Take yourself back to a simpler time when video games had fewer colors and their soundtracks were made up of bleeps and bloops! We’ll show you how to create an 8-bit video game sound (called a “chiptune”) out of any midi track using GarageBand. Read More »
Archive for May 2010
Apple’s iPhone production is ramping up to levels that suggest it’s “increasingly becoming carrier-agnostic” and could mean we’ll see a Verizon iPhone sooner than expected, according to one analyst. If such a deal is inked by year’s end, he sees quarterly sales rising to 17 million. Read More »
The smart grid may indeed become an opportunity that’s bigger than the Internet, but like the Internet, it won’t be without its stumbling blocks. Fortunately for us, web pioneers are unwittingly providing utilities and energy management firms with an education on privacy. Read More »
Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Epix and Nickelodeon are just a few of the video publishers that have created Flash-enabled websites that are optimized for viewing on Google Android devices, according to an Adobe Mobile Showcase page that has since been taken down. Read More »
The push to free up more public information and make government more transparent is one of the primary goals of the “Government 2.0″ movement. But sociologist Danah Boyd warned attendees at the recent Gov 2.0 conference that there is a downside to all this new transparency. Read More »
Apple’s iPad is now available internationally, a full 53 days after its original U.S. debut. This Friday morning early adopters around the world queued up in a bid to get their hands on the long-awaited tablet device. Read More »
The end of another week is upon us and that means it is time to share my week in Mobile Tech Manor with you. This week saw gadgets littering every surface in the Manor and I spent hours playing with them, er, evaluating them. Read More »
There are many reasons I love being a community manager: I get to meet interesting people; no two days are ever the same; and it’s a job that can be tailored to fit my interests. All of these things make it a great job. Read More »
A good iPhone app has to be simple, intuitive, responsive, and give users a compelling reason to use it. Unfortunately, there’s no recipe for how to write a simple, intuitive and compelling app. Writing a responsive app, however, is much easier. Read More »
Tesla Motors’ road to securing a production facility for its second-generation electric car, the Model S sedan, has been a long and at times bumpy one. Here’s a timeline for how it’s gotten — and plans to get — there. Read More »
You might hate the volcano for ruining your vacation, but geothermal, combined with hydrothermal power, means Iceland runs off of pretty much 100 percent clean energy. That’s the backbone for an entrepreneurial idea to create a green computing cloud courtesy of Icelandic startup Greenqloud. Read More »
5to1, a company founded by former Fox Interactive executives including Ross Levinsohn, is out raising funding again. The San Francisco-based startup helps publishers find better ads for their sites, and has raised the first $68,000 of what looks to be a $3.45 million convertible note. Read More »
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