Netflix may finally be readying itself for foreign markets, as it is looking to hire someone to head up the development of an international service. According to a job listing on the Netflix website, the subscription rental firm is seeking a… Read More »
Archive for April 2010
In a preview of its upcoming State of the Web report, Opera says that Apple’s iPhone is the currently the No. 3 device used by Opera Mini users worldwide. That’s a nice statistic, but the follow-up information doesn’t show that iPhone owners are leaving Safari behind. Read More »
Hazel is a preference pane from Noodlesoft that lets you perform actions on your folders based on certain criteria. Here’s a list of several things you can do with it and how to set them up. Read More »
Especially in this troubled economy, many small businesses and freelancers try to supplement their work with recurring revenue opportunities. This regularly billed income can help to ease the cash flow problems that are common with freelance work. Read More »
The Sprint EVO is looking like the Android phone to beat, at least it will be when it launches. The carrier has always stated availability in “summer 2010″, and as that is approaching it is no surprise to see Sprint hosting an event on May 12. Read More »
AOL is finally offloading ICQ, to a newly familiar name in the tech investing space, Digital Sky Technologies, for $187.5 million. Back in another era — in 1998 — AOL paid $407 million to buy ICQ. Read More »
First Solar’s U.S. utility solar domination plans continue: this morning the thin film solar darling announced that it plans to acquire NextLight, which owns 1,100 MW worth of solar projects in the Southwest, for $285 million. Read More »
Is there room for another browser on Android? Mozilla says yes with the first experimental release of Fennec for Android. I took it for a spin and it looks promising. But why does Mozilla want its browser on smartphones? The answer has to do with desktops. Read More »
Do you speak “social?” There is a lot of writing out there about the effects of social media on business, marketing, branding and customer services. But what about how social media communications is impacting our written communications, or even our oral communications? Read More »
Microsoft has inked a licensing agreement with HTC for its mobile phone patents that gives HTC access to “broad coverage” under Redmond’s portfolio. It comes in the shadow of Apple suing HTC for patent infringement, a move widely believed to be aimed at Google and Android. Read More »
Harbinger Capital partners has reportedly hired Sanjiv Ahuja, the former chief executive of Orange, the wireless unit of France Telecom, to run its planned Long Term Evolution wireless network. The private equity firm wants to construct a next-generation wireless network using both satellite and terrestrial components. Read More »
A new class of IT companies who count energy savings as one of their prime customer benefits has emerged. Here’s what the Mayfield fund is looking at in terms of computing energy efficiency innovation: Read More »
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