selected four fresh picks for you to check out. It’s Halloween and so my top pick for this week … Read More »
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was in fine form this week, telling the crowd assembled for the company’s analyst day that after only 14 years, Yahoo had “somehow got boring,” declaring its 6 percent operating margin as “pathetic” and announcing the start of “good times” … Read More »
Recently, I’ve noticed that more new clients are coming my way with a single request: to help them revive or resurrect a project, web site, or product that has failed in the past. I’m also capable of creating failed projects myself — sometimes I look at … Read More »
The big announcement in the Android world this week was the official release of Motorola’s Droid on the Verizon network. The Droid is the first Android phone for Verizon, and the carrier is throwing a lot of advertising weight behind the launch. GigaOM has … Read More »
So hopefully by the time this is posted, you’ve put together your Halloween costume and are looking forward to celebrating the spookiest holiday of the year. To help out, I could try and pull up some fun new Halloween videos, but face it — … Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device. Read More »
For Novatel, the maker of cellular modems, the introduction of the MiFi wireless router has added a little shine to a fairly unglamorous business, while also insulating the company from the loss of a major customer during the most recent quarter. But will … Read More »
Sponsor post: Thanks to Our GigaOM Sponsors!
By Edit Staff
Oct. 30, 2009, 5:00pm PT
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We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions Concentric: Hosted IT Services Mozy: Simple, Automatic, Secure Online Backup SoftLayer: SoftLayer delivers on-demand virtual data center services and solutions. Salesforce: Force.com Cloud Platform PayPal: Innovate 09 – The Intersection … Read More »
It’s the last day of Embedda-Scare-A-Thon! Happy Halloween, y’all! If you’re a fan of British television, you’re likely familiar with the theory that every actor working in Britain today has either been in an episode of Doctor Who or Eastenders. Such a theory definitely applies to … Read More »
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I spend a lot of time each day communicating with colleagues and clients, by phone, email, on social networks, and via the occasional fax. But when I need to have a short conversation and get an answer right away, instant messaging is hard to beat. … Read More »
We’d like to thank this week’s NewTeeVee sponsors: thePlatform: What’s Your TV Everywhere Strategy? Server Beach: Save 30% by switching to dedicated hosting by Server Beach Adobe: Engage more viewers with Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5 Read More »
As utilities start to build large solar projects and solar power makes up an increasingly larger portion of the electricity mix, integrating this energy into the grid will be a challenge. Solar, like wind, is intermittent — power from the sun fluctuates when clouds pass overhead … Read More »
By Edit Staff
Oct. 30, 2009, 2:30pm PT
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Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: Tips and Tricks: Making the Most of Google Calendar There’s more to Google Calendar than meets the eye. Celine explains some small tweaks that can change it … Read More »
On the current MobileTechRoundup podcast Kevin, Matt and I discussed the physical keyboard, or lack thereof, on Android phones. We pointed out that keyboards (or the desired lack of one) are a personal choice, and everyone has a different opinion. So how about it? Does … Read More »
When BT, formerly known as British Telecom, splurged and bought Mountain View, Calif.,-based Ribbit for $105 million some 15 months ago, I dismissed it as an attempt by an aging incumbent carrier to reinvent itself as a web-savvy, next-generation communications provider that was unlikely to … Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this month’s WebWorkerDaily sponsors: FreshBooks: Look Professional with FreshBooks. Read More »
Nokia is now zero for three when it comes to mobile gaming; the company said it will shut down down its N-Gage service next year and fold it into its Ovi brand of mobile data offerings. The doomed service rose from the ashes of … Read More »
Though the summer season did little to slow web video down, the last four weeks of fall TV helped drive September viewing to new highs, with nearly 26 billion videos delivered to more than 168 million U.S. users, another all-time record, according to comScore. Hulu … Read More »
Recently I read about the First & 20 project, an effort to share the home screens of various technorati. When I heard about it I immediately shot off to the page to look through the home screens. I was most excited about the possibility of … Read More »
Over on our sister blog jkOnTheRun, James has published a great list of tips on how to be a productive home worker. They include: Set up a comfortable home office Make a separate work zone Music can play a big role Software tools are key Keep a real work schedule Get … Read More »
Even though my Palm Pre supports Facebook contact info through the webOS Synergy function, I’ve barely used it. The main reason is because most of my Facebook friends aren’t people I contact outside of Facebook. But the Events functionality of Facebook is becoming … Read More »
Mark Cuban has a nice read over at Blog Maverick that combines a bunch of different ideas we talk about a lot here at NewTeeVee: live entertainment, social TV and participatory media. It’s well worth checking out if you’re interested in any … Read More »
