Communications networks are eating up a lot of power — and with the proliferation of online video and data-rich mobile applications, such consumption is set to climb even further. According to the Smart 2020 report, information and communication technology services are currently responsible for a full… Read More »
Archive for March 2010
Algae into fuels: It might be one of the great green hopes for weaning ourselves off fossil fuels, but it sure won’t come cheap. Aurora Biofuels, an Alameda, Calif.-based startup using biotechnology to create algae strains for biodiesel production, has just announced a new… Read More »
Have you been cooking up a great business idea for how to use IT to fight climate change? You need to enter our Green:Net 2010 Launchpad! We’re only accepting submissions until 5 p.m. PT on Friday, so make sure you and your colleagues enter soon. Read More »
Jibjab co-founders and brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis are pulling no punches in an interview that NewTeeVee reader and CinemaTech blogger Scott Kirsner was kind enough to pass on to us. Asked if advertising works for his industry, Gregg responds: “To support… Read More »
I had a fascinating conversation on the first day of SXSW with Ryan McCormack of Sequence. My question to him was something my own company struggles with: “Where does strategy end and where do tactics begin? And what’s the difference between goals and objectives?” Read More »
Android faces a fragmentation challenge with four different versions shipping on handsets today. Google can’t directly change this, but there are ways to combat it passively. And if you spot the pattern of its actions, you can see how Google is trying to resolve the issue. Read More »
Last week DynDNS released its beta support for Wide Area Bonjour and DNS Service Discovery. This means that if you own your own domain name, and you have a Custom DNS service with DynDNS, you can configure your Apple AirPort device (AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express… Read More »
Updated: Finally a reason not to complain about AT&T. The phone company says it will start selling a smart charger in May — dubbed the AT&T ZERO charger and made by Super Communications — that eliminates vampire power (wasted standby power). The concept is so… Read More »
Microsoft has taken a big step toward standards-based web video by announcing support for HTML5 and the H.264 encoding format in Internet Explorer 9, the next version of its web browser. At its MIX10 developers conference, Microsoft became the latest company… Read More »
Over on our sister blog jkOnTheRun, Kevin is reporting that ZumoDrive, a cloud file syncing and backup service, has made clients available for Android and WebOS devices, to add to the existing iPhone app and Windows, Mac and Linux clients. Read More »
Google contributes between 6 and 10 percent of the volume of traffic on the web, but it’s also using its own vast network to cut its costs and boost its ability to serve customers better, by direct peering and caching content near the edge. Read More »
How good are you at switching off from work? I’m not talking about turning off your web connection or letting your calls go to voicemail. I mean switching off mentally from the work you do every day. Read More »
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