March, 2010 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for March 2010

YouTube has done away with a feature designed to make it easier for users to share what they were watching with their friends in real time. After less than a year of testing, the Realtime Toolbar, which was rolled out to a limited number of users,… Read More »

 
 

At first glance, 5050biz.com looks a lot like LinkedIn. So I asked the folks at 5050biz the obvious question: if I’m already on LinkedIn, as a lot of web workers are, what does 5050biz have to offer me? Read More »

The buzz surrounding the belief we’ll see the Nexus One appear on Verizon today clearly demonstrates the popularity of the Android platform, and the desire to see the best Android phone on the Verizon network. The thought of a Verizon Nexus One running Skype is awesome. Read More »

A string of recent events has helped to focus a strong — and not too favorable — light on the growing amount of software embedded in the cars we drive: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak made headlines last month complaining that his Prius had a… Read More »

Justin.tv has finally come out with an iPhone app that will allow its viewers to watch video streams from the mobile device. But while the just-released app is a big step forward for the live streaming startup, Justin.tv still has a long way to go… Read More »

Today I made a visit to the doctor that restored my hearing, a medical practice that is outfitted with Tablet PCs. In spite of having Tablet PCs everywhere I looked, all were being used as laptops. The pen functionality was not needed, and a wasted expense. Read More »

Are you smarting from a huge NCAA tournament upset that rattled your bracket? How about a far easier pick — will Google launch the Nexus One for Verizon Wireless tomorrow? Odds are pretty based on tomorrows CTIA tip-off. Read More »

Sonic Solutions is growing the amount of on-demand TV content it will have available through its Roxio CinemaNow service, striking a deal with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution that will allow it to sell TV shows the day after they air on TV.… Read More »

If you have hundreds or even thousands of songs in your iTunes library, then it’s more than likely there are some songs which you’ve forgotten you even own — you can’t listen to every single one at the same time, after all. By using iTunes’ Smart Playlist… Read More »

Nozbe, the online Getting Things Done (GTD)-based project management tool, announced integration with Evernote last week. This is yet another worthy third-party integration where a service benefits from the power and flexibility Evernote offers. Read More »

Dell is the latest vendor to jump into the U.S. smartphone market. The company’s Aero handset for AT&T features the Android operating system, large touchscreen and support for Adobe’s Flash Lite. The Android version number is unknown, but the phone will have a customized UI. Read More »

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Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, has taken a shine to an idea from a Silicon Valley startup to capture and recycle carbon emissions. The coal giant announced today that it has invested $15 million into 3-year-old Calera, which has developed technology to capture… Read More »

This weekend at DEMO a startup called Gwabbit launched a web-based contact syncing service. In seeing the name, I instantly thought of Kwedit, another tech startup whose oh-so-cutesy name makes me want to … well … womit. Startups, please don’t do this to your users. Read More »

CEO: Comcast Won’t Discriminate Against Competitor’s Web Programming; Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts says his company will not discriminate against Web programming by competitors, but makes no promises about putting all, or any, new programming on the Web. (Broadcasting & Cable) ESPN Begins Cross Media Research Program… Read More »

What Health Care Reform Means for Climate Legislation: The passage of health care reform marks, “an enormous accomplishment. But to pass a climate bill of comparable scope, there would have to be the same kind of patient, sustained effort from Dem leadership in the face of… Read More »

Craving more storage in your phone? SanDisk is happy to oblige with tomorrow’s announcement of a 32GB microSDHC memory card. It comes with a 5-year warranty and plenty of space, but it won’t come cheap — the MSRP for this tiny card is is hefty. Read More »

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