Here’s some of the best stories from last week, including a look at green IPOs on deck for 2010, a powerhouse LED startup, BYD’s big-name beta testers, software in GM’s Chevy Volt and what Bill Ford thinks will shape the green car industry. Read More »
Archive for April 2010
Android is fast becoming the smartphone platform du jour, as mobile browser Skyfire’s decision this week to drop development of its browser for the BlackBerry to concentrate on Android makes clear. Also this week, Verizon announced the arrival of the Android-based Droid Incredible. Read More »
Our posts about Google open sourcing its VP8 video codec have provoked a lot of discussion on NewTeeVee and across the web this week. There seem to be many different opinions out there on what this actually means. Will VP8 become the… Read More »
Today is the first day in a decade that I have no service on the Verizon phone network. The lying I was blasted with by Verizon employees while canceling my account made the process much easier on me than I thought it would be. Read More »
Molycorp, which mines of a group of metals known as rare earth elements used in hybrid vehicle batteries, wind turbines, compact fluorescent light bulbs and other technologies, filed with regulators Friday afternoon to raise up to $350 million in an IPO. Read More »
What I have learned about the animal kingdom in the last two weeks: They are not early adopters when it comes to technology. Witness the iPad. While videos of humans — baby humans, even! — happily using the iPad abounded within days of the device’s… Read More »
There’s a wave of hiring taking place in Silicon Valley, with tech companies adding staff by the hundreds or even thousands. That’s good for the technology sector, and it’s good news if you’re unemployed. But it could make life even harder for plenty of struggling startups. Read More »
Marvell is going to Hollywood next week in an effort to show the film industry what it’s missing because the U.S. has such slow broadband speeds. The chip firm wants the film industry to agitate for broadband speeds of up to 2.5 gigabits per second. Read More »
Do Apple Stores generate more product sales or do product sales generate more Apple Stores? The answer is probably both, but an Experian Simmons report out today may indicate that Apple targets retail locations where it already has a captive audience. Read More »
While looking for screencasting tools for a colleague, I stumbled across Capture Fox, a free Windows-only screen recording add-on for Firefox. It’s basic, but if you’re just looking for something to quickly capture a video of your screen with a voiceover, it’s worth checking out. Read More »
With the news that Google plans to open source On2′s VP8 codec next month, there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not it can emerge as the “one codec to rule them all,” as my colleague Stacey Higginbotham tweeted… Read More »
Dell is ramping up for the hot consumer slate market with two more Android-powered tablets on the horizon. Hopefully, these two devices aren’t hobbled by restrictions to the Android Market like some current devices. Read More »
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