May, 2010 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for May 2010

Over the past year, I’ve profiled a number of WWD readers, showing how broad the range of people who consider themselves to be “web workers” really is. Not only the web designers and bloggers that you might expect, but entrepreneurs, lawyers, dentists, cinematographers, marketers and more. Read More »

The good folks at Sprint dropped off the EVO 4G for me to share with you. The EVO has the 4.3-inch display that is simply beautiful. It’s also packing 4G that can be shared with up to 8 devices at once over the Mobile Hotspot. Read More »

 
 

Tesla’s latest filing with financial regulators fills in some of the gaps about its deal with Toyota and plans for the NUMMI facility. Tesla expects to pay about $42 million for the plant. The partnership with Toyota is a very limited one. Read More »

Want to play videos encoded with WebM, the new video format that Google open sourced at its developers conference last week? Well, look no further: The new version of VLC supports WebM playback. Another feature included in the new release is hardware decoding for H.264 videos. Read More »

Many users have Keynote, part of Apple’s iWork suite, but don’t have (or even need) an image editing application like Photoshop. Thankfully, Keynote has image editing capabilities built in as part of the application! Read More »

The mobile VoIP market is seen growing to 100 million users by 2012, according to the latest research from UK-based Juniper Research. Which means incumbent phone companies will soon be looking to buy their way into the space — good news for VoIP startups. Read More »

I was recently interviewed by Betsy Talbot of Married With Luggage, who wanted to know how I managed to bring big projects to completion so quickly. Here are the biggest three steps for me in getting things done. Read More »

There was a push and pull throughout the TechCrunch Disrupt conference this week about the role investors play in Internet startups. Sometimes, it’s worth it to find an investor who’s willing to invest at a big valuation and leave a company alone. Read More »

Today on the Net: Fox Mobile launches a Hulu lookalike for mobile devices with 25 content partners, Rogers formally launches its On Demand Online TV Everywhere service with 1,500 hours of content and Mediacom taps Clearleap to manage VOD and ads in its local markets Read More »

YouTube Leverages Google Moderator for Discussions

Comments on YouTube can be pretty rowdy at times. Good thing that YouTube publishers now have a new tool at their disposal to surface good contributions, guide the discussion and even get some interesting feedback on their own work, thanks to YouTube’s integration of Google Moderator. Read More »

Are you enjoying an all-you-can eat 3G data plan on Verizon Wireless? The buffet is over when Verizon’s 4G LTE network arrives later this year. At that point, the menu will change to one of tiered pricing, shifting the usage forecasting burden to consumers. Read More »

Apple, for a long time, was the David to Microsoft’s Goliath. Until now. Thanks to the iPod, as of yesterday’s market close, Apple is worth more in terms of market value than its longtime rival. Read More »

More Must Reads

BYD, the China-based battery giant turned electric car developer, has just struck a deal with Germany’s Daimler to form a 50-50 joint venture focused on researching and developing an electric vehicle for the Chinese market, and launching it “as soon as possible.” Read More »

Sprint EVO 4G buyers may want to grab Fring in the Android Market when you get your phone. That front-facing camera is tailor-made for video chatting, and Fring is already out to take advantage of it. Fring brings full chat functionality to many phones currently. Read More »

I spent the last week attending webinars. The topics were compelling enough that I carved out an hour at a time to attend. Each webinar used different technology solutions, and they were all “interactive” via emailed or IM’ed questions. Every single one of them was awful. Read More »

Google Buzz, which stumbled out of the gate due to privacy concerns, has made up for lost time by adding an average of a feature every week, says product manager Todd Jackson. The newest feature to be rolled out is a “reshare” button for the service. Read More »

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