Apple just introduced Twitter integration to its Ping music social network. Now, when you navigate to the Ping page in iTunes, you’ll find a dialog box at the top prompting you to connect your Twitter account. It’s as simple as signing in with your Twitter credentials. Read More »
Archive for November 2010
Wireless carriers, which have been sitting on a largely untouched goldmine of data, may be poised to start tapping into their mother lode. Chris Dixon of recommendation and personalization site Hunch said he’s meeting with operators looking at deploying Hunch for recommendations and personalization. Read More »
The Apple TV doesn’t seem to be getting its due on Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Electronics” list. While the device is clearly selling well, it hasn’t appeared among the top 100 sellers on Amazon’s list. Is the online store joining the battle to upset Cupertino’s efforts? Read More »
Project management has become something that we can handle on the go. We can now all handle things like updating the rest of the team on our progress as we’re heading to a meeting. These four apps are great for mobile project management. Read More »
Clearleap has raised $4.5 million in new funding led by Noro-Mosely Partners, Trinity Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. The funds will be used to advance its Stream On Demand product, which enables cable companies to stream video content to Internet-connected set-top boxes and connected TV services. Read More »
GE plans to buy 25,000 electric vehicles, which would be the largest single purchase of electric vehicles to date. The move is an example of how corporations often times play a crucial role in being the early adopters of new green technology long before consumers. Read More »
Last week, the Skyfire mobile browser brought Flash to iOS, albeit imperfectly. Crushing demand on its servers caused Skyfire to pull the app from the iTunes store, but not before it sold well. Very well — Skyfire managed to make almost $1 million during its first… Read More »
As we’re coming to rely on various web apps to an ever-greater extent in our day-to-day work lives, the impact on our productivity of these apps failing increases. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how interconnected some of the web apps we use are becoming, too. Read More »
Starting next year, the NYT will extend Best-Seller lists to include the top-selling e-books, a validation of how significant the digital publishing business has grown. This validation is fitting given a recent report that e-books have seen a growth in sales of almost 190 percent. Read More »
Movirtu, a company pioneering the concept of a shared phone service for poor areas where the cost of an individual handset and plan is too high, has raised $5.5 million in first round financing. The funding allows Movirtu to expand its services and into new markets. Read More »
RootMetrics, a new crowd-sourcing application, is now available on the iPhone, allowing users to help build carrier coverage maps based on their data. The free app allows users to help themselves and others understand the weaknesses and strengths of various carrier networks. Read More »
Here’s our first SUV on the Green Overdrive show, where if it’s green we drive it. For this week’s episode we check out a Ford Escape Hybrid, which is one of 20 prototypes that Ford built for its utility partners. Read More »
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