It’s not TV — it’s YouTube. HBO has released the full pilot for its new half-hour series How to Make It In America, set to premiere this Sunday, on a number of digital platforms for free, including YouTube and iTunes, through Feb. 20.… Read More »
Archive for February 2010
Millions in the northeast U.S. are under blankets of snow that have shut down many cities. Although trapped in the home by the storm, the use of mobile tech can make that experience easier with proper planning. Here’s how to weather the storm with tech. Read More »
Music bloggers are upset because they say Google deleted their blogs without warning as a result of DMCA claims about songs they posted. But some of the bloggers say they were given the tracks they posted by record labels themselves as a promotional effort. Read More »
Aspera today launched a version of its rapid file transport software for the iPhone, which will allow iPhone users to squeeze their picture and video files through the crappiest connection that AT&T may have to offer. The software makes 3G file transfers three times faster. Read More »
Apple just a few years ago became the leader in online music sales by offering a cheap, easy way to purchase songs and an attractive device on which to listen to them. Now, by halving the price of TV shows sold through iTunes,… Read More »
At a fundamental level, Google Buzz is already much more functional than Wave, if only because it talks to other things easily and with a minimum of hassle. Plus it lives in your Gmail, which is where a lot of us spend much of our day… Read More »
Some Android customers are fuming after discovering that Google Buzz isn’t fully functional on their handsets. The news underscores the growing problem of the splintering of Google’s mobile OS — and it’s a problem that will only increase as Android expands its global footprint. Read More »
It’s one thing for a company to score a utility deal to build a solar thermal power plant; it’s another thing entirely to get that solar project permitted, connected to transmission lines and financed, says Fred Morse, U.S. senior adviser to Abengoa Solar, the solar arm… Read More »
Google today announced an audacious plan to build what a cutting-edge broadband network. It is an experimental network, much like Google’s Wi-Fi network in the city of Mountain View, Calif. Google’s planned FTTH network won’t be cheap, but in the end it is worth the price. Read More »
Warner Music Group president Edgar Bronfman articulated yesterday what we’ve known for awhile: Major record labels have lost confidence in the free streaming model for music consumption. But while WMG may not be ready to pull content from Spotify, it can stall its stateside growth. Read More »
Fujitsu’s MH380 netbook sports a nice high-resolution display and an edge to edge keyboard that looks comfortable and well designed. So what’s not to like? For starters, the keyboard is only part of your input method — you’d better have small fingers for the mousepad. Read More »
MySpace, like all nightclubs past their prime, has hit its expiration date. The recent exit of CEO Owen Van Natta is a sign of a bigger problem: News Corp’s disinterest in digital media. Rupert Murdoch has moved on to the latest shiny shiny: tablets & eReaders. Read More »
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