October, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for October 2009

Dick Tracy started our fascination with a communications device that is worn on the wrist like a watch. Admit it, when you see photos of watch phones you get all weak in the knees. OK, maybe that’s just me, but one day someone is going to… Read More »

Apple said this afternoon that it sold 7.4 million iPhones in its most recent fiscal quarter, 7 percent more than the same three-month period a year earlier and a whopping 43 percent more on a sequential basis. The numbers illustrate two key points: Mobile is… Read More »

 
 

Welcome to our newest Monday feature — Android Ecosystem! Is it just me or does it seem like Android is starting to dominate mobile news these days? Sure, there’s a new Windows Mobile version and phones that run it and we’re all wondering what Mozilla will… Read More »

For companies looking to sell energy efficiency tools, green building products and alt-fuel vehicles, a new scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy could offer a roadmap to markets with some of the friendliest policies in the U.S. This year’s scorecard, which Read More »

Jack Dorsey, who basically built Twitter from the ground up in its initial incarnation, isn’t on board with the social media site anymore, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been keeping busy. Recent evidence suggests that he’s responsible for a new iPhone payment system… Read More »

There are a lot of professions where continuing education is an absolute necessity. For professionals providing financial or legal services, for instance, it’s often a legal requirement to take a class every year or two. Even if it isn’t legally required, though, continuing education can be… Read More »

I’ve been admiring the ARCHOS Internet Tablet with Android from afar lately. A current Android device is appealing, but I’m on the fence between adding a CDMA Android phone that I can swap with my Pre or simply getting a standalone Android unit. That’s when it hit me… Read More »

The news cycle on now-viral phenomenon Balloon Boy might be fading, which is good, because the more I hear about Richard Heene, the man who may be responsible for a hoax that bamboozled news organizations for a solid day, the less attention I think… Read More »

uTorrent now commands 60 percent market share among BitTorrent clients that are available to file sharers, according to the latest numbers released this week by the Tribler P2P team at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. That’s bad news for Azureus Vuze, which… Read More »

The White House believes it’s found the political version of a double whammy in the home energy efficiency retrofit market. There are about 130 million homes in the U.S. and a sizable chunk of them are good candidates for energy-saving projects, like air-duct sealing, insulation… Read More »

The buzz may be about the Verizon Droid phone that isn’t available anywhere, but for those interested, today is the day the Motorola CLIQ is available for order through T-Mobile. Existing customers can put their name on a CLIQ for “as low as $199,”… Read More »

Unfortunately, in the age of viral marketing, computer viruses are part of the package. Read More »

More Must Reads

It must be national e-book day and nobody told me. Early this morning we heard about the dual-screen reader from Spring Design and now the folks at Plastic Logic have outed the QUE proReader. And by “outed,” I mean pre-announced —… Read More »

Thanks to strong backing from the U.S. government, cleantech investing actually delivered a solid third quarter compared to the rest of the venture-backed sectors, including information technology and biotech. So what happens once the millions from the stimulus package dry up? The third-quarter wrap-up… Read More »

Verizon has been long in the tooth for a super smartphone since the launch of the BlackBerry Storm. That is about to change, according to their new ad campaign for the Motorola Droid. The Droid looks to be the Sholes Motorola phone that’s been bandied… Read More »

It had to happen sooner or later. EA Mobile’s Rock Band is now available in the iTunes App Store. From the EA Mobile web site: Take your band on the road with 20 legendary songs from great bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Beastie… Read More »

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