The action in the data warehouse/analytic database space has been hot and heavy over the past couple weeks, with new funding, acquisitions and partnerships announced seemingly every day, and this trend is unlikely to slow. I predict a few more acquisitions coming down the pike. Read More »
Archive for September 2010
However much CSS3 matters to Adobe and to the legions of web designers, it’s not an industry-transforming technology. For that, you have to look at the other parts of HTML5 standards that deal with data storage and persistence, specifically: HTML5 webSQL, local storage and cache manifests. Read More »
You guys are lucky: Today’s Five Questions With… features a true new media big thinker. 7Robot founder/CEO Sarah Szalavitz discusses the potential power of 3-D printing, the problem with the term “transmedia” and how online video’s role in the digital marketplace has changed. Read More »
Summer may officially be over, but to say good-bye to the first round of our BBQ&A video series, we invited Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo to show us how to grill up some delicious eggplant and bulgogi beef, a traditional Korean barbecue dish. Read More »
It sounds like something out of science fiction, but 3D printing is becoming a reality. Shapeways, which makes objects out of plastic, metal and even glass, just closed a round of financing and some companies plan to make limbs and even entire houses using the process. Read More »
Nearly one-third of Facebook’s 500 million-strong user base is using phones to engage with friends via the social network. Facebook ought to fulfill its potential in mobile, but the social network giant will need a more robust strategy than simply releasing a branded hardware device. Read More »
Android got a productivity boost this week, with both Verizon and Google offering new tools for smartphones. Verizon introduced developers tools enabling the creation of location-based apps for its VCAST app store. Google released Android support for real-time document collaboration in Google Docs. Read More »
SpeakerText has launched to the general public, making its crowd-sourced video transcription service available to everyone. It has also redesigned the service to make it easier for users to share parts of their video transcripts with friends on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Read More »
Forget AngelGate and shift your attention to the big-money world of cloud computing and infrastructure startups. While the clashing egos clang in the Silicon Valley echo chamber, massive amounts of money have started to flow into the cloud companies, at nosebleed valuations. Read More »
Who would have thought that the cloud computing revolution would have turned Larry Ellison into a CEO who is hunting for chip acquisitions? But since Oracle’s vision for the cloud includes a highly customized box, why not own the brains that would run it? Read More »
I’ve used Safari as my default browser since 2008, but lately I’ve decided to give Google Chrome a shot at becoming my new standby. I made the switch owing to Chrome’s reported performance advantages. Would they prove convincing enough to make the change permanent? Read More »
Today on the Net: Time Warner will test out a premium VOD service that will cost $20 or $30 between the theatrical and DVD release; Verizon and Cablevision are fighting over set-top software patents and Apple is issuing refunds for expedited shipping on Apple TV. Read More »
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