Video processing firm RGB Networks acquired mobile transcoding vendor Ripcode in an all-stock deal today. With the purchase, RGB will add Ripcode’s technology to its Video Multiprocessing Gateway device. RGB also revealed plans to go public in a year, and is currently valued about $200 million. Read More »
Archive for June 2010
CloudSwitch today launched the commercial version of its flagship product to help enterprise customers seamlessly move applications into the cloud. The startup claims that using it, applications from stack components to security protocols run in the cloud just as they do within the data center. Read More »
Now that solar rooftop panel maker Solyndra has ditched its IPO dreams are there other solar folks in line? According to Next Up! Research solar thermal startup eSolar, with an estimated valuation of close to $700 million, could be next on deck for an IPO. Read More »
Now that Google’s free telephone forwarding, screening and voicemail service Google Voice is open to anyone in the U.S., web workers are finding many creative ways to use it. Google Voice has an extensive list of features; here’re a few ideas on how to use them: Read More »
The folks at Skype are feeling all World Cup-y and have started a promotion designed to keep football fans in touch for free. Skype users in the U.S. can call any mobile or landline for free for the entire month; check the details for other countries. Read More »
iOS 4 brings a new way to organize apps on the iPhone. Previously, the only organization available was to separate the apps on different pages and flick between them. After a few pages of apps, it became harder to find the one you were looking for. Read More »
Verizon Wireless today introduces the Droid X, a successor to the popular Droid launched last October. Both Verizon and Motorola need a new Droid, but for different reasons. Verizon has no stock of high-end, new Android handsets and Motorola handset sales are slipping behind its competitors. Read More »
Built right in to OS X are easy-to-use screen and file sharing tools that let you access and share data across other computers on your network. Read More »
The GigaOM Network is at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco hosting our annual cloud computing-focused conference, Structure. Our live stream of the keynotes, panels and presentations starts at 8:30 a.m. So even if you weren’t able to make it to the show, enjoy! Read More »
White-label video management company thePlatform has expanded the number of connected devices that its customers can publish their videos to, adding features that will enable them to easily add distribution to new HDTV, Blu-ray players and other broadband-connected devices that viewers have in their living rooms. Read More »
Odds and ends from around the greentech web that we’re reading this morning. Read More »
My recent cross-country train trip was a lot of fun. I got to see family and some old friends, and came back relaxed, which is hard to do when flying these days. Here are some suggestions for a good vacation. Read More »
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