A new mobile application from video chat startup ooVoo takes video quality to the next level, posing a threat to existing apps like Qik, FaceTime and Tango. How? It offloads video processing into the cloud, lowering overhead on low-power devices like mobile phones. Read More »
Archive for December 2010
A couple of years ago, startup Sungevity set out to provide hassle-free services for homeowners who want to install solar electric systems. Looks like its strategy has paid off: On Wednesday, the company announced it has raised another $15 million. Read More »
Startup EnergyHub is raising funds to help make the transition from small-scale utility pilots to commercial deployments over the coming years, and has also brought on a high-profile new independent director onto its board: EnerNOC President and Co-founder David Brewster. Read More »
There was lots of cloud news today, but the biggest has to be the Sixth Circuit’s holding protecting email under the Fourth Amendment. Data privacy is one the biggest issues facing cloud computing, and this is a good first step — although it’s just that. Read More »
Engineers aren’t just flocking to Facebook for an IPO payout; apparently it’s a great place to work. Glassdoor.com announced that Facebook is debuting at the top of its 50 best places to work, beating out last year’s No. 1 Southwest Airlines. Read More »
Today on the Net: Lovefilm has extended its video streaming service into Germany, MTV introduces its social media Music Meter offering to track social influence of stars and their music videos and Sling released a new version of its iPhone app with improved video quality. Read More »
The thriller anthology series BlackBoxTV has been steadily pushing the web series world’s boundaries since launching last August. Today, for example, it’s stepping away from scripted programming this week for a little field trip to Iowa, live-streaming for 24 hours straight from a haunted house. Read More »
SimpleCDN’s 5,000-plus customers have seen their service be disrupted after its data center provider changed its terms of service and began pulling its servers. But does the fault lie with SimpleCDN for not diversifying its network better to avoid such an outage? Read More »
Forbes’ Econ Matters blog has a cool way of trying to tell the story behind data. But today’s post, which shows information on the wireless industry in the U.S. based on CTIA’s semi-annual survey, paints an incredibly inaccurate picture. I had to set the record… Read More »
It’s been a sport for analysts and competitors to speculate when solar panel maker First Solar might no longer be the industry’s low-cost leader. First Solar executives issued their sales forecast and promised the company’s reign won’t end next year. Read More »
While there are plenty of set-top boxes and fancy devices out there to help you drop your cable subscription, it turns out that with the right combination of cables and adaptors, a laptop can fill the gap just fine for any aspiring cord cutter.… Read More »
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