October, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for October 2009

Research In Motion today makes the next BlackBerry Bold version official. The Blackberry Bold 9700 runs OS 5.0, keeps the stunning 360 x 480 display, adds touch-sensitive trackpad and supports calls over Wi-Fi. Some folks have said this is the first BlackBerry… Read More »

ChannelWeb’s Steven Burke says that in the manifold comparisons of Windows 7 with Snow Leopard burning up the Web, what all the reviewers and pundits seem to be forgetting is that it’s not about the operating system, which he maintains is simply the engine that… Read More »

 
 

Last week, I met a new client who accepts that she needs to use the web much more effectively than she does now. Over the coming months, she’s planning to build her personal brand online, with the help of various promotions experts. Right now? “I… Read More »

Palm’s App Catalog took another step toward maturity as the company opened an online version of the store, allowing consumers (and, just as importantly, potential users) to browse through webOS offerings on PCs in addition to their handsets. While the move was entirely expected, it… Read More »

HealthGuru Raises $3.2 Million; health site and provider of online health videos get Series C led by Castile Ventures. (emailed release) Mio.TV Files for Bankruptcy; online destination for Latinos to watch TV and interact ran out of cash. (Multichannel News) Best Buy Adds Netflix to Insignia; retailer… Read More »

In a tweet on Monday, Joe Hewitt, developer of the iPhone Facebook app, announced that the next major update (version 3.1 to be precise) will finally bring Push Notifications to the popular application. Facebook is easily one of the most popular free apps available in the… Read More »

Claudville, Va., is a small town of about 1,000 people that was served primarily by dial-up Internet service. But thanks to a group of technology companies it is now home to the nation’s first functioning white spaces network, an alternative form of wireless broadband.… Read More »

I am finding a multitouch Tablet PC to be a great mobile computer that works well in any setting. The folks at Fujitsu have been making convertible Tablet PCs since the beginning, and the upcoming LifeBook T4310 adds a dual digitizer supporting multitouch to the… Read More »

While just 10 percent of U.S. companies have either adopted cloud computing or have immediate plans to do so, Software as a Service is being used by a whopping 68 percent, according to the results of a new cloud computing survey released by… Read More »

Chalk up another win for the folks at Phoenix Technologies. The company known for its efforts in the BIOS arena inked a deal to use Phoenix Hyperspace on Samsung mobile computers starting in 2010. In the press release, Samsung’s PC division… Read More »

This is a tip for anyone who wants to get any web working done while you’re traveling and/or in transit for any reason. If you’re going to be in areas of questionable network access, you’d better have the ability to get work done offline at your… Read More »

We don’t usually see recycling as much of a money saver for big ticket consumer electronics. Some electronics makers still charge a premium for devices that count ease of recycling among their green credentials, and some companies charge to reclaim their equipment for recycling. (For example,… Read More »

More Must Reads

My dual-booting Toshiba NB205 gained something tonight that I’ve been waiting for since last month — compatible utilities for Windows 7! During my daily check of the Toshiba Downloads site, I noticed a new entry from earlier today. The Toshiba Value Added… Read More »

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of environmentally-minded consumer electronics execs at the Consumer Electronics Association’s Industry Forum, an event where hundreds of the leaders and decision-makers in the industry gathered to talk shop. Together with my fellow… Read More »

Barnes & Noble is not resting on the announcement of the Nook reader, they are also announcing an alliance with Adobe to support standardized content protection. The alliance means that B&N will support ePUB and PDF standards using a protection scheme developed jointly with Adobe.… Read More »

Cisco, which has predicted that video will drive incredible traffic growth for the web ahead, released data today based on information from 20 of the world’s ISPs that shows video usage hasn’t yet become the driver of broadband growth. The equipment maker said that worldwide,… Read More »

Households worldwide consume 11.4 GB of data per month over their residential broadband connections, with most of that traffic occurring during the peak hours of 9 p.m. through 1 a.m. in local time zones, Cisco  discovered in data it put out today tracking web traffic… Read More »

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