Cable programmer Oxygen is adding a social viewing experience for fans of its Bad Girls Club reality TV show, with the launch of OxygenLive, a new web site where viewers can socialize, take polls, and… Read More »
Archive for November 2009
Reader Murray Chapman has been doing some international traveling lately and noticed an odd problem using Gmail on his trips. Murray found that he would not be able to access his Gmail, and once he lost access he couldn’t get it back. Not to be outdone by… Read More »
Airlines are pushing hard to bring in-flight Wi-Fi to their customers, but there’s little evidence consumers are willing to spend much to be connected in the air. So perhaps airlines should be looking to advertisers to fund their services. In-flight Wi-Fi faces several challenges, from expensive… Read More »
It’s WebWorkerDaily’s fault that I’ve bought an iPod touch . (That’s my excuse, anyway.) As I looked at potential subjects to write about, I kept seeing cool apps, and I need to be able to test them, right? But why not buy an iPhone,… Read More »
I had not heard of this phenomenon before, but it is being reported that Firefox is causing systems to run harder than other web browsers. This is allegedly due to web pages that have a lot of Flash-based content which makes the CPU run harder… Read More »
We usually love our Apple products. They work well, are easy to understand and when we have a problem, Apple works quickly to resolve it. Most of the time. What happens when Apple simply won’t play ball? Read on and find out how to work Apple’s… Read More »
Thin-film solar PV maker First Solar has been aggressively buying solar projects, hoping to drive down project costs while spurring demand for its solar modules during the economic downturn. But First Solar isn’t in the business of holding onto these projects over the long term.… Read More »
Google today launched its popular Google Maps Navigation (beta) for older devices that use Android OS version 1.6 or higher. It debuted as a free feature on Android 2.0 (Droid) handsets a few weeks ago and was received with much enthusiasm. Now devices such… Read More »
AT&T today introduced a prepaid mobile broadband product that exactly matches the pricing of similar plans launched earlier this month by Verizon Wireless. I was skeptical of Verizon’s offering because it’s pretty pricey, and I’m not sold on AT&T’s either, but my colleague
I came to instant messaging (IM) late by many web worker’s standards. Spending time on some locked-down client sites meant that IM was never part my communications toolbox. However, when I started working with ISP and telecom clients, everybody wanted my IM details. At the… Read More »
Google last week took the wraps off its brand-new lightweight operating system, Chrome OS. Optimized to work with web apps, it makes the browser the center of the computing experience. Over on GigaOM Pro (subscription required), Ed Gubbins is pondering whether the new OS could… Read More »
I quit smoking four years ago, but before that, I was a dedicated smoker for a solid decade. Luckily, I never had any Mac trouble that would necessitate a warranty replacement during those 10 years, or I might’ve been out of luck. Apple has denied Applecare… Read More »
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