April, 2010 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for April 2010

The folks at workingProgram have just released a new version of their time tracking tool Qlockwork, and to celebrate have kindly offered us three licenses of the app (which retails for $49.95) to give away. Read More »

Palm has put itself for sale, and Wall Street estimates that the company could fetch $1 billion or more from the likes of HTC. They are wrong, however, for Palm is on a fast track to nowhere, thanks to the smartphone monsters: Apple and Google. Read More »

 
 

Nike’s new Tiger Woods commercial is going viral in a massive way, according to new stats from Visible Measures. The clip, which features Tiger looking into the camera while his father’s voice states the wish to “find out what… Read More »

When you’re introduced as one of Warren Buffett’s most trusted advisors, and possible successor, your opinions carry a lot of weight. That’s the classic intro for David Sokol, Chairman of the MidAmerican Energy Holdings, who says he doesn’t support the Waxman Markey Climate bill. Read More »

Although intended for use as a companion or lifestyle device, Apple’s iPad has the makings of a primary computer for those with limited requirements. Steve Rubel has a week of iPad-only usage under his belt and it’s working out better than you might expect. Read More »

Google Buzz has launched Buzz buttons that web site publishers can add to their pages to make it easier for readers to share content on the Gmail-based social network. GigaOM is one of the launch partners for this new feature, along with several other media outlets. Read More »

Nearly a year after the last MacBook Pro update, and months after Intel launched its latest mobile CPU, Apple has added Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs to the MacBook Pro…or at least most of them. Read More »

Chrysler and NASA plan to share data and research related to battery systems, energy storage, materials engineering, radar, robotics and other technologies over the next three years as part of a new alliance announced this morning. Read More »

All focus on Apple may be aimed at the iPad and the new iAd service but for Cupertino it’s still business as usual. A refreshed line of MacBooks has appeared to keep Apple’s core business chugging along. The MacBooks get faster processors and longer battery life. Read More »

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Webcasting and virtual event firm ON24 is adding new social features to its webcasting platform in an effort to drive deeper engagement between audience members and webcast participants. The new social webcasting tools will connect users through group chat, hosted Q&A discussions, and integration… Read More »

After much debate and speculation as to whether or not Apple would accept it, Opera’s mobile browser, known as Opera Mini, is now finally available for the iPhone and can be downloaded from the App Store. Read More »

I can’t be the only person on Earth who, when I need information, heads to Good Ol’ Google and is sometimes frustrated by the results I get. Of course, there are other research tools I can use, too — social networks being one of them. Read More »

SpringSource, a division of VMware, purchased an open-source cloud messaging company today behind the RabbitMQ software. The purchase of Rabbit Technologies Ltd. is another effort by VMware to become the operating system for enterprise clouds and add value to its commoditized hypervisor. Read More »

If you’re itching to sell a greentech company, it’s looking like there’s better odds in the smart grid sector as of late. This morning utility gear provider Cooper Industries announced that it has bought up wireless smart grid startup Eka Systems. Read More »

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