October, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for October 2009

I probably should have tried this a long time ago, but I just installed an MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game on my netbook. Thanks to GottaBeMobile, I read the Ars report about Dungeons & Dragons Online going free. There’s still a… Read More »

There are a few blips of financial activity in the online video world on this slow news Friday. First up, video ad network TidalTV raised $8.9 million of a $16 million round, according to an SEC filing. This brings the total amount of money… Read More »

 
 

Like many of us, I spend a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache, I pull out some of my favorites and share them with you here. It seems like… Read More »

So a you need a notebook-sized display, but want the portability and light-weight of a netbook, eh? MSI has you covered. You could go with the 13-inch X-Slim line that’s been around for a bit, or you could jump up to the slightly… Read More »

Time to stop procrastinating and reserve your ticket to NewTeeVee Live! Today, Oct. 16th, is your final chance to buy a discounted pass to the conference. For just $395 (a sliver of other industry conferences, and $200 less than our walk-in ticket), you’ll… Read More »

Time to stop procrastinating and reserve your ticket to NewTeeVee Live! Today, Oct. 16th, is your final chance to buy a discounted pass to the conference. For just $395 (a sliver of other industry conferences, and $200 less than our walk-in ticket), you’ll… Read More »

Want to hit it big in cleantech? Sign your Chief Financial Officer up for Mandarin lessons. “The hottest commodity today is a Chinese-speaking CFO with an MBA from an American school –- that person is worth a mint,” venture capitalist Steve Westly said this week… Read More »

Despite rumblings from some iPhone users about how Apple’s exclusive contract with AT&T as service provider for the iPhone should end, respondents in PCMag.com’s 2009 Cell Phone Service & Reliability study have crowned it king of the mobile market. As many of you already know,… Read More »

Recently we looked at the plethora of tower defense games available for the iPhone. For anyone who looked at that list and wondered where they should actually spend your money, today’s article is for you. I’m not going to argue that the following five games… Read More »

Get the Most from Your Gear On the Go

Over at jkOntheRun, Kevin has published an excellent post called “7 Rules of the Road for Maximum Mobile Bliss.” In it, he shares some maxims for getting the most out of your gadgets while on the road. His “mobile mantras” include: Always buy a second battery for… Read More »

More Must Reads

Wasn’t it just this morning I mentioned Android 2.0 appearing in some web logs? I was also wondering what you’d like to see in Android 2.0, but you’d better hurry up and answer. Or you can just skip listing what you’d like to see and… Read More »

Do you have a tough time finding reruns of your favorite TV shows online? Then head over to NewTeeVee, where you can snag a beta invite to Clicker, an online channel guide that helps you find TV shows, movies, web originals or music… Read More »

Twitter yesterday launched a mobile version of its popular micromessaging service in Japan, making it the first country to get its own local language version. To boost its presence abroad, the fledgling San Francisco-based company has been tapping into the mobile industry, unveiling a Read More »

Yesterday, Darrell wrote that he is discontinuing his personal web site. Yes, designing and maintaining an attractive and effective web site takes time and money, but even in today’s environment where most of us leave our footprints on the web through social networks, Twitter… Read More »

I usually have at least three browsers open at any time. One will be a Mozilla Gecko app (Firefox, Camino, or SeaMonkey) and one an Apple WebKit based program (Stainless, Cruz, iCab, Shiira, OmniWeb, or especially since Safari 4 was released, Safari itself). Interestingly, I find… Read More »

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