Today on the Net: Google TV is getting push-back from broadcasters like ABC, CBS and NBC that are blocking access to their content, Samsung is developing an app framework for TVs and mobile devices and Vevo is turning up the heat on MTV. Read More »
Archive for October 2010
Smart grid trade show GridWeek is wrapping up in Washington D.C., but the hard work of integrating all the hardware and software on display has just begun. Read More »
Amazon released its Q3 earnings today, and if you’re wondering why the “Other” category keeps growing, look no further than AWS. We saw why that is today, with details emerging about NASDAQ’s S3-based data-as-a-service offering, and AWS’s inclusion among IaaS providers for the government’s Apps.gov site. Read More »
I’ve gotten less excited about celebrities making web video content over the past few years, because it’s often clear that the web is a foreign platform to them. However, Ben Stiller has already proven his Internet savvy with the web series Stiller & Meara. Read More »
For residents in emerging countries where income can be under a dollar per day, a handset purchase can be a luxury. Dual-SIM phones are one solution to extend mobile devices in emerging areas, but Movirtu has a cloud solution that could give phone access to millions. Read More »
The OpenStack project has released the full version of its open source cloud-computing platform, marking the debut of OpenStack Compute – the Rackspace-Cloud-Servers-meets-NASA-Nebula compute engine. This release is ready for testing and development, but the group expects a production-ready version by January. Read More »
It’s inevitable. Each Apple event changes the industry: sometimes for the better; other times, well, depends on who you ask. The latest Apple event may not be as obvious a game changer as others this past year, but its effects will be felt nonetheless. Read More »
The iPad is a pretty nice mobile web working tool. But the new MacBook Air, with more processing muscle, better graphics and access to OS X and all the applications that go along with it, is the better tool for the road warrior. Read More »
News Corp. billionaire Rupert Murdoch doesn’t like to admit failure, but he appears to have conceded defeat in his attempts to build a competitor to Google News. Project Alesia, designed to aggregate news and distribute it via the iPad and other platforms, has reportedly been axed. Read More »
Hulu might slash the price of Hulu Plus in half, from $9.95 a month to $4.95 a month. The possibility of a price cut could indicate the subscription service, which is still in beta, might not have generated the consumer interest that Hulu had hoped for. Read More »
With nearly 400 million consumer profiles, Rapleaf is a key data provider to everyone from banks, retailers, anti-fraud firms and a whole lot of startups. Whichever way you look at it, Rapleaf is part of any Internet privacy conversation that affects you. Read More »
When Steve Jobs announced the Mac App Store yesterday, my first feeling wasn’t excitement, but rather worry. My concern is that the Mac App Store will, perhaps in two or three years, become the only effective channel through which Mac developers can sell their apps. Read More »
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