More consumers are arming themselves with smartphones in the battle for holiday shopping. Before braving the crowds, make sure you equip your smartphone with one or more of these apps which range from price scanners to maps showing you on which aisle that must-have gift awaits! Read More »
Archive for November 2010
Issuu, a popular document sharing service that may have provided some competition for Apple’s planned digital newsstand, has abandoned plans to release an iOS app after Apple rejected the company three times. The company hinted that its openness was the cause of its rejection. Read More »
Either you love or hate this time of year: Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when shoppers rush to malls to score deals, or Cyber Monday, the online equivalent. Whatever route you take, here’s 7 gift-giving ideas that encourage green tech innovation and lifestyle. Read More »
TiVo saw its subscriber numbers fall again in its fiscal third quarter, down 464,000 from just a year ago. But the DVR maker hopes that a new holiday pricing promotion with $99 devices can help stem the losses and attract a new set of TiVo users. Read More »
The 2G wireless hardware market was dominated by Motorola, Ericsson & Nokia, collectively called M.E.N. Then came 3G and along with it Nortel and Lucent. With LTE wireless broadband on the horizon who is going to dominate the next generation hardware business? Find out. Read More »
Sling Media today released an iPad-specific version of its SlingPlayer Mobile application. The app, like its iPhone counterpart, allows you to stream live TV from your set-top cable or satellite box to your iPad wirelessly so long as you have Slingbox hardware. Read More »
I’ve been thinking about what this year has meant for social media marketing and how things have changed. I came across one of my posts from 2008 where I tried to find category names for social media tools; it’s interesting to see how they have evolved. Read More »
Acer, the no. 2 computer-maker globally, has previously experimented with Android but found little success. Now it’s taking a smarter approach by waiting for Google’s tablet-optimized version of Android. In April, Acer will over two new tablets and an easy way to share digital media. Read More »
Last month we pointed out seven projects paving the way for ocean power. Well, here’s an eighth: This morning, Scottish wave energy company Aquamarine Power said it has raised $17.4 million in new funding, including $12.6 million from power giant ABB. Read More »
The best hardware acceleration for Microsoft’s Silverlight… runs on Linux? Developers of the open source Moonlight adaptation of Silverlight have just brought the ability to utilize GPU processing for 3-D rendering and video playback to the platform, and it apparently performs better than the original version. Read More »
If you were searching the Internet for information on heart disease, would you find it helpful to see an ad for medication, or would you see that as an invasion of privacy? That’s the question at the core of a privacy complaint launched by advocacy groups. Read More »
Deep packet inspection, a creepy targeting technology, is looking to make a comeback, this time armed with opt-in consent and incentives for users. The technology fell out of favor a couple years ago after ISPs tried to use the it to target subscribers with ads. Read More »
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