Cloud computing as a term is misplaced, problematic and unhelpful. While I think the term cloud still has legs, I believe its days are numbered. When we’re all doing cloud, and there’s simply nothing else, the term will fade into our collective memories. Read More »
Archive for August 2010
Verizon has announced an expansion of its alliance putting Skype on its smartphones. The new Skype client will work on Verizon feature phones running the BREW platform, including phones from LG and Samsung. This greatly broadens the audience for Skype on mobile phones. Read More »
Back when I joined Facebook in the spring of 2004 as a college student, it had a location feature. There was a space on each user’s profile that automatically indicated the dorm cluster from where they last logged in. It was WAY before its time. Read More »
LogMeIn was recently updated for the iPad with a significant improvement to the touch interface. This video shows the touch operation of both a remote Windows 7 and a MacBook using an iPad with LogMeIn, even though those systems were not designed for such operation. Read More »
German citizens can now request that photos of their homes or businesses be blurred to prevent them being identified in Google’s Street View photo service, which is about to launch. Meanwhile, Spain says it is investigating Google’s collection of wireless data via its Street View cars. Read More »
Verizon demoed an upcoming iPad app today that will allow FiOS subscribers to watch linear programming available on their TV screens also on tablet devices. The app is expected to be rolled out next year and Verizon expects all its content partners on board by launch. Read More »
Venture capitalists focusing on greentech seem to have had an unprecedented influence on U.S. federal policy and allocations of the stimulus package. Read More »
The number of free wireless hotspots in the U.S. outnumber paid Wi-Fi locations for the first time, with 55.1 percent of public Wi-Fi locations available at no charge. Retailers and data providers are leveraging consumer demand for access to online research and coupons while mobile. Read More »
Remember how you thought everyone should have a DVR the first time you used one? Well, your dream may almost have come true: Six out of ten TV viewers now use a digital video recorder for time shifting, according to a new survey commissioned by Comcast. Read More »
T-Mobile, the nation’s No. 4 carrier, has the fastest mobile broadband network right now (and will until Verizon’s Long Term Evolution network launches in November) thanks to its recent HSPA+ upgrade. So far, those top speeds have only been available for data cards, but T-Mobile… Read More »
If you start out on a social network early on and that network grows over time, you can only keep up with that growth for so long because, at some point, the service will experience faster and bigger growth than you. Read More »
More Must Reads
Why iPad 2 Is Coming and What to Expect
There’s been quite a bit of buzz around the next iPad. The one we’re using now is only six months old, but some are already looking forward to the possibility of a new form factor. I expect Apple to release another iPad this year. Here’s why. Read More »