The number of businesses and interest groups lobbying Congress on climate change issues ballooned in 2009. While greentech investors still make up a relatively small portion of the climate lobby, they’re upping the ante on Capitol Hill as the Senate considers climate legislation, according to a
Archive for December 2009
The Rocketboom empire today launched its first foray into the scripted scene, over four years after creating a name for itself as one of the early pioneers in nonfiction web video. The Suffersons, a low-key domestic comedy created by Blair Singer, will… Read More »
Hulu has grown a huge audience this year, but what happens when you compare its business to the feature film world? The social media marketing firm Buzzpoint sent us a well-designed yet daunting infographic they made while wondering when Hulu might finally become a… Read More »
Welcome to our newest Monday feature — Android Ecosystem! We’ve provided a lot of coverage of the HTC Sense interface on Android phones, as it is very well done; what we’ve been wondering is how the next version of Sense will look, since HTC is going to… Read More »
The second batch of tickets for the third annual Crunchies awards ceremony — to be held on Jan. 8 at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco — goes on sale today, starting at noon PST. You can still vote for finalist tech people, products and companies. Read More »
I have a confession to make. Though I am not one of the small percentage of teleworkers who work in the nude, my office attire consists of pajamas and shirts that are often frayed… Read More »
Cablevision has soft-launched a new automated sign-in process that allows its customers to log into its Wi-Fi network that covers Long Island and New York City venues like Madison Square Gardens. Result: Average weekly sessions are up from 200,000 per week to over 300,000 per week. Read More »
As the ramp-up towards the January launch of Microsoft’s Azure platform reaches a crescendo, the software giant, of all companies, could be the most significant revenue driver for the cloud in 2010. Here are several reasons why. Read More »
Earth, Wind & Fire: A Phoenix, Ariz.-based company called Solar Southwest Technology aims to power compressed air energy storage with surplus wind energy generated at night, rather than coal. To heat the air so it expands and drives turbine blades better, Solar Southwest is using solar… Read More »
Bolstered by arrival of the 3GS, launch of in-app purchasing and push notifications, the iPhone apps of 2009 have become richer and more robust experiences. Across 11 categories, here were this year’s standouts. Read More »
If you’re on the go, there are several options for managing and synchronizing your files, but Nomadesk manages to stand out from the crowd with several handy features. The service uses a desktop application to manage files (available in both Windows and Mac flavors),… Read More »
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come from all over the world to crowd into Times Square and spend hours without food or bathrooms to listen to live music, revel in the excitement of a New Year and most importantly, to watch… Read More »
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