The HP 2730p is one of the best Tablet PCs ever produced, and the new 2740p retains the strengths of the older version while adding a touch screen option. The convertible notebook is highly configurable, including new Core i5 and Core i7 processor options. Read More »
Archive for February 2010
UPDATE Babelgum founder Silvio Scaglia was taken into custody by Italian police last Friday. Law enforcement officials had issued a warrant for Scaglia’s arrest earlier last week as the result of a wide-scale money laundering investigation, and he is expected to be… Read More »
This week I read some interesting, some bizarre, some funny but mostly mind stimulating articles. Here is a short selection that includes a must read post about the rise of narrative in social networks and a fascinating presentation by graphic designer Nicholas Felton. Read More »
Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. E-book readers get announced all the time, but rarely do we see them hit the market on schedule. Is there a component shortage? Read More »
At the launch event of fuel cell company Bloom Energy last week General Colin Powell, who is on the board of directors for Bloom Energy and a limited partner for venture firm Kleiner Perkins, talked about his experiences of working with Bloom and his vision… Read More »
Google has launched a new feature in Street View that allows users to navigate through a virtual 3D panorama of a location using photos that have been uploaded through Panoramio and Flickr. The feature is similar to Microsoft’s Photosynth, but is available to anyone with Flash. Read More »
An Italian court found three Google executives guilty of privacy violations for a video uploaded to the company’s site, focusing attention on a key question: Is Google a service provider or a media company? And if it’s the latter, what responsibility does it have for content? Read More »
Last week, one of the stranger controversies to arise during the Olympics had nothing to do with authentication, thanks to commentators on the men’s figure skating competition, who strongly insinuated that sixth-place finisher Johnny Weir might be “too gay” for the sport. Johnny Weir’s own… Read More »
As they did during the earthquake in Haiti and other natural disasters, social-media tools such as Twitter and various other web resources have become a key source of information on what is happening to the country. Here is a partial list of some of those resources. Read More »
The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. Microsoft has confirmed details on the new Windows Phone Starter Edition. Adobe will not provide Flash for WinMo 6.5 as previously thought. Read More »
Bloom Energy Week: Here’s my live coverage of the Bloom Energy unveiling, my thoughts on why Bloom Energy is and isn’t the Google of greentech, Bloom Energy By the Numbers, 10 Things to Know About Bloom Energy, and how Bloom Energy’s… Read More »
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