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Archive for December 2009
TiVo, in response to an FCC request for comment on “video device innovation” yesterday, pointed to abuse by cable companies that put their own business considerations ahead of the best interests of consumers, and… Read More »
Adobe recently launched Acrobat Connect Pro 7.5, the latest version of its web conferencing service, and I’ve been spending some time using it recently. We get a chance to review our fair share of web conferencing tools here at WebWorkerDaily, and the big differentiator… Read More »
So last month I noticed another portable device charger in the Newer Technologies NuPower Charge & Sync. I’ve been using a review unit for the past week and I’m generally impressed by this $39.95 solution. The device itself is fairly light at just over three… Read More »
Sherlock Holmes is one of those timeless characters whose incarnations have been numerous — from a literary icon to an animated mouse to a swashbuckling superhero in the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. film. But yesterday, Babelgum uploaded four original Sherlock Homes adventures from… Read More »
Twitter announced this afternoon it has acquired Mixer Labs, a San Mateo, Calif.-based startup that recently launched GeoAPI, a reverse look-up service to help application makers know where their users are. Basically, developers get a layer of geo-goodness so they don’t have to build it themselves. Read More »
Time for our Wednesday feature that highlights some of the latest iPhone news. Earlier this week, I read about my6sense — a free iPhone application that helps float the most relevant RSS and social network information to the top of your reading list. I… Read More »
Evidence has emerged to back up the theory that Apple’s next iPhone iteration will have a 5-megapixel camera. It comes by way of DigiTimes, which reports that supplier OmniVision has received a sizable order for the parts necessary for the improvement. The current… Read More »
Bitgravity co-founder and former CTO Barrett Lyon has a new venture, which he recently introduced by announcing a round of funding from Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson, Storm Ventures and Greenwich Technology Associates. Lyon wouldn’t give much in the way of… Read More »
2009 has started to pack up its belongings and get ready for its journey into the history books. As such it’s time to slow down and spend more time with our respective families, and to reflect on things. I, like so many others, have been reflecting… Read More »
In planning to work from home, we consider in detail the technicalities, the home office setup, and all the fun, exciting things we’ll do to fill in all that extra time we’ll have. This is, after all, a lifestyle change, and there’s a lot to… Read More »
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