January, 2010 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for January 2010

Is the $490 price-tag of the enTourage eDGe electronic book reader holding you back from ordering? Maybe a bit of free, useful software will lessen the budgetary pain. enTourage today announced that the eDGe will ship with integrated Documents To Go from DataViz, which… Read More »

Joule Biotechnologies — the folks behind the unusual hybrid solar-biofuel technology that officially launched last year — say they will build their first pilot plant in Leander, Texas and it will be operational within the first half of this year. That puts the 3-year-old… Read More »

 
 

Comcast said today that it will bundle a subscription to Norton’s antivirus software for its business and residential broadband customers, adding yet another perk for broadband subscribers. As competition increased in some markets, providers are luring customers with more perks. Read More »

Does owning a Kindle or a Nook make you more likely to buy and read books? According to a new survey, while e-reader owners are still a relatively small proportion of the population, almost half of them say they are reading more books. Read More »

What happens when you combine an “old school” netbook with cutting edge mobile broadband? You get a subsidized netbook deal with WiMAX, of course! Liliputing caught an eyeful of just such a deal on the Clear website. And if you live in a… Read More »

YouTube has announced its first worldwide sports deal, confirming that it will stream Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches live online. Beginning on March 12, all 60 matches of the 45-day IPL tournament will be streamed on a dedicated YouTube channel at Read More »

A Coworking Experiment

Anyone who web works from home knows that the flip side to all of that comfort and freedom is the sense of isolation that can overcome you from time to time. There are a couple of ways to get out and find other people. Some workers… Read More »

When we met with Lenovo at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, we took a video look at the latest gear. That smartbook still has me intrigued, but we’ll have to see how the market reacts when the SkyLight arrives. Afterwards we caught a… Read More »

Have you ever wanted to host a video chat over Skype with more than two participants? How about sharing documents or presentations while chatting in real time? Well video conferencing startup ViVu has got you covered, with a new plugin that will allow… Read More »

Ifbyphone acquired Cloudvox in a tie-up of players on the fast-changing Internet voice field. We’ll see more consolidation in the space as voice transitions from traditional networks toward an all-IP universe — and as traditional network operators try to differentiate their offerings. Read More »

In a week from now, Apple may announce a new kind of a tablet-styled computing device that has more names than Black Eyed Peas has hits. But the important question for me is what’s inside. Today we have some details on device’s innards. Read More »

For cost-related reasons, developing countries have mostly skipped traditional telephone infrastructure and got their first communications via cellular. Similarly, countries that have not built out the power grid to much of their population completely skip the traditional power infrastructure and turn to distributed solar for power. Read More »

More Must Reads

The last quarter of 2009 was breathtaking in terms of pace for the mobile market. Most of what happened, I either read about or covered in my writing. But somehow, I missed some key bits that I just picked up in the latest GigaOm… Read More »

This coffee break is not the kind I usually take. I simply wanted a change of scenery while working, something I recommend all home workers do from time to time. So I’m working in the breakfast nook at home, but I am using the Acer Aspire… Read More »

Forrester has observed a “new behavior” of social technology usage, and made a new category to describe such users: “conversationalists.” The group is 56 percent female, moreso than any other group, with 70 percent aged 30 and older. Read More »

Just when you thought life was cruel and not worth living, a new round of hope and happiness has begun livestreaming via Ustream. Yep, a new litter of Shiba Inu puppies were born on Jan. 16, 2010, and mama Kita’s five new offspring are… Read More »

Those of you who love the TripIt service for tracking your travels know that having a good app on your smartphone can make that a real productivity tool. The folks at TripIt have just let us know that the BlackBerry app is now available… Read More »

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