Rumors that Google may acquire Next New Networks heated up today, but if the deal goes through, the company won’t be getting the rights to many of Next New’s most popular shows, which belong to their creators. So what does it get instead? Read More »
Archive for February 2011
Cisco’s second-quarter earnings have investors worried, but Cisco might be able to hang some of its hopes on servers. While high-end switches are losing ground, Cisco’s server revenue grew 700 percent year over year and now has an annual run rate of $650 million. Read More »
Yahoo unveiled a new personalized digital newstand app called Livestand that will serve as a showcase for magazine content on tablets but will eventually drive the overall Yahoo experience across all devices. Livestand represents Yahoo’s drive to become more mobile and personal. Read More »
MLB.tv, Major League Baseball’s official digital offering, is now available for purchase for the 2011 season. While the MLB has been offering live streams of games since August 2002, this year for the first time Android devices will have access to live video. Read More »
The web is on fire with stories about a possible iPad 3 release sometime in fall of 2011. Look closely, and you’ll see they all stem from one source: an educated guess made by John Gruber. While a good guess, it’s not beyond reproach. Read More »
If you have a centralized office phone system with remote workers. AT&T now has a mobile app that allows you to manage your company phone system directly from your iPhone. The free app is part of AT&T’s Office@Hand system, which was developed with RingCentral. Read More »
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups has invested in nearly 100 young companies since being launched last summer. Now it’s looking to help them grow with an incubator program that will give them Silicon Valley work space, design and distribution help and access to its stable of mentors. Read More »
And so has Green:Net 2011, where we will gather the best minds in greentech and cleantech to explore how information technology is being used to fight climate change. Read More »
Twitter has been having talks about a possible acquisition by either Google or Facebook, according to a WSJ report — and both companies could probably benefit from such a deal. But would an acquisition by either one be good for the service or its users? Read More »
Nissan looks like it’s taking a page from the electric sports car pioneers at Tesla. This week the Japanese auto maker showed off a concept all electric sports car called the ESFLOW, that uses technology from Nissan’s first electric car the LEAF. Read More »
President Barack Obama Thursday unveiled his plan to provide 98 percent of Americans 4G wireless coverage. The plan is a mix of programs costing $18.2 billion, but the president believes a new spectrum auction will cover the costs and even help reduce the deficit. Read More »
Sprint added 1.1 million subscribers in the last quarter of 2010, including 58,000 lucrative postpaid customers — its best effort since early 2006. What’s driving the growth after five years of treading water? Hot Android devices with fast mobile broadband radios for both pre- and postpaid… Read More »
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