Social media and new online services have changed the way folks can distribute their own films, and Oren Jacob explained today at the NewTeeVee Live event how he spends much of his evenings trying to distribute his film about competitive grocery bagging. Read More »
Archive for November 2010
MTV has had decades of success serving up music videos to viewers on cable television, but it’s not for Vevo. At NewTeeVee Live today, Vevo CEO Rio Carareff said it won’t be building a linear cable channel anytime soon, because it’s not “the future of television.” Read More »
Android phone owners who have taken the step to root their phone can do things not possible otherwise. ResToggle is an app for rooted Android phones running Froyo (Android 2.2) that provides the ability to change the display to higher resolutions than originally supported. Read More »
In the past two days, Gluster, Zetta and Nirvanix have combined to raise $30 million. It’s further proof that organizations are looking for scalable (and, ideally, inexpensive) methods for storing their growing data stores, and that cloud computing is becoming an ideal model to do that. Read More »
BitTorrent Inc. is announcing at NewTeeVee Live today that it is making its app platform available to all of its users. One of the first pieces of content featured on the platform is the movie Four Eyed Monsters, which is released in conjunction with VODO.net. Read More »
We’ve covered the war for talent among startups and larger tech firms in Silicon Valley, but after Google issued employees a $1,000 bonus and 10 percent raise, consultancy Glassdoor took a look at how well people at Google were paid in contrast with their peers. Read More »
I sometimes find myself taking over other people’s projects, like rewriting existing website content or finishing website designs. But taking on another person’s project can be challenging, especially if they are no longer around. So how can you make the transition as smooth as possible? Read More »
The open-source WebM video format may finally be coming to a device near you. Entropy Wave CEO David Schleef said at NewTeeVee Live that Texas Instruments would incorporate WebM into its OMAP 4 and OMAP 5 mobile phone platforms in 2011. Read More »
One of China’s largest automakers has tapped A123 Systems to supply lithium-ion batteries for an electric car slated to roll out in 2012. The deal was a silver lining to the disappointing earnings it reported yesterday for the three months ending September 30. Read More »
Long gone are the days when carriers could call the shots on pricing and services. Today, telecom networks face competition from anyone that carries bits. As demands for bandwidth and quality of service increase, carriers must deliver new services to retain customers. Having dealt with this carrier… Read More »
No, you don’t have to turn off Flash to save battery life of your MacBook Air, said Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch at NewTeeVee Live today. Lynch pointed out that Adobe has been doing a lot to optimize battery life and video playback on all platforms. Read More »
How will Merton, the improv piano guy who got famous via Chatroulette, evolve? He tells the crowd at NewTeeVee Live he plans to keep performing live events, interacting with his audience and signing deals with companies that can fund him. Read More »
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