Hulu is abandoning its plans for a launch in the UK — that’s the latest from the Telegraph on the U.S.-based online video site’s efforts to expand overseas. Despite spending more than a year in negotiations with UK broadcasters ITV, Channel… Read More »
Archive for April 2010
A long list of investors putting money in a jumbo-seed round earlier than ever is not uncommon these days. It’s not that there’s too few investments driving up demand; to the contrary, there are many young companies taking lots of money from lots of investors. Read More »
It may not be the perfect mobile device, but the Gorillapod Magnetic from Joby may be the perfect accessory for budding photographers. Joby has produced the Gorillapod flexible tripods for some time, but the magnetic feet on the new model can hold cameras just about anywhere. Read More »
Samsung may join Sony in building out televisions based on Google’s Android operating system, according to a report in the Korea Herald. An executive at the company, which is the largest manufacturer of TVs worldwide, said that Samsung is “examining the business… Read More »
Earlier today, Georgina detailed the method that she uses to find new contacts on Twitter. If her technique doesn’t suit you you could use a Twitter directory. A new services in this crowded space is 99Tribes, a “discovery engine” for people on Twitter. Read More »
Interested in finding out what information Facebook is sharing about you through its new open-graph API? Developer Ka-Ping Yee has come up with a simple tool that shows you everything the social network is sending to anyone whose app or service uses the new feature. Read More »
ETV Motors, an Israel-based startup backed by Quercus Trust, aims to license and sell lighter weight, higher energy density and higher efficiency enabling technologies for extended-range electric vehicles. It’s on the hunt for new funds and partners in California to get there. Read More »
The iPad has been a pretty big success so far, especially for a category-busting product. But investors and Apple users aren’t the only ones to have taken note of the product’s success. Read More »
Pixar’s Toy Story films have always managed to have grown-up appeal, thanks to playing on the feelings of nostalgia we all have for beloved-but-forgotten playthings. But for the upcoming third installment in the franchise, they’ve taken it one step further by introducing one of… Read More »
Building webscale applications is hampered by figuring out how to spread tasks out over thousands of computers without slowing things down or requiring too many people to keep things running. A Berkeley researcher hopes to solve some of those issues with a programming language called Bloom. Read More »
Android fragmentation isn’t getting any better, according to a new metrics report from AdMob. Traffic measurements show a relatively even split among the three Android versions, which causes issues for consumers and developers alike. Given the control of carriers and handset makers, what can Google do? Read More »
The smart grid demands an efficient, scalable communications hub — and SmartSynch’s GridRouter is the first tool uniquely positioned to act as such a hub. In short, the GridRouter enables the smart grid — on any network, software or device. Read More »
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