The underpinnings are already being laid for an Internet of things that will bring connectivity to everything from consumer electronics to pets. But a wide variety of challenges from privacy to platforms, must be met as we move toward an always-on, always-connected society. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
If you’re like me, in addition to tracking lots of RSS feeds, there are a few go-to blogs that you like to read everything they publish. Unfortunately RSS feed readers can let them get lost in the crowd, but Blogshelf for the iPad handles them nicely. Read More »
Today on the Net: NBC creates an ad network for its owned and operated local stations, the iOScars have been announced to honor innovative videos shot on the iPhone 4 and Starz is shuttering Overture Films and handing over marketing and distribution to Relativity Media. Read More »
Feel like jailbreaking your Apple iOS device? Fearful that Apple will set the law on you if you do? Fear not, because a decision just rendered by the U.S. Copyright Office now allows you to legally jailbreak your device for a number of purposes. Read More »
Today the U.S. Copyright Office clarified how it plans to enforce the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, making new exemptions for things like jailbreaking iPhones. But “jailbreaking is legal” is not what the ruling said. It simply said jailbreaking is not a violation of copyright law. Read More »
Perhaps you’d like to provide your team with a list of links to give them some background information on an upcoming project, or you have a collection of inspirational blog designs that you’d like to share with your followers on Twitter. That’s where URList can help. Read More »
Verizon has integrated Clearleap’s content management technology into its architecture to deliver cloud-based video with its video-on-demand architecture. Clearleap’s technology is being used to streamline production for FiOS 1 VOD content to provide hyper-local content such as news, sports, traffic and weather to its subscribers. Read More »
AT&T today launched a free Wi-Fi zone in downtown Charlotte, N.C., following the launch of a similar hotspot zone in New York City just two months ago. The carrier is looking at the Wi-Fi pilot program to help offload data hungry smartphones from its 3G network. Read More »
HTC, maker of many Android phones, has seen top phones like the Incredible failing to meet demand due to a shortage of AMOLED screens. The company announced today it will be switching to Sony’s Super LCD (SLCD) displays in future phones, including the Nexus One. Read More »
At high noon on Tuesday, General Motors plans to detail just what it will take for consumers to land an extended-range electric Chevy Volt in their garage or driveway, releasing new info on pricing and the ordering process. Read More »
Our next installment in our Back to School guide is aimed at iPhone and iPod users. Check out some of our picks for must haves, cool gadgets, and more to get you set for the new school year that will be sooner than you’d like. Read More »
More Must Reads
Holy Grails, Windmills, and Serious Writing On the iPad
Writing apps on the iPad have become a Holy Grail for me. I’ve tried them all. Serious Writing on the iPad, I felt, needed Serious Tools. All the apps did most of the things I felt were necessary. But that one true app eluded me. Read More »