With stimulus grant and federal loan winners under the gun to meet ambitious timelines tied to their funds and a new generation of battery electric vehicles poised to launch within a matter of months, we’ve updated our U.S. battery build-out map. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
The amount of online video that consumers watch is growing rapidly, but Comcast doesn’t see that growth as a competitive threat to its cable business, according to an FCC filing it submitted in response to critics of its proposed NBC Universal joint venture yesterday. Read More »
Nokia reported quarterly sales of 111.1 million devices but profits still plunged amid declining average selling price per handset. The company expects to lose market share in 2010 but feels it is well positioned with its N8 smartphone. But why no mention of MeeGo this year? Read More »
As more demands are placed on you, tasks that once seemed extremely important become trivial. You have one hundred things to do and a limited amount of time to do them in. So the question becomes, what do you give up? Read More »
Union Square Ventures managing partner Fred Wilson’s blunt opinions on the tech industry were on display today at the Geo-Loco conference in San Francisco. And he had some compelling justifications for his insults, even if they were mainly targeted at competitors of his portfolio companies. Read More »
Mark Zuckerberg came to life Thursday night at the Computer History Museum in an interview about “The Facebook Effect.” Maybe he just felt comfortable in the setting — an edifice constructed for the purpose of paying tribute to geeks and their contributions to the world. Read More »
The guy who’s flying around the track in our latest episode of Green Overdrive makes “the most interesting man in the world,” look rather dull. That would be Tim Collins, 70-year-old investment banker and founder of electric vehicle startup Kleenspeed. Read More »
Twitter has decided to put the millions it has raised to use building its own data center, according to a blog posted this evening by the messaging service. The data center will be located around Salt Lake City, Utah and should come online in the fall. Read More »
Not only is Netflix aware of the competitive threat Hulu poses, but it is committed to fighting back by offering its own mix of exclusive and non-exclusive TV content. As a result, expect even more deals that let Netflix stream full seasons of TV shows online. Read More »
At the of 2009, Pandora had 43 million listeners. On April 1, 2010 that number had grown to 50 million. In less than three months, it has added 10 million new listeners. What’s behind Pandora’s growth? Hint, it is not the browser. Instead look elsewhere. Read More »
The number of “enhanced e-books” is currently few and far between, but this is quickly changing, as is our perception of the book itself. The world of publishing can expect some interesting times as authors look to new ways of expressing themselves. Read More »
I recently spent a few hours kicking the tires of Google’s Android App Inventor with my 12-year old son Tyler, and found the toolset to be fun and easy. It has limitations but it offers a great way to learn more about mobile app programming. Read More »
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