Mobile location app WHERE is taking the next step in the local recommendations game by integrating its service with Facebook and Bump, helping its 4 million users get and share suggestions more easily. The company updated its Android and iPhone apps today with the added functionality. Read More »
Archive for February 2011
Apple will announce the iPad 2 at a press event Wednesday, Mar. 2, according to AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher. The date is said to be confirmed by several sources close to the situation. If true, press invites to the announcement will likely follow soon. Read More »
There is a way to get a an easy to use collaboration platform in place quickly using simple blogging tools. The approach outlined here lets you get to work with your team, without waiting on corporate IT to set up something on the internal network. Read More »
Comic book and graphic novel aficionados who own Android devices have a new way to consume content: Graphic.ly is available in the Android Market. So how well does it work? I’ve had a few app crashes and see room for improvement, but it’s worth the download. Read More »
CBS and Netflix announced a deal that will bring “dozens” of CBS shows to Netflix streaming subscribers. The deal maintains CBS’s status as the only major broadcast network to keep its content off Hulu, and gives Netflix subscribers access to shows previously unavailable online. Read More »
Shortly after its second-quarter earnings statement revealed a rapidly growing server business, Cisco this revealed Tuesday morning its server-customer count was nearing 4,000 as of Jan. 29. That’s an impressive number considering that Cisco’s Unified Computing System server business has only been shipping since September 2009. Read More »
The buzz surrounding a new MacBook Pro release from Apple is reaching a crescendo, and there’s reason to suspect a new model is just around the corner. So what can you expect from Apple’s next generation of power-packing portable? Read More »
Verizon will be subsidizing the Motorola Xoom tablet, bringing the contract price to $599 with a 2-year data plan commitment for the Android 3.0 tablet. But a contract lock-in won’t appeal to many since more than 100 new tablets were introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show. Read More »
While the U.S. government sets the bar low for residential broadband at 100 megabits per second, the telecommunications infrastructure guys are laughing all the way to the bank as demand for 100 gigabits per second pipes is expected by the telecommunications and computing infrastructure players. Read More »
After riding Android and Verizon to help fuel its comeback, Motorola Mobility is sounding a cautious tone about its reliance on Verizon in the wake of slowing sales. Motorola sales on Verizon Wireless accounted for 28 percent of Motorola’s sales last year. Read More »
Amazon officially introduced its Prime Instant Videos service, enabling subscribers to its free, two-day shipping service to watch more than 5,000 movie and TV show titles for free. But what will it mean for Netflix? For now, probably not very much. Read More »
Considering the controversy surrounding Apple’s new in-app purchasing rules, Steve Jobs was bound to provide an email response to a concerned user/developer at some point. And he has, replying to one troubled dev that the new rules apply strictly to publishers, not to SaaS apps. Read More »
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