Verizon today unveiled new pricing plans that reduce the cost of voice while keeping one’s overall bill about the same by making data plans mandatory on many popular phones. It also plans to reduce the number of phones it carries, to 50 from a current 80-plus. Read More »
Archive for January 2010
It’s the end of the week and we know what that means kiddos, time to share how I spent my time since our last visit. And that visit was a long time ago given the holidays and that big trade show in the desert. Besides… Read More »
Ever wished you could have helped make Star Wars IV: A New Hope? Well, that was the dream Casey Pugh, an early employee of Vimeo who now works for Boxee, made come alive for indie filmmakers in the online video world. Using the Vimeo API,… Read More »
For a while there, it looked like 2010 might be the first banner year for solar stocks since 2007. It still could be, although this week is showing that, if solar does make a comeback this year, it’s not going to happen with out some sudden… Read More »
Battery maker A123Systems and plug-in car startup Fisker Automotive, which announced a new partnership on Thursday, seem like natural dance partners. Each exists as an outsider in an entrenched industry, they’re both gearing up for a ramp up in 2011 and they share one mega… Read More »
Skype in an FCC filing said that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and promoting “investment, jobs and innovation.” It applauds the FCC’s broadband proposals but wants to keep wireless broadband networks open for VoIP services. Read More »
All right, this is it: No more iPhone app review shows. You hear that, guys? It’s done. For as much a boom industry as it might be, devoting many many series to covering emerging new programs and technologies for the mobile… Read More »
Cake Financial, a social web service for sharing stock portfolios, has been acquired by E-Trade. The service is to be shut down, information destroyed and account payments reimbursed — but so far, no word on the move from the acquirer itself. Read More »
An internal employee incentive program aimed at Intel retail salespeople seems to have let the cat out of the bag about a major upcoming revision to Apple’s MacBook Pro line, according to AppleInsider. If the flyer detailing the program is accurate, the MacBook Pro… Read More »
Don’t expect to watch the 2010 Winter Olympics live online — unless you like cross-country skiing. NBC Sports has released its coverage schedule for the Vancouver games, and once again, it has made the decision to keep marquee events from being shown live… Read More »
For me, 2009 was marked by big work changes, and these precipitated big lifestyle changes. I went from working full-time in a city office as a copywriter to freelancing as a journalist and editor entirely from home. That’s right: as publications the world over raced… Read More »
As much I like to organize and take care of my gear, I’m not overly obsessive about it. Maybe I would be if I had this Laptop Case and Organizer sold by Frontgate. For $129 you get a neoprene gadget bag that accommodates a laptop up… Read More »
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