The iPhone OS provides no way to interact directly with documents or other files stored on the phone, rendering the device’s owners dependent on application developers to add to their apps methods to work with files. iPhone Explorer addresses that glaring oversight, and it’s free. Read More »
Archive for February 2010
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I’ve found that some people can very easily get their back up when attempts are made to point out their grammar weaknesses. Maybe it feels like being reprimanded in school. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, and the same sentiment applies with grammar,… Read More »
Viacom Beats Q4 Estimates; CEO Philippe Dauman, coming off a 4 percent decline in domestic advertising sales in the fourth quarter, said he expects the ad climate to improve in the first quarter. (Multichannel News) Adobe’s Flash 10.1 Coming to Smart Phones; the latest version of… Read More »
When it comes to building solar thermal plants — massive projects that use mirrors and lenses to harness the sun’s heat for power — in California’s deserts, some of the more offbeat hurdles can be the biggest stumbling blocks. Take the cute animal catch:
Over the last few years Mobile World Congress, the mobile phone industry trade show, has experienced a shift from being about mobile phones to being about always-on connectivity. Mobile broadband has changed the value of the mobile ecosystem and thus the players who care about it. Read More »
The end of the week means it’s time to share the week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. This week saw a little laptop arrive, and I tested (and quit using) a new browser. The Kindle gained new respect from me, deservedly so. Read More »
In July of 2007, while working for online video news site The Daily Reel, I interviewed director Shane Felux at the San Diego Comic-Con about Trenches, an exciting-sounding web series he’d just finished shooting for the ABC-owned Stage 9 Media. Trenches was an ambitious… Read More »
If you still haven’t made up your mind yet about Buzz, here are some useful tips for customizing and automating the service so that it can work with your other social networks. We’ll also look at some ways to share messages and links via Buzz with… Read More »
Google Maps now has a series of “labs” features, allowing users to enable or disable enhancements such as aerial imagery (in certain locations only), as well as drag-and-zoom, smart zoom, location-based features, a satellite-imagery guessing game and other new options. Read More »
Online video has largely succeeded at many of its goals: It is democratizing media and encouraging a culture of sharing and participation. It’s pushing the television industry to modernize and become more interactive. It’s freeing content from time schedules and repressive windows. It’s driving cable companies… Read More »
Vectrix, the electric scooter maker that shut down last year after more than a decade without a profit, is getting ready to rise from the grave of bankruptcy. China-based GP Batteries bought much of the startup’s assets after it filed for Chapter 11… Read More »
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