Having been sued by Oracle over patent and copyright infringements, Google and its developers (predictably) are giving the annual Java love fest — the JavaOne conference — a pass. In addition, other developers are contemplating boycotting the conference. One developer is proposing a full-blown boycott. Read More »
Archive for August 2010
The Arcade Fire’s new album release has been accompanied by relatively new uses of web video; today, thanks to some help from Google’s Chrome, the band’s track We Used to Wait gets an all-HTML5 “musical experience made specifically for the browser.” Read More »
After a problem-plagued relaunch at Digg, thousands of users have been registering their displeasure with the new version of the site by voting up links from Digg competitor Reddit. By noon on Monday, nine out of the top 10 links on Digg were submitted from Reddit. Read More »
Execs at green car startups like to give the impression that hundreds of millions of dollars in DOE green car loans are just about to fill up their corporate bank accounts. For some, it could be true. For others, not so much. Read More »
Collaborating on designs can be a frustrating experience. Teams often end up emailing large image files back and forth, with comments added in the body text of the email, which can be hard to manage. This is where Draftboard comes in. Read More »
Join today’s brightest leaders, change-agents and innovators at Opportunity Green 2010, the world’s leading cross-industry, sustainable business conference. Ranked as the #1 Green Conference by Google, Opportunity Green brings together the best and brightest minds focused on people, profit and planet. Read More »
Microsoft released the Bing for Mobile Android Application today, but the software is exclusive to Verizon Wireless handsets. This follows Skype Mobile as another third-party app that’s limited to a carrier, not a platform, which is a disturbing trend and could bring consumer backlash. Read More »
HP’s Lew Platt famously said, “If HP knew what HP already knows.” At the time, Platt was referring to his executives’ inability to effectively access employees’ knowledge and use it to make decisions. Maintaining ongoing communications and collaboration across staff is critical for growth and innovation. As… Read More »
Today on the Net: online video is reportedly at the center of the Disney-Time Warner Cable dispute, the BBC will enable U.K. residents stream iPlayer video even when they’re traveling abroad and CBS Sports will stream the U.S. Open from the third round through the finals. Read More »
In today’s cloud news we’re tackling the Large Hadron Collider and its petabytes of data as well as the importance of knowing where your apps will eventually run with so many diverse client devices out there. HP is also attempting another cloud play. Read More »
Last year, I wrote an article about Instant Messaging Apps for the iPhone. The iPad version is slightly different. As with the iPhone apps, I found it really came down to BeejiveIM, IM+ Pro, and AIM, so I’m going to take a closer look at those. Read More »
More Must Reads
How an App Store Could Revolutionize the TV Industry
Apple could be facing another round of tough negotiations with content producers like it faced when it introduced the world to digital music and movie downloads. If it is successful though, Apple could revolutionize the marketplace of how we consume television content. Read More »