A funny thing happened to Android on its way to Verizon– it became yet another product line. Big Red is pushing the Droid campaign everywhere, and word is coming out that Droid is Verizon’s Android product line. Droid was previously thought to be the phone that… Read More »
Archive for October 2009
Welcome to Embedda-Scare-A-Thon! For the week leading up to Halloween, NewTeeVee Station will be reviewing web series appropriate to the season. Stay tuned for five days’ worth of chills! When I interviewed the stars of FearNET’s new web series Fear Clinic last summer, the… Read More »
Although many businesses know how to use social media to connect with others and build relationships, plenty still struggle to see how social media will benefit them, especially business-to-business companies. In this “Tips from the Trenches” post, some experts reveal how they incorporate social media… Read More »
Do you carry a USB Flash drive with you? If you don’t, you absolutely should — especially if you’re a netbook user, because the small systems tend to feature hardware compromises, and a go-anywhere USB drive can compensate. The pocketable drives have fallen radically in price,… Read More »
Is tomorrow the day of reckoning for the smart grid industry in the U.S., when utilities and companies will finally learn whether or not they will receive part of the close to $4 billion in stimulus funds? It’s starting to look like it. According to… Read More »
T-Mobile USA has seen its growth stall and its ARPU slide in recent months as cut-rate discount service providers poach budget-conscious customers, and as AT&T and Verizon Wireless target high-end users. So the nation’s fourth-largest carrier is taking aim at both segments at we enter… Read More »
Verizon isn’t just teasing us with Droid material, they are launching the BlackBerry Storm 2 this week. The new Storm hits on October 28, and the refreshed phone has Wi-Fi, making it much better than the original Storm. Owners of the original Storm needn’t… Read More »
If there’s one thing to be said about plug-in hybrid vehicle developer Fisker, it’s that the young startup moves quickly. A month after securing a $528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy, Fisker is reportedly in advanced talks to buy an old 3.2… Read More »
What a Monday it is turning out to be for the mobile industry — one major news announcement after another. Three of the most notable include: BlackBerry 5.0, the latest operating system update for RIM devices, is out. James Kendrick from jkOnTheRun has the details. From… Read More »
Most of us don’t just work on the web, we kind of live on it too. And our virtual neighbors are people who speak our language. But you must not forget that people like us are still the minority, even in places that have universal Internet… Read More »
Available for pre-order tomorrow, The OWLE Bubo is a fun kit of hardware to add to your iPhone 3GS so you can upgrade video capture from the device. You could instead buy a nicer camera…but the iPhone is a pretty great, connected platform that’s… Read More »
Palm is gearing up to launch the Pixi on November 15 on the Sprint network in the U.S. The Pixi is Palm’s second phone running webOS, and uses a candybar format with exposed QWERTY keyboard. The Pixi is Palm’s “budget” phone, and will be offered for… Read More »
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