While the debate between using public and private networks for utility smart grids rages on, here’s the perspective of Tropos’ co-founder: Most utility smart grid needs will be fulfilled by private networks, but there is still an important role for public cellular networks to play. Read More »
Archive for August 2010
At last night’s Creative Arts ceremony for the 2010 Emmys, the Jimmy Fallon digital experience and the independently-produced Star Wars Uncut won awards for their interactivity. Neil Patrick Harris and The Man Your Man Could Smell Like also took home shiny gold statues. Read More »
The Motorola Droid is the top-selling phone on the hottest platform (Android), a winning combination for Motorola and Verizon. In this video you see how the Droid 2 improves on the original in the areas that make sense, while leaving the popular form the same. Read More »
Often overlooked is the tool that made high technology possible: the human brain. But as it turns out, that’s something we can access via the cloud too. Some call it “labor as a service,” others call it “labor-on-demand,” but everyone should call it cloud computing. Read More »
Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: WebProNews: “As Long As There Are Links, The Web Will Live” GigaOM: “The Web Isn’t Dead; It’s Just Continuing to Evolve” Open Forum: “Prepare to be Interrupted” Mashable: “5 Key… Read More »
By partnering with creators like The Yes Men, VODO founder Jamie King has had real success using BitTorrent as a legal distribution platform. Today, King discusses online privacy and how Vodo plans to turn fan donations into a sustainable support system for creators. Read More »
Facebook has again become a lightning rod for online privacy concerns, this time surrounding its launch of its Facebook Places feature. But the reality is that our notions of privacy are being tested in a variety of ways online, and that isn’t going to stop soon. Read More »
Just ten years ago, deploying applications involved assembling the entire food chain down to the physical hardware. The process was lengthy, expensive, and complex. Product choices existed, but infrastructure deployment was a requirement. Today, one can use services consumed as applications. I call them infrastructure apps. Read More »
The hype surrounding Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 is due largely to the platform’s tight integration with Xbox Live and its focus on gaming. But Microsoft could further alienate its dwindling base of enterprise users in pursuit of this niche market of unknown gamers. Read More »
Android turns a smartphone into a superphone, as a user’s 24-hour chronicle details. The phone replaced a number of consumer devices, such as an e-reader and a mobile hotspot. Five widgets are reviewed that made that possible. The Nexus One is not dead, it’s on back-order. Read More »
Civicus World Assembly; representatives from 94 countries talking about ways to deal with issues like climate change and poverty. (Livestream, Saturday, 5.15 AM – 2 PM PT & Sunday 5.30 AM – 7 PM PT) V Festival; the U.K.’s largest live music festival… Read More »
It appears that we have a new “Fake Steve Jobs” in our midst. This time ‘Steve’ is claiming via email that the apparent performance issues witnessed on iPhone 3G devices running the latest iOS 4.0 software will be addressed in an upcoming update to iOS 4. Read More »
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