If you’re like me and still using Firefox, It’s now possible to sync your browser data to your iPhone or iPod touch with the new, free Firefox Home app. There was some uncertainty as to whether Apple would okay this app, but it has been approved. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
A few years ago, the British government claimed that by 2012 it would have minimum broadband speeds of 2 Mbps available across the country. That target has now been shifted to 2015. Officials hold lack of funding for slow progress. Read More »
AT&T is deploying pair bonding throughout its DSL network as a means to bring U-Verse to more subscribers in 122 of its markets in 22 states. But before anyone gets excited, the upgrade will not boost speeds and will be about three years late. Wheee! Read More »
Power grids that emerged unscathed from the recent heat wave in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have demand response companies to thank, and proved it’s a good idea to get the demand response word out when the electrical grid starts feeling the strain. Read More »
How long should you expect a plug-in car battery — the most expensive part of the vehicle — to last before dwindling storage capacity or other problems leave you longing for a replacement? This question opens a hornet’s nest of vehicle emission regulations. Read More »
New data from National Venture Capital Association shows a sharp increase in seed- and early-stage companies. 429 such deals accounted for $2.3 billion in new investments during the quarter, up 32 percent from 325 deals in the first quarter of 2010. Read More »
Chris Sacca recently closed an $8.5 million fund to make seed-stage investments in Internet startups. But that’s not the only fund at his newly opened Lowercase Capital (the two-person shop includes COO Serena Lourie). In fact, there are five funds. Read More »
At some point you’re going to step away from the computer and take a break this summer (right? promise us!). Here are some of the GigaOM team’s favorite recent reads for that moment — a diverse list that reflects the many topics that interest our writers. Read More »
Today on the Internet: Microsoft cancels Xbox game show 1 vs. 100, PS3 to be the first and only console to get Hulu Plus this year, and Alanis Morrissette gets mortified. Read More »
Analysts pelted Google executives with concerns about mobile advertising effectiveness and revenue generation on the company’s quarterly earnings call today. Google’s growth in cost-per-click was only 2 percent in the quarter, compared to 4 percent a year ago. Read More »
Services such as Yahoo’s Upcoming and Meetup and Facebook’s Events have led to an explosion of event invitations in our various inboxes. That first generation of tools is looking a little creaky to today’s event planners, so here’s a roundup of the current generation of “eventware.” Read More »
On today’s investor relations call, Google CFO Patrick Pichette said that Google’s years-long legal battle with Viacom cost a total of $100 million in legal fees. And the case never even went to trial. Read More »
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