Any fan of Joss Whedon’s now-departed Dollhouse knows that the freakiest thing about the show wasn’t its dystopian neuropunk brain experiments, but the talent of its at-the-time-unknown supporting cast, who were challenged to create completely different characters on a weekly basis, but made it look… Read More »
Archive for March 2010
Whether it was its inability to cope with competition from Baidu or its moral outrage at the recent hacker attacks on its infrastructure, Google is the first Western company to say no to China. Did it do the right thing? Take our poll. Read More »
At SXSW, I asked several attendees for their web working advice as well as their favorite web app so far this year — not necessarily a new one, but one that they find themselves using all the time. Read More »
I must admit I rarely miss the consultant’s lifestyle I lived for so many years. Being one’s own boss has many rewards, but dealing with bad clients was too often not one of them. I learned to quickly recognize the worst clients and avoid them. Read More »
AT&T today announced a service package containing video, data and voice, but this time consumers can choose wireless or a landline for voice. This upends the idea that the next big ISP offering would be a quadruple play that included voice, video, data and mobility. Read More »
AT&T this morning confirmed it will carry Palm’s webOS devices, in addition to Dell’s Android-based Aero. Still, the network operator’s strategy is all about the iPhone. Here’s a quick breakdown of tier-one carriers’ current strategies. Read More »
Palm today announced the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are coming to AT&T’s network. Wi-Fi at AT&T hotspots is included but will that be enough to move webOS handsets? AT&T will have to help market the phones while Palm hopes to compete with Apple’s iPhone. Read More »
The disgruntled backlash over the installation of smart meters in a couple communities in the U.S. (currently Bakersfield, Calif., and Dallas, Texas) has rattled utilities, tech vendors and smart grid startups. In an attempt to start to create a better way to communicate with… Read More »
UPDATED: Anyone catching up on last week’s viral videos this morning might run into a unfortunate surprise: Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv, featuring a Ben Folds-esque gent named Merton serenading Chat Roulette users with improvised piano ditties, has been taken down from YouTube for… Read More »
Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis have raised a second fund at Atomico Ventures aimed at investing in early stage startups in Europe. With $165 million in its latest fund, I asked the two founders what Atomico wants to invest in next. Read More »
The free version of Phonebooth offers up a good variety of features: you get a local phone number for your business, an automated attendant to direct calls, voicemail-to-email transcriptions and other functionality that generally makes phone calls easier to manage. Read More »
More Must Reads
The Next iPhone: Are We Ready for 4G?
When the fanfare of the iPad launch begins to diminish, eyes will begin to look to the fast approaching summer and seek an updated iPhone. Though rumors of the iPhone 4.0 OS are circulating, there’s been little talk about what could be next for the iPhone… Read More »