Well, that didn’t last long. Less than a year after Ford Motor and Smith Electric Vehicles announced plans to collaborate on an electric version of the Detroit automaker’s Transit Connect commercial van for the U.S. market, the two companies have called it quits on the … Read More »
By Edit Staff
Oct. 30, 2009, 12:00pm PT
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Netflix starts shipping PS3 discs (NewTeeVee) SixthSense creator to release code for wearable gesture interface device (OStatic) On the road to a 100MPG “smart standup” hybrid (Earth2Tech) What to expect when working with a startup (WebWorkerDaily) iApps: The software suite Apple should create (TheAppleBlog) What … Read More »
Now that the iPhone is officially on sale in China — a huge market that few once thought it would be allowed to enter — the focus has turned to its high price, and whether that will hinder its prospects in the region. China Unicom began … Read More »
WebWorkerDaily readers are a diverse bunch. Every week, I profile a different reader and ask them to share what they do, how they do it, and some of their favorite hints and tips. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Sam Glover and I … Read More »
For those keeping score in the mobile software wars, it’s roughly 100,000 to 10,000 to 300. That’s the number of available apps for iPhone, Android, and webOS devices, respectively. Although the number of apps for Palm is relatively much smaller, it is growing … Read More »
The Democrats’ efforts to preserve our Internet freedom through net neutrality legislation needs more help, according to U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who held a press conference today in order to recruit more sponsors for his net neutrality bill and petition more citizens to … Read More »
Free live music concerts? Sign me up. Here, there and seemingly everywhere, acts like Dave Matthews Band, Weezer and U2 are streaming live concerts on video sites like Hulu, YouTube and Ustream. Tonight is the latest edition: Foo Fighters on Livestream. … Read More »
Motorola Looks to Unify 3-D TV Experience; company talks up set-top boxes that could convert 3-D TV video into any 3-D format. (Multichannel News) CE Manufacturer Earnings; Sony got roughed up with a net loss of 26.3 billion yen ($289 million) as opposed to a 20.8 … Read More »
We’ve all seen the Steve Jobs, the iPhone, the iPod, and the Mac costumes, but what do you do if you want to stand out from the crowd? The motto of our beloved company has long been “Think Different,” and it’s about time we bring that … Read More »
Sixty years ago this month, Mao Zedong declared the birth of the People’s Republic of China, but it was Apple VP Greg Joswiak who said this was “an extraordinary day” for China. The iPhone has (officially) arrived. The most sought-after smartphone in the world has entered the … Read More »
Climate change, corporate carbon footprints and policies in the works to address them present real risk for businesses and their investors. But can shareholders demand disclosure of that risk? As of this week, thanks to a new ruling from the Securities and Exchange Commission, … Read More »
MoTR 188 is 35:24 minutes long and is a 32.5 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: iDon’t know who’s buying a DROID on the … Read More »
Acer today posted a record $5.2 billion in revenue for the third quarter, thanks largely to its netbook and laptop sales, and the company forecast even better times ahead. But can Acer — or its rival Dell — move the needle in the crowded smartphone … Read More »
In their book “The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing,” Al Ries and Jack Trout talk about the “Law of the Category,” which is that “if you can’t be the first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in.” I’m coming … Read More »
The smartbook has been a category of devices that has been slow to appear since Qualcomm started pushing it earlier this year. The smartbook is basically the result of putting smartphone capability into a highly mobile notebook form. The idea is to have a highly mobile … Read More »
Flip video cameras are known for being stupidly simple, but the product’s migration to the big screen looks to be a pretty complicated affair, if what Dave Zatz is reporting is true. Flipping through FCC product announcements, Zatz found a “FlipShare TV” product manual. From … Read More »
The handset market will have much to be thankful for this holiday season, according to new reports out this morning from IDC and Strategy Analytics. IDC said manufacturer shipments increased by 5.6 percent in the third quarter over the previous one as promotions of … Read More »
As ISPs have introduced capped or metered broadband, the one element that’s been missing is the meter. Over at my old hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, columnist Dwight Silverman points out that Comcast’s meter still isn’t ready, but is being tested in … Read More »
All Hallow’s Eve is nearly upon us, and like many others, I’m scrambling to come up with last-minute costume ideas for the weekend festivities. I can always pull out the old tickle trunk, replete with the bits and pieces of costumes past, but where’s the fun … Read More »
Ah, Friday, my favorite work day of the week. Not because it is the last work day, although that certainly is a factor. No, it is the day I get to share my week with you. My home office, aka Mobile Tech Manor, has been … Read More »
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