Both the telecommunications industry and proponents of a free and open Internet have put the rhetoric machine into overdrive in the run-up to the release of a series of proposed rules on network neutrality by the Federal Communications Commission tomorrow. Sources in Washington tell me… Read More »
Archive for October 2009
A new report published this week by the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers valuable insight culled from a decade’s worth of data into perhaps the most important metric in the PV industry: installed system costs before financial incentives. Because these incentives, like government tax rebates,… Read More »
Earlier this week, we hosted our “What’s Next for the Web?” event here at our office, dividing the discussion along three basic topics: context, consumption and serendipity. After taking a few days to digest all the conversations and comments, we’ve now posted two long… Read More »
Children’s Hospital, the hilarious and star-studded TV hospital drama spoof from TheWB.com, is getting the call to TV, with a slot to air on Adult Swim in the summer of 2010. And unlike other web-to-TV shows like The CollegeHumor Show and Secret Girlfriend,… Read More »
The introduction of the Nook electronic book reader by Barnes & Noble has created a huge stir. Details about the device and how it will be used by consumers are still rolling out. I attended a press event this morning hosted by William Lynch, President… Read More »
Newspapers and magazines — the entire news print industry to be honest — have been suffering a long and torturous decline for much of the last decade as more of us turn to the Internet and electronic devices to get (increasingly personalized) news and other content.… Read More »
I’m planning on starting a new weekly reader profile here on WWD, looking at the different things our readers do, how you work, the gear and software you use, and your favorite hints and tips. If you’d like to be profiled on the site, please get… Read More »
Yes Men Take It to the Hill: The climate-minded Yes Men stunt group offered up another prank today, just a day after punking the Chamber of Commerce with a fake press announcement — this time showing up on Capitol Hill in Survivaball suits to… Read More »
Updated to note Imeem: Google will soon launch a search product dubbed “OneBox” that will better organize results around music artists and provide music streams from Lala.com, MySpace-owned iLike.com and other services — including full-song streams, according to one of my sources… Read More »
Pascal Cagni, Apple vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, did in an interview with Katie Allen of the Guardian. Speaking after Apple’s earnings report for the fourth fiscal quarter, Cagni was optimistic on the Mac in Europe, guarded… Read More »
I’d say Dell just beat the pants off of my homebrewed Android UMPC. The Dell Streak and its lovely 5-inch multitouch display just made an appearance over at SlashGear and it looks sweet from a form factor perspective. The video demo gets a bit… Read More »
Two nights ago I finished reading, Inside Steve’s Brain by Leander Kahney and last night started reading the updated version of The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer by uber VC, Michael Mortiz, who a long time ago was a fabulous writer/reporter. The… Read More »
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