Social, Mobile and New Commerce — that doesn’t addup to the third wave of anything. It is the natural evolution of the Internet. It was obvious in 2002 that with more broadband, more devices and more people, the Internet revolution, which began in 1995 would continue. Read More »
Archive for May 2010
According to a study released, almost 17 percent of current Verizon customers have an “extreme interest” in getting an iPhone. This connotes a huge financial return for Verizon when you realize that Verizon has 90 million customers. There is a lot of money at stake here. Read More »
Ever wondered how live streaming companies can possibly make any money? Well, how about this for a clue: Ustream announced its new Global Production Services division today, offering offers professional streaming services for concerts, conferences and other events. Live streaming a gig costs $20,000 a night. Read More »
I can’t open my email without see a new cloud-based startup pitch (or three), which is why this year at Structure 2010, we’re adding a new feature: the Launchpad. See which 11 companies you could meet this June in San Francisco. Read More »
Skywatch Energy, a stealthy solar startup backed by Vinod Khosla has rebranded as Cogenra Solar and plans to officially launch in July, the company’s CEO Gilad Almogy, told us on Monday at Khosla Venture’s LP meeting in Sausalito, Calif. Read More »
The season finale of Lost yesterday was seen by 13.5 million viewers in the U.S., plus millions more around the globe through an unprecedented simulcast aimed at preventing P2P piracy. Pundits may think that’s weak, since earlier episodes of had up… Read More »
The T-Mobile HSPA+ network expansion continues as three more areas of the U.S. can take advantage of the faster 3G speeds. Or are they “4G speeds” as T-Mobile is now claiming? My previous hands-on experience with both HSPA+ and WiMAX can answer that question. Read More »
Is there room for another proprietary mobile platform and application store? Samsung believes there is and it launched its Wave handset with the Bada operating system in Europe, even after the company said it would use Android to power more than half of its future handsets. Read More »
Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors and onetime frontman for the plug-in Chevy Volt, never seemed a likely candidate to spend his retirement laying low and playing golf. Well now we know of at least one of the projects “Maximum Bob” will be taking… Read More »
When evaluating if a move to Mac was possible, I created a list of the software tools that I used on a day-to-day basis, and then looked for replacements on the Mac side of the fence, as it’s the software that determines my productivity. Read More »
The IdeaPad Y460 is a 14.1-inch notebook that is very thin and mobile. You don’t think of mobile in the 14-inch size, but this notebook fits the description. The unit is not much bigger than the screen, and weighs roughly the same as a 13-inch MacBook. Read More »
Hulu content won’t play on Google TV devices – or will it? A new hack that makes it possible to view Hulu videos on Android phones with Android 2.2 and Flash 10.1 raises more questions about the viability of content restrictions for the Google TV platform. Read More »
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