Time Warner Cable and News Corp.’s fight over retransmission fees for broadcast channels brings up hard questions on the business model of providing over-the-air television. Honest answers to those questions could lead the way for the FCC to repurpose broadcasters’ spectrum for mobile broadband. Read More »
Archive for December 2009
Updated with comment from Crackle: For a few months now, plenty of buzz has been circulating about the Crackle-produced The Bannen Way, a gritty noir web series created by Mark Gantt and Jesse Warren that was set to launch on Jan. 6 (a date proudly… Read More »
The word yesterday that Sprint was going to roll out a new webOS update turned out to be true. Last night, my Palm Pre was updated to version 1.3.5, with no issues. It may be wishful thinking, but the performance of the Pre definitely feels… Read More »
You don’t have to buy a new television to get a new HDTV, according to KWorld. Its new External ATSC/QAM TVBox HDMI Edition (SA295-Q DE) can turn your existing LCD monitor into a fully functional high-definition television, with no computer required. The… Read More »
When a startup files an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering, it opens up info galore about the private company’s history, finances and strategy. We dug through the more than 230-page document filed yesterday by biocatalyst developer… Read More »
One of my “vacation” projects was to do some Twitter housecleaning. I needed to unfollow a lot of people who weren’t following me on one of my accounts. Twitter, as you know, provides no built-in options for filtering followers, mass unfollowing, or mass reciprocating (following… Read More »
Nokia stepped up its fight against Apple by filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission claiming Cupertino is violating seven patents. It’s just the latest move in a space that’s sure to see an increase in legal activity in the coming months. Read More »
When I first saw the Camangi WebStation appear in folks’ hands, I was excited as it looks like a very nicely constructed tablet. It almost looks like a giant iPhone, with solid lines all around. The verdict is still out on whether it’s the… Read More »
OpenGoo, the free self-hosted version of Feng Office (a suite of open-source online collaboration tools that Darrell liked when he reviewed it back in May) has been renamed as Feng Office Community Edition, neatly consolidating all of the products under one brand, and… Read More »
Developer Ron Ilan built a site called Totlol that features a moderated selection of YouTube videos appropriate for kids. He hoped to build a business on it, but he says it was the folks at YouTube who put the kibosh on that idea. Read More »
Yhe Apple tablet isn’t going to be a tablet computer at all, really, according to the Quick PWN blog. If you believe Quick PWN contributor Hans’ inside sources, the Apple iSlate, as he maintains it will indeed be called, is more aimed at… Read More »
Here’s an issue that I think will greatly effect startups building the next-generation of home energy management tools over the next couple of months: Many utilities won’t be turning on the wireless communication chips (most often the wireless standard ZigBee) in their smart meters until well… Read More »
